Friday 21st November 2014

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: Secrecy and gagging orders surround Bristol City Council’s now £110m Arena project with LibDem Cllr & Chair of ‘Place Scrutiny’ committee Christian Martin. Christian Martin, LibDem. councillor for Clifton East and part of Place Scrutiny Committee.  The Bristol Arena – exempt order to not talk about Arena, needs more transparency, £90m is same amount  to build Arena and cuts to Bristol, will we ever be able to pay back the 25 year loan for the Arena? Mayor Ferguson – residents parking;  Bristol Green Party; MPs debate on money creation and society – changing banking system, financial crisis and bailout;  clip of Brian Gould on exchange controls holding politicians over a barrel; David Cameron warns of a further global crash – why didn’t change banks when had chance? Myleene Klass clashes with Ed Miliband on ITVs Agenda about Mansion Tax – rates;  benefit sanctions leave young people homeless – up 6 fold in a year, Universal Credit problems;  wages – smallest growth in 17 years – growth figures based on casino economy;  Channel 4 news – Vodafone/ Cable & Wireless get paid millions by security services to co-operate with them.
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Second hour: Investigative reports: Author of ‘Extreme Prejudice’ Susan Lindauer on the CIA & UK TV lies about Libya and Lockerbie – Interview with Susan Lindauer, former CIA officer and author of ‘Extreme Prejudice’.  The Lockerbie crash was not instigated by Libyans but by rogue CIA officers, to kill off CIA officers on plane that knew that rogue officers were taking large amounts of money from drugs: Black Budget money; Islamic terrorists and hostages; CIA dealing drugs to pay for Black Ops; shadow government; Oliver North; Iran Contra; Ahmed Jibril, Abu Nidal and Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (General Command);  how Libya used to be; film ‘Kill the Messenger’; book ‘Dark Alliance’ by Gary Webb. BCfm win ‘Best Small Station 2014’ award from the Radio Academy – Interview with Barbara Harris from Save Frenchay Community Hospital Group:  not enough intermediate care beds  http://SWWHAG.wordpress.com – Barbara Harris from Save Frenchay Community Hospital Group – Ex Yorkshire TV ‘First Tuesday’ documentary producer Tim Tate on the sad demise of UK TV Investigative Journalism.  Interview with Tim Tate, documentary maker and writer of books:  end of investigative journalism in Britain;  Yorkshire Television;  World in Action and Birmingham 6 – justice; First Tuesday documentary ‘Four Hours In MyLai’ Vietnam (1993) Al Jazeera produced and transmitted his film ‘On a Wing and a Prayer’ about Boeing knowingly allowing their 737 jets to fly around with unsafe ill-fitting bogus parts.
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Friday 14th November 2014

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 Green Councillor, and Assistant Mayor number three, Gus Hoyt, also Green Councillor for Horfield Martin Fodor on this week’s TTIP Roadshow event. Update on TTIP meetings that happened in Bristol this week by Martin Fodor, Green Councillor for Redland:  attended by CBI, US Trade Organisation, MPs and councillors, local businesses, big businesses such as bank RBS and Deloittes, Business West, and the public (amongst others); ISDM – could be used by big business in secretive manner;  hosted by accountants Grant Thornton;  environmental and other standards could be diminished;  clip of MP Charlotte Leslie in meeting.  Other stories:  SME (Small & Medium Enterprises) Alliance say the four big banks bankrupted their businesses  – clip of Nigel Henderson from SME Alliance whose hotel business was bankrupted  by fraudulent loan from RBS, who he is now suing;  fines for banks after foreign exchange fraud;  David McLeod, former employee of Bristol City Academy school, brings charges of racism against Bristol City Council after Gill Kelly hired;  Merchant Venturer’s Charter Day at Bristol Cathedral – Bishop Michael Hill made an unfortunate comment in his sermon saying it was speculation about Edward Colston’s business dealings ( a former slave trader) – about 8 million Africans died on crossings;  more than half of people think religion does more harm than good, only a quarter think it does good;  Cameron says some child abuse claims are conspiracies – Wanless report – files going missing when being given to Leon Britton – abuse and Buckingham palace staff – political entrapment – ex MI6 deputy head Peter Hayman was a paedophile.
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Second hour: Investigative reports Avon and Somerset Police Federation Chair Kevin Phillips on Tasers, Nick Gargan, Sue Mountstevens, Direct Entry and Child Protection. Interview with Kevin Phillips from Avon and Somerset Police Federation:  use of tasers; cutting police officers;  clip of Don Hale, local newspaper editor and author of ‘Town Without Pity’, on LBC – Labour Cabinet Minister Barbara Castle gave him documents about child abuse and Cyril Smith came around, threatened him, and demanded documents; next day police more transparent and better at dealing with abuse nowadays.  Award winning documentary film maker Tim Tate discusses the film he made in 1993 about a child prostitution ring at the heart of the US Republican Party ‘Conspiracy of Silence’. Comments too on the post Jimmy Savile UK Child Sexual Abuse inquiry. Interview with Tim Tate, documentary maker and author of books for 30 years. His film ‘Conspiracy of Silence’ about child sex and drug dealing ring in Omaha, Nebraska, was pulled from air by Discovery Channel:  Laurence King started abuse ring at Boys Town in 1980s; senior politicians involved;  witnesses and victims disappeared or died;  lawyers passed film;  police not given enough resources to do job.
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Friday 7th November 2014

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 Horfield Olly Mead. Bristol’s elite The Merchant Venturers 2014 Charter Day is on Monday 10th November from 11am at Bristol Cathedral where the new master Chris Curling will be installed. The Bristol Merchant Venturers – Charter Day 2014 on Monday 10th November 2014 at Bristol Cathedral. The Knights Templars in Bristol, Baldwin Street named after the first king of Jerusalem that founded the Templars. Clip from James Garrett’s 1995 HTV West Eye View documentary about the Merchant Venturers, tinly club of 80 members who make up the boards of most of the big businesses in the city to this day. From international merchant port trading to managing an enormous share portfolio. Do the merchants take more from the city in share dividends than they give back in charity. Multi-millionaire Tory cabinet, crony capitalism; Chief Executive of Airbus, Robin Southwell, quits – possibly because of £150m fraudulent debt from his company Corporate Jet Industries – Filton; 2,600 job losses at Rolls Royce – Jack Lopresti at PMQs; Fed stopped QE, now Japan has started QE; PMQs Ben Bradshaw – is costly reorganisation of the NHS a success? – emergency bailout of hospitals, Tory plan of privatisation by stealth; GCHQ new head, Robert Hannigan, says internet companies responsible for terrorism – Gladio and the CIA, NATO operating terror activities; Ed Miliband – criticism, PMQs about Europe – European referendum, immigration, Ed standing up to media baron Rupert Murdoch; LibDem Home Office drugs and crime minister Norman Baker quits saying Theresa May seems to think it’s a Tory government, not a coalition – decriminalisation of drugs helps organised crime, banks propped up by drug money; PMQs Michael Meacher – Thatcher’s government had bigger deficit than 11 years of Labour government up to 2008 international banking crisis in 2008 was a disaster, changed everything – cuts and still debt and deficit going up now; half of families in poverty are in work – living wage; Luxembourg and tax avoidance.
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Second hour: Investigative reports: Ben Griffin ex SAS soldier from Veterans For Peace UK on Remembrance Sunday, and arms companies sponsoring Poppy Day events. Ben Griffin from Veterans for Peace – Poppy Day events taking money from arms companies such as British Aerospace, Thales and Lockheed Martin – west getting involved in Middle East making things worse with unforeseen circumstances such as ISIS  – some Libyan soldiers training in Britain accosting women and running riot. Ukraine – break down of peace in the east; TTIP and Ukraine – German and Russian  industry ventures sabotaged;  Middle Eastern and Russian oil, gas and pipelines and western interests; fracking. Mike Birkin from South West Friends of the Earth discusses TTIP:  ISDS clause – resolving disputes between company and states. Also Hinkley C nuclear power station has been approved – money could be used for alternative energies. Tomorrow’s FoE TTIP secret trade deal meeting in the Wills Memorial Building. Peruvian born US filmmaker Allan Francovich discusses the CIA being used by political factions within the US to spy on their opponents use of agents within the press to control how you think about a particular conflict. Clip of Allen Francovich who made films ‘The Maltese Double Cross’ about Lockerbie and ‘Operation Gladio’ about false flag terrorism, interviewed by video news magazine ‘Alternative Views’ – CIA intervening in politics and manipulating the news media.
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