Friday 24th February 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 former deputy mayor for finance and Conservative councillor for Westbury-on-Trym and Henleaze Geoff Gollop: By-elections in Stoke and Copeland – Tories took Copeland which has been Labour for 80 years – is Corbyn not the right leader for Labour? Or is the media not giving him a chance? – PR voting;  the FULL Bristol City Council hit list of cuts to make £33million next year – why not use QE to pay off debts of banks? Chief Economist at Bank Of England, Andy Haldane, and the Chief, Mark Carney, both say Brexit not such a disaster as they thought – ‘Good boy or bad boy mayors?’ Is Bristol’s ‘Labour’ mayor Marvin Rees obediently making horrible Westminster Tory cuts while former mayor George Ferguson managed to ameliorate the worst of the cuts by ‘creative accounting’ while he was in power? – Mr Gollop was also in the firing line – for Bristol Council overspend – what are Bristol reserves for if not for this? Bristol Police are not taking Tasering of Judah “seriously” enough to suspend its officers;  Bristol sees biggest rise in debt problems in the UK – housing;  MPs Thangham Debbonaire and Kerry McCarthy won’t come on the show; PMQs Kerry McCarthy – Bristol Mayor Marvin Rees picking up the pieces of debt built up by previous Mayor;  Olympus headteacher asks parents for donations as budget cuts drive schools to ‘crisis point’; Edward Heath linked to a murderous paedophile ring that killed 16 kids.
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Second hour: Investigative reports: Andre Vltchek brings out novel ‘Aurora’ lamenting the beating down of Western culture into a ‘cowardly’ state – Tory MPs Dr Julian Lewis and Sir Julian Brazier don’t like investigations into British Army stoking the Northern Ireland troubles – Edward Heath linked to a murderous paedophile ring that killed 16 kids: the smearing of Heath and security services; 1992 child abuse in two Salisbury children homes owned/managed by the deputy leader of Salisbury District Council. PMQs Dr Julian Lewis and Julian Brazier – Northern Ireland prosecution of soldiers – Stormont House Agreement – army records destroyed. Former Guantanamo detainee, Jamal al-Harith, or Ron Fiddler, who was paid £1m compensation, has suicided himself as ISIS fighter in Syria – source for story from SITE run by Rita Katz – which is used to circulate lies and Pentagon and NATO propaganda. Brad Birkenfeld and his documentary on CBS ‘A Crack in the Swiss Vault’ about the Swiss bank UBS and it’s secret activities – Scott Bennett jailed after proving UBS used accounts to fund ISIS. Saudi King Salman due in Indonesia on another lavish visit with entourage of 1500: how stable is Saudi Arabia? Saudi connection to 9/11; war in Yemen – UK selling weapons to Saudis. Government advisers accused of ‘full-frontal attack’ on whistleblowers – new Official Secrets Act. Protect yourself from cyber attacks – PREFABS:  Passwords – Real Privacy programmes – E-mail – Firewall – Airgaps – Backups – Software. Yaqub Zaki discusses secret societies interest in politics through the ages and Triads/Masonic connections with revolutions secret societies, the Templars, Illuminati and Triads.
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