Quite right!: what Britain can learn from America's 'audacity' in Venezuela

Quite right!: what Britain can learn from America's 'audacity' in Venezuela

Published: January 7, 2026

Duration: 26:58

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This week: Michael and Maddie dissect Donald Trump’s audacious raid on Venezuela and ask what it reveals about power, national interest and the unravelling of the rules-based order. Was America acting like a rogue state – or simply doing what states do when their interests are at stake? And could Britain learn a thing or two from how they conduct their foreign policy, specifically with regard to the Chagos Islands?

Then, closer to home, they unpack the scandal surrounding West Midlands Police and...