Soliloquy
The 2020 New Zealand Election Explained
New Zealand has had a general election. The question though, was never who would be the governing party, but what would be the exact makeup of that government. In this video, we follow the story of the election campaigns and find out.
TLDR News
Boris Johnson’s Brexit Plan - Brexit Explained.
Boris Johnson has spent a lot of time talking about Brexit, but until recently his actual plans were pretty unclear. Recently though he presented his three step, ABC, plan for Brexit. In this video we discuss all three plans, if they are...
The Wall Street Journal
Russia, Ukraine and The New World Order
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has triggered the biggest conflict in Europe since the Second World War. The U.K.’s Chief of the Defense staff talks about how the war has reshaped the balance of power between NATO, Russia and China.
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Women Compete for Federal Offices in Australia
Ms Represented is a series that charts the rise of Australian female politicians over the last one hundred years and the unbelievable things they got up to along the way. In 1994, 100 years after women gained the right to run for office,...
TLDR News
Will The EU Approve Johnson's Brexit Proposal? - Brexit Explained
Last week Johnson finally unveiled his new plan for Brexit and we dove into it’s contents. In this video we’re circling back and discussing what the EU thinks of the proposal. Is this the breakthrough Brexit needed or do the EU remain...
Curated Video
THE BIRTH OF MODERN DAY ISRAEL: The First Zionist Congress and the Establishment of the State-in-the-Making
When Herzl wrote, “at Basel I founded the Jewish state,” he was not speaking metaphorically.
The Wall Street Journal
The Trump Agenda: The View From Japan
U.S. Ambassador to Japan William F. Hagerty IV talks to WSJ Executive Washington Editor and Chief Commentator Gerald F. Seib about bilateral trade and security ties between the U.S. and Japan.
Ancient Lights Media
Sweden
This clip looks at the physical features, climate and culture of Sweden.
TLDR News
Second Round of the Tory Leader Race Explained - TLDR
So another candidate has been knocked out, Dominic Raab. In this video, we explain what Raab's departure means for the race and what else we learn from the second round of voting - such as Boris Johnson continuing to dominate and Rory...
TLDR News
What Actually Happens in the House of Commons?
When watching Brexit unfold it's hard not to draw the conclusion that the House of Commons is a little out of control. As much as the Speaker might try to reign them in, MPs continue to shout, argue and jeer. We explain why the House of...
TLDR News
Johnson Enters Intensive Care with Coronavirus What Happens Now? Who Takes Over? - TLDR News
Yesterday evening it was announced that UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson had been taken into intensive care following the worsening of his Coronavirus symptoms. In this video, we explain what' happened to Johnson, who'll take over from...
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Australia's First Female Prime Minister
Ms Represented is a series that charts the rise of Australian female politicians over the last one hundred years and the unbelievable things they got up to along the way. In 2010, Julia Gillard became the first female Prime Minister of...
Jabzy
Every British Prime Minister Part 2 (1801-1852)
In this video, Jabzy brings us historical tidbits and unknown facts about Every British Prime Minister Part 2 (1801-1852)
TLDR News
Johnson Extends his Emergency COVID Powers until October & Gets Grilled by his own Party - TLDR News
This Week in Parliament is the series where we discuss what's been going on in the Houses of Parliament. This week the Commons voted to extend the government's "emergency" powers to handle the pandemic until October and the Liaison...
SWPictures
BATTLE FOR THE GULF - The 19th Province
The U.N. imposed sanctions and called on Saddam to withdraw from Kuwait. Instead he sent in over 300,000 soldiers. Kuwait's wealth was systematically plundered by the looting of houses to the ransacking of the Kuwait Central Bank. Some...
Financial Times
Austerity 'coming to an end' but do the numbers add up?
UK Chancellor Philip Hammond has used the Budget to promise that the era of austerity is coming to an end. But do the numbers add up? The FT's economics commentator Martin Sandbu dissects the speech.
Weird History
Facts About Winston Churchill
Winston Churchill was much more than the British Bulldog who held Britain together during the Blitz. He was also a prisoner of war with a bounty on his head who secretly sold paintings from a Paris art gallery - and that's just the...
TLDR News
What Does the House of Lords Really Do? - TLDR Explains
The House of Lords has been discussed a lot in recent days with them annoying the Tories and Labour talking about scrapping the House. So in this video we explain what the House of Lords actually does and who the Lords are. In the coming...
History Hit
The Iron Lady: Margaret Thatcher with Charles Moore: Margaret Thatcher, the myth
Was she an interesting figure to write about based on her myths? The Iron Lady: Margaret Thatcher with Charles Moore, Part 1
TLDR News
Why Did Johnson Cancel Christmas in an "Inhuman" Last Minute Decision? - TLDR News
Yesterday in a seemingly last-minute decision, Johnson decided to 'cancel' Christmas for around 20 million Brits, limiting Christmas for millions more. So in this video, we discuss what led him to this decision and why despite mounting...
TLDR News
Johnson’s First Speech to Parliament Explained - TLDR News
Yesterday afternoon, Boris Johnson made his first speech to Parliament and then answered a whole bunch of questions from MPs. In this video we discuss what Johnson said in Parliament including the key mission, plans and priorities he...
SWPictures
BATTLE FOR THE GULF - A Summer Cloud
At the end of the Iran-Iraq War, Iraq was close to bankruptcy because of President Saddam Hussein’s military spending and his attempts to build nuclear weapons. The U.S. had sided with Saddam Hussein during Iraq's eight-year war with...
TLDR News
Johnson's Integrated Review: Brexit Britain a Global Leader? & Violence Against Women - TLDR News
This Week in Parliament is the series where we discuss what's been going on in the Houses of Parliament. This week Johnson unveiled the government's plans for Britain's position in the world post Brexit. There were also debates around...
TLDR News
Who Sits Where? - Tour of the House of Commons
We discuss who sits where in the United Kingdom House of Commons, as well as some of the traditions in the chamber.