Talk Breakfast

Former Brexit Party MEP Ben Habib kicks off todays show to discuss the latest updates regarding Northern Ireland Protocol, Good Friday Agreement, and the ever increasing migrant crossings across the channel. Security Expert Will Geddes joins shortly after to give his take on last nights Academy Awards where Best Actor winner Will Smith slapped Comedian Chris Rock speechless after telling a joke. Mail on Sunday Columnist Peter Hitchens returns to The Independent Republic to discuss his Joe Biden’s recent comments on President Putin and the price of lockdowns currently being felt by the general public, and political Commentator Emma Webb closes the show to discuss Secretary of State Dominic Raab’s recent commitment to ensure free speech reclaims legal supremacy. All that and so much more, so tune in! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Conservative MP and Chair of the Defence Select Committee Tobias Ellwood kicks off today's show to discuss the latest from Ukraine and yesterday's NATO summit where President Joe Biden stated NATO will act if Russia uses chemical weapons against Ukraine. Professor of Sociology and Former Government Adviser Professor Robert Dingwall joins Mike shortly after to discuss the latest plea to end hospital COVID rules as waiting lists continue to grow. Political Commentator Richard Taylor returns to The Independent Republic to discuss COVID Act Powers in England and Wales are set to be dropped today despite efforts of extensions, and The Times Transport Correspondent Ben Clatworthy closes the show to discuss the P&O scandal after Chief Executive Peter Hebblewaite explained to yesterday's Select Committee he was in fact aware what the company did was illegal, but would do it again if needed. All that and so much more so tune in!  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Political Commentator for The Mail on Sunday Dan Hodges kicks off today’s show to discuss Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s Spring Statement yesterday as well as the ongoing refugee problem as a result of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Owner of Il Portico James Chiavarini arrives shortly after to discuss strange council guidelines regarding serving red meat and how Chicken Kiev’s are back on the menu amidst a brief cancellation. Journalist and Author of White Flag? An Examination of the UK's Defence Capability Isabel Oakeshott returns to The Independent Republic to discuss todays NATO summit and member states wavering confidence in the organisation, and Former White House Aide, and Host of America First Sebastian Gorka talks to us live from the States to discuss Joe Biden’s response to Russia and Hunter Biden’s laptop contents. All that and so much more so tune in! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Head of Lifestyle Economics at the Institute of Economic Affairs Christopher Snowdon kicks off today’s show to discuss Rishi Sunak’s spring statement and the increasing cost of living in the UK. Ukrainian MP Kira Rudik joins Mike shortly after live from Kyiv to discuss the latest on the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine, and Writer and Journalist Laura Dodsworth returns for her weekly segment to discuss the latest goings on in clown world and we commemerate the freedoms and lives lost as we hit the two year anniversary of the start of lockdowns. All that and so much more so tune in! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Conservative MP for Ashfield Lee Anderson kicks off todays show to discuss the Rishi Sunaks upcoming spring statement, the benefits of fracking, and the mounting party gate investigation. Chief Political Commentator for The Independent John Rentoul joins Mike shortly to discuss the party gate investigation further. Independent Statistician and commentator Jamie Jenkins returns to the Independent Republic to discuss the ONS’ newly released COVID figures on excess deaths and why government officials were fed approximations throughout the pandemic. And Rear Admiral Dr Chris Parry closes the show to discuss the strategic plans from NATO amidst the Russian invasion of Ukraine. All that and so much more so tune in! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Baroness Kate Hoey of Lylehill and Rathlin kicks off the show today to discuss the Northern Ireland Protocol and the mounting pressure on Rishi Sunak as we look ahead to cuts on fuel duty to ease the cost-of-living crisis. Director of Communications at the IEA Annabel Denham joins shortly after to shed more light on this week's Spring Statement from the Chancellor. Mail on Sunday Columnist Peter Hitchens returns to the Independent Republic for his weekly focusing on the moral posturings of the west and the way in which mortalities were recorded during the pandemic could mean thousands of deaths may have been incorrectly blamed on the virus. And retired head teacher with 35 years’ teaching experience and former advisor to the Policy Unit at 10 Downing Street under two Prime Ministers Chris McGovern comes to discuss how pupils need to learn the benefits of the British Empire from a historical standpoint rather than smearing it as wholly negative. All that and so much more so tune in! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Reform Party Leader and talkRADIO Presenter Richard Tice kicks off today's shoes to discuss the recent outrage caused by P&O Ferries after sacking 800 staff with plans to replace them with cheaper agency workers. Head of Investigations at The Times Paul Morgan-Bentley joins Mike shortly after to talk on his recent report looking into how hundreds of civil servants at the DVLA carried out no work on full pay for significant periods of the pandemic as managers boasted of watching Netflix at the public’s expense. Dr Tony Sewell visits the Independent Republic to discuss the removal of his honorary degree after his opinions on whether or not Britain is an 'institutionally racist society" received backlash from his University and former Commander of British Forces in Afghanistan Colonel Ricvhard Kemp closes the show to provide the latest from Ukraine including Putin's recent removal of a top Kremlin officer. All that and so much more, so tune in! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Political Commentator and broadcaster Richard Taylor kicks off todays show to discuss Boris Johnsons recent trip to Saudi Arabia in his latest efforts to find a solution to the growing problem surrounding fuel amidst the Russian invasion of Ukraine, how wokery isn't helping Ukraines cause and what can be done about the refugee problem in this country. Professor Karol Sikora joins shortly after to discuss the NHS's growing cancer treatment backlog and what can be done in order for the situation to improve. Defence and Diplomatic of The Independent Kim Sengupta joins Mike from Kyiv to discuss the latest from the ground amid growing violence from Putins army. Chief political writer for Spiked Online visits The Independent Repiublic to discuss the moral defeatism of the west, and Facebook's double standards when enforcing their hate speech policy after allowing individuals to send hateful and violent messages to Russian officials and Ben Clatworthy from The Times discusses P&O ferries latest announcement that they are making all employees redundant in order to fill their roles with Ukrainian nationals. All that and so much more so tune in! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Writer for The Independent and Spectator Mary Dejevsky kicks off today's show to discuss the latest amidst the Russian invasion of Ukraine and Ukraines intentions to not join NATO. Relief worker Pawel Kurzak talks to Mike shortly after from Western Ukraine to discuss his latest efforts in training Ukrainian volunteers for medical and military situations. Journalist and broadcaster Tonia Buxton returns to the independent Republic to give her take on the latest headlines from clown world this past week. Amid the news Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe is set to leave Iran after nearly six years Mike talks to Head of Security and Extremism at Policy Exchange Dr Paul Stott to delve into Iran and the West's relationship since Ratcliffes incarceration and we fly to Krakow to get the latest from talkRADIO presenter Rob Rinder as his week in Eastern Europe draws to a close. All that and so much more so tune in! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Military historian and psychologist Mike Yardley kicks off todays show to discuss the latest from Ukraine and how this war may end sooner rather than later, and we ask whether we are creating a modern Weimar Republic in Russia? Shortly after we go back to the Ukraine/Poland to talk to talkRADIO Presenter Rob Rinder who provides the latest on the relief efforts currently underway. Journalist Laura Dodsworth returns for her weekly segment to discuss the latest from clown world and Martin Roberts makes a visit to the Independent Republic of Mike Graham to discuss his latest viral video of him purchasing supplies for those in need in Ukraine and his current efforts on the border of Ukraine/Poland. All that and so much more so tune in! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.