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A murder exploited: Britain’s George Floyd moment that wasn’t

6/4/202624 min

Nigel Farage, leader of the populist-right Reform UK party, wants Britons to be enraged by a killing in the street. We ask why his tone has changed from “colour-blind” to race-baiting. NATO must now take seriously the idea that America is pulling back; we ask how it is adjusting. And why skipping title sequences is forgoing some of television’s magic.

Guests and host:

  • Hugo Gye, British political correspondent
  • Jonathan Rosenthal, international correspondent
  • Andrew Miller, “Back Story” columnist
  • Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

  • British politics, race relations
  • NATO, American foreign policy
  • television, media

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Transcript preview

First 90 seconds

  1. Jason Palmer· Host0:00

    [instrumental music] The Economist. [upbeat music] Hello, and welcome to The Intelligence from The Economist. I'm Jason Palmer. Today on the show, how NATO is preparing for life without America, and what is lost when everyone skips TV show intros. [somber music] But first...

  2. Speaker 2· Soundbite0:34

    Uh, I've been stabbed. All right, let's get you out of there, shall we?

  3. Jason Palmer· Host0:44

    [groans] A content warning here. You're about to hear some of the last words of Henry Novak, an 18-year-old student.

  4. Speaker 2· Soundbite0:50

    Grab his other arm.

  5. Jason Palmer· Host0:51

    A police officer is speaking to him shortly after he was stabbed in the English city of Southampton.

  6. Speaker 2· Soundbite0:57

    I've been stabbed. You've been stabbed? Whereabouts? Let me help, mate.

  7. Jason Palmer· Host1:03

    The police handcuff Henry, and initially ignore his pleas.

  8. Speaker 2· Soundbite1:08

    Hand. Whoa, whoa, I can't breathe. Put the hand in the cuff, mate.

  9. Jason Palmer· Host1:15

    The last thing you can hear him say on the recording is, "Please, brother, I can't breathe."

  10. Speaker 2· Soundbite1:21

    Please, brother, I can't breathe. Yeah, you- For many people, those words will spark a grim memory from six years ago.

  11. Jason Palmer· Host1:29

    In Britain,

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