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11th November 2024: Honest Remembrance; the Miracle of Democracy and the Contempt of the Apprentice
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This week we mark Remembrance with Simon Cansdale as he suggests that hospitals are home to the truth of war; Belle Tindall helps our psychological state post-US election sharing some political wisdom from Luke Bretherton and Yaroslav Walker reviews the Trump movie and how it comments on the President's recent election success.
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