Footage of Henry Nowak’s murder sparks national outrage. Plus: The rising level of youth unemployment

About this episode

The episode discusses the outrage over Henry Nowak's death in police custody and the rising youth unemployment, alongside political developments in Hungary and the UK.

On this edition, body-cam footage of 18 year old Henry Nowak’s death in police custody has sparked division and outrage - we’ll unpack the latest. And later on we’ll find out why so many young people are out of work right now.  The Week Unwrapped:  Two weeks to go until the Makerfield by-election: Ali is in Makerfield again this week ahead of the consequential by-election on 18th June which could determine the future of leadership in Britain. Ali tells Zoë about the mood on the ground, what the polls are saying right now and the scrutiny that the Reform candidate, Robert Kenyon , is under. Hungary set to be the first EU country to introduce a wealth tax  In April, long-term far right leader, Viktor Orban, was ousted from government and lost his 16 year grip on power. His replacement, Péter Magyar, won his campaign on the promise that he would crack down on corruption , funneling funds towards public services. And it seems he will be delivering on that promise - with his centre-right Tisza party expected to announce a wealth tax in the coming days. Zoë and Ali discuss how this originally left-wing policy has become mainstream , whether this feeling will spread…

People in this episode

Hosts: Ali, Zoë

Topics covered

• police custody
• youth unemployment
• by-election
• wealth tax
• political leadership
• corruption
• Mandelson files

Keywords

• Henry Nowak
• youth unemployment
• by-election
• wealth tax
• Viktor Orban
• Péter Magyar
• Mandelson files
• police custody
• corruption

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Reform, Tisza, Epstein, Mandelson

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