Friday 23rd 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

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First hour: News review: with leader of the Green group on Bristol City Council and councillor for Bishopston and Ashley Down Eleanor Combley – Austerity;  Bristol Council affairs – The People Directorate, ‘Corporate Parenting Panel’, questioning council officers’ expertise;  fallout of  General Election 2017 – legitimate government?;  Green Party ideas for Bristol – transport, First Group, responsible for fatal Croydon tram crash where 7 were killed, wins Metrobus contract. Grenfell Tower disaster:  Tom Cook discusses TMOs and Bristol in 2009;  Grenfell Tower: Ministers ‘were repeatedly warned of a tower block tragedy if no sprinklers fitted’  – former Bristol MP, then Communities and Local Government minister Stephen Williams shrugged off fire safety warnings Liberal Democrat Stephen Williams, replied: “I have neither seen nor heard anything that would suggest that consideration of these specific potential changes is urgent and I am not willing to disrupt the work of this department by asking that these matters are brought forward.”  Government ministers ‘congratulated themselves’ for cutting fire regulations ;  Tory donor’s firm owned stake in refurb company accused of using cheap cladding on Grenfell Tower ; Kensington council’s £274m reserves caused outrage after the Grenfell Tower fire.  Queen’s Speech – Dennis Skinner intervention – The Queen on Brexit; reaction to Queen’s Speech from Theresa May and Jeremy Corbyn; Finsbury Park Mosque attack –  inspired by Tommy Robinson (of EDL) saying militias will take on Muslim extremists?
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Second hour: Investigative reports: Russia ‘targeting’ US jets in Syria after America shoots down first Assad government warplane. Saudi Arabia have asked Qatar to stop Al Jazeera. Al Baghdadi, head of ISIS, killed by Russians – whose running ISIS now? Cholera in Yemen. ISIS in the Philippines. US arming terrorists in Syria. Secret prisons and torture in Yemen In Yemen’s secret prisons, UAE tortures and US interrogates . South Korea allows US to have 1 Thad missile there. Bomb in Afghanistan. War on terror not working:  FBI behind most terrorism in US; History Channel: AMERICA’S WAR ON DRUGS – Colonel Alan Sabrosky, former head of US Army War College – Israel did 9/11; propaganda war – Zionists determined to demolish Jerusalem’s Al Aqsa Mosque to build the The Third Temple – The Saker article: the rules of 21^st century warfare which I define as “80% informational, 15% economic and 5% military”; Webster Tarpley – war on terror not meant to be won – meant to be continuous – echoes of George Orwell. 1717: 300 years of Freemasonry and Masonic Witchcraft, the Enlightenment, and the French Revolution – but did it really start then? Mike Mandel (Jeremiah Films) discusses initiation into witchcraft being identical to the Freemason initiation.
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Friday 16th 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

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First hour: News review: with Bristol city councillors Mhairi Threlfall (Labour) and Mark Weston (Conservative) – Grenfell Towers fire disaster in London: 59 high rises in Bristol do not use type of cladding used in Grenfell and fire procedures are good; tenants at Grenfell had raised concerns over safety; Mahad Egal, resident at Grenfell Tower, gives his account of disaster initiated by an exploding fridge, possibly caused by a power surge, in flat 16 on the fourth floor – interview by Victoria Derbyshire on BBC1; ITV News piece about two companies – Rydon and Harley Facades responsible for refurb. of block – Harley Facades used flammable cladding that was only £5000 cheaper than non-flammable;  Kensington and Chelsea TMO – failed to make adequate fire risk assessment – Council signed work off;  The luxurious lifestyle of the cladding firm couple – Boss who sold materials which covered deadly tower block lives with his secretary wife in a £1 million mansion; Public Inquiry into disaster – building standards, corporate manslaughter; Grenfell Action Group blog last November saying unless there is a big disaster no one will listen to them: KCTMO – Playing with fire! Clip from Ludicrous Diversion film about new June 2015 Public Inquiries Act, which questions how independent Public Inquiries can now be; criticism of Theresa May for not talking to victims of disaster. The Queen’s Speech put off two days until next Wednesday – Theresa May’s deal with DUP – Sinn Fein says deal could break Good Friday Agreement – who are DUP? What is happening to Brexit? Outside the single market. Weston Super Mare A&E is closing overnight – end of austerity? How to fix the economy?
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Second hour: Investigative reports: Interview with Christine Townsend – she discusses her 10^th investigation into Bristol schools and how they are going outside guidelines: latest on the Merchant Venturers;  renaming of Colston Hall; cuts to schools; National Association of Head Teachers is opposing government policy. US Army and Mad Dog Mattis have used white phosphorous in Syria – illegal where civilians are. Turkey: buying in Russian anti-aircraft missile Systems and sent troops to Qatar – Qatar is base for CentCom – Saudi Arabia’s problem with Qatar.  US sanctions against Iran and Russia. Interview with former Church of England Vicar and author, Stephen Sizer – his book ‘Christian Zionism: road map to Armageddon’ : Six Day War based on a lie that Israel was being attacked A 50-Year Occupation: Israel’s Six-Day War Started With a Lie – Mehdi Hassan in The Intercept; what is Christian Zionism? Consequences of 6 Day War? US role and Trump – international law and UN – US embassy not moved to Jerusalem; what is the road map to Armageddon? Can Temple area be shared? His scrapes with The Church of England: Church bans 9/11 Israel conspiracy priest from using social media. The Rev Stephen Sizer banned by Church from using social media or any campaigning on Middle East after sharing ‘clearly anti-Semitic’ material – he had link to ‘9/11 – Israel Did It, All The Proof In The World‘ articles on his website www.stephensizer.com   www.peacemakers.ngo – Grenfell Tower didn’t collapse after 24 hours of burning – 9/11 buildings ‘collapsed’ after 1¾ hours of fire. New French President Emmanuel Macron – looks like he’s going to get massive majority in the National Assembly.  Jeff Sessions grilled over links to Russia – like a McCarthy witch hunt?  Shooter in Virginia was a supporter of Bernie Sanders – strategy of tension?
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Friday 9th 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: Election: hung parliament;  electoral system; problems with DUP and Tory alliance – Inside the DUP: Domination by Free Presbyterian Church and Orange Order laid bare  – article by Liam Clark – DUP, coalition partners for a floundering Conservative party sit on the hard right fringe of British politics – history of William of Orange, the 1688 Glorious Revolution invading Dutch army overthrowing James II killing off the Restoration … and N.Irish politics – Labour gain in Bristol North West – Brexit;  list of political casualties that have lost their seats – 5 Tory Ministers lost their seats;  SNP collapse – lost 21 MPs – SNP failure of a leader Nicola Sturgeon is part of European Council on Foreign Relations; Theresa’s May speech about forming a new government; Lib Dems didn’t do well – election results from Bristol and rest of UK – different electoral systems. James who is squatting discusses Grahame Rose Consultants (GRC) Bailiffs’ illegal eviction at 5am at his home in Fishponds on Thursday 18th May 2107.  London Bridge Terror Attack – Muslim community had contacted authorities about terrorists. Corbyn supporters in Bristol put poster up of Theresa May wearing earrings with Star of David on – Jewish Chronicle angry and police told them to take down. Hopes for a new harbour patrol in Bristol – spate of people dying in water. Ex-BBC presenters Julie and Tony Wadsworth GUILTY of indecently assaulting underage boys and sex in woodland. The husband and wife encouraged a string of boys to take part in sexual activity in Warwickshire between 1992 and 1996 – fame and child abuse.
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Second hour: Investigative reports: London Bridge terror attacks: ISIS claims on attacks – Rita Katz’s SITE and Amaq News Agency – NATO backed terrorism;  Charles Shoebridge – can MI5 be trusted as they keep getting it wrong – no accountability for security services;  SIS recruiter who radicalised London Bridge attackers was protected by MI5  article by Nafeez Ahmed – MI5 leaning on police not to investigate people – past  MI5 Islamist informers e.g. Abu Hamza – 7/7 bombings – London Bridge attackers members of Al Majaharoon; London attacker Khuram Butt ‘cautioned by police over extremist behaviour’ six months before rampage ;  Westminster Bridge attack;  PETER OBORNE: Why MI6 must share the blame for the jihadis in our midst . Talk in Frome ‘Media on Trial’ on Sunday – including talks by Venessa Beeley and Peter Ford.  Interview with Peter Ford, former Ambassador to Syria:  how did Syria get to where it is now? – UN resolution 242 from 6 Day War to Iraq War to now – Syria turned to Russia for support;  Assad family connections with Britain; 1983 Beirut barracks bombing killed 250 US marines – how balanced is media coverage of Syria? What was Damascus like and how is it now? Attack on Tehran by ISIS;  permanent US bases in Syria now – Mad Dog Mattis & general McMaster – British in Syria too now with no mandate – training and equipping Jihadis to topple Assad. Trump’s mad generals just bombed pro-Assad forces on the ground in Syria. New strikes from US on pro-Syrian forces.  Terrorist attack on Tehran, Iran.
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