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On rishi sunak gets in hot water over a joke about Nicola Sturgeon. A new poll predicts sturgeon. A new poll predicts a labour landslide side in the next election and picasso is about to get cancelled. This is free speech nation. Hey welcome free speech nation. Hey welcome to free speech nation with me andrew doyle and rather enthusiastic studio audience. Enthusiastic studio audience. This is the show where we take a look at culture, Current Affairs and politics and of course, well have the latest those well have the latest from those lovable culture and lovable culture warriors. And were to try and keep you were going to try and keep you up to date with everything. Theyre get cancelled, theyre trying to get cancelled, although do only have although we do only have two hours. On the show hours. But coming up on the show tonight, the great cleese tonight, the great john cleese will be here talk his will be here to talk about his brilliant dinosaur brilliant new show, the dinosaur houn brilliant new show, the dinosaur hour, gb news. Hour, which starts on gb news. Later month. Well also be later this month. Well also be joined by professor Eric Kaufmann. Launching he kaufmann. Hes launching what he describes of common describes as a faculty of common sense the university sense at the university of buckingham to buckingham in an attempt to protect free speech. Ill be speaking to andrew boff, the london member who was London Assembly member who was ejected from the home secretarys speech at the tory party supposed Party Conference for supposed heckling. And well be debating heckling. And well be debating whether the Prime Minister , whether the Prime Minister, rishi sunaks, to phase out rishi sunaks, plan to phase out smoking laudable attempt to smoking is a laudable attempt to combat a Public Health scourge or an example of the state going beyond its remit. And of course ive got a fantastic comedian panel tonight answer the panel tonight to answer the questions our audience. Questions from our audience. Weve devlin paul weve got bruce devlin and paul cox. And bruce weve got bruce devlin and paul cox. And bruce is in a very happy mood because hes going to see madonna soon. I am. Next week. Next week. So next week. Next week. So next saturday, that will be the pinnacle of your life experience. I think , sadly, you experience. I think, sadly, you know, im a very busy person. I have forgotten the beerschot festival in edinburgh because lumo to because i came on the lumo to come see you. Okay. And yes, come and see you. Okay. And yes, madonna next saturday. You madonna is next saturday. You are a professional homosexual, arent you . This point, dont my at this point, dont tell my mum because she doesnt know. Know she just she doesnt know she just thinks awkward. She doesnt know she just thinks everyoneard. She doesnt know she just thinks everyone watching. Just so everyone watching. Just keep a secret. Whatever you keep it a secret. Whatever you do. Are you . What have do. Paul, how are you . What have you been up to . Thanks. Ive been a lot. Ive ive been up to a lot. Ive been here few this week. Been here a few times this week. Its my dads 70th birthday today. Happy birthday, today. Oh, happy birthday, dad. Dad. Come on, dad. Come on, dad. I invite into the i didnt invite into the show, but he doesnt like it. He doesnt like it. He doesnt like it. Hes not interested. Okay fair but happy birthday fair enough. But happy birthday anyway. To start anyway. So were going to start by some questions from by getting some questions from our audience. And our by getting some questions from our question iience. And our by getting some questions from our question is nce. And our by getting some questions from our question is from and our by getting some questions from our question is from tim. Ur by getting some questions from our question is from tim. Tim first question is from tim. Tim hello, tim. Whats your question . After nigel farage was treated a rock at the treated like a rock star at the recent conference, would he recent tory conference, would he make a good tory leader . This is very interesting. Ive seen a lot of debates about this, tim, online. A lot of people saying, well, maybe hes the person for the i the right person for the job. I mean, look, theyre definitely the right person for the job. I meigetting, theyre definitely the right person for the job. I meigetting, th next definitely the right person for the job. I meigetting, th next time, tely the right person for the job. I meigetting, th next time, are not getting in. Next time, are they . Maybe someone they . So maybe they need someone like you think that like that. Do you think that nigel farage would be a good leader . Tim yeah, you do. Possibly. Possibly leader . Tim yeah, you do. Okay. ly. Possibly leader . Tim yeah, you do. Okay. Paul, ssibly leader . Tim yeah, you do. Okay. Paul, do le leader . Tim yeah, you do. Okay. Paul, do you have any thoughts . I mean, obviously hes hes, hes a gb news hes, you know, hes a gb news presenter, have presenter, so he might have a bit bias here. But what do bit of bias here. But what do you think . Theres a of yeah, theres a couple of ways to look at this. Think ways to look at this. I think the to look it is the first way to look at it is he would be the first conservative leader since margaret thatcher. Conservative leader since maithere thatcher. Conservative leader since maithere was cher. Conservative leader since maithere was chwoman wasnt there was a woman i wasnt expecting. Woman. There was a woman i wasnt epr� ting. Woman. There was a woman i wasnt epr woman. Woman. A woman. A woman. Would because weve not he would be because weve not really a conservative really had a conservative leader since also, does since then. And also, it does seem what were seem to me that what were seeing this is all coming seeing is, is this is all coming from the left. I mean, hes not even said that he would want to rejoin member the rejoin as a member of the conservative rejoin as a member of the con so vative rejoin as a member of the con so vatiivery premature, rejoin as a member of the conso vatiivery premature, isnt it . So it feels to me like there was was an element of the was there was an element of the left the conservative left that saw the conservative conference how much fun left that saw the conservative conferwase how much fun left that saw the conservative conferwas having how much fun left that saw the conservative conferwas having and w much fun left that saw the conservative conferwas having and thought, fun left that saw the conservative conferwas having and thought, we nigel was having and thought, we dont just dont like this. Were just going things that just going to say things that just emotional they were emotional things they were saying. It felt. Saying. Thats how it felt. Think cope with i dont think i can cope with another mean, weve another leader. I mean, weve had the course of one. Had three in the course of one. But thing. But thats the thing. Say what you like about starmer. In the job, starmer. Hes kept in the job, whether hes watched however starmer. Hes kept in the job, wheth others watched however starmer. Hes kept in the job, wheth other people, ed however starmer. Hes kept in the job, wheth other people, and nwever starmer. Hes kept in the job, wheth other people, and obviously starmer. Hes kept in the job, vithinkither people, and obviously starmer. Hes kept in the job, vithink farageeople, and obviously starmer. Hes kept in the job, vithink farage likes and obviously starmer. Hes kept in the job, vithink farage likes a thatsiously i think farage likes a thats not i think hes a not a euphemism. I think hes a heavy smoker. Yes. Rishis against it would against that. So it would be interesting to have someone that was a chain smoker. Well, were to talk well, were going to talk were going to have a debate later the smoking bans. Were going to have a debate latewell the smoking bans. Were going to have a debate latewell ttintotoking bans. Were going to have a debate latewell ttinto that. bans. Were going to have a debate latewell ttinto that. Okay. Oh, well get into that. Okay. Its interesting one. Okay. Its an interesting one. Okay. Were move on to were going to move on to a question is question now from alan. Where is alan . Alan. Alan . Hi, alan. There, guys. Well, nigel hi there, guys. Well, nigel did night at the reform did say last night at the reform uk conference that he was not going the conservatives. Ruled out oh, hes ruled out absolutely. Oh, hes ruled out absolutelruled it out. Thank you 100 ruled it out. Thank you for making me look like i dont know im talking about down there. Thats what we need. The audience for. Question well, well, my question is. Well, some tories have told me some Senior Tories have told me they percentage chance they think the percentage chance of them the next general of them winning the next general is are we is about 30. Yeah. So are we going to see a labour landslide victory, so. Well, there was a poll this week. I saw it in the well, there was a poll this week. I saw it in the guardian, so i dont know how much it can be trusted, but it was talking about labour getting a landslide victory and theyre talking about conservative cabinet about 12 conservative cabinet ministers about 12 conservative cabinet minithats about 12 conservative cabinet minithat the tories would not and that the tories would not retain the red wall seats retain any of the red wall seats that they had acquired in the previous election. Thats quite a major. It felt like the guardian was trying to manifest that when, as i read that story, thats just what it felt like. Yeah, but they lie. They cant lie. I mean, the polls got to be real, know . Real, you know . It depends who they yeah, but it depends who they are. All polls real, arent are. All polls are real, arent they . Just, if you are. All polls are real, arent they ask just, if you are. All polls are real, arent they ask three just, if you are. All polls are real, arent they ask three people if you are. All polls are real, arent they ask three people thatu are. All polls are real, arent they ask three people that agree just ask three people that agree with you. Dont know though, because i dont know though, because a lot of it, even conservative supporters and i do supporters dont dont and i do agree i certainly do agree with them on that fact. Im not sure i see the evidence for a landslide. And yet on the basis that the yet on the basis that all the Labour Party Keir starmer in labour party and keir starmer in particular are offering is not tory. That win. Tory. Yeah but that can win. Will i mean, biden tory. Yeah but that can win. And will i mean, biden tory. Yeah but that can win. And not i mean, biden tory. Yeah but that can win. And not trump. Nean, biden tory. Yeah but that can win. And not trump. He n, biden tory. Yeah but that can win. And not trump. He was den tory. Yeah but that can win. And not trump. He was stuck won and not trump. He was stuck in for the whole campaign. Oh my god. Was he a victim of fritzl . Oh, no, no. He was just keeping himself to himself. Well, very the same. Well, im very much the same. Well, im very much the same. I mean, bruce, the so listen, i mean, bruce, the thing im convinced that the thing is, im convinced that the tories really stand tories dont really stand a chance next election. And tories dont really stand a cwould next election. And tories dont really stand a cwould have next election. And tories dont really stand a cwould have liked election. And tories dont really stand a cwould have liked to zction. And tories dont really stand a cwould have liked to zctithe and i would have liked to at the Party Conference rishi had Party Conference if rishi had gone said, were Party Conference if rishi had gon going said, were Party Conference if rishi had gon going to said, were Party Conference if rishi had gon going to get d, were Party Conference if rishi had gon going to get in. Were Party Conference if rishi had gon going to get in. Lets were Party Conference if rishi had gon going to get in. Lets juste not going to get in. Lets just have you know . Have a laugh. You know . You think hes capable of do you think hes capable of actually saying Something Like that . Im sure hes capable of im not sure hes capable of joy, could have joy, but i think he could have feigned it. No. Yeah, well, i his wife could said it. Could have said it. Go. She went out there we go. She went out first and she could just first and she. She could just said seems very prolific. Yeah. Yeah, shes like this countrys obama. Countrys michelle obama. Yeah. British do you countrys michelle obama. Yeah. That british do you countrys michelle obama. Yeah. That theres3ritish do you countrys michelle obama. Yeah. That theres going do you countrys michelle obama. Yeah. That theres going do yoa think that theres going to be a landslide for labour . Im. I dont know. So in scotland, which is im scotland, which is where im from, was from, im they had the it was rutherglen and hamilton and typhoid margaret typhoid Mary Margaret ferrier that with. Do you that was that woman with. Do you know something. Right. Even a woman above that. She went on a train with covid. Why would you dye that she dye your hair that dark . She just she just looked so hellish like she really did need to focus on the question. Well, no, no. Question. Well, no, no, no, no. I labour got i am. But then. So labour got in, but it wasnt a huge aim. I think it was like about 30,000 of the electorate. So where massive are they labour really. No, i think theyre on the rise, to be quite honest with you. Itll be interesting. You. Yeah, itll be interesting. But then the tories are nowhere you. Yeah, itll be interesting. Buscotlande tories are nowhere you. Yeah, itll be interesting. Buscotlande toriesso. nowhere in scotland either, so. They the opposition well they are the opposition party. Yeah. At this moment in time. Okay. Interesting. Yeah. Okay. Very interesting. Okay, another okay, well move on to another question is question now if we may. This is from david. Hello. From david. David hello. Guys. Of tack hi, guys. Change of tack here. Is there any demand for open categories in sport art . Yes. So this is this news story this week about transgender cups swimming transgender world cups swimming races. And set up an open races. And they set up an open category. And this is seen very much as a kind of a sign of easy fix for the problem of the debate surrounding trans athletes sports. Athletes in womens sports. The open anyone athletes in womens sports. The ope|compete anyone athletes in womens sports. The ope|compete. Anyone athletes in womens sports. The ope|compete. So anyone athletes in womens sports. The ope|compete. So however anyone athletes in womens sports. The ope|compete. So however youme can compete. So however you identify, you compete. And identify, you can compete. And they those categories. They set up those categories. And problem one and the problem is no one entered this the world entered and this was the world cup berlin. No swimmers cup event in berlin. No swimmers wanted it. Now, paul, this wanted to do it. Now, paul, this suggests to me, well , what does suggests to me, well, what does it suggest to you . I wont say yet. What do you think . Swimming is binary . Is it swimming is binary . Yeah. Yeah. Basically youve got men and women mean, im men and women and i mean, im not this at i not surprised by this at all. I think of thing think its the sort of thing i probably would have suggested we think its the sort of thing i proiin ly would have suggested we think its the sort of thing i proiin the vould have suggested we think its the sort of thing i proiin the past. Have suggested we think its the sort of thing i proiin the past. Wee suggested we think its the sort of thing i proiin the past. We shouldested we did in the past. We should probably have a trans category. Did in the past. We should probaibut1ave a trans category. Did in the past. We should probaibut1ave thing1s category. Did in the past. We should probaibut1ave thing thatsegory. Yeah, but one thing thats demonstrably true about the trans debate is it only really seems to affect in the medias eyes, trans women. So we dont talk about trans men competing in weightlifting or why is that . Well, because men are physically different, so they can absolutely pound women to death and win championships. Well, this is the point, because if someone who is biologically male, who identifies female , male, who identifies as female, enters into a category with women, going to women, theyre probably going to do if they enter the do pretty well if they enter the open category, much. Open category, not so much. I mean, think thats why i mean, i think thats why they enter. And i dont think thats cynical point out. I think cynical to point out. I think thats what happened. Cynical to point out. I think thats unless what happened. Cynical to point out. I think thats unless theyt happened. Cynical to point out. I think thats unless theyt hajallied. Yeah. Unless they just all collectively that collectively decided that they didnt third didnt want this separate third category. Believe that. Well, its interesting, bruce, because the bruce, isnt it . Because the whole why we have whole reason why we have sex, segregated that segregated sports was so that women compete in a women could compete in a professional capacity. Thats why first place. Well, weve abou