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Morning and welcome to the Independent Republic of Mike Graham right here on Talk Radio, if by magic we are back at Talk Radio

Towns this morning after a delightful sojourn over in Westminster yesterday where we were the

sole representatives of what used to be a tented village rendered empty by so many media

organisations who are still afraid of the COVID regulations apparently the Queen's speech

was delivered in the usual no-nonsense fashion by our magnificent monarch

just a few weeks after her husband of 73 years passed away. What an incredible example of what

you should be doing if you're part of the royal family. She really, really is. Today, we will look at

what the new government term is going to be all about with the help of a gaggle of great guests,

including first up, Jamie Jenkins, our favourite statistician who will give us his take on the latest COVID numbers, the scare stories about

the Indian variant, and why the Labour Party seems to be getting stronger in Wales while it

crumbles in England at the same time. Sir Kirstama left home this morning after the resignation

of one of his top aides, just as the bin men arrived to take out the rubbish. I don't think there's a metaphor there at all, do you?

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Coming up later on, businesswoman and celebrity chef, Tonya Buxton, is here on her birthday

to talk about mental health and the continuing fight to reopen the economy.

Plus, she's got some things to say about our nation's diet

after the government banned junk food

adverts before the 9pm watershed and online.

But is there any point in doing anything like that?

I mean just by banning some junk food adverts, does that mean people are going to stop eating it?

I don't really think so.

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