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Talk Breakfast

Big Dog, the BBC and Booze-ups

Talk Breakfast

Ricky Freelove

News, Labour, Reform Uk, Immigration, News Commentary, Current Affairs, Conservatives, Daily News, Government, Uk News, Politics, Debate, Phone In, British News, Speech Radio, Talk

4.3763 Ratings

🗓️ 17 January 2022

⏱️ 80 minutes

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Summary

Radio's Big Dog, Mike Graham starts the week by looking at the desperate measures by the government to save Boris's backside. Independent's Chief Political Commentator, John Rentoul kicks the show off as we stick our finger in the air to test the political climate. Talking of big dogs, Peter Hitchens returns for his regular Monday slot, and we're joined by Rebecca Ryan from Defund the BBC to discuss Nadine Dorries's decision to freeze the licence fee.

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0:00.0

Independent Talk.

0:01.7

Provert Talk. News Talk Radio.

0:05.0

The Independent Republic of Mike Graham.

0:07.3

With the self-appointed revolutionary of reason, Mike Graham.

0:11.6

On Talk Radio.

0:17.2

Good morning. Welcome to the Independent Republic of Mike Graham right here at the home of common sense.

0:22.0

It is, of course, Talk Radio, the place where we don't throw people under the bus,

0:25.4

where we don't send out anyone with a suitcase to bring back bottles of wine,

0:28.8

and where we don't only do a show when things are looking a little bit on the rough old side.

0:33.0

That's right. We are not in Downing Street, where rather laugh of you named Operation Save Big Dog appears to be in full flow.

0:39.3

That's right. The heart of government is now consumed with people diving for cover, trying to blame each other and inventing new policy to try and take everyone's mind of it.

0:47.3

I mean, can you imagine what it's like walking around in Downey Street?

0:49.3

You turn a corner, you see somebody you don't want to see, you duck down into the room downstairs, or you run down the back stairs, or you hide in a cupboard, you get out of the way,

0:57.2

everybody's pointing the finger at everybody else.

0:59.4

So here's what we're going to do.

1:00.8

We're going to see COVID restrictions disappearing, illegal migrants being sent back to France,

1:05.2

and a full attack on the BBC.

1:07.0

It's amazing what you can do when you have a bit of motivation, isn't it, Prime Minister? Meanwhile, Sarkir Stama is being told to apologise for being caught drinking with college during

1:14.7

lockdown last April, but perhaps he'd be better off explaining what he's going to do about Labour MP

1:19.0

Barry Gardner getting half a million quid from a Chinese spy.

1:23.0

You've got a very big house, Barry Gardner.

1:24.4

Have you seen it?

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