# Freemasons in the police, prediction markets and the UK’s creative crisis

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Podcast: [The Week Unwrapped - with Olly Mann](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-week-unwrapped-with-olly-mann-1113708)
Published: 2026-02-20T00:30:00+00:00
Episode link: https://www.theweek.co.uk/the-week-unwrapped
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Duration seconds: 3048

## Resource

Do the Freemasons have too much sway in the police force? What does the growing popularity of prediction markets mean for the future? Why are UK film and TV workers struggling? With Arion McNicoll, Jamie Timson, Harriet Marsden and Suchandrika Chakrabati. Image: Sam Mellish / In Pictures / Getty Images

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