Phil Jones’s Diary: Climate change up close, the nightmares of history and working with my old friend Jeremy Vine
Dying trees on a trip to Germany are a reminder that politicians are doing too little to address the climate crisis.
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Fifty years on, BBC local radio matters more than ever
It doesn't just give people something to listen to. It gives them a voice.
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The joy of only winning once: why England should be proud of 1966
We feel the glory of that triumphant moment, 50 years ago, all the more because of all the other occasions when…
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The wild mountains of Wales, Carwyn on Corbyn and why Plaid Cymru isn’t the SNP
We love our politics on Radio 2, so we’re a little shocked when the Plaid Cymru leader, Leanne Wood,…
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Phil Jones’s Diary: Summer in the Caucasus, shadowy neighbours and a grandmother’s love for Stalin
My beloved mother Helen Jones died last year. Some time ago she gave me a treasured wallet embossed with…
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