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James O'Brien - The Whole Show

The hateful eight

James O'Brien - The Whole Show

Global

Daily News, News

4.3913 Ratings

🗓️ 29 June 2023

⏱️ 151 minutes

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This is a catch-up version of James O'Brien's live, daily show on LBC Radio. To join the conversation call: 0345 60 60 973

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0:00.0

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Four minutes after 10, it's a bit of a funny old morning.

0:23.2

They're currently a verdict being delivered in the Court of Appeal on the government's Rwanda

0:27.4

policy. Judges ruling on whether or not it is legal or illegal. We'll have to keep an eye

0:32.6

on that as it unfolds. We have a story that has just broken about the MPs who, I mean,

0:40.6

the Privileges Committee has come as close as it can to concluding that they have been in

0:44.4

contempt of Parliament, although what happens next, the dotting of the eyes and the crossing of

0:49.3

the T's falls to Parliament itself. Consultants going on strike in the NHS is a story that is

0:56.2

inevitably gathering pace. And of course, the water companies could crash while we're on air.

1:01.9

You could have news being reported today of the government essentially stepping in to take over

1:07.4

Thameswater and possibly other water suppliers at enormous cost to the taxpayer.

1:12.9

I got haunted yesterday by some of those numbers. It's nothing worse than being haunted by numbers.

1:18.7

And the key ones being the amount that is currently owed versus the amount that has been paid out

1:25.4

since companies with no debt at all were privatised by

1:29.6

Margaret Thatcher and, of course, her government. And it is her successes in government. It is

1:35.1

the modern iteration of the Tory party that we're going to talk about first today, not, of course,

1:39.9

for the first time. But I mentioned Margaret Thatcher.

1:45.7

I mean, by accident, to be honest with you,

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