
Thursday Apr 18, 2024
Georgia’s ’Foreign Agents’ Bill Sparks Protests, Former PMs Stage Comebacks
Georgia advances its controversial 'foreign agents' bill as 20,000 rally against it. Cameron and Truss make their comebacks. Plus, analysis on the potential cost of doing 'the right thing' for Speaker Johnson. Tune in to 'Simply Politics' for a comprehensive understanding of these pressing political issues.
Sources:
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/4/18/georgia-advances-foreign-agents-bill-as-20000-rally-against-it
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/audio/2024/apr/18/cameron-truss-and-the-return-of-the-former-pms-politics-weekly-uk-podcast
https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/17/politics/mike-johnson-foreign-aid-analysis/index.html
https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/17/politics/mike-johnson-foreign-aid-analysis/index.html
Outline:
(00:00:00) Introduction
(00:00:41) Georgia advances ‘foreign agents’ bill as 20,000 rally against it
(00:03:14) Cameron and Truss: former PMs stage their comebacks
(00:07:26) Analysis: Doing ‘the right thing’ may cost Johnson his speaker’s gavel
(00:10:03) Analysis: Doing ‘the right thing’ may cost Johnson his speaker’s gavel