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In this episode of Starmergeddon, Georgina and Ben sit down to discuss the changes to abortion laws in the UK; Starmer's response to the conflict between Iran and Israel; and the assisted dying bill.
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00:00 Intro
00:52 UK Abortion Law Changes
17:29 Cabinet Review: Keir Starmer
26:24 Assisted Dying Bill
In this week's episode of TLDR's World Leader Leaderboard, Jack is back to run through the last week for leaders across the globe. It's a very Iran-Israel centric episode today, but with a special guest halfway through.
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00:00 Intro
01:04 Losers of the Week
22:58 Audience Submission
26:47 Winners of the Week
44:27 Greatest of the Week
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00:00 Intro
00:53 UK: Why is Starmer So Unpopular?
01:19 UK: Is Badenoch About to be Replaced by Boris Johnson?
02:28 GLOBAL: Why Trump is Moving to Recognise Somaliland
02:52 GLOBAL: Why China is Rich but the Chinese are Poor
03:11 EU: Poland’s Election Results Explained
06:57 Q&A Intro
07:51 Q&A: How do you prevent double ups on World Leader Leaderboard?
08:31 Q&A: Has the switch to the new Daily format been successful?
09:54 Q&A: Will you ever do longer, docuemtary-style videos?
11:11 Q&A: What’s your opinion on the proposed EU digital levy?
13:19 Q&A: Why do you always use Atlantic centric maps?
14:10 Outro
In today's episode of TLDR's World Leader Leaderboard, Nadja steps in as host to run through the last week of political drama, including a move from the bottom that might surprise the audience...
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00:00 Intro
00:56 Winners of the Week
20:08 Audience Submission
29:08 Losers of the Week
42:34 Greatest of the Week
In this episode of Starmergeddon, Georgina is back as host and sits down with Ben to discuss the next four years in UK politics, and whether or not Reform UK will still be on top for the next election.
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00:00 Intro
02:45 The Next 4 Years
23:15 Cabinet Review: John Healey
30:16 Corbyn's Challenge
In this week's episode of TLDR's World leader Leaderboard, Ben steps in as host to run through the last week of drama in politics, including a new Scandinavian addition, and a rare win for Ukraine's president.
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00:00 Intro
01:00 Winners of the Week
15:10 Audience Submission
25:49 Losers of the Week
38:32 Greatest of the Week
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00:00 Intro
00:50 TLDR UK: What the Hell is Happening: Reform Take the Lead
02:38 TLDR UK: Why the UK is Cracking Down on Immigration
03:09 TLDR EU: Portugal’s Election Results Explained
05:21 Q&A Intro
06:14 Q&A: Which graphics are you most proud of in the magazine?
09:05 Q&A: Any thoughts/plans for TLDR USA channel?
13:15 Q&A: Do you agree with the criticism of Macron?
18:08 Q&A: Will the merch store ever come back?
20:22 Q&A: Who in the office is most likely to drop kick over coffee?
21:17 Outro
In this week's episode of TLDR's World leader Leaderboard, we have an exciting double new addition to the board, and for existing leaders, who is moving up and down? Will Netanyahu fall even more? Or will he begin his ascent back up the board?
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00:00 Intro
01:02 Winners of the Week
17:19 Audience Submission
24:01 Losers of the Week
45:06 Greatest of the Week
In this episode of Starmergeddon, Jack steps in as host to talk through the EU-UK trade deal with our UK expert Ben Blissett. They also dive into Reform UK's polling once again, and how it just keeps getting better for them.
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00:00 Intro
00:54 EU-UK Trade Deal
22:04 Cabinet Review: Keir Starmer
30:27 Are Reform UK Just Getting More Popular?
38:19 Outro
In this week's episode of TLDR's World leader Leaderboard, the team run through yet another week of drama in politics, and which leaders are having a great time, and which are continuing to have bad weeks.
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00:00 Intro
01:03 Winners of the Week
23:06 Audience Submission
32:37 Losers of the Week
49:23 Greatest of the Week
52:06 Outro
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00:00 Intro
01:18 GLOBAL: Will India and Pakistan Go To War Over Kashmir?
03:50 GLOBAL: Australia's Election Results Explained
05:27 GLOBAL: Trump Lowers Tariffs on China: Are the Trade Wars Over?
05:50 UK: The UK’s Pubs Crisis Explained
06:06 UK: Is the UK Still a Two Party System?
06:19 UK: Why the UK-US Trade Deal was Pretty Underwhelming
06:51 UK: Why the UK-India Trade Deal is Already Proving Controversial
10:12 Should We Change Our Upload Schedule?
12:17 Q&A: Intro
13:26 Q&A: Personal Opinion on Insane Politics
15:51 Q&A: Too Long Audio Version
17:17 Q&A: How Do You Decide What News to Talk About?
21:40 Q&A: Nicknames?
22:33 Q&A: Zac & Jack's Average Day/Who is the Boss?
28:46 Outro
In this week's episode of TLDR's World leader Leaderboard, it's another week where Trump is dictating how well the other leaders are doing, and doing that from the bottom of the board. But is it another week where he stays right there?
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00:00 Intro
00:42 Winners of the Week
21:22 Audience Submission
26:56 Losers of the Week
44:43 Greatest of the Week
In this bonus episode of Starmergeddon, Georgina and Ben sit down to run through the results from the local elections, and how good it's actually looking for Reform UK right now.
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00:00 Intro
00:32 Local Election Results
18:42 Cabinet Review: Jonathan Reynolds
21:59 US-UK Trade Deal
28:16 Outro
In this week's episode of TLDR's World leader Leaderboard, we have an election special! It's been a busy week of voting across the world, so which leaders came out on top, and which are falling behind?
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00:00 Intro
00:51 Winners of the Week
21:00 Audience Submission
25:34 Losers of the Week
46:37 Greatest of the Week
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00:00 Intro
00:53 Upcoming Local Elections
23:35 Cabinet Review: Yvette Cooper
28:04 Crime and Policing Bill Amendment
In this week's episode of TLDR's World leader Leaderboard, it's another classic week of ups and downs for our most prolific world leaders, and for the first time in a while, we have a sparkly new addition to the board.
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00:00 Intro
01:03 Winners of the Week
22:54 Audience Submission
31:38 Losers of the Week
43:20 Greatest of the Week
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00:00 Intro
01:02 GLOBAL: Why America's Economic Crisis is Worse than it Looks
01:10 GLOBAL: The World's 10 Most Influential People (Ranked)
01:23 GLOBAL: Why Trump is at War with Universities
01:45 What Does the Future Look like for The Editorial?
In this week's episode of TLDR's World leader Leaderboard, Trump is once again the hot topic of discussion, but will he continue to fall on the leaderboard? Or are things turning around for him... (spoiler: they're not).
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00:00 Intro
01:03 Winners of the Week
23:55 Audience Submission
28:25 Losers of the Week
51:49 Greatest of the Week
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00:00 Intro
01:18 Did Starmer Save British Steel?
17:58 Cabinet Review: Jonathan Reynolds
23:42 What are The Lib Dems up to?
35:14 Outro
In this week's episode of TLDR's World Leader Leaderboard, and in the first episode without our resident expert Zac Michaelis, Jack sits down with Ben and Georgina to run through the winners and losers of the past week, and looks like it's just more bad news for the new US president...
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00:00 Intro
01:23 Winners of the Week
19:36 Audience Submission
26:33 Losers of the Week
41:33 Greatest of the Week
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00:00 Intro
01:15 EU: Will Trump Force Ukraine's "Finlandisation"?
02:04 GLOBAL: Are the Canadian Conservatives Imploding?
03:18 GLOBAL: The One Way Trump's Tariffs Might Make Sense
04:20 UK: TLDR Interviews Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner
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In this week's episode of TLDR's World Leader Leaderboard, Ben is back as host once again, to talk through which leaders are moving up and down this week... and potentially who is being purged. Will Trump stay in the positive side of the board, or will his disastrous week push him to the bottom?
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00:00 Intro
00:38 Winners of the Week
11:10 Audience Submission
16:52 Losers of the Week
31:59 Greatest of the Week
35:33 Outro
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00:00 Intro
00:55 How is Nigel Farage Doing?
18:11 Cabinet Review: Keir Starmer
26:29 UK-US Trade War
29:13 Outro
In this week's episode of TLDR's World Leader Leaderboard, Jack is back in the hosting seat to once again run through the winners and losers of the week, but far more excitingly, it's PURGE WEEK.
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00:00 Intro
01:09 Winners of the Week
19:13 Audience Submission
22:43 Losers of the Week
38:04 Greatest of the Week
41:12 The Purge
53:29 Outro
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00:00 Intro
01:33 UK: Why Labour are (Quietly) Cosying Up to the EU
01:56 UK: Should Starmer Introduce a Wealth Tax?
05:30 GLOBAL: Why Baloch Separatism is on the Rise in Pakistan
06:48 EU: Why Europe’s Industry is Stronger Than It Looks
07:51 EU: Romania's Never-Ending Political Crisis Explained
15:22 Outro
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In this week's episode of TLDR's World Leader Leaderboard, Ben is back as host and also controversially on the panel to move up and down leaders on the board. Also... for the first time... do we have unanimity on extra movement?
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00:00 Intro
00:40 Winners of the Week
20:32 Audience Submission
23:47 Losers of the Week
43:12 Greatest of the Week
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00:00 Intro
00:46 Is Starmer Out-Torying the Tories?
22:41 Cabinet Review: Liz Kendall
35:41 What Has Kemi Badenoch Been Up To?
41:31 Outro
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In this week's episode of TLDR's World Leader Leaderboard, we have a new host stepping in once again! Nadja sits down with Rory and Zac to run through the winners and losers of the week, which politician has now made it to the very top of the board?
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00:00 Intro
01:11 Winners of the Week
15:24 Audience Submission
23:39 Losers of the Week
40:40 Greatest of the Week
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00:00 Intro
01:22 EU: Could Hungary Actually be Kicked Out of the EU?
01:44 EU: Bosnia’s Political Crisis Explained
02:57 GLOBAL: Israel Invades Syria (Again): What Next? & Will Israel Annex the West Bank?
05:06 EU: Why Trump Wants to Normalise Relations with Russia
09:39 EU: Ukraine Retreats in Kursk but Advances in Donbas: What Next?
14:57 Outro
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In today's episode of TLDR's World Leader Leaderboard, Ben steps in as host to run through this week's winners, losers and greatest. A lot of movement in this episode, including an exciting new Canadian addition...
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00:00 Intro
00:37 Winners of the Week
18:24 Audience Submission
24:55 Losers of the Week
43:17 Greatest of the Week
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00:00 Intro
01:00 Huge Announcement
03:41 Starmer's Ukraine Peace Plan
21:22 Cabinet Review: Anneliese Dodds
30:22 Is Trump Hurting Farage?
In this week's episode of TLDR's World Leader Leaderboard, it's no surprise that Trump is dominating conversation once again, but has the past week been good or bad for him? How has it impacted other world leaders on the board?
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Our mission is to explain news and politics in an impartial, efficient, and accessible way, balancing import and interest while fostering independent thought.
TLDR is a completely independent & privately owned media company that's not afraid to tackle the issues we think are most important. The channel is run by a small group of young people, with us hoping to pass on our enthusiasm for politics to other young people. We are primarily fan sourced with most of our funding coming from donations and ad revenue. No shady corporations, no one telling us what to say. We can't wait to grow further and help more people get informed. Help support us by subscribing, engaging and sharing. Thanks!
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00:00 Intro
00:52 Winners of the Week
23:46 Audience Submission
27:54 Losers of the Week
45:34 Greatest of the Week
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Our mission is to explain news and politics in an impartial, efficient, and accessible way, balancing import and interest while fostering independent thought.
TLDR is a completely independent & privately owned media company that's not afraid to tackle the issues we think are most important. The channel is run by a small group of young people, with us hoping to pass on our enthusiasm for politics to other young people. We are primarily fan sourced with most of our funding coming from donations and ad revenue. No shady corporations, no one telling us what to say. We can't wait to grow further and help more people get informed. Help support us by subscribing, engaging and sharing. Thanks!
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00:00 Intro
01:08 TLDR EU: Why Trump’s Rare Earth Deal with Ukraine Doesn’t Make Sense
01:34 TLDR GLOBAL: 1 Month In: How’s DOGE Doing?
06:34 TLDR UK: The Potential Conservative-Reform Merger Explained
07:20 TLDR UK: Why the UK's Public Finances are in Even Worse Shape than You Think
08:18 TLDR GLOBAL: Why are the Democrats so Unpopular at the Moment?
10:24 TLDR EU: Will Russia Actually Attack Europe After Ukraine?
12:53 Outro
In this week’s episode of TLDR’s World Leader Leaderboard, Trump continues to influence the status of several leaders across the board; but sometimes all it takes is one memecoin to get pushed down...
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Our mission is to explain news and politics in an impartial, efficient, and accessible way, balancing import and interest while fostering independent thought.
TLDR is a completely independent & privately owned media company that's not afraid to tackle the issues we think are most important. The channel is run by a small group of young people, with us hoping to pass on our enthusiasm for politics to other young people. We are primarily fan sourced with most of our funding coming from donations and ad revenue. No shady corporations, no one telling us what to say. We can't wait to grow further and help more people get informed. Help support us by subscribing, engaging and sharing. Thanks!
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00:00 Intro
01:03 Winners of the Week
25:59 Audience Submission
29:29 Losers of the Week
47:56 Greatest of the Week
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In this week's episode of Starmergeddon, Georgina is back as the host to discuss (with Ben, of course) the House of Lords Reform, and what these reforms actually are.
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00:00 Intro
00:57 House of Lords Reform
19:06 Cabinet Review: Angela Rayner
30:00 What is Blue Labour?
38:24 Outro
In this week’s episode of TLDR’s World Leader Leaderboard, Trump continues to influence the status of several leaders across the board; but sometimes all it takes is one memecoin to get pushed down...
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Our mission is to explain news and politics in an impartial, efficient, and accessible way, balancing import and interest while fostering independent thought.
TLDR is a completely independent & privately owned media company that's not afraid to tackle the issues we think are most important. The channel is run by a small group of young people, with us hoping to pass on our enthusiasm for politics to other young people. We are primarily fan sourced with most of our funding coming from donations and ad revenue. No shady corporations, no one telling us what to say. We can't wait to grow further and help more people get informed. Help support us by subscribing, engaging and sharing. Thanks!
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00:00 Intro
01:07 Winners of the Week
20:42 Audience Submission
25:49 Losers of the Week
42:49 Greatest of the Week
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TLDR is a completely independent & privately owned media company that's not afraid to tackle the issues we think are most important. The channel is run by a small group of young people, with us hoping to pass on our enthusiasm for politics to other young people. We are primarily fan sourced with most of our funding coming from donations and ad revenue. No shady corporations, no one telling us what to say. We can't wait to grow further and help more people get informed. Help support us by subscribing, engaging and sharing. Thanks!
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00:00 Intro
01:18 GLOBAL: Canada's Liberals Surge in the Polls: Should Poilievre be Worried?
04:33 GLOBAL: How the Peso Became Milei's Number 1 Problem
06:16 EU: Why Spain's Economy is Outperforming the Rest of Europe
07:42 EU: Why the West Has Fallen Out with Kosovo
09:40 Outro
We know who is currently moving up and down the leaderboard, but who has the real influence? You can find out by pre-ordering the next edition of Too Long, and using the code 'TOOPODCAST' for £2 off any order: https://toolong.news/
In this week’s episode of TLDR’s World Leader Leaderboard, the team continue to run through how other leaders are handling Trump.. but also, which leaders are finally catching a break and rising up the board?
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Our mission is to explain news and politics in an impartial, efficient, and accessible way, balancing import and interest while fostering independent thought.
TLDR is a completely independent & privately owned media company that's not afraid to tackle the issues we think are most important. The channel is run by a small group of young people, with us hoping to pass on our enthusiasm for politics to other young people. We are primarily fan sourced with most of our funding coming from donations and ad revenue. No shady corporations, no one telling us what to say. We can't wait to grow further and help more people get informed. Help support us by subscribing, engaging and sharing. Thanks!
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00:00 Intro
00:57 Winners of the Week
22:51 Audience Submission
25:41 Losers of the Week
47:19 Greatest of the Week
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We have a new Starmergeddon host again! Jack sits down this week with Ben to talk through Reform UK’s current polling, and how the party may be breaking the two party system in the UK. Also, the main man features on the cabinet review this week: Sir Keir Starmer.
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TLDR is a completely independent & privately owned media company that's not afraid to tackle the issues we think are most important. The channel is run by a small group of young people, with us hoping to pass on our enthusiasm for politics to other young people. We are primarily fan sourced with most of our funding coming from donations and ad revenue. No shady corporations, no one telling us what to say. We can't wait to grow further and help more people get informed. Help support us by subscribing, engaging and sharing. Thanks!
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00:00 intro
01:10 Main Story: Reform UK Polling
19:30 Cabinet Review: Keir Starmer
25:42 Are Gen Z Desperate for Authoritarianism?
35:54 Outro
In this week's episode of TLDR's World Leader Leaderboard, the boys discuss yet another week of Trump drama - who is in his good books? Who is he excluding from important conversations? But most importantly... who has overtaken him on the top of the board?
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Our mission is to explain news and politics in an impartial, efficient, and accessible way, balancing import and interest while fostering independent thought.
TLDR is a completely independent & privately owned media company that's not afraid to tackle the issues we think are most important. The channel is run by a small group of young people, with us hoping to pass on our enthusiasm for politics to other young people. We are primarily fan sourced with most of our funding coming from donations and ad revenue. No shady corporations, no one telling us what to say. We can't wait to grow further and help more people get informed. Help support us by subscribing, engaging and sharing. Thanks!
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00:00 Intro
00:41 Winners of the Week
19:23 Audience Submission
26:55 Losers of the Week
43:29 Greatest of the Week
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Our mission is to explain news and politics in an impartial, efficient, and accessible way, balancing import and interest while fostering independent thought.
TLDR is a completely independent & privately owned media company that's not afraid to tackle the issues we think are most important. The channel is run by a small group of young people, with us hoping to pass on our enthusiasm for politics to other young people. We are primarily fan sourced with most of our funding coming from donations and ad revenue. No shady corporations, no one telling us what to say. We can't wait to grow further and help more people get informed. Help support us by subscribing, engaging and sharing. Thanks!
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00:00 Intro
01:22 GLOBAL: Could a Trade War Actually Help China's Economy?
03:50 GLOBAL: Why Japan and the US are Falling Out
05:09 GLOBAL: Why Quebec Independence is Looking Slightly More Likely
07:36 EU: Germany's AfD Manifesto Explained
08:41 Outro
In this week's episode of TLDR's World Leader Leaderboard, it comes as no surprise that a lot of the world leader's current status on the board relies on how they've handled Trump in the last week... but has Trump himself moved up or down?
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Our mission is to explain news and politics in an impartial, efficient, and accessible way, balancing import and interest while fostering independent thought.
TLDR is a completely independent & privately owned media company that's not afraid to tackle the issues we think are most important. The channel is run by a small group of young people, with us hoping to pass on our enthusiasm for politics to other young people. We are primarily fan sourced with most of our funding coming from donations and ad revenue. No shady corporations, no one telling us what to say. We can't wait to grow further and help more people get informed. Help support us by subscribing, engaging and sharing. Thanks!
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00:00 Intro
00:34 Winners of the Week
25:20 Audience Submission
35:26 Losers of the Week
43:16 Greatest of the Week
44:28 Outro
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Our mission is to explain news and politics in an impartial, efficient, and accessible way, balancing import and interest while fostering independent thought.
TLDR is a completely independent & privately owned media company that's not afraid to tackle the issues we think are most important. The channel is run by a small group of young people, with us hoping to pass on our enthusiasm for politics to other young people. We are primarily fan sourced with most of our funding coming from donations and ad revenue. No shady corporations, no one telling us what to say. We can't wait to grow further and help more people get informed. Help support us by subscribing, engaging and sharing. Thanks!
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00:00 Intro
00:54 Kemi Badenoch's Speech
16:44 Cabinet Review: Peter Mandelson
21:38 Pension Triple Lock
31:31 Outro
In this week's episode of TLDR's World Leader Leaderboard, the team, to no surprise, discuss Trump's inauguration, and everything beforehand. But who else made it onto the leaderboard this week? Any shocking additions?
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Our mission is to explain news and politics in an impartial, efficient, and accessible way, balancing import and interest while fostering independent thought.
TLDR is a completely independent & privately owned media company that's not afraid to tackle the issues we think are most important. The channel is run by a small group of young people, with us hoping to pass on our enthusiasm for politics to other young people. We are primarily fan sourced with most of our funding coming from donations and ad revenue. No shady corporations, no one telling us what to say. We can't wait to grow further and help more people get informed. Help support us by subscribing, engaging and sharing. Thanks!
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00:00 Intro
00:48 Winners of the Week
21:38 Audience Submission
24:41 Losers of the Week
38:02 Greatest of the Week
43:30 Outro
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Our mission is to explain news and politics in an impartial, efficient, and accessible way, balancing import and interest while fostering independent thought.
TLDR is a completely independent & privately owned media company that's not afraid to tackle the issues we think are most important. The channel is run by a small group of young people, with us hoping to pass on our enthusiasm for politics to other young people. We are primarily fan sourced with most of our funding coming from donations and ad revenue. No shady corporations, no one telling us what to say. We can't wait to grow further and help more people get informed. Help support us by subscribing, engaging and sharing. Thanks!
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00:00 Intro
01:12 UK: Farage Musk
02:20 UK: Are Labour Having a Liz Truss Moment?
04:00 UK: Is the Bank of England Crashing the Economy?
09:28 STARMERGEDDON: Is Elon Musk Radicalising the Right?
12:56 EU: Will Greenland Finally Get Independence from Denmark?
13:48 EU: Why Europe’s Energy Crisis is Getting Worse
16:04 EU: Is it Time For Europe to Ditch America?
17:09 GLOBAL: Is Turkey About to Invade Syria (Again)?
18:58 GLOBAL: Trump's Plan for "Greater America" Explained
20:19 GLOBAL: China’s Looming Pensions Crisis Explained
21:01 GLOBAL: Gaza Ceasefire Agreed: Did Trump Play Netanyahu?
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In this week's episode of TLDR's World Leader Leaderboard, more winners, losers and audience submissions are making their way onto the board... which is getting very full. Who won't last long? And who is this week's big cheese?
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TLDR is a completely independent & privately owned media company that's not afraid to tackle the issues we think are most important. The channel is run by a small group of young people, with us hoping to pass on our enthusiasm for politics to other young people. We are primarily fan sourced with most of our funding coming from donations and ad revenue. No shady corporations, no one telling us what to say. We can't wait to grow further and help more people get informed. Help support us by subscribing, engaging and sharing. Thanks!
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00:00 Intro
00:58 Winners of the Week
21:38 Audience Submission
26:38 Losers of the Week
39:39 Greatest of the Week
42:10 Outro
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In the grand return of Starmergeddon, newly appointed host Georgina sits down with Ben to talk through the recent Musk influence on UK politics.
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Our mission is to explain news and politics in an impartial, efficient, and accessible way, balancing import and interest while fostering independent thought.
TLDR is a completely independent & privately owned media company that's not afraid to tackle the issues we think are most important. The channel is run by a small group of young people, with us hoping to pass on our enthusiasm for politics to other young people. We are primarily fan sourced with most of our funding coming from donations and ad revenue. No shady corporations, no one telling us what to say. We can't wait to grow further and help more people get informed. Help support us by subscribing, engaging and sharing. Thanks!
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00:00 Intro
01:11 Is Elon Musk Radicalising the Right?
25:07 Cabinet Review: Yvette Cooper
35:26 Growing Disunity in UK Politics
42:27 Outro
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In the first episode of TLDR"s World Leader Leaderboard of 2025, we run through which leaders are going into the new year winners and which are losers... including a couple of leaders that are hanging onto that leaderboard for dear life...
Our mission is to explain news and politics in an impartial, efficient, and accessible way, balancing import and interest while fostering independent thought.
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00:00 Intro
00:51 Winners of the Week
18:21 Audience Submission
22:32 Losers of the Week
37:51 Greatest of the Week
41:14 Outro
In this very festive episode of TLDR's World Leader Leaderboard, the team run through their final winners and losers of 2024, and has a big winner from last week fallen from grace...?
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Our mission is to explain news and politics in an impartial, efficient, and accessible way, balancing import and interest while fostering independent thought.
TLDR is a completely independent & privately owned media company that's not afraid to tackle the issues we think are most important. The channel is run by a small group of young people, with us hoping to pass on our enthusiasm for politics to other young people. We are primarily fan sourced with most of our funding coming from donations and ad revenue. No shady corporations, no one telling us what to say. We can't wait to grow further and help more people get informed. Help support us by subscribing, engaging and sharing. Thanks!
00:00 Intro
00:54 Winners of the Week
21:07 Audience Submission
29:42 Losers of the Week
44:00 Greatest of the Week
45:42 Outro
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Our mission is to explain news and politics in an impartial, efficient, and accessible way, balancing import and interest while fostering independent thought.
TLDR is a completely independent & privately owned media company that's not afraid to tackle the issues we think are most important. The channel is run by a small group of young people, with us hoping to pass on our enthusiasm for politics to other young people. We are primarily fan sourced with most of our funding coming from donations and ad revenue. No shady corporations, no one telling us what to say. We can't wait to grow further and help more people get informed. Help support us by subscribing, engaging and sharing. Thanks!
00:00 Intro
02:04 GLOBAL: Israel Occupies Syria: What Next?
03:12 GLOBAL: One Year In: How is Milei’s “Experiment” Going?
05:25 GLOBAL: What Next for Syria's Kurds?
07:53 How well has TLDR covered Syria content?
10:13 EU: Why France’s Economy is Doing Better Than it Looks
11:50 UK: Why Is Starmer So Unpopular?
13:01 Outro


