Friday 22nd December 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

Listen live http://www.bcfmradio.com/player or http://stream.bcfmradio.com:7017/live.mp3

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First hour: news review: with Bristol’s leader of the opposition LibDems Gary Hopkins – New managers at Bristol Council;  Bristol Marina boatyard’s future in doubt because of mystery Bristol City Council plans – Council needs more money – housing developments; Bristol’s Labour mayor Marvin Rees more concerned with image that accountability: doesn’t want more bad ‘headlines’ – problems with the Mayoral system – too much power to Mayor;  is ‘the underground’ really going to happen in Bristol or is it just talk? Chinese investment; Hinkley Point: the ‘dreadful deal’ behind the world’s most expensive power plant – Building Britain’s first new nuclear reactor since 1995 will cost twice as much as the 2012 Olympics – revolving doors in government, bungs for signing contracts; litter picking and rubbish collection;  lack of ‘scrutiny’ committees now in Council – ‘Neighbourhoods’ scrutiny has gone – development money decisions; Bristol’s tallest building gets planning permission despite objections over affordable housing – Council sold Ambulance site – Bristol Ambulance service; Bijan Ebrahimi murder: ‘Institutional racism’ by council and police;  PMQs Corbyn – failing NHS under Tories – GP appointments – money all in tax havens;  PMQs the terminally ill and benefits – Universal Credit problems; PMQs drug related deaths;  Her Name Was Lindy: the story of a homeless woman who died on the streets  – C4 News report by Andy Davies – Universal Credit doesn’t cover rent;  Homeless people could be fined £1,000 for putting up a TENT under new plans which anger charity bosses – The move is being considered by Stoke-on-Trent City Council;  The Mirror homelessness blog;  Tories’ shocking record on homelessness revealed with 121,360 children living in temporary accommodation; bizarre answer message on Mayor Marvin Rees’ office phone line.
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Second hour: Investigative reports: Trump’s national security speech signals end of superpower status and affirms US isolation from global opinion – San Francisco Chronicle on Trump’s new national security strategy speech: Editorial: Trump’s tangled foreign policy: CIA tipped off Russia about a potential ISIS attack in a Cathedral; China and Russia enemies; democracy and elections in Russia; new sanctions on Russia; Boris Johnson’s trip to Russia; interference with elections by other countries – Brigade 77. US vetoes UN call for withdrawal of Trump Jerusalem decision – The remaining 14 council members voted in favor of the Egyptian-drafted resolution. The resolution, co-sponsored by Turkey and Yemen, called Trump’s recognition “null and void” and reaffirmed 10 security council resolutions on Jerusalem, dating back to 1967, including requirements that the city’s final status must be decided in direct negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians. It also “demands that all states comply with security council resolutions regarding the holy city of Jerusalem, and not to recognise any actions or measures contrary to those resolutions” Was the RAF Mildenhall intruder trying to get to a PLANE? Moment police surround car just INCHES from military aircraft after vehicle ‘tried to ram its way’ into US air force base.   Further Trump foreign policy speech:  is he running a protection racket? Petro-dollar system; North Korea flaring up? – false flag nuclear attacks; failed attempt at preserving U.S. dominance as global superpower will likely lead to WWIII. William Blum, author of ‘America’s Deadliest Export: Democracy’, discusses the U.S. trying to overthrow 50 governments, ordering 50 assassinations of leaders, starting wars and bombing 30 countries since WWII – psy war and mind bending. Professor David Miller, from Bath University, discusses how the word ‘propaganda’ originated in the Vatican to ‘propagate’ good feeling about and convert people to Catholicism: the World Wars and propaganda;  Edward Bernays and the ‘public relations’ term.  PBS Frontline documentary ‘Netanyahu at War’ – and Oslo Accord signing prime minister Yitzhak Rabin is assassinated after Jerusalem’s biggest ever peace rally in 1995  – the rise of far-right prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu after ‘terrorist’ bombs in Israel planted by Hamas, which was set up by the Israeli secret service the Mossad, before the 1996 election.  Catalonia voted again for independence yesterday. Anton Chaitkin discusses how Bank of England governor and Theosophist Montague Norman studied Nazi techniques started the ‘World federation of Mental Health’ after WWII.
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Friday 15th December 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

Listen live http://www.bcfmradio.com/player or http://stream.bcfmradio.com:7017/live.mp3

BCfm audio files usually available 30mins, Radio4All 3/4hrs, after TX
Any probs mp3s should be on alternative links below by then

First hour: news review: with Green councillor for Redland Martin Fodor. Correction to interview with Stephan Lebanowski – a study into beliefs about death of Lady Diana –  ‘Dead and Alive’ report –  misleading Kent and Winchester University study into beliefs about death of Lady Diana  ‘Dead and Alive’ report – study’s ‘conclusions’ in no way reflect Dr Michael Wood’s raw data  – only 2 people thought Diana staged her own death, so not applicable. Bristol Full Council Meeting, and Q & A with Mayor Rees – surplus from resident’s parking to be put into transport? Parking schemes generally, austerity; Bristol Mayor Marvin Rees told he is ‘blackmailing’ the city and favouring Government over residents in open letter – A section of the UNITE union has taken a vote of ‘no confidence’ in the elected mayor – Council Tax Reduction Scheme, infrastructure money from central government, Marvin to China for investment in building: Concern as ‘rising Bristol rents’ portrayed as investment opportunity in Marvin Rees’ China brochure – only budget for care and waste systems by 2020; PMQs  Corbyn – home ownership under Tories gone down – Theresa May says statutory homeless down by 50% – Theresa May faces investigation after ‘misleading Parliament about scale of homelessness’ – Universal Credit;  80 new homeless people a month in Bristol as family breakdowns the most common reason – Bristol’s Housing Crisis blog at The Bristol Post;  if house prices fall… whole economy crashes; Bristol Mayor Marvin Rees promises to increase protection for music venues – housing with sound proofing – Agent of Change principle;  Bristol wants to be the first city to use electronic voting to elect its politicians – Darren Jones MP is leading the charge for e-voting in the city – and the city council backs the move – hacking?;  PMQs RBS closing 259 branches – banking online;  PMQs Caroline Lucas – disabled workers responsible for fall in productivity;  Tory rebels explain why they defied the Government: ‘We had to make clear hard Brexiteers are not running the country’;  More than 75,000 sign petition calling for Richard Branson’s Virgin Care to hand settlement money back to NHS – Anger grows at reported £328,000 payment to business tycoon’s private healthcare company; LINK TO PETITION: Richard Branson and Virgin Care: return the NHS’s money, and never sue the NHS again – Princes William and Harry could REFUSE Charles request to let Camilla be Queen.
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Second hour: Investigative reports: Presscoin – new cryptocurrency to fund investigative journalism. US jets intercept Russian planes over Syria and fire warning flares. The Russian Defense Ministry released a statement Thursday denying reports of an alleged “intercept” of Russian Su-25s by US F-22 fighter jets in Syria.  U.S. military to indefinitely delay ban on cluster bombs.  UK foreign aid money ‘diverted to extremists’ in Syria.  Interview with Nafeez Ahmed – investigative journalist – about PressCoin, a new crypto currency to fund investigative journalism – he got sacked from Guardian for his story ….Nafeez’ ‘offending’ article about Gaza gas reserves IDF’s Gaza assault is to control Palestinian gas, avert Israeli energy crisis  – @RealPressCoin – article about how he got sacked: ‘Palestine is not an environment story’  – Nafeez Ahmed’s 7/7 book: The London Bombings: An Independent Inquiry – Are you fed up with the media? Do you realise that much of the mainstream press is broken? That alternative media is often ineffective, confused or even insane? Without a strong, independent press, democracies erode. No matter what side of the political spectrum you’re on, this is obvious — and it’s obviously happening right now. If the above hits a nerve, then you know that something is deeply wrong. That something needs to change. You have an opportunity, right here, right now, to be this change. We are launching PressCoin: an opportunity for you and those around you to fundamentally transform the media landscape – Dr. Watson and the Communist Plot play – thespians amateur and professional Mal Sainsbury and Joe Hall discuss radio play they are performing live tonight and tomorrow – money going to Feed Bristol food charity.  US military agency invests $100m in genetic extinction technologies  – could be transferred to people?  F.C.C. Repeals Net Neutrality Rules.  ‘Netanyahu At War – PBS Frontline documentary from 2016 – Yitzhak Rabin’s Oslo accords with Arafat September 1995, smaller far right Likud protest a few days later lead by Netanyahu with Rabin effigy dressed as Hitler – peace rally in Jerusalem draws 100,000 making Palestinian towns self-governing in Israel – Rabin assassinated.
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BCfm’s weekly Politics Show presented by Tony Gosling

Was suspended from the BCfm schedule for two weeks, last available show and 1st December internet only special, back on FM today on… Friday 8th December 2017

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

Listen live http://www.bcfmradio.com/player or http://stream.bcfmradio.com:7017/live.mp3

BCfm audio files usually available 30mins, Radio4All 3/4hrs, after TX
Any probs mp3s should be on alternative links below by then

First hour: Christmas homelessness special and City Council house-building update: with cabinet member for homes and housing Paul Smith: Marvin Rees as Mayor;  his cabinet with other Parties in it;  Bristol’s Council House building – 56 built so far; housing associations, affordable housing;  Bristol’s Housing Development Company; funding of public services – community centres;  evictions – Universal Credit and working poor; twelve times more rough sleepers in Bristol since 2010 – 5 in 2010, 69 now; homelessness – changes to welfare;  immigration – living longer; Bristol and Bath Regional Capital – community schemes of house building;  Council dealing with homelessness – Guardianship, Churches, St. Mungos, container housing; Homes Board think tank; Bristol Council has lost £200m year since 2010; Peoples QE; Council Tax subsidising business; Brexit – taking up lots of time and energy – the power is in EUs hands; EU has let Catalonia down over referendum; Brussels wanting a United States of Europe – we need a more democratic accountable EU; Mayoral Systems in Europe and centralisation; Marvin Rees in China for the money, banks don’t do human rights – public transport; Trump statement about Jerusalem being capital of Israel: Jerusalem: Trump move prompts negative world reaction. Tram crash in Croydon Croydon tram crash could have been prevented, says widow – 7 died, 50 injured – drivers wouldn’t report problems because of threat of getting the sack – Bristol Metrobus to be run by same people. Social mobility commission including Conservative minister resigned en masse – Theresa May is too busy to help the poor because of Brexit. Manchester attack – intelligence not acted on.
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Second hour: Investigative reports: Reading between the ‘Fake News’ lines with Bristol University Cognitive Science Professor Stephan Lewandowsky. Interview with Stephan Lewandowsky, Professor of Cognitive Sciences from Bristol University – he discusses fake news:  fake news and post truth world rocketed with rise of technology and internet – ‘village idiot’ can find others and form a community;  news wires and same stories;  loss of gatekeepers – editors – positive and negative; WMD in Iraq – fake news – governments conspired; competing versions of reality and ‘truth’; people don’t care what truth is anymore says Katie Hopkins – leads to fascism; conspiracy theory – telling the difference between truth and nonsense – look at record of people involved – Edward Snowden legitimate – conspiracy theorists happy with incoherence; deliberate disinformation from governments and private organisations; US elections and Russian influence; CIA influencing elections in past – National Endowment for Democracy; how to detect interference – look for fake social media and twitter accounts (2011); The Fake News Debunking Handbook by Stefan and John Lock: http://sks.to/debunk
The Debunking Handbook: now freely available for download – Post Truth – we knew truth more before? – ‘I can believe anything I want’ precursor to fascism – Totalitarianism in the age of Trump: lessons from Hannah Arendt
The political theorist who wrote about the Nazis and ‘the banality of evil’ in the 60s has become a surprise bestseller. Should we heed her warning that protesting just feeds the chaos? said this about Nazi regime; mainstream media versus alternative media for truth; clip from The BBC Media Show – interview with Channel 4 News editor Ben de Pear about politicians blacklisting news and current affairs programmes; Fox News and being misinformed;  where does he get his news from – different medias from around world: The Guardian, Sydney Morning Herald, Der Spiegel, The Age. Canada’s Globe & Mail; New York Times; Washington Post – Slaughter Bots film – Prof. Stuart Russell from Berkeley University, California – lobbying UN to stop them. PMQs Ben Bradshaw – Trump and moving capital of Israel to Jerusalem – was PM consulted? Saudi Arabia not happy, building of 3rd Temple – clashes erupting in Israel/Palestine. ‘Netanyahu: the early years’ documentary by PBS Frontline – Netanyahu looked at for corruption by police – changing law so those in office not prosecuted. Philippines: Dengue vaccine could worsen disease – Philipines prepared for ‘worst-case scenario’ after 733,000 given dengue vaccine that could worsen disease in government school immunisation programme. Russia to launch independent internet for BRICS countries. Russians announce there are no ISIS no strongholds left – but reappearing elsewhere.
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