<p>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.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p><strong><u>The Week Unwrapped:&nbsp;</u></strong></p><p><strong>Two weeks to go until the Makerfield by-election:</strong></p><p>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 <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.survation.com/makerfield-by-election-update-left-consolidates-right-splits-burnham-ahead/">the polls are saying right now</a> and the scrutiny that the Reform candidate, <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/question-time-bbc-burnham-kenyon-37250421">Robert Kenyon</a>, is under.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Hungary set to be the first EU country to introduce a wealth tax&nbsp;</strong></p><p>In April, long-term far right leader, Viktor Orban, was <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cd9v1wll8qqo">ousted from government</a> and lost his 16 year grip on power. His replacement, Péter Magyar, won his campaign on the promise that he would <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://apnews.com/article/hungary-orban-magyar-corruption-investigations-9235a5b9e543cedddad06f48af91088b">crack down on corruption</a>, funneling funds towards public services. And it seems he will be delivering on that promise - with his centre-right Tisza party expected to <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jun/02/orban-oligarchs-on-edge-hungary-wealth-tax-peter-magyar">announce a wealth tax in the coming days.</a> Zoë and Ali discuss how this originally left-wing policy has <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://national.thelead.uk/p/wealth-tax-peter-magyar-hungary-green-party-economy">become mainstream</a>, whether this feeling will spread across Europe and whether it will work in practice.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p><strong>The second set of Mandelson files are released&nbsp;</strong></p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c98r664g865o">A second set of files</a> relating to Peter Mandelson’s time as UK ambassador to the US were released on Monday. The documents were published in an attempt to reveal what ministers know about Mandelson’s links to Epstein, but it seems we have been l<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn4p9pv13kdo">eft with more questions than answers</a>. Zoë and Ali unpick why this slow drip of new information will continue to make the public lose faith in the current administration.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p><strong><u>Murder of Henry Nowak sparks identity politics row</u></strong></p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cjepqy29jdpo">The murder of 18-year-old Henry Nowak</a> has sent shockwaves across the UK. Last year, the Southampton student was handcuffed after killer Vickrum Digwa falsely claimed to police that Nowak had racially abused him. In reality, <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.judiciary.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Digwa-Final-Sentencing-Remarks.pdf">Digwa had stabbed Nowak five times</a> with a <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/jun/01/southampton-man-jailed-life-murder-student-religious-knife-vickrum-digwa-henry-nowak">blade he claimed to carry as part of his Sikh faith.</a></p><p><br></p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://edition.cnn.com/2026/06/03/uk/henry-nowak-death-far-right-intl">Footage</a> released this week shows Nowak pleading with officers that he'd been stabbed, one officer dismissed him. Nowak died shortly after. The case has sparked fierce political debate. Critics, including Nigel Farage and <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://x.com/elonmusk/status/2062063312242893187">Elon Musk</a> say the tragedy highlights two-tier policing, while <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvgz23p8117o">Prime Minister Keir Starmer has accused Farage of "exploiting tragedy to create grievance and division"</a>. Zoë and Ali consider the importance of centering his <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uk1LXj3hZFE">family</a> in the discussions, how certain figures are using this as a political tool and the <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/britain-murder-henry-nowak-debate-race-9.7222123">Right-wing’s changing views towards the police.&nbsp;</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong><u>Why are so many young people out of work in the UK?</u></strong></p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/young-people-and-work-interim-report/young-people-and-work-interim-report">A new report</a> released by the government last week says that one million young people aged 16-24 in the UK are not in education, employment or training (NEET) -<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.lancaster.ac.uk/work-foundation/news/labour-market-stats-may-2026"> the highest level in more than a decade.</a> The report’s author,<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://news.sky.com/story/uk-faces-economic-catastrophe-unless-it-adapts-to-young-people-rewired-by-smartphones-13547229"> Alan Milburn</a>, outlined that career opportunities for young people are “not growing, they’re shrinking” and warned that “we are at risk of a lost generation.”&nbsp; So why are so many people currently out of work? <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.smf.co.uk/people/dani-payne/">Dani Payne, Head of Education and Social Mobility at the Social Market</a> Foundation joins us to dispel the myths of the ‘snowflake generation.’ She tells us about the factors that have led to such a high level of youth unemployment, the death of the <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/article/alan-milburn-report-review-neets-key-takeaways-5k5t83wgt">‘Saturday job’ </a>and what the government can do next.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Guest: Dani Payne - You can find her @danihpayne on <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.instagram.com/danihpayne/">Instagram</a> and <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.tiktok.com/@danihpayne">TikTok</a></p><p><br></p><p>Producer: Monica Lillis</p>