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Could Reform Get Millions From Musk?

And a look back on a big year for democracy in 2024

Today we look at Nigel Farage鈥檚 meeting with Elon Musk.

Adam and Chris discuss the significance of the Reform leader鈥檚 trip to Mar A Lago to meet Elon Musk and whether he鈥檒l be allowed to donate to them under election spending rules. They also talk about the WASPI women who have been campaigning for compensation over pension changes as they say they were not were not properly informed of the rise in state pension age.

And, Adam speaks to Professor of Comparative Democratic Institutions at the University of Oxford Ben Ansell to reflect on the year of elections.

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