The News Agents Is the government's small boats plan "in tatters"?
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Oct 23, 2025 
Jimmy Wales, the visionary founder of Wikipedia, joins to explore the evolution of collaborative knowledge online. He discusses the foundational trust that fuels Wikipedia's reliability and how community volunteers maintain its integrity. Wales dives into the challenges of combating vandalism and bias while promoting a balanced narrative, particularly in contentious public health debates. He also reflects on the shift in public discourse and the value of in-depth content, emphasizing why Wikipedia remains a beacon of accessible knowledge.
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Brexit Weakened Return Deterrents
- Post-Brexit loss of EU return arrangements likely increased small boat crossings and visibility of the problem.
- Lewis Goodall and John Pienaar argue deterrents weakened when the UK lost cooperative frameworks with France and EU.
Returned Migrant Came Back By Boat
- A man returned to France under the one-in, one-out deal reappeared on a UK small boat days later.
- Hosts used this episode to question how robust return agreements and deterrents actually are.
Deterrents Aren't Absolute
- Even punitive schemes like Rwanda would slow returns but not fully stop determined migrants from trying again.
- Lewis Goodall predicts some sent overseas would eventually attempt re-entry despite higher barriers.