Friday 2nd June 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 city councillors Asher Craig (Labour), Geoff Gollop (Conservative) & Jude English (Green): What got you interested in politics? Trump leaving the Paris climate change agreement; school cuts – Bristol has £32m of cuts, some parents asked if can pay direct debit to school, protests in Bristol City Centre against school cuts; why do people not vote? Tories support Naylor Review – NHS buildings and land to be sold off half price – PFI deals;  is the general election about policies,  personalities, or propaganda? Unpopular Tory policies: dementia tax, cutting winter fuel allowance and breaking the pensions ‘triple lock’;  Tories Craig McInlay, Nathan Gray, and Marion Little are charged with election fraud –  money and manipulation; do some Tories want Labour to win election so they don’t have to deal with Brexit? Barry Lewis from Hartcliffe City Farm discusses how they need £15,000 a year to carry on – cuts from central government.
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Second hour: Investigative reports: Bilderberg 2017 coverage with journalists Charlie Skelton and Luke Rudkowski – Bilderberg Conference is taking place in Chantilly, Virginia – interview with Charlie Skelton and Luke Rudkowski who are in Chantilly covering the conference:  less press outside conference than inside this year – spoon fed media; who stands out on attendee list this year? Bilderberg as King Makers – list of attendees in past who have then got important roles afterwards e.g. Macron recently; Henri de Castries, President of Institute Montaine, who backed Macron, is also President of Bilderberg;  Luke has been cornering attendees at airport – you can see his films online; Trumps’ closest advisers attend but no Trump? topics on their agenda are Trump, War on Information, and Russia – head of Ofcom is attending and many from intelligence community – Putin’s speech about wire services that make anti-Russian stories up;  could Bilderberg back Corbyn as they would prefer anything to a hard Brexit? Bilderberg as a consensus former – what is their vision for the future? looking at some individuals that regularly attend even when they have different jobs;  Charlies articles and Luke online. Interview with Charles Shoebridge, former police Special Branch and Army Officer, about failings of MI5 around the Manchester terror attack.  Shooting of PC Yvonne Fletcher in 1984 at Libyan Embassy in London – to set up a case against Gaddafi – ‘Murder in St. James’ Dispatches film about this. Charles Shoebridge discusses lack of MI5 and MI6 accountability – has their conduct been seen as a failure or an achievement? 50 year anniversary of 1967 Israel/Palestine 6 Day War that was the start of Israeli occupation The Six Day War has endured for 50 years. This conflict has caused untold misery for those living its consequences – the Israeli sinking of the USS Liberty was ignored by the US Navy, Golan Heights – oil concessions and support area for ISIS fighters.
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journalist Zanny Minton Beddoes, editor of The Economist, rushes off to #Bilderberg in order not to report on it. (photo: @Lukewearechange) pic.twitter.com/VzCcWFrcER

— Charlie Skelton (@deYook) June 2, 2017

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Uploaded 19 pictures of the #Bilderberg memebres I confronted yesterday here https://t.co/ZMfgEkZZcJ

Who wants to help me I.D them?

— Luke Rudkowski (@Lukewearechange) June 2, 2017

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