{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/d556eb54-6160-4c85-95f4-47d9f5216c49/662b78733bcafa0012bb5188?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"The Intelligence: Britain’s latest bad idea","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/62e286a934d4d93d6587424a/1714124603141-05157d2e7e5f6fb63d8044b5578c55b2.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>As Parliament has now agreed to send asylum seekers to Rwanda, many members of the ruling Conservative party want to <a href=\"https://www.economist.com/britain/2024/04/25/why-britains-membership-of-the-echr-has-become-a-political-issue\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">quit the court</a> that tried to block it. It would be yet another costly mistake. Earth’s largest refrigerator, <a href=\"https://www.economist.com/leaders/2024/03/27/antarctica-needs-a-lot-more-attention?utm_campaign=a.io&amp;utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&amp;utm_source=theintelligence&amp;utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&amp;utm_term=sa.listeners\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Antarctica</a>, is defrosting. What does this mean for the rest of the world (09:24)? And a tribute to the <a href=\"https://www.economist.com/obituary/2024/04/25/terry-anderson-was-held-by-islamic-militants-for-2454-days?utm_campaign=a.io&amp;utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&amp;utm_source=theintelligence&amp;utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&amp;utm_term=sa.listeners\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">American journalist</a> held captive by Hizbullah for almost 7 years (17:50).</p><p><br></p><p><em>Listen to what matters most, from global politics and business to science and technology—</em><a href=\"https://subscribenow.economist.com/podcasts-plus\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Subscribe to Economist Podcasts+</em></a></p>","author_name":"The Economist"}