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Welcome to the Independent Republic of Mike Graham right here on Talk TV.

We are here, of course, all the way through the week from 10 until 1, bringing you as much free speech as we are allowed to.

That's a joke, by the way.

I don't mean we're not allowed to before people start jumping all over me.

Yes, of course, we're going to be championing free speech.

We're going to do that in the presence of Francis Hall this morning, Barrister who's here with me, who's got some great thoughts on the thought

police and some great thoughts as well on how we can protect some freedoms which some would like

to see eroded. Peter Hitchens is going to be along as well. He's going to be talking about

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