Sensemaker

Nigeria’s growing population keeps facing fuel shortages despite it being Africa’s largest oil producer. Why?The Sensemaker from Tortoise - one story every day to make sense of the world.Tortoise is a news start-up devoted to slow journalism. We take news slowly. We tell stories that really matter, and take time to see the full picture.We also have a daily Sensemaker email delivered to your inbox once a day. It’s our editors’ pick of the stories that matter most right now, and why, in brief. To read the Sensemaker, get access to more of our stories, contribute to our journalism and join us at events in our newsroom, in person and online, you can join Tortoise as a member. Just go to tortoisemedia.com/friend and use the code Claudia50 to get a year's membership for just £50. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The decision to sack 800 staff via Zoom and replace them with cheaper agency workers seemed to surprise many. But there were signs of what was to come.The Sensemaker from Tortoise - one story every day to make sense of the world.Tortoise is a news start-up devoted to slow journalism. We take news slowly. We tell stories that really matter, and take time to see the full picture.We also have a daily Sensemaker email delivered to your inbox once a day. It’s our editors’ pick of the stories that matter most right now, and why, in brief. To read the Sensemaker, get access to more of our stories, contribute to our journalism and join us at events in our newsroom, in person and online, you can join Tortoise as a member. Just go to tortoisemedia.com/friend and use the code Claudia50 to get a year's membership for just £50. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

After Tony Sewell chaired the controversial Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities the University of Nottingham decided to revoke their offer of an honorary degree. Was it justified?The Sensemaker from Tortoise - one story every day to make sense of the world.Tortoise is a news start-up devoted to slow journalism. We take news slowly. We tell stories that really matter, and take time to see the full picture.We also have a daily Sensemaker email delivered to your inbox once a day. It’s our editors’ pick of the stories that matter most right now, and why, in brief. To read the Sensemaker, get access to more of our stories, contribute to our journalism and join us at events in our newsroom, in person and online, you can join Tortoise as a member. Just go to tortoisemedia.com/friend and use the code Claudia50 to get a year's membership for just £50. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Yesterday’s economic update was not a Budget, but with the cost of living soaring Rishi Sunak was facing calls to ease the squeeze. Did the chancellor rise to the challenge? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

When a 40-year-old debt was settled between Britain and Iran last week, two British hostages were allowed to return home. So why was Morad Tahbaz, also a British hostage, left behind?  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Kremlin has near total control over the media in Russia, so when one woman demonstrated against the Ukraine war live on air, she disrupted the narrative. What do we know about the protestor and the presenter she interrupted? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Western leaders are trying to predict the Russian president's next move. Some believe he has become isolated. What do we know about Vladimir Putin's life? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Halyna’s parents attempt to escape their hometown in eastern Ukraine. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

British-Iranian national Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe has returned home to the UK after being held hostage by Iran for nearly six years. What do we know about why she was finally released? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

President Xi Jinping has said his friendship with Vladimir Putin has "no limits". So what does he make of Russia's invasion of Ukraine? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.