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  • Oct 28, 2019 · 41 min

    A Flextension, Drew Hendry, And The Laughing Gardener

    Clocks went back an hour yesterday and our very own Brexit countdown clock has gone back three months thanks to the EU's 'flextension'! What next? We speak to SNP Business spokesman Drew Hendry about why his party wants an election on th...

  • Oct 23, 2019 · 50 min

    Lord Daniel Finkelstein, Meghan Markle, And Flying Taxis

    Lord Daniel Finkelstein joins us to discuss to which extent the DUP are key for the Brexit deal to get approved by the Commons. Former Royal Editor of The Sun Charles Rae talks all things Meghan Markle. And how long until we can get on flying taxis?

  • Oct 22, 2019 · 54 min

    The Truth, The Whole Truth, And Nothing But The Truth

    Welcome to another edition of the most-balanced show on British radio - live from College Green! Today we speak to Barrister and former MP Jerry Hayes, Labour MP Kate Hoey, SNP MP Stephen Gethins, Tory MP Mark Francois, MP for Winchester who recently l...

  • Oct 21, 2019 · 48 min

    Miserable Monday, Permission To Vote, And Contempt Of Courrt

    Welcome to the biggest week in UK politics... since the last one! It's Miserable Monday down in Westminster as the Prime Minister will ask the chamber to hold a Meaningful Vote... again. Who knows whether anything will actually change but we'...

  • Oct 19, 2019 · 53 min

    Super Saturday, The Letwin Amendment, And A Done Deal?

    Welcome to the Tent of Common Sense, MPs are sitting and so are we! Nobody knows what's going on today and whether we will have a Brexit deal by the end of it but we're trying our best to work it out. We speak to Labour MP John Mann, Lib Dem ...

  • Oct 18, 2019 · 56 min

    Calm Before The Storm, Catalonia, And Ducks

    It's a weird day in Brexitland as we're all waiting for MPs to sit tomorrow and decide whether they approve of Boris Johnson's Brexit deal. We get the thoughts of Nigel Nelson, The Sunday People's Political Editor. Plus, we cross li...

  • Oct 17, 2019 · 43 min

    A New Deal, Supporters, And The DUP

    Boris Johnson says he has got a Brexit deal, but will it get enough parliamentary support even if the DUP don't back it? We speak to Conservative MP Nigel Evans, Brexit Party MEP Alexandra Phillips, and Labour MP Jim Fitzpatrick.

  • Oct 16, 2019 · 42 min

    Poppies, Lewis Hamilton, And Bromley

    The Royal British Legion announces the red poppy isn't just for fallen soldiers - what does Colonel Richard Kemp make of it? Lewis Hamilton is worried. And a restaurant in Bromley has made it to this year's AA Restaurant Guide.

  • Oct 15, 2019 · 48 min

    A Long Debate, Happiness, And Eco Planks

    Assistant Editor of Conservative Home Henry Hill joins us to explain what's happening in Westminster and Brussels this week. Why were people happier when Victoria was Queen? And Brendan O'Neill from Spiked Online helps us analyse whether Exti...

  • Oct 14, 2019 · 47 min

    Queen's Speech: Live from College Green

    Mike Graham reacts to the Queen's Speech with MPs Jim Fitzpatrick and Mike Gapes along with former Conservative MP Stewart Jackson. Alastair Campbell also comes down to the Tent of Common Sense to put the People's Vote Campaign to Mike.

  • Oct 11, 2019 · 53 min

    Brexit, Dreams and the Legalisation of Cannabis

    Mike gets optimistic about Brexit with Conservative MP Guy Opperman. We talk to an expert about dreams and what they mean and Lib Dem MP Norman Lamb makes the case for the legalisation of cannabis. All that and we ask what's your favourite album o...

  • Oct 10, 2019 · 45 min

    Labour's future, Cocktails and Donald MacLeod

    Labour donor and author John Mills warns of the 'existential crisis' facing the Labour Party. Mike talks to old colleague and Sunday Post columnist Donald MacLeod and sips on some Margaritas with Alfred Cointreau, sixth generation sc...

  • Oct 9, 2019 · 42 min

    Met Police's message for protesters, Swedish Royal Family and Trump

    The Met Police's DAC Laurence Taylor makes clear their line on the Extinction Rebellion protests. Mike wonders if the King of Sweden is on to a good idea after removing five relatives from the royal family and LaDona Harvey updates on Trump impeac...

  • Oct 8, 2019 · 43 min

    Extinction Rebellion, Railway Inventions and 20 years of talkSPORT

    Dale Vince, Ecotricity founder, tries to win Mike over as they talk Extinction Rebellion. We look at a new invention that freezes leaves off the railway, could it be the answer to winter delays? And talkSPORT's Adrian Durham takes Mike down memory...

  • Oct 4, 2019 · 43 min

    Daniel Janner QC, Extinction Rebellion, And Squirrel Tacos

    We speak to Daniel Janner QC about Operation Midland's report into Carl Beech's bogus VIP paedophile ring claim. Conservative member of the London Assembly Susan Hall shares her thoughts on Extinction Rebellion. And James Chiavarini from Il P...

  • Oct 3, 2019 · 48 min

    A New Deal, Summer-Born Children, And Snakes At The Border

    Boris Johnson has sent a new Brexit proposal to the EU, Director of UK in a Changing Europe Anand Menon gives us his thoughts on it. Should summer-born children be treated as disadvantaged at school? And we catch up with KOGO San Diego's LaDona Ha...

  • Oct 2, 2019 · 51 min

    The Pizza Wheel Of Doom, Meghan's Lawsuit, And Medicines

    We go live to Manchester for the final day of the Conservative Party Conference and speak to Education Secretary Gavin Williamson and former No10 Director of Communications Katie Perrior. Former newspaper editor Neil Wallis gives his thoughts on Meghan...

  • Oct 1, 2019 · 52 min

    A Chat With The Prime Minister, Jail, And Vaccinations

    We cross live to Manchester to have a chat with the Prime Minister himself. We're also joined by his father and former Tory MEP Stanley Johnson and Labour MP Kate Hoey. Plus, former Justice Secretary Guy Opperman tells us more about the government...

  • Sep 30, 2019 · 53 min

    The Tory Conference, Islamophobia, And A White Christmas

    The Conservative Party has gathered in Manchester for its annual conference - we're joined by Tory MP for Mansfield Ben Bradley. Dr Rakib Ehsan from the Henry Jackson Society pops in to tell us what's wrong with the definition of Islamophobia...