Asylum hotel numbers cut | What are Brits’ ‘moral taste buds’?

About this episode

The episode discusses the reduction in asylum hotel numbers, US negotiations with Iran, NHS issues regarding sexism, and research on moral perspectives across nations.

US Vice President JD Vance has said the US will continue to negotiate with Iran, with President Trump on the lookout for a "bargain". Vance was in Islamabad last weekend for the negotiations with Iran, which lasted 21 hours, and despite not reaching a formal resolution, he claimed the US made a "ton of progress". Details of the King and Queen's state visit to the US have been released. The number of asylum hotels has fallen to 185 after the Government confirmed 11 will no longer be used to house people seeking asylum. Health Secretary Wes Streeting says the NHS has a problem with "basic, everyday sexism". He is introducing changes to stop women from being "ignored, gaslit, humiliated and disrespected". Researchers, from Uppsala, Mälardalen and Linköping universities in Sweden and the University of South Carolina in the United States, claim that each nation have their own "moral taste buds" which mean they find different behaviours more or less frustrating. Sophy and Wilf have the day's news in just 10 minutes.

People in this episode

Hosts: Sophy, Wilf

Topics covered

• asylum
• US-Iran negotiations
• NHS sexism
• moral taste buds
• state visit
• daily news

Keywords

• asylum hotels
• JD Vance
• US Iran negotiations
• NHS sexism
• moral taste buds
• state visit
• daily news

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: NHS, Uppsala University, Mälardalen University, Linköping University, University of South Carolina

Places: Iran, Islamabad, US, UK, 185

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