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London Calling

Should Old Acquaintance Be Forgot?

London Calling

Ricochet

News, Politics

4.4975 Ratings

🗓️ 8 February 2021

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

This week James “Scorched Earth” Delingpole and Toby “Forgive and Forget” Young square off about attacking all of James’ former allies (including Dan Hannan and Chris Snowdon) and in this week’s pandemic news, is “ Zero Covid” really a workable idea? Culturally we cover The Dig (Netflix), the story of the UK’s greatest archeological find at Sutton Hoo, the Israeli series Losing Alice (AppleTV+)... Source

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0:00.0

This is London Calling.

0:02.0

London Calling.

0:03.0

Sally, this is a sample room I'm going to take you into now.

0:06.0

For 10 days, a room like this will be home to Red List arrivals.

0:10.0

There are currently 33 countries on the government's red list, including Portugal, South Africa and Brazil,

0:17.0

currently British and Irish nationals, and those with residence rights who have traveled to or through those countries are able to enter

0:24.8

the UK but must have a negative COVID test and self-isulate for 10 days.

0:30.3

Welcome to London Calling with me James Delling Pot and my very good friend Mr Toby Young.

0:38.0

Tobes I veer between two positions on you.

0:42.8

Sometimes I think that you are kind of

0:45.2

latter day Jesus with your long suffering good nature.

0:50.8

And sometimes I think you're Satan's emissary.

0:54.0

But my criticism today, I think you are too lovely and forgiving.

1:00.0

I think you're far too tolerant of the appalling Christopher Snowden, the fake

1:06.2

Libertarian.

1:07.2

Wait, wait, wait, isn't Christopher, I mean, isn't here an old friend of yours?

1:11.3

Yeah, yeah.

1:12.3

Oh, I've, listen, mate, I've lost so many friends I mean you are so lucky

1:15.6

that I even you see this is I think where you go wrong James I mean I think it's perfectly

1:20.1

possible surely to have good-humored debates in good faith with people that were

1:24.6

formerly on your side without falling out. You're like a you're like a I see I've

1:28.8

seen you on Twitter attacking Chris attacking Dan Hanen attacking the I was like a drunk

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