The five Scottish Labour MPs who signed a letter backing cuts to disability benefits in support of a better working Britain

might be pleased with themselves and think they've crawled a wee bit further up the greasy pool of the Labour Party.

But by gum, if I know any Scots, I think they've just torpedoed themselves in the eyes of most decent people.

So that's one big talking point in today's podcast. Of course, there's the rest. What is going

on in America at the moment? Is there an actual active pushback against Donald Trump?

Or is that wishful thinking on our part standing by and watching? We talk as well about the nuclear debate and whether or not Fas Lane is in play,

whether or not its proponents admit is essentially a system that is dependent on access

to an American missile system that could be withheld at any time.

We talk also about the Michael Sheen documentary and his efforts to highlight the practice of

loan sharking and how there is nothing coming to the rescue for those on low pay.

Those are the headlines now for the podcast.

Hi, Choms. I'm going to keep that bit in, that little laugh at the beginning,

because fundamentally, as Leslie and I were just saying there,

at this stage of the week, you know, and it comes to a Tuesday,

oh, by the way, hi, chums, and welcome this week's Leslie.

I've got going through my head on a loop as Ed and he can,

Edony Ken, Edony Ken, about there's so many things happening.

But one thing I do, Ken, it was absolutely stonking day on Saturday,

and it got to 13 degrees in the sun and it being done day that immediately led to t-shirts and shorts you know people are we saying people with the shorts yeah well men

honestly it's a total baffling thing to me but but okay in that I sort of you know every

week go and plunge into water that's currently four degrees I don't think I'm in any

position to sort of you know do the weird thing but still men shorts and cold weather

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