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Across the UK, online and on DAB, the Independent Republic of Mike Graham on Talk Radio.

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Dangerous mid-morning debate with the great dictator.

The Independent Republic of Mike Graham on Talk Radio.

Good morning and welcome to the Independent Republic of Mike Graham on a day when the world seems to be in mourning for the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, which suffered a catastrophic fire last night that has only just been put out a couple of hours ago.

This morning we are going live to the Eild de de Cite, where journalist Robert Hardman will bring us the latest news and describe

what it was like to be one of the first people allowed inside the 850-year-old landmark alongside

President Emmanuel Macron.

Coming up first, though, we're going to look at the dire state of our schools in this country,

following the news that around 40% of teachers said they won't be in the education system

in five years' time.

It's a dreadful

indictment of the failed methods and poor preparation the government has served up over the past

few years. They're complaining about huge workloads and excessive accountability on the day

that 100,000 primary school pupils will be allocated places in weak or failing schools, and their

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