Friday 9th August 2019

At six – discussing the big stories in Bristol, Britain and around the world
After seven – straight talking and investigative reports

BCfm’s studio 1 was gutted by fire this (Thursday) lunchtime. Thankfully no-one was injured and we managed to bring you The Politics Show, live, at the usual time. Not, however, on FM/DAB while repairs are underway but Internet only, on this alternate live stream, PRSC Radio.

BCfm’s weekly Politics Show presented by Tony Gosling with Irish Republican Labour activist Martin Summers

February 2019 Ofcom complaint result: UKLFI exposed as creation of Israeli foreign ministry – Bristol Post article: BCfm cleared after being reported to Ofcom for anti-semitic conspiracy theories

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

BCfm audio files usually available 1hr, Radio4All 3-4hrs, after TX
Any probs mp3s should be on alternative links below by then

First hour news review: with SW England Brexit party MEP Ann Widdecombe and Conservative councillor for Westbury-on-Trym and Henleaze Geoff Gollop. Ann Widdecombe, MEP South West Brexit Party, discusses her time in politics and Brexit: things she wanted to achieve in politics and couldn’t; why she joined the Brexit Party; EU rules helping us; what it’s like working in EU; are we going to leave with a No Deal? Michael Gove, the No Deal Brexit Minister, discusses how No Deal Brexit will be OK; problems with No Deal Brexit; Guy Verhofstadt, Chief Brexit Representative for European Parliament, saying an EU army is necessary; Brexit affecting the Pound and economy – fragility of banking system – Euro not stable; how leaving EU could work – backstop.

External auditors concerned with £98,000 pay off of ex Bristol Council Chief Exec, Anna Klonowski; problems with the Mayoral system; Mayor Marvin Rees excluding councillors from meetings; Leader of Labour Group, Marge Hickman, discusses £29m shortfall in Bristol Council, from when Geoff Gollop was in charge of accounts; austerity and Local Government cuts. “It wouldn’t normally be the case at the scrutiny committee a year after this started with us asking ‘where’s the brief, why can’t we see the brief?’ “In this case, all we keep hearing is the mayor has an amazing idea and then we have to keep dragging out the information.”

Joanna Booth, Journalist, discusses the proposed Weston Harbour development and how local residents and local Councillors haven’t been informed on what is going on. Secrecy, the Western Harbour, transport, and billions in development. Smacking children to be a criminal offence in Scotland and Wales.
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No BCfm audio file this week due to Studio 1 fire
Radio4All audio file

Second hour Investigative reports: Article 370 – India strips disputed Kashmir of special status: referendum for which way Kashmir wants to go? History of British Empire and India – British Empire and partitioning. Al Jazeera report – Pakistan ready to meet Indian aggression.

CHINA BITES BACK – Dow closes 760 points lower in worst day of 2019 – Huawei – China and US trade war. 14 dead and 145 people injured in Taliban bomb attack in Afghanistan – biased reporting – most Afghans actually killed by NATO forces according to UN report;

6th Propaganda Division: British Army ‘fights’ fake news with propagandists and hackers in one unit – war and managing perceptions – all countries that can afford it, do it; How Israeli spies are flooding Facebook and Twitter; Inside Israel’s million dollar troll army; http://www.twitter.com/AntiBDSApp Hong Kong protests – Hong Kong reacting to Huawei’s director being extradited – Huawei are launch ‘Harmony’, their own operating system. What will Boris Johnson be like? – or is the Deep State really in charge?

BBC: US official lying about Iran sanctions – Brian Hook, US Special Representative for Iran – myths about US sanctions on Iran “The problem is that you need to find banks willing to keep open the business lines and compliance functions to process those transactions,” says Richard Nephew, an expert on US sanctions. – Iranian saying how they can’t get their medicines and people are dying. EU trade official refuses to do Iran job.

Alzheimer’s, Shocking takeover of UK pharmaceutical regulators NICE and NHRA by Big Pharma: parent of cancer patient child Ashya King was arrested for wanting to give child Proton Beam Therapy – four years later the NHS now uses it – Ashya King – Southampton hospital staff criticise parents. BBC Five Live GcMAF Cancer ‘Cure’ Investigation – David Noakes, jailed for encouraging Macrophages nutrient GcMAF, discussing this.

17 more Goldman Sachs bankers charged in Kuala Lumpur over 1MDB scandal. Bredeson Protocol – has had good results for some Alzheimer’s patients. Our broken medical regulators Nice and MHRA. Drug and medical regulators ‘captured’ by Big Pharma mafia?
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No BCfm audio file this week due to Studio 1 fire
Radio4All audio file