Friday 27th October 2017

BCfm’s weekly Politics Show presented by Tony Gosling

At five – discussing the big stories in Bristol, Britain and around the world
After six – straight talking and investigative reports with Martin Summers

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First hour: news review: with former mayor of Bristol George Ferguson: What George has been up to, jetting around the world to speaking engagements; present Labour Mayor Marvin Rees not replying to invites to appear on this show – his State of the City address last week – his promised slavery memorial, slavery generally, George’s ‘Museum of Slavery and Civil Liberties’ idea, history of nineteenth century Bristol Whig MP Edmund Burke “The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing”; Brexit – pros and cons of referendums; Catalonia declares independence as Spain prepares to impose direct rule – EU won’t let them stay in, Franco and the mass graves in Spain – Paul Preston’s book ‘The Spanish Holocaust’;  The Eurozone has likely entered its final calendar year, contraction on The Saker;  ex Chief Exec. Of Bristol Council and her £70,000 pay off – disruption, library cuts, cuts of Bristol Council, Marvin Rees is supposed to be in charge but is he really in charge or is it back to ‘rule by committee’ under his director of communications Kevin Slocombe? Some of Marvin’s State of the City address – about young people and education; Marvin endorses corporate sponsorship of education, eg. EDF energy; Marvin Rees stumbling over his words and misreading the autocue; Bristol’s Merchant Venturer run Academies breaking the law and failing Ofsted standards; Bristol City Council will put forward ANOTHER £25million worth of cuts almost doubling that of previous announcements – The figure is on top of the £33million already cut this year – austerity doesn’t work, devolution – Metro Mayor; Marvin Rees’ devastating Bristol library cuts – charities run them? PMQs Corbyn – low pay – Brexit and run on the Pound, Tories good with economy? Big business runs things.

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Second hour: Investigative reports: Kevin Cahill, author of ‘Who Owns Britain’, ‘Who Owns The World’, journalist, and analyst of PRISM – US CIA surveillance, joins the show to review the news. 100 years since the Balfour Declaration: problems Britain has created;  why was deal signed?; Suez Canal being protected; Zionism.  Cyber attack on NHS – blamed on N.Korea – anti-Russian news bias.  PRISM – US mass surveillance system running also in UK – StuxNet virus on Iran nuclear plant, malware.  Crimea was Russian. Ukraine coup backed by West.  Kenya rerun of elections and violence.  Break up the Google-Facebook-Amazon web monopoly. – laws to stop monopolies.  Mainstream media has lost balanced reporting, advertisers affecting media.  Congestion charge in London – old diesels must pay an extra £10 – regressive tax. Google searches affected by media bias. RT and Sputnik stopped from using Twitter to promote their channel. No evidence that Russia hacked US election – National Endowment for Democracy spends lots of money influencing elections.  Criminally intercepted e-mails – Barack Obama didn’t know what PRISM was doing was illegal.  Class Action against Google – didn’t work.  Courts judged PRISM illegal – why haven’t governments acted on this?  Watching terrorist propaganda online to become a criminal offence, says Tory Home Secretary Amber Rudd.  ‘Crazy Killer’ confession may end 30-year-old Belgian mystery – death bed confession on Brabant Massacre – Gladio films.  Terrorist attacks in UK before elections – to influence?

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Friday 20th October 2017

BCfm’s weekly Politics Show presented by Tony Gosling

At five – discussing the big stories in Bristol, Britain and around the world
After six – straight talking and investigative reports with Martin Summers

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First hour: news review: with leader of the LibDem group on Bristol City Council Gary Hopkins and Conservative councillor for Westbury on Trym and Henleaze Geoff Gollop – Bristol Councillors and MPs – Gold Star, Red Mark and Black Mark; Kye Dudd said Gary Hopkins and Richard Eddy breached confidentiality; problem with Bristol Chief Exec., Anna Klonowskii, leaving – she was given £70,000 ‘bung’ by Mayor Marvin Rees – going over the head of the HR Committee; senior Bristol Council staff leaving in past year; change in constitution to Bristol City Council; Mayor Marvin Rees’s State of the City address; Private Eye – first time some Councillors heard of Anna Klonowski pay off; what’s happened to Slave Trade Memorial – as Marvin promised – and also Bristol Arena – Bridge to Nowhere;  Buns, sermons and slave songs – how slave trader Edward Colston was awkwardly commemorated on Anti-Slavery Day – Colston Society’s annual service where Merchant Venturer schools attend – Counter Colston Group were protesting outside; Universal credit – My five-year-old searched bins for food; slavery – Blacks seen as subhuman; academisation vs state running schools or a mixed model;  poem by Miles Chamber’s, King Marvin’s ‘bard’ – echoes of a medieval court? local press asked Bristol Council if someone could translate transatlantic corporate ‘Marvin Speak’; some of Marvin’s State of the City speech [official BBC YouTube doesn’t but this version allows comments] – with examples of ‘Marvin Speak’; libraries being closed; too autocratic;  Mayor Rees can’t take constructive criticism from Councillors; Marvin says shake up of top Council staff has saved £0.75m;  Marvin using £6,000 Vitec QTV autocue for his speech, which makes it look like he’s speaking from the heart when in fact he’s just reading a script.
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Second hour: Investigative reports: Catalan independence – Spain is Operating Way Beyond Democratic Legitimacy by Craig Murray:  Spanish banking system affected;  The Spanish Holocaust – book by Paul Preston – about Franco regime; countries support independence in other countries – especially if enemies; banks moving out of Catalan;  Tusk and EU;  regional elections in January.  Israel Supplies Weapons to ISIS-Daesh – Report.  Has conflict in Syria come to an end?  IFRC and Somali Red Crescent Society mourn volunteers killed in yesterday’s blast in Mogadishu  – Red Cross offices next to where bomb went off:  Trump to send more troops into Somalia;  outside help with bomb – but who?  Black Water in Somalia – Al Shabab issue warning Blackwater in Somalia?
Reuters reports a spokesperson from the Islamist Al-Shabaab group in Somalia claiming that the US mercenary group Blackwater/Xe Services is in Somalia, is recruiting and is planning a series of spectacular terrorist attacks against civilians to discredit his movement in Mogadishu;  Somalia is strategic and has oil – invaded by Ethiopia supported by UK; Africom. Venezuela regional elections –  convincing victory to Socialists. PMQs – stop terrorists using the internet – should White Helmets backed by West be on the internet?  Terrorist attacks in Britain – terrorists known beforehand by secret services.  Interview with Professor Alexander Azadgan, from Saddleback College in California: Israel Supplies Weapons to ISIS-Daesh – Report – According to Syria’s official news agency, Syrian Forces Discover Dozens of Israeli-made Weapons and Equipment in ISIS Dens – Syrian Forces Recover Israeli, NATO-made Arms from Daesh Hideouts;  Western intelligence services backing terrorists – false flags;  Las Vegas – MK Ultra project – Hollywood involved in making White Helmet films;  aggression towards Iran – Trump being influenced by Israel; PMQs Syria – humanitarian aid to Syria – Roland Dumas, former French Foreign Minister, saying MI6 asked if France wanted to help start armed uprising in Syria;  roles of France, Germany and US in Syria; Taliban bomb in Kabul; Somali bomb;  who’s running the world? The Confessions of an Economic Hitman – book by John Perkins – Confessions of an Economic Hit Man – by John Perkins [FILM]. An exposé of international corruption, and an inspired plan to turn the tide for future generations – documentary of book; media control. HTV series from 1970s ‘The Pretenders’ about the Monmouth rebellion. Set in the turbulent years of the later 17th century, this action-filled adventure series follows the fortunes of a brother and sister caught up in the dramatic events surrounding the Duke of Monmouth’s doomed attempt to wrest the throne of England from his newly crowned uncle, King James II. Starring Frederick Jaeger, this thrilling drama guest-stars John Thaw, Jack Watson, Robin Nedwell, Frances Cuka, Rachel Thomas and Prunella Ransome.  ‘Victoria and Abdul’ film –  not realistic – Webster Tarpley on Queen Victoria’s reclusive sleazy and druggy Balmoral life.
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Friday 13th October 2017

BCfm’s weekly Politics Show presented by Tony Gosling

At five – discussing the big stories in Bristol, Britain and around the world
After six – straight talking and investigative reports with Martin Summers

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First hour: news review: with Labour councillor for central ward and Communication Workers’ Union branch secretary Kye Dudd – HR Committee;  Three new Bristol City Council bosses could each earn more than former chief executive’s £160k salary;  controversy over appointment of Chief Executive Anna Klonowski who resigned;  Bristol City Council accused of letting ‘fat cats milk the system’ after former chief executive ‘given £70k payment’;  Communication Workers Union in Bristol – 90% mandate for strike action against Royal Mail next week – but court has ruled it illegal – what is strike about? – since privatisation management wants more work for less money while Royal Mail Chief Executive Moya Greene gets £1.9m a year; PMQs Corbyn – Universal Credit is a disaster for millions of poor people – the Tories decide to roll it out anyway – ‘Chaotic’ roll out of Universal Credit benefit scheme will ’cause evictions, homelessness, spiralling debt and even suicide’: In a dire message to Whitehall, public sector bosses, advice services and a string of MPs have all demanded an immediate halt to the policy – insisting it will send the UK’s poorest people into a downward spiral – work poverty, 200,000 children will be put into poverty; I work for the DWP as a universal credit case manager – and what I’ve seen is shocking: I see so much suffering on a daily basis. Case managers like me are well-trained to deal with any claimants threatening suicide, simply because it’s become such a frequent occurrence – PMQs Heidi Allen – Tory MP criticises Universal Credit at PMQs – six week wait before you get any money doesn’t work, advance payments; PMQs Bristol East Labour MP Kerry McCarthy wants more Meningitis B vaccines for infants – but have big pharma been lobbying her? THE GHOST LOBBY New Labour and the Pharmaceutical Industry – Vaccine manufacturers big winners in fight for government cash – that’s what the pharmaceutical firms want – children in US get 70 vaccine injections by age one – Respiratory RSV vaccine to be trialled on unborn babies – Martin favours nationalising pharmaceuticals; ‘Spectre of conspiracy’ raised by #MI5 dossier on Establishment burying of Cyril Smith child sexual abuse evidence  – why MI5 even involved? Why did prosecutor lie to press?;  Ted Heath – police chief calls for a new inquiry into a Westminster child-sex ring ‘covered up’ by the Establishment  – policy decided on the back of blackmail; contradictory stories about house prices in the Independent online: House prices hit record high after rising at fastest pace in eight months ;  UK house prices fall for fifth month in a row;  Paul Smith and promise to build 800 affordable homes a year in Bristol;  PMQs – 2000 job losses at BAE Systems – 138 Lockheed Martin’s F35s, at £90m ($120m) each, thats £17 billion, to be bought from US rather than British Typhoons for £87m each which are built at BAe’s Warton plant in Lancashire. BUT… Our RAF jets ‘BEATEN’ in training exercise with Indian pilots in Russian planes – THE best of Britain’s RAF fighter command have been shamed into a humiliating defeat in a contest with India’s military pilots, it has been claimed.

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Second hour: Investigative reports: Trump moves against Iran & threatens North Korea – we take a look at the devastating Korean War of 1950-1953 in which the US Air Force virtually levelled North Korea expending more bombs than they had against Japan in the entire WWII Pacific War. Trump tearing up nuclear deal with Iran – Israel want war with Iran.  Israel and US pulled out of UNESCO this week.  Korea ramping up again – history of 1950s 1950-53 Korean War and events leading to it:  Korea splitting in to two and fascist dictator in south; US bombing of N. Korea with 635,000 tons of bombs and napalm; geopolitics and China;  situation now; US bombers flying over S. Korea to threaten North Korea; what is US motive? Steve Bannon says 10m people in Seoul will die in first 30 minutes of a war if the US strikes N. Korea; Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said ‘Trump is a moron’ – Trump wants to take intelligence test to prove him wrong, so do we. Interview with Prof. Alexander Azadgan from Saddleback College, California – about the history of Kurdistan:  Iran is literally the land of the Aryans; origins of Atlantis; Kurds one of Aryan tribes;  Kurds being given a state – Kirkuk has oil fields; Lt Col. Ralph Peters’ map of new borders of area – another stitch up like 1916 Sykes-Picot agreement? Oded Yinon Plan to Balkanise the Middle East for Israel’s benefit.  Congress want to stop US Air Force refuelling Saudi jets that are bombing Yemen.  British jihadi ‘White Widow’ killed by U.S. drone: Sun report – Syria war, ISIS individuals said to have been killed only to reappear, West supporting ISIS.  Sonic attack on the US Embassy in Cuba – real or made up? expulsion of Cuban diplomats in US; Operation Northwoods; motive? US losing hegemony. Today is Friday 13th October, 710 years to the day since French King Philip the Fair arrested the Knights Templar cult in dawn raids; HISTORY STORIES: Why Friday the 13th Spelled Doom for the Knights Templar, by Barbara Maranzani, October 13, 2017; but did the cult go underground and survive? Are the modern crusaders the Christian Zionists? ‘Christian Zionism: Road Map to Armageddon’ book by Steven Sizer – list of what Zionism wants. Days closing in and depression: Magic mushrooms may one day treat depression – Study investigating active substance in the illegal drug is due to launch early next year; Magic mushrooms ‘reboot’ brain in depressed people – study; WARNING: whenever collecting mushrooms remember two things: 1. don’t be 99% sure of identification, only 100% sure! Many mushrooms and toadstools are poisonous! 2. take a penknife or use your fingernail to cut the fungi stem if collecting so you leave the base of the stem, the mycelium from which mushrooms grow, in the ground, UK Liberty Cap, our native UK ‘magic mushroom’ and its legal status, Magic Mushrooms consumed by man as part of religious and spiritual rites from bronze age and neolithic times; Daily Telegraph: Five things you didn’t know about magic mushrooms; Guide book to mushroom foraging: Edible Mushrooms by By Geoff Dann – A forager’s guide to the wild fungi of Britain and Europe. Further reading: free PDF book download: Magic Mushrooms Around The World by Jochen Gartz – Magic mushrooms and the roots of witchcraft: A study of the effects of hallucinogenic plants can explain much about sorcery and demonic possession through the ages

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Friday 6th October 2017

BCfm’s weekly Politics Show presented by Tony Gosling

At five – discussing the big stories in Bristol, Britain and around the world
After six – straight talking and investigative reports with Martin Summers

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First hour: news review: with leader of the Green group on Bristol city council Eleanor Combley. Why have we not got a Chief Exec. for Bristol? – diagram of new power structure Mayor Marvin Rees has brought out;  Councillors hit back after Marvin Rees brands them ‘untrustworthy’ and ‘irresponsible’ – flaw to Mayoral model;  Marvin on the BBC – role of Council has to change with a  different ‘provider model’; Bristol Council Tax changes. Councillors concerned after secretive officers won’t discuss ‘potentially illegal’ changes to council tax. The Liberal Democrat and Green parties say they have ‘effectively been told never you mind, we’ll take care of this’ – illegal consultation done in Haringey where they didn’t look at alternative options – regressive tax;  Councillors concerned after secretive officers won’t discuss ‘potentially illegal’ changes to council tax;  Catalonia secession – capitalism failing – what capitalism produces; Philip Hammond’s speech at Tory Party Conference – Britain’s economy working – history lesson of the 1970s – Corbyn’s politics will take us back there – Thatcherism – break down of society – socialism for banks with £800bn bailout but privatisation everywhere else – nationalisation;  Boris Johnson’s speech from conference – Brexit – Corbyn supporting Venezuela – what British foreign policy has supported over the years, arms sales to Saudi Arabia; US born London university academic Sarah Churchwell on BBC Question Time – Boris’s comments on Libya saying it’s got nice beaches once the dead bodies are cleared up; Theresa May’s speech at conference – housing and the ‘British Dream’ – terrorism and her cough.
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Second hour: Investigative reports: Catalonia, Las Vegas and Israel’s GCHQ: Unit 8200 – Catalonia secession:  dealt with appallingly;  Catalan police chief leaves Madrid court;  Crimea referendum;  history of Spain and civil war; oligarchs and military interests running things not governments;  corruption scandal of Spanish Government – Gurtel corruption case where top judges have been purged by People’s Party Rajoy and King Filipe;  Craig Murray – I Am Obliged to Reconsider My Support for the European Union .  Las Vegas shooting:  leak of email on internet saying Paddock worked for FBI – fake or real? – ISIS claimed it on Rita Katz’s website;  false flag terrorism;  timings – from shooting to police turning up;  was accountant with Lockheed Martin;  Hispanic lady in concert saying ‘you’re all going to die’; local police saying he may not have acted alone; Australian tourists say they saw security guards chasing another man in security guard uniform being chased out of the Mandalay Hotel;  neighbour says he didn’t do it and is a patsy;  motives? – gun control agenda – police state.  Talpiot – Europe’s hottest startup capitals: Tel Aviv – How Israel became a leader in cybersecurity and surveillance – Israeli Unit 8200 cyber security and spying; Reservists from top intel unit refuse to ‘operate against Palestinians’ – 43 members of Unit 8200 claim their work is used unjustly to maintain control over West Bank civilians; IDF denies abuses, says protest is politically motivated – disgusted by mass surveillance of Gaza; Abi Martin vox pop of Israelis: Abby Martin interviews everyday Jewish Israeli citizens concerning the plight of Palestinian people.
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