Reel Politik, Episode 15 - Vape and Hash Socialism Pt. 1 (ft. Tim MacGabhann)

Our friend Tim MacGabhann (@TimMacGabhann) spent three years in Mexico reporting on the myriad social implications of the brutal War on Drugs that has raged in the country since 2006. Today he joins us - in the first instalment of a special Reel Politik two-parter - to tell us all about his experiences in Mexico, his position of privilege as a foreign reporter, the precarious existences of his Mexican colleagues, and the extent to which Mexico's endemic poverty and inequality feed into the bloodied landscape of a Drug War. We also discuss the 2015 documentary 'Cartel Land', the 2016 book 'The Sorrows of Mexico', and are joined by our Westminster Correspondent Kieran Morris, who gives us the lowdown on Russia's latest nefarious movements in Luke Akehurst's CLP. Expect more from our interview with the wonderful Tim in the next few days!