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Good morning and welcome to the Independent Republic of Mike Graham, right here, of course, on Talk Radio.

Here we are, ladies and gentlemen, standing at the gates of a new set of opportunity. The shops are open. The football is back on

tonight. There's talk of summer holidays via air bridges, and there's even a breakthrough drug

that's been discovered that could save thousands of lives from coronavirus. All in all,

it's not a bad start to a Wednesday, is it? Coming up today, we've got a whole host of great guests for you. First up, Anunziata of Rees-Mogg, former Brexit Party MEP, tells us what

she makes of the way Boris Johnson and the Cabinet are doing and where the trade talks go with

the European Union. Then it's Neil Oliver, the historian and presenter of TV show Coast. He joins

us with his take on why we've become so politically tribal and if there's any

precedent for it in our past. Then Scotland's former First Minister Lord, Jack McConnell,

will tell us why it's so important for children to get back into the classroom. He's a former

teacher, so he should know what he's talking about. As ever, of course, we need to hear from

you as well. Are you back at work? Do you want to go back but somehow you can't? Are you out shopping? Let us know what you're seeing, what you're hearing and what you are being told, of course, because I'm getting various different reports from different parts of the country as to how busy the shopping areas are. Some people were in London yesterday telling me in the centre of town it was really, really quiet. Some shops are open around Oxford Street, around

Regent Street, around Carnaby Street, but lots of them are still not, and lots of tube stations

are apparently still closed. So we need to know what is going on out there with your help. You are

the eyes and ears, of course, of the Independent Republic. 0444991,000. Coming up later on, we'll find out

what the decision to do away with the Department for International Development means.

Will we be saving any taxpayers' money? You'd like to think so. We'll bring your Prime Minister's questions, of course, at midday in the company of our political correspondent, Charlotte Ivers.

And our homeschooling project today is a bit of literacy. We're learning all about rhyming couplets. So you might want to get

your rhyming couplets at the ready. 034449-1,000. You're listening to me, Mike Graham. Right here

on the fastest growing radio station on the planet, it is, of course, talk radio.

Mid-morning with Mike Graham. Talk Radio. Now lots to do today, lots going on.

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