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Author Andrew Lownie has allegedly been prevented from accessing government information about the Prince of York's (pictured centre) business trips between 2001 and 2011.
Andrew Lownie, a royal biographer, claims he came across a ‘culture of secrecy’ while writing his book about the Duke of York
“The UK inflation rate was almost three times the target before the war [in Ukraine] broke out. The leading Western and central banks, and the Bank of England amongst them, simply printed too much money, bought too many bonds at crazily high prices and kept interest rates far too low. They created a bubble.”
On the latest Planet Normal podcast, which you can listen to using the audio player above, columnists Liam Halligan and special guest Nick Timothy are joined by Dr Rakib Ehsan to discuss his recently released book, Beyond Grievance: What the Left Gets Wrong About Ethnic Minorities. They discuss how the Left traditionally assume they can rely on ethnic minority support and why many on the Remain side of the Brexit debate were surprised when minority areas voted Leave.
Owen Matthews joins Liam Halligan on this week’s Planet Normal podcast, which you can listen to using the audio player above, to explore how the interplay of language, history and psychology shape Russian attitudes to the war in Ukraine. The pair also discuss Vladimir Putin’s apparent transformation from an astute master of diplomacy to a reckless apostle of Russian revanchism.