
Francis Wheen
Private Eye's Baroness Scotland correspondent, covering the Commonwealth Secretary-General.
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Mar 4, 2020 • 46min
50: Grenfell and Scotland
Rachael Claye and Peter Apps, writers for Private Eye, delve into the Grenfell Tower inquiry, exposing a tangled web of accountability failures that emerged from the fire tragedy. They dissect how 460 companies complicate responsibility, and the legal battles faced by the involved corporations. Francis Wheen, the magazine's Baroness Scotland correspondent, sheds light on the Commonwealth Secretary-General's controversial leadership, revealing scandals, misconduct allegations, and financial shenanigans that have left her role under scrutiny.

Jul 9, 2020 • 45min
54: Serco, Sailors and Spies
Richard Brooks reveals governmental lessons from COVID-19. Heather Mills and Sarah Shannon discuss sailors' struggles due to complacent shipowners. Francis Wheen reports on the Barclay brothers' bugging feud.