meta_pixel
Tapesearch Logo
Log in
James O'Brien - The Whole Show

Why can't you call for an armistice on Armistice Day?

James O'Brien - The Whole Show

Global

Daily News, News

4.3913 Ratings

🗓️ 6 November 2023

⏱️ 137 minutes

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

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

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0

I've solved it. I've been staring at it for a couple of weeks now. Actually, since the bins, since the seven bins. Do you remember seven bins soon?

0:10.2

Announcing that they were going to get rid of the requirement for you to have the seven bins that you haven't got.

0:15.0

And then announcing, I think it was Claire Cotino, who was on with Nick earlier today. She weighed in on this one and got completely humiliated, quite rightly, by Sophie Ridge on Sky News,

0:25.6

because she was talking about the abolition of a meat tax that didn't exist.

0:29.6

And I was trying to work out what was going on.

0:33.1

I've been trying to sort of pin down why outwardly sensible people would ally themselves with such

0:39.8

utter absurdity. And of course, when you come to Suella Braverman, which we will sadly have to do

0:45.0

in a moment, you can drop the words outwardly sensible and instead replace them with absolutely

0:50.2

crazy. But what's the, what's the plan? Is there a plan? How many times have we sat here together

0:56.3

of a morning and essentially pontificated on whether or not we are observing utterly unplotted

1:02.1

chaos or failing to appreciate the secret, possibly sinister master plan that underpins the actions

1:08.0

of a government? But, um, but I know what it is. And I've even got a pithy

1:13.5

little catchphrase to describe it. And I think it fits almost everything that's going on.

1:19.5

Target first, policy second. Right, let me talk you through it. Okay. So we'll start with the

1:25.3

seven bins and the meat tax. So after that,

1:28.2

that curious victory in Uxbridge, which many people attributed to a successful propaganda

1:33.4

campaign, completely misrepresenting the ultra-low emission zone, as we've seen subsequently,

1:39.2

huge numbers of people who thought that they were going to be affected by it are not,

1:42.1

which is why no one's talking about it anymore.

1:47.4

97% drop, I think, in social media chatter.

1:49.0

But the Tories are desperate.

1:51.4

Actually, we'll go even further back.

...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Global, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of Global and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.

Copyright © Tapesearch 2026.