<description>&lt;p&gt;Deep in rural Arkansas, far right YouTuber Eric Orwoll has founded 'Return to the Land', an all-white compound. Black people, gays and Jews are not allowed to live there. Sixty years after the end of segregation in America, is his community a remote collection of oddballs, or a sign of more extremism to come?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today: &lt;/em&gt;&lt;a href="http://thetimes.com/thestory" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;em&gt;http://thetimes.com/thestory&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Host:&lt;/strong&gt; George Grylls, Washington correspondent, The Times.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Producer: &lt;/strong&gt;Dave Creasey.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Read more: &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.thetimes.com/us/news-today/article/return-to-the-land-us-village-arkansas-segregation-v5zrvq6cw" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;The sinister US village for white, straight Christians only&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Clips:&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;Piers Morgan Uncensored, PBS, Aarvoll.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Photo:&lt;/strong&gt; Karen Pulfer for The Times Magazine&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Get in touch:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href="mailto:thestory@thetimes.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;thestory@thetimes.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;This podcast was brought to you thanks to subscribers of The Times and The Sunday Times. To enjoy unlimited digital access to all our journalism&amp;nbsp;subscribe&amp;nbsp;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.thetimes.com/subscribe/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;em&gt;here&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt;.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;hr&gt;&lt;p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'&gt; Hosted on Acast. See &lt;a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'&gt;acast.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

A collection of oddballs, or sign of extremism to come?

Deep in rural Arkansas, far right YouTuber Eric Orwoll has founded 'Return to the Land', an all-white compound. Black people, gays and Jews are not allowed to live there. Sixty years after the end of segregation in America, is his community a remote collection of oddballs, or a sign of more extremism to come? This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today: <a href="http://thetimes.com/thestory" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">http://thetimes.com/thestory</a> Host: George Grylls, Washington correspondent, The Times.&nbsp;&nbsp;Producer: Dave Creasey.Read more: <a href="https://www.thetimes.com/us/news-today/article/return-to-the-land-us-village-arkansas-segregation-v5zrvq6cw" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The sinister US village for white, straight Christians only</a>Clips:&nbsp;Piers Morgan Uncensored, PBS, Aarvoll.Photo: Karen Pulfer for The Times MagazineGet in touch: <a href="mailto:thestory@thetimes.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">thestory@thetimes.com</a>This podcast was brought to you thanks to subscribers of The Times and The Sunday Times. To enjoy unlimited digital access to all our journalism&nbsp;subscribe&nbsp;<a href="https://www.thetimes.com/subscribe/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a>.<hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

The sinister US village for whites only - the Saturday Story

<description>&lt;p&gt;The British army’s new fleet of Ajax armoured vehicles was meant to be their new jewel in the crown: high tech machines for an army of the future. But after nearly a decade, and more than five billion pounds spent, the vehicles have been withdrawn after accusations they have caused life changing injuries to crews. Today, we hear from the ex-soldier who was once the head of testing these vehicles, speaking about his experience for the first time.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today: &lt;/em&gt;&lt;a href="http://thetimes.com/thestory" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;em&gt;http://thetimes.com/thestory&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Guests:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Larisa Brown, defence editor, The Times.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Rob Page, ex-British Army lieutenant colonel in charge of the armoured trials and development unit, 2019-2021.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Host:&lt;/strong&gt; Manveen Rana.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Producer:&lt;/strong&gt; Harry Stott.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Read more: &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.thetimes.com/uk/defence/article/army-ajax-injuries-whistleblower-nqkk9dh8n" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Army could have avoided Ajax vehicle injuries, says whistleblower&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Photo:&lt;/strong&gt; Joshua Bratt for The Times&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Get in touch:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href="mailto:thestory@thetimes.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;thestory@thetimes.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;This podcast was brought to you thanks to subscribers of The Times and The Sunday Times. To enjoy unlimited digital access to all our journalism&amp;nbsp;subscribe&amp;nbsp;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.thetimes.com/subscribe/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;em&gt;here&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt;.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;hr&gt;&lt;p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'&gt; Hosted on Acast. See &lt;a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'&gt;acast.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

An ex-soldier has been raising concerns regarding the British army's newest fleet of armoured vehicles.

The British army’s new fleet of Ajax armoured vehicles was meant to be their new jewel in the crown: high tech machines for an army of the future. But after nearly a decade, and more than five billion pounds spent, the vehicles have been withdrawn after accusations they have caused life changing injuries to crews. Today, we hear from the ex-soldier who was once the head of testing these vehicles, speaking about his experience for the first time. This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today: <a href="http://thetimes.com/thestory" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">http://thetimes.com/thestory</a> Guests:&nbsp;<ul><li>Larisa Brown, defence editor, The Times.</li><li>Rob Page, ex-British Army lieutenant colonel in charge of the armoured trials and development unit, 2019-2021.</li></ul>Host: Manveen Rana.Producer: Harry Stott.Read more: <a href="https://www.thetimes.com/uk/defence/article/army-ajax-injuries-whistleblower-nqkk9dh8n" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Army could have avoided Ajax vehicle injuries, says whistleblower</a>Photo: Joshua Bratt for The TimesGet in touch: <a href="mailto:thestory@thetimes.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">thestory@thetimes.com</a>This podcast was brought to you thanks to subscribers of The Times and The Sunday Times. To enjoy unlimited digital access to all our journalism&nbsp;subscribe&nbsp;<a href="https://www.thetimes.com/subscribe/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a>.<hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

‘It's not an injury, it's a disability’: the soldier blowing the whistle on the army’s Ajax vehicles

<description>&lt;p&gt;Warner Bros. Discovery - the revered studio behind Barbie and Casablanca - is up for sale. A bidding war has emerged between Netflix and Paramount. But could either acquisition change the film industry forever? And are these bids even legal?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today: &lt;/em&gt;&lt;a href="http://thetimes.com/thestory" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;em&gt;http://thetimes.com/thestory&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Guests:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Kevin Maher, chief film critic, The Times.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Louisa Clarence-Smith, US business editor, The Times.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Host:&lt;/strong&gt; Manveen Rana.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Producers: &lt;/strong&gt;Harry Stott, Olivia Case, Shabnam Grewal.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Read more:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.thetimes.com/us/business-us/article/trump-news-paramount-netflix-warner-bros-gl2qqmx2d?gaa_at=eafs&amp;amp;gaa_n=AWEtsqfUxIeMu_wuM0yg7tsJBCCAH3UENTPKFSEM7OjYbw3Af9ufPdwEeJuMsYNbTMc%3D&amp;amp;gaa_ts=693978b0&amp;amp;gaa_sig=KgPbMWN4PTKs69YyullwrP_531pKTccJvxZW0alrj1VfndDx_Q1XgrW9FoaYqIyPzN5-C0qSxu3m14jrdQnC7Q%3D%3D" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt; Why Trump is really getting involved with the Warner Bros saga&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Further listening: &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a href="https://pod.fo/e/13b877" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Has Hollywood run out of ideas?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Clips:&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Barbie / Great Gerwig / Warner Bros, The Dark Knight / Christopher Nolan / Warner Bros, Casablanca / Michael Curtiz / Warner Bros, Hamnet / Chloe Zhao / Universal Pictures, The Searchers / John Ford / Warner Bros, Dune / Denis Villeneuve / Warner Bros, Joker / Tod Phillips / Warner Bros, Beasts of No Nation / Cary Joji Fukunaga / Netflix, Warner bros intro / Max Steiner, House of Cards / Netflix, Sex Education / Netflix, WSJ, NBC.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Photo:&lt;/strong&gt; Getty Images.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Get in touch:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href="mailto:thestory@thetimes.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;thestory@thetimes.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;This podcast was brought to you thanks to subscribers of The Times and The Sunday Times. To enjoy unlimited digital access to all our journalism&amp;nbsp;subscribe&amp;nbsp;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.thetimes.com/subscribe/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;em&gt;here&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt;.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;hr&gt;&lt;p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'&gt; Hosted on Acast. See &lt;a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'&gt;acast.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Who will buy Warner Bros. Discovery?

Warner Bros. Discovery - the revered studio behind Barbie and Casablanca - is up for sale. A bidding war has emerged between Netflix and Paramount. But could either acquisition change the film industry forever? And are these bids even legal?This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today: <a href="http://thetimes.com/thestory" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">http://thetimes.com/thestory</a> Guests:<ul><li>Kevin Maher, chief film critic, The Times.</li><li>Louisa Clarence-Smith, US business editor, The Times.</li></ul>Host: Manveen Rana.&nbsp;&nbsp;Producers: Harry Stott, Olivia Case, Shabnam Grewal.Read more:<a href="https://www.thetimes.com/us/business-us/article/trump-news-paramount-netflix-warner-bros-gl2qqmx2d?gaa_at=eafs&amp;gaa_n=AWEtsqfUxIeMu_wuM0yg7tsJBCCAH3UENTPKFSEM7OjYbw3Af9ufPdwEeJuMsYNbTMc%3D&amp;gaa_ts=693978b0&amp;gaa_sig=KgPbMWN4PTKs69YyullwrP_531pKTccJvxZW0alrj1VfndDx_Q1XgrW9FoaYqIyPzN5-C0qSxu3m14jrdQnC7Q%3D%3D" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> Why Trump is really getting involved with the Warner Bros saga</a>Further listening: <a href="https://pod.fo/e/13b877" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Has Hollywood run out of ideas?</a>Clips:&nbsp;&nbsp;Barbie / Great Gerwig / Warner Bros, The Dark Knight / Christopher Nolan / Warner Bros, Casablanca / Michael Curtiz / Warner Bros, Hamnet / Chloe Zhao / Universal Pictures, The Searchers / John Ford / Warner Bros, Dune / Denis Villeneuve / Warner Bros, Joker / Tod Phillips / Warner Bros, Beasts of No Nation / Cary Joji Fukunaga / Netflix, Warner bros intro / Max Steiner, House of Cards / Netflix, Sex Education / Netflix, WSJ, NBC.Photo: Getty Images.Get in touch: <a href="mailto:thestory@thetimes.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">thestory@thetimes.com</a>This podcast was brought to you thanks to subscribers of The Times and The Sunday Times. To enjoy unlimited digital access to all our journalism&nbsp;subscribe&nbsp;<a href="https://www.thetimes.com/subscribe/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a>.<hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

One big Hollywood drama

<description>&lt;p&gt;From today, under-16s in Australia will be banned from using social media platforms, a world-first. The ban has caused uproar among teenagers and a court case brought by two fifteen year olds is challenging the policy. Will the ban work? And could other countries follow suit?&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today: &lt;/em&gt;&lt;a href="http://thetimes.com/thestory" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;em&gt;http://thetimes.com/thestory&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Guests:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Bernard Lagan, Australia correspondent, The Times.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Poppy, teenager in Australia.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Jo Gaeney, parent and teacher in Australia.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;John Ruddick, Libertarian MP for New South Wales.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Host:&lt;/strong&gt; Manveen Rana.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Producer:&lt;/strong&gt; Micaela Arneson.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Read more:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href="https://www.thetimes.com/world/australasia/article/australia-parents-social-media-ban-under-16s-jbr86xmvr" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Less than a third of Australian parents will enforce under-16s social media ban&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Further listening: &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a href="https://pod.fo/e/28aea1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;The AI that could block kids from social media&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Clips:&lt;/strong&gt; 10 News, AFP, 7 News, Sky News Australia.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Photo:&lt;/strong&gt; Adobe Stock.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Get in touch:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href="mailto:thestory@thetimes.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;thestory@thetimes.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;This podcast was brought to you thanks to subscribers of The Times and The Sunday Times. To enjoy unlimited digital access to all our journalism&amp;nbsp;subscribe&amp;nbsp;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.thetimes.com/subscribe/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;em&gt;here&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt;.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;hr&gt;&lt;p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'&gt; Hosted on Acast. See &lt;a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'&gt;acast.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

A parent, a teen, and an MP tell us what they think.

From today, under-16s in Australia will be banned from using social media platforms, a world-first. The ban has caused uproar among teenagers and a court case brought by two fifteen year olds is challenging the policy. Will the ban work? And could other countries follow suit?&nbsp; This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today: <a href="http://thetimes.com/thestory" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">http://thetimes.com/thestory</a> Guests:&nbsp;<ul><li>Bernard Lagan, Australia correspondent, The Times.&nbsp;</li><li>Poppy, teenager in Australia.</li><li>Jo Gaeney, parent and teacher in Australia.</li><li>John Ruddick, Libertarian MP for New South Wales.&nbsp;</li></ul>Host: Manveen Rana.&nbsp;&nbsp;Producer: Micaela Arneson.&nbsp;Read more: <a href="https://www.thetimes.com/world/australasia/article/australia-parents-social-media-ban-under-16s-jbr86xmvr" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Less than a third of Australian parents will enforce under-16s social media ban</a>Further listening: <a href="https://pod.fo/e/28aea1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The AI that could block kids from social media</a>Clips: 10 News, AFP, 7 News, Sky News Australia.&nbsp;Photo: Adobe Stock.Get in touch: <a href="mailto:thestory@thetimes.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">thestory@thetimes.com</a>This podcast was brought to you thanks to subscribers of The Times and The Sunday Times. To enjoy unlimited digital access to all our journalism&nbsp;subscribe&nbsp;<a href="https://www.thetimes.com/subscribe/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a>.<hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Will Australia’s social media ban work?

<description>&lt;p&gt;From former officials jailed after taking bribes to push pro-Putin propaganda, through to local councillors being expelled for offensive tweets, and leader Nigel Farage being accused of high school racism, Reform UK is struggling to stay scandal free. Will the party be able to weather the storm? Or will the waves of allegations start to shift the polls?&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today: &lt;/em&gt;&lt;a href="http://thetimes.com/thestory" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;em&gt;http://thetimes.com/thestory&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Guest: &lt;/strong&gt;Aubrey Allegretti, chief political correspondent, The Times.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Host:&lt;/strong&gt; Manveen Rana.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Producer:&lt;/strong&gt; Shabnam Grewal, Harry Stott.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Read more:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href="https://www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/article/nigel-farage-referred-to-police-over-clacton-campaign-expenses-jvm7nn8rj" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Nigel Farage referred to police over Clacton campaign expenses&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Further listening: &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a href="https://shows.acast.com/storiesofourtimes/episodes/government-in-waiting-or-failing-already-the-realities-of-re" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Is Reform ready for power?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Clips:&lt;/strong&gt; BBC, Sky, GB News, LBC, ITV.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Photo:&lt;/strong&gt; Getty Images.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Get in touch:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href="mailto:thestory@thetimes.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;thestory@thetimes.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;This podcast was brought to you thanks to subscribers of The Times and The Sunday Times. To enjoy unlimited digital access to all our journalism&amp;nbsp;subscribe&amp;nbsp;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.thetimes.com/subscribe/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;em&gt;here&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt;.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;hr&gt;&lt;p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'&gt; Hosted on Acast. See &lt;a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'&gt;acast.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Scandals involving Reform keep popping up, forcing Nigel Farage to focus on them rather than building the party's credibility.

From former officials jailed after taking bribes to push pro-Putin propaganda, through to local councillors being expelled for offensive tweets, and leader Nigel Farage being accused of high school racism, Reform UK is struggling to stay scandal free. Will the party be able to weather the storm? Or will the waves of allegations start to shift the polls?&nbsp; This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today: <a href="http://thetimes.com/thestory" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">http://thetimes.com/thestory</a> Guest: Aubrey Allegretti, chief political correspondent, The Times.Host: Manveen Rana.Producer: Shabnam Grewal, Harry Stott.Read more: <a href="https://www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/article/nigel-farage-referred-to-police-over-clacton-campaign-expenses-jvm7nn8rj" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Nigel Farage referred to police over Clacton campaign expenses</a>Further listening: <a href="https://shows.acast.com/storiesofourtimes/episodes/government-in-waiting-or-failing-already-the-realities-of-re" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Is Reform ready for power?</a>Clips: BBC, Sky, GB News, LBC, ITV.Photo: Getty Images.Get in touch: <a href="mailto:thestory@thetimes.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">thestory@thetimes.com</a>This podcast was brought to you thanks to subscribers of The Times and The Sunday Times. To enjoy unlimited digital access to all our journalism&nbsp;subscribe&nbsp;<a href="https://www.thetimes.com/subscribe/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a>.<hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Will mounting scandals sink Reform?  

One remarkable story, told in depth, daily. Manveen Rana and Luke Jones bring you the flagship podcast from The Times and The Sunday Times.<hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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