Three Old Hacks

Author: Mihir Bose, David Smith, Nigel Dudley

Mihir Bose former BBC Sports Editor, David Smith Economics Editor of the Sunday Times and political commentator Nigel Dudley have been friends since they first met while working at Financial Weekly in 1980s. They have kept in touch regularly, setting the world to rights over various lunches and dinners. With coronavirus making that impossible, what do journalists do, deprived of long convivial lunches over a bottle of red wine or several? Why, podcast of course.Get in contact with the podcast by emailing threeoldhacks@outlook.com, wed love to hear from you!
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What to make of Trump’s war
Episode 67
Monday, 20 April, 2026

While some are saying the oil crisis caused by Trump’s war on Iran is as bad as the one in the 1970s, economics editor of the Sunday Times David Smith thinks it’s still too early to tell. It may be a short term blip or it may have long-lasting effects.The Three Old Hacks, aka Mihir Bose, former sports editor at the BBC, Nigel Dudley, political analyst, and David Smith return to the war in Iran and the toxic effect of appointing Peter Mandelson to the job of Britain’s ambassador to the United States in this week’s digest of the news. Get in contact with the podcast by emailing threeoldhacks@outlook.com, we’d love to hear from you!