Talk Breakfast

Professor Ellis Cashmore fron Aston University tells us why there is an increase in single child families. Mike speaks to Councillor Laura Miller and Dr Paul Cavill about PETA's campaign to change the name of Wool in Dorset to Vegan Wool. Plus, Giselle Wainwright from Sun Savers gives us the latest Black Friday bargains. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A group of MPs have said that Britain should sever ties with the United Arab Emirates following the Matthew Hedges incident. Mike chats to Crispin Blunt MP about this story. Also, George Barda from Extinction Rebellion explains why his protest group is planning to block a number of the main bridges in London, which would cause huge frustration for motorists in the capital. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Should Zakir Naik, the outspoken owner of Islamic satellite TV station Peace TV, be allowed to broadcast his controversial opinions on British airwaves? Is God male, female, or neither? And should you be using online search engines to diagnose illnesses? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Front-line police officers could disappear soon if the public aren't willing to help them catch criminals. Would you step in to help a police officers confront a violent thug? Also, could watching more than two hours of TV a day make you die earlier than someone who doesn't watch TV at all? Mike chats to Dr Hamish Foster from the University of Glasgow to find out more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today Mike came live from College Green in anticipation of the 48 letters of no confidence for Theresa May... which were nowhere to be seen. But Mike didn't let this spoil his day out of the studio, as he spoke to co-director and founder of DeltaPoll Joe Twyman, he chatted to The Sun's Hannah Hope about the new series of I'm a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here, and he discussed Theresa May's speech at the CBI Conference with Anne-Marie Trevelyan MP. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Government chaos continues as Theresa May is going to likely face a vote of no confidence next week. Black Friday has started a week early. And the Perriors. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Why do so many people hate the Brexit deal? Is Theresa May about to be ousted for it? Will there be anybody left in Government by the end of the week? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Are we close to a Brexit deal? Conservative MP Paul Scully is quite optimistic. What would happen if UKIP won the next General Election? And we talk to Samuel "Fatty" Hemingway about his Hip Hop cookbook. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We look at how male and female brains are wired differently and whether that's related to autism at all. Plus, in Holbeck (Leeds) sex workers can do their job without fear of prosecution. We speak to sex worker Cat Stephens to find out whether these areas are a good idea and Kristian Johnson from Leeds Live explains what the impact is on the local community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What the hell is going on with Brexit? Was Jeremy Corbyn right to wear an anorak to the Armistice Day service? And is it too expensive to eat fish and chips anymore? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.