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Across the UK, online, on DAB and on your smart speaker, the Independent Republic of Mike Graham,

on Talk Radio.

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

We have arrived, ladies and gentlemen, at the end of yet another eventful week.

And there is much to discuss today, kicking off with former Labour MP Kate Hoey.

We will explore how we got from the death of a black man in Minneapolis to a call for the banning of England's rugby anthem, Swainlow, Sweet Chariar.

It's all thanks to the amazing way our culture and politics have been poisoned by the

rabid beliefs of the few who at the moment are the tail wagging the dog in this country.

After all, who but the Guardian would bother publicising the views of Luke Turner, an author

of dubious distinction who thought it was a good idea on the occasion of Vera Lynn's

death to write a piece

decrying jingoism in 21st century Britain and claiming that toxic nostalgia, his words, not

mine, had twisted the meaning of her songs. What a completely and utterly prized plonker.

And how insensitive, how do you think Vera Lin's family are going to feel about reading that, Luke?

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