Christmas offers moment of relief amid global political and economic turmoil

Read Graham Tomlin's article for the Daily Express.

Nick Jones

Nick is the senior editor of Seen & Unseen.

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This was the year of elections. More than 100 countries, including many of the world’s most populous – Brazil, India, Indonesia, Pakistan, Russia, Mexico – all held national polls in this past year.

Around half of the world’s population voted for new governments during the past 12 months. Yet what difference did it make?

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17 February 2025

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New episode: remembrance and romance

Listen now: The 21 - a powerful short film; plans for Grenfell Tower; and the top 5 rom coms.

Natalie Garrett

Natalie produces and narrates The Seen & Unseen Aloud podcast. She's an Anglican minister and a trained actor.

An animated scene shows a dark sky under which prisoners are marched along a river.

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This week, Belle Tindall talks to us about The 21 - a new and powerful short film telling the story of 21 men killed by ISIS 10 years ago; Graham Tomlin explores the different ways of remembering as plans begin to take down the Grenfell Tower; and Yaroslav Walker takes a stroll through his Top 5 romantic comedy movies of years gone by.