Giles Whittell and Jess Winch take a look back on some of the biggest stories of the year and share some of their favourite pitches. From the conflicts in Syria and Ukraine to domestic issues like the Grenfell inquiry and the first Labour budget, along with cultural stories such as Gary Lineker's departure from Match of the Day.

Guests:

• Basia Cummings, editor at Tortoise
• Jeevan Varsagar, contributing editor at Tortoise 
• Pete Apps, Inside Housing contributing editor and Orwell Prize winning author
• Kwajo Tweneboa, social housing activist
• Patricia Clarke, reporter at Tortoise 
• Lindiwe Mazibuko, former opposition leader in South Africa and co-founder of Futurelect
• Beth Rigby, political editor at Sky News 

Host: Giles Whittell, deputy editor at Tortoise and Jess Winch, news editor at Tortoise

Email: newsmeeting@tortoisemedia.com

Producer: Casey Magloire

Executive producer: Rebecca Moore 

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