Over The Top Under The Radar

We’re dropping our normal format for the month of August to bring you a series of deep dives. This week, Carys is joined by Channel 4 journalist, broadcaster, and writer Symeon Brown to discuss his latest book, The Good, the Black and the Boujee: How Black Britain Became Middle Class.
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It’s a tax special! We’re dropping our normal format for the month of August to bring you a series of deep-dives.
Joining Carys is Aditya Chakrabortty. Aditya is a Guardian columnist and the Guardian's senior economics commentator.
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https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/nov/20/wealth-tax-left-super-rich-britain-budget-2025
https://www.theguardian.com/football/video/2026/jul/23/gary-lineker-urges-burnham-to-make-millionaires-pay-wealth-tax-the-latest

Why has so much money been donated to Reform UK? Are Congo's mining reforms a good thing?  How much sewage do you have to pump into a river to get sent to  jail?
Joining Carys is Dewi Afoko. Dewi is a web developer, writer and Carys's brother.
Dewi and Carys discuss Zack Polanski’s Instagram, Reform UK’s mega donors, Congo’s mining reforms, and Southern Water.
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https://channel4news.substack.com/p/the-gaping-loopholes-used-by-billionaire?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=5386015&post_id=208711474&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=qlcl&triedRedirect=true&utm_medium=email
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What will the King of the North be called when he moves down south?
Joining Carys is  Fatima Ibrahim, Co Executive Director at Green New Deal Rising.
Fatima and Carys discuss North Sea oil, the debate surrounding who will be Andy Burnham’s chancellor, Burnham’s non-political appointments, and the need to tax Big Tech.
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Why don’t we hear more about the conflict in Sudan? Should we have Prime Minister’s Questions? Does Count Binface eat rubbish?
Joining Carys is Dewi Afoko. Dewi is a web developer, writer and Carys's brother.
Dewi and Carys discuss the Clacton by-election, Meta’s AI use on employees, Sudan, and PMQs.
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https://www.amnesty.org/en/projects/sudan-conflict/
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jul/14/meta-ai-mass-layoffs-lawsuit
https://dewiafoko.substack.com/