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Mallen Baker: Faultlines

"Dangerously reasonable" analysis on politics, science, and particularly the bit where they bump into each other. I aim to give an independent, fact-focused, non-ideological take on the issues that matter.

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00:17:39

Is Britain Falling Apart?

Mallen Baker: Faultlines ·

2025/08/11

A growing number of rather vocal people, some with large platforms to amplify their message, are utterly convinced that Britain is in deep decline, on the verge of a massive uprising and even civil war, thanks to widespread perceptions of crisis. Nigel Farage, leader of Reform UK is one of the most prominent, with his 'lawless Britain' campaign. And yet when you look at some of the statistics where you would expect to see evidence of such a crisis - they seem not to justify the rhetoric. So is this

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00:13:30

Trump’s Putin Summit Based On A Big Misunderstanding?

Mallen Baker: Faultlines ·

2025/08/09

The Trump Putin summit has been confirmed to take place in the state of Alaska next Friday. But as more has come to light, it seems possible that the whole event, and the optimism that Trump expressed for what might come out of it - might just have hinged on a mistake made by Trump's hapless special envoy Steve Witkoff when he met Vladimir Putin a few days ago. Even before that possibility came out, it seemed somewhat unlikely it would do anything but provide yet another chapter in the long ongoing

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00:14:36

Is Trump Bringing In The New Dark Ages?

Mallen Baker: Faultlines ·

2025/08/08

The comforting line is that it's all just temporary. Sacking the scientists. Removing the research studies. Publishing anti-scientific conspiracy nonsense as if it were fact. But there are some very good reasons to think we simply cannot be so complacent - that forces are coming together to make this a moment in history where we could - with all our technology and hubris - be about to take a step back away from an evidence-based enlightenment to a faith / superstition based period in history. Let's

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00:12:28

Will The Trump / Putin Summit End The War In Ukraine?

Mallen Baker: Faultlines ·

2025/08/07

Suddenly, President Trump and Russia's President Putin are on course to have a face-to-face meeting, possibly as soon as next week. What changed? Was it the threat of secondary tariffs against countries like India and China for buying Russian oil? Was it the three hour meeting between Putin and Trump's envoy Steve Witkoff, which apparently saw great progress, but no major breakthroughs? Whatever it was, the meeting is supposed to be on, and it's worth considering whether it represents any kind of

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00:12:41

Trump’s Epstein Diversion: What His ‘Revenge Plan’...

Mallen Baker: Faultlines ·

2025/08/06

As he campaigned for re-election, Trump made it quite clear that part of his agenda was one of vengeance against all those he felt had wronged him - especially his political opponents. He appointed slavishly loyal figures to head up all the key agencies - and now that plan is starting to kick into high gear. Pursuing Obama and members of his administration on what appear to be flimsy accusations of 'treason' over Russian interference in the 2016 election. And also, most conveniently for him, finding

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00:14:26

There Are No Adults In The Trump White House

Mallen Baker: Faultlines ·

2025/08/05

In his first time, President Trump was partly constrained by the so-called 'adults in the room' - people who could explain to him why some particularly mad idea would not work. We already knew that this time was different, but we had been lead to hope that there might be at least one or two adults in the room - keeping their heads down and choosing their moments. Marco Rubio or Scott Bessent perhaps. Some constraints. The evidence is piling up that that's really not the case. Let's discuss.

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00:10:52

Is Elon Musk’s New Political Party Dead Already?

Mallen Baker: Faultlines ·

2025/08/04

Elon Musk just got the first piece of good news he's had for a long time - a massive $30 billion bonus from the Tesla board if he stays with Tesla as CEO and, you know, actually focuses on doing that job rather than running around playing politics and alienating all of Tesla's customers. While no announcement has been made about Musk's promised new political party, The America Party, the implication is surely that the project is now dead. But will that alone be enough to revive Tesla's fortunes

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00:12:28

The Real Meaning Of Trump’s Nuclear Threat

Mallen Baker: Faultlines ·

2025/08/03

President Trump claims he ordered two nuclear submarines to change their position in relation to Russia, in response to some inflated rhetoric from Dmitry Medvedev. This was portrayed as projecting strength in the face of Russian intransigence in Ukraine. But it actually conveys two things that Trump certainly didn't intend. One is weakness, as opposed to strength. And the other is the fact that Trump is beginning to realise that he needs another way to try to dominate Russia on the world stage,

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00:14:14

Trump’s America Really Is Becoming A Banana Republic

Mallen Baker: Faultlines ·

2025/08/02

Having previously boasted about how good the US jobs numbers were, and taken credit for that, it was obviously an unpleasant surprise for President Trump to find they had been over-stated, and actually there is a slump in jobs growth - clearly tied to some of his policies. So he did what anyone would do - he, um, fired the head of the agency that collects the statistics. In so doing, he crossed another line in the undermining of America's reputation as a place to do business - by casting down on the

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00:12:54

This Is How Trump Intends To Rule The World

Mallen Baker: Faultlines ·

2025/08/01

Rather a lot of people believe that once all the countries have either negotiated 'deals' with the United States, or have resigned themselves to higher tariff rates, everything will settle down. The US will have higher tariffs, and that will just become the new normal. They are completely missing the point. President Trump fully intends to remain at the centre of world events for the full length of his term, and he is developing a pretty sharp appetite for interfering in the affairs of others right

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00:14:38

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Mallen Baker: Faultlines ·

2025/07/31

In the last few days, President Macron of France, Keir Starmer of the UK, and Mark Carney of Canada have all announced that they will recognise the state of Palestine. President Trump rather shrugged at the first two, while acknowledging that they had the right to their position even if he didn't agree with it. But that wasn't remotely his reaction to Canada doing the same thing. This, he declared, would be the end of the trade talks with Carney's team. This came at the same time as he was applying

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00:15:59

Has Trump Finally Turned Against Putin?

Mallen Baker: Faultlines ·

2025/07/30

President Trump had threatened Russia's President Putin - agree to a ceasefire in Ukraine within 50 days, or I'll hit you with secondary sanctions against everyone who buys your oil. Putin shrugged, and accelerated his campaign. Now Trump has cut the deadline to ten days, without provoking any noticeable increase in urgency on the other side. But even as he did so, he was beginning to do something he had never done before. To express his own doubt to impose his will on others. Having sailed through

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00:13:44

Will Canada Stand Up To Trump Where Europe Caved?

Mallen Baker: Faultlines ·

2025/07/29

The European 'deal' is rather falling apart within a day of being announced, with various provisions being presented wildly differently by both sides. What must Mark Carney and Canada be making of the sight, as they note the looming August 1 deadline for their own trade deal with Trump? Carney said that Canada wouldn't accept a bad deal, but it seems that bad deals is all Trump has to offer. So will Canada be the one to actually stand up to Trump, in spite of the consequences of a vindictive trade

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00:14:07

Did The EU Just Cave To Trump?

Mallen Baker: Faultlines ·

2025/07/28

The EU and US announced a "trade deal" that was declared by Trump to be "the biggest ever". Ursula von der Leyen was less bombastic, but still expressed satisfaction. Europe had been said to be negotiating tough in talks with Trump's trade team. It is a major trading bloc, representing a huge slice of US commerce. So it should have been able to get a reasonably equal deal - or at least somewhat better than those much smaller than them. Right? Well, not exactly. Let's discuss - and explore what this

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00:12:08

Trump's Epstein Escape Plan Is Going Full Speed Ahead

Mallen Baker: Faultlines ·

2025/07/27

Nothing screams 'banana republic' more than what is going on right now with Ghislaine Maxwell. Trump's former lawyer and assistant attorney general goes for two days of secret talks with the partner of Jeffrey Epstein. No independent observers. No transcript or record. The nature of the exercise is transparent and shockingly corrupt. And yet merely saying so doesn't deflect it from being carried out in the slightest. Now influencers are lining up behind the idea that this is the way to get to the

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00:39:52

Q&A: How Can Democrats Become Relevant Again?

Mallen Baker: Faultlines ·

2025/07/26

I asked for questions, and you delivered! A far-ranging Q&A covering the future for the Democratic Party, and why the US system is particularly brutal towards the non-incumbent party. Why no Trump top officials have resigned in spite of his assault on American democracy. The future of Trump's plan for Gaza. Whether Reform UK will win the next UK election, and whether there will be election reform under Keir Starmer. Oh, and - who's this Mallen fella anyway?

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00:11:23

How Trump’s Chaos Hands China the Future

Mallen Baker: Faultlines ·

2025/07/25

This week, President Trump continued the trend he has established so many times, he pulled the United States out of UNESCO. And as he did so, China was embedded itself more deeply in the institution he had vacated. Between America's retreat from every international body on the grounds that it's not 'America First' enough (how could it ever be?), and its pursuit of allies and enemies alike with punitive tariffs, China is taking full advantage to speed up the transition to what it believes is its

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00:16:39

Flirting with Civil War: Trump’s Dangerous New Rhetoric

Mallen Baker: Faultlines ·

2025/07/24

The mainstream media are downplaying Trump and Tulsi Gabbard's rhetoric on former President Obama and 'treason' over Russian influence on the 2016 election. But in the other news bubble, the MAGA crowd are absolutely convinced that Obama was criminal, they are demanding his arrest, and we seem a step closer to the executive pursuing political opponents and jailing them on trumped-up charges. Once that line is crossed, politics becomes a much more existential struggle, and an extremely dangerous line

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00:14:02

The Question Trump's DOJ Will Be Asking Ghislaine...

Mallen Baker: Faultlines ·

2025/07/23

Trump still can't get rid of the Epstein files obsession. Even though he is doing his best to distract the attention of his base with empty promises that former President Obama could be prosecuted for 'treason'. So now his Department of Justice has announced that it will carry out an interview with Epstein's partner Ghislaine Maxwell. And, in considering just what they might be seeking to achieve by that move, one obviously Trumpian answer springs into view. Is THIS Trump's secret plan to get out of

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00:14:06

Is Zelensky Going Too Far? Ukraine’s Democratic Dilemma

Mallen Baker: Faultlines ·

2025/07/22

Zelensky's war-torn Ukraine is being accused by many, including the European Union, of authoritarian slide. This has come to a head recently with the vote to remove independence from key anti-corruption watchdogs, and to pursue prosecutions against a number of well known anti-corruption activists. But Ukraine is in the middle of an existential war, the like of which no democracy has endured since World War 2. Just how do we EXPECT that a modern democracy can fight such a war? Let's discuss.

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