Moments. Its 40 years since the miners strike started and the communities where the mines closed are still feeling the same effects. And thats all same effects. And thats all coming up in your next hour. Welcome to the show. Its always an absolute pleasure and a privilege to have your company now, galloway is back. This was for gaza, the tectonic plates of politics have shifted. Could this signify a sectarian divided politics. 7 yesterday, rishi sunak said the mob had taken over the streets. Is the mob about to take over politics. 7 where might that hit . Take over politics. 7 where might that hit. 7 ive got full in depth that hit. 7 ive got full in depth analysis of that hit . Ive got full in depth analysis of where that sectarian takeover might happen. What it takeover might happen. What it might look like is this an ugly future for british politics . Lessons learned , perhaps from lessons learned, perhaps from the troubles. What will it spell the troubles. What will it spell for a d
Lots to get through a busy hour. First, the News Headlines and sam francis. Mark, i am so sorry to disappoint you. This is the top story from the tv newsroom. The Prime Minister says islamist extremism aims to drain us of our confidence in ourselves as a people addressing the nation outside downing street this evening, he vowed to back Police Taking action against problem protests and said universities must do more to crack down on extremism on campuses. Rishi sunak says islamist extremists are spreading a poison in a statement, the labour leader, sir keir starmer, has backed the Prime Ministers message, calling for unity in the country. The Prime Minister signalled the government will unveil what he called a robust framework for dealing with the growing problem of extremism. Growing problem of extremism. I want us to doubt ourselves , i want us to doubt ourselves, to doubt each other, to doubt our countries history and achievements. They want us to achievements. They want us to accept
Killer has been given 100 grand in legal aid, apparently. So can it really be true that you and l, it really be true that you and i, the taxpayer, are paying for this guys lawyers . Absolutely shocking. But this is something shocking. But this is something that affects everybody. Its that affects everybody. Its Interest Rates. They have risen again, really . Can we trust the again, really . Can we trust the people in charge of our economy to get us out of it at the moment . How is this affecting ordinary people, the pound in their pocket . It matters to us all. And were also to be all. And were also going to be discussing this well. Discussing this as well. So ukrainian know, ukrainian refugees, you know, actual and children actual women and children who are actual war . Well, are fleeing an actual war . Well, apparently they could be booted out of britain soon. But of course, if you happen to be a young, virile chap coming across the channel in a dinghy, well, well roll out the red ca
Does happen, if youve got a £200,000 mortgage on a 25 year repayment term , thats going to repayment term, thats going to add about £30 a month, 3 to £400 add about £30 a month, 3 to £400 a year to your mortgage payments just from that quarter point Interest Rate rise, if indeed thatis Interest Rate rise, if indeed that is what happens. Yeah. And of course, the other thing is that theyre going to give indication going to give an indication their as where they see their forecast as where they see things going and whether well have rates. It is have more Interest Rates. It is 5. 25. Just getting out 5. 25. Were just getting out through 5. 25, up another quarter of a as expected for many economists , thats really economists, thats really interesting, mark, you know, because just a couple of weeks ago, a lot of people would have said that the bank of england needs half point rise needs to do a half point rise from 5 to 5. 5, given that inflation in the uk is unusually high. Were at 7.
Exactly, bbc one taken over for three hours. The only thing we would ever have in common withjoe rogan. Serious subject first. We have an inquiry out today, or the first part of an inquiry, that was looking at how Wayne Couzens, the serving metropolitan Police Officer who murdered Sarah Everard in 2021 in london, could ever have been a metropolitan Police Officer. What was it like for you, as somebody who has got political oversight of that force, reading that report . Because in every single page there was something really bad that had gone wrong over decades . Can i begin the conversation by speaking about sarah, Sarah Everard and her family, her parents and her siblings . It is important to remember her in the context of this conversation. I remember vividly the days after sarah disappeared because i live not far from where sarah disappeared from, and it was during the pandemic and my wife and daughters would go regularly for walks in and around that area. So it brings it all back,