<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:googleplay="http://www.google.com/schemas/play-podcasts/1.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[The Beacon: Videos]]></title><description><![CDATA[Videos released by the Beacon]]></description><link>https://www.readthebeacon.org/s/videos</link><image><url>https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!qlD9!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb5d0d98b-5ec5-4f23-b27e-3cd8a839d673_1280x1280.png</url><title>The Beacon: Videos</title><link>https://www.readthebeacon.org/s/videos</link></image><generator>Substack</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 23:32:28 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.readthebeacon.org/feed" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><copyright><![CDATA[Miles Bennington]]></copyright><language><![CDATA[en]]></language><webMaster><![CDATA[beaconmedia@substack.com]]></webMaster><itunes:owner><itunes:email><![CDATA[beaconmedia@substack.com]]></itunes:email><itunes:name><![CDATA[Miles Bennington]]></itunes:name></itunes:owner><itunes:author><![CDATA[Miles Bennington]]></itunes:author><googleplay:owner><![CDATA[beaconmedia@substack.com]]></googleplay:owner><googleplay:email><![CDATA[beaconmedia@substack.com]]></googleplay:email><googleplay:author><![CDATA[Miles Bennington]]></googleplay:author><itunes:block><![CDATA[Yes]]></itunes:block><item><title><![CDATA[How Starmer Lost Britain]]></title><description><![CDATA[In just two years, Keir Starmer has gone from winning a huge majority to the brink of leaving Number 10. What happened?!]]></description><link>https://www.readthebeacon.org/p/how-starmer-lost-britain</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.readthebeacon.org/p/how-starmer-lost-britain</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Alexander Connor]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2026 18:03:19 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/199635718/cb4842eac964da5182148637f7b90ece.mp3" length="0" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p></p><p>The most common words in the English language for the last few years has been "Keir Starmer is decent, but..." </p><p><br>Starmer's premiership is now at breaking point. Why is Starmer regarded as such a decent man, and why is it doing him no good?</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Farage's Plot Against Democracy: Will the Local Elections Be 'Stolen'?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Watch now (8 mins) | For 12 years Farage has claimed voter fraud when he's lost an election. What does that mean for British democracy?]]></description><link>https://www.readthebeacon.org/p/farages-plot-against-democracy-will</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.readthebeacon.org/p/farages-plot-against-democracy-will</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Alexander Connor]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/196704225/f1cd99b5afa0336181da8c3b0ee1beeb.mp3" length="0" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Thank you for watching The Beacon. We are a news project dedicated to standing up for democracy and against the rise of authoritarianism. If you're interested in joining us, either as a writer or in video please email us at editiorial@readthebeacon.org.</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Peru's Decade of Crisis Explained]]></title><description><![CDATA[Watch now (8 mins) | A highly disenchanted Peru goes to the polls. For the last decade Peru has been rocked by a coup attempt, impeachments, corruption trials and an colossal wave of violent crime.]]></description><link>https://www.readthebeacon.org/p/perus-decade-of-crisis-explained</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.readthebeacon.org/p/perus-decade-of-crisis-explained</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Alexander Connor]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 12 Apr 2026 20:26:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/196704779/25970ffa478b0d7d28ef32f4fc4a9124.mp3" length="0" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>As a plurality of those Peruvians not completely disenchanted with the prospect of voting look likely to elect either an authoritarian strongman through Raphael Aliaga or an authoritarian strongwoman in Keiko Fujimori, how have political institutions failed the Peruvian people to get to this point?</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Dubaification of Britain]]></title><description><![CDATA[Britain is becoming a dystopia. Here's how the ultra-wealthy of Dubai took over Britain's most popular party, and how they plan to change Britain.]]></description><link>https://www.readthebeacon.org/p/the-dubaification-of-britain</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.readthebeacon.org/p/the-dubaification-of-britain</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Alexander Connor]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2026 20:06:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/196703802/4d19a0a2d79d4295e344c5871f7b4996.mp3" length="0" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Thank you for watching the first video by The Beacon. We are a news project dedicated to standing up for democracy and against the rise of authoritarianism. If you're interested in joining us, either as a writer or in video please email us at editiorial@readthebeacon.org.<br><br>Email us there if you have any suggestions too.<br><br>Full list of sources below:<br>https://docs.google.com/document/d/1kdVYOyyYM7_xaXyEXoF0ca2QbuoOvOABp3uOUgvGOHc/edit?usp=sharing<br><br></p>]]></content:encoded></item></channel></rss>