About this episode

The episode discusses the implications of the death of student Henry Nowak and the resulting riots in Southampton.

The death of student Henry Nowak has shocked the country and sparked riots in Southampton. Ada Barume is joined by the Observer’s Whitehall Editor Cat Neilan and Home Affairs Editor John Simpson to discuss the implications for the government, and the police.  Producer: Amalie Sortland Executive Producer: Poppy Bullard Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Ada Barume

Guests: Cat Neilan, John Simpson

Topics covered

• student death
• government implications
• police response
• riots
• societal impact

Keywords

• Henry Nowak
• Southampton
• riots
• government
• police
• Ada Barume
• Cat Neilan
• John Simpson

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Observer, Acast

Places: Southampton

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