Ep 677: Crumbling Britain

Published: Sept. 6, 2023, 5 a.m.

More than 100 schools in England are completely or partially closed because of concerns that the concrete used to build them \u2013 and other public buildings, like hospitals \u2013 is unsafe. Is this a crisis that Prime Minister Rishi Sunak could have prevented?


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