Ep 677: Crumbling Britain

More than 100 schools in England are completely or partially closed because of concerns that the concrete used to build them – and other public buildings, like hospitals – is unsafe. Is this a crisis that Prime Minister Rishi Sunak could have prevented? For the premium Tortoise listening experience, curated by our journalists, download the free Tortoise audio app.For early and ad-free access, subscribe to Tortoise+ on Apple Podcasts.If you’d like to further support slow journalism and help us build a different kind of newsroom, do consider donating to Tortoise at tortoisemedia.com/support-us. Your contributions allow us to investigate, campaign and explore, and to build a newsroom that is responsible and sustainable. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.