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The Bunker – News without the nonsense

Are MPs Safe?

The Bunker – News without the nonsense

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News, Government, Politics, Society & Culture

4.61K Ratings

🗓️ 21 October 2021

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Summary

The horrific murder of Sir David Amess has put MPs’ personal security into sharp relief. But should the Government tighten rules for online speech which, however ugly, seems to have little to do with this outrage? Plus, climate change deniers the Global Warming Policy Forum rebrand as Net Zero Watch. Will claiming that carbon reduction is too expensive succeed where denying it outright failed? And why can’t Britain stop harping on about the Blitz Spirit? “Two MPs have been killed in last five years. We simply cannot say that MPs are safe to do their job.” – Justin Quirk “Prevent was never designed as a predictive programme… Just because this person was referred doesn’t mean their name would go straight to MI5.” – Arthur Snell Presented by Andrew Harrison with Yasmeen Serhan, Arthur Snell and Justin Quirk. Produced by Andrew Harrison. Assistant producers: Jacob Archbold and Jelena Sofronijevic . Music by Kenny Dickinson. Audio production by Alex Rees. The Bunker is a Podmasters Production Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

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I loved going to college.

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1:09.7

ordinarily we begin the podcast with a round up of different political stories from the week, but that seems a little inappropriate after the horrific killing of the South End West MP Sir David Amos at his constituency surgery last Friday.

1:21.6

Later in this program, we're going to be talking about the

1:23.7

Global Warming Policy Forum, the latest incarnation of climate change denial, now

1:27.5

rebranding itself as Net Zero Watch, and as the 100th anniversary of the

1:30.9

remembrance Poppy draws near, the first was sold in London in

1:33.8

1921, we ask why Britain can't stop invoking wartime imagery and the Blitz spirit.

1:38.3

But the killing of David Amos and what it means for the safety of MPs, the bond between

1:42.0

them and their constituents, and even the security of democracy is top of our considerations.

1:46.0

So let's meet the panel to talk about it.

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