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Overcrowded. But he says the government is doing all it can to provide resources as out of an abundance of caution. Weve taken 40 hours to move elsewhere just as we get to the bottom of what happened. Now, thatis bottom of what happened. Now, that is a sensible interim precautionary step and i just also want to make the point about about wandsworth. You know, there have been issues with crowding, which i accept, which goes back not just which goes back for not just five or years, but five years or 25, 30 years, but the difference is we are doing something about it. So very, very investment very significant investment going. Three well, going into prisons. Three well, two already built, one currently under construction and these are big, big jails. Well, in other news today , well, in other news today, the trades Union Congress says its going to report the government to the United Nations over a new uk law which requires staff to work during strikes. Staff to work during strikes. The tucs general secretary says the legislation falls far short of International Legal standards. The government, though, for its part , says the law does its part, says the law does protect the lives of the public, such as in the case of doctors strikes and it recently announced a consultation on how the law will be applied. Side the law will be applied. Side turning our attention to north africa now, where rescue workers and residents fear for the stability of buildings as earthquake aftershock shocks hit the country of morocco , more the country of morocco, more than 2100 people have already lost their lives after the 6. 8 magnitude quake struck remote parts of the Atlas Mountains on friday. The moroccan military have cleared roads to allow aid and medical treatment to get through to the injured people who are still there. The country has declared three days of National Mourning and the Prime Minister says he has confronted the chinese premier, li keqiang , at the g20 summit in new delhi over spying allegations in westminster. The sunday times reporting a man in his 20s and a man in his 30s were arrested back in march under the official secrets act. One of the men was a researcher with links to tory mps. And finally , sir mo farah mps. And finally, sir mo farah has completed the final race of his career , sealing fourth place his career, sealing fourth place in the great north run , the four in the great north run, the four time olympic champion said it had been an amazing journey. He was cheered on and greeted by vast crowds as he crossed the finishing line, making the letter m with his hands above his head as his trademark gesture to the crowds. The sports star announcing earlier this year the time had finally come for him to move on from running. Congratulations to mo running. Congratulations to mo farah. Youre with gb news across the or across the uk, rather on your tv , in your car, rather on your tv, in your car, on your digital radio, and now on your digital radio, and now on your digital radio, and now on your Smart Speaker by saying play gb news this is britains news. Channel news. Channel james bond gets a progressive makeover for elon musk wants to sue the Anti Defamation League and harvard is rated the Worst University in america for free speech. This is free speech nafion speech. This is free speech nation. Welcome to free speech nation. Welcome to free speech nafion nation. Welcome to free speech nation with me andrew doyle this is the show where we take a look at culture Current Affairs and politics coming up on the show tonight. Well hear from the writer and editor who has won an apology and damages from a company who dropped her after she queried the idea that someone with stubble can be a woman. And after elon musk woman. And after elon musk threatened to sue the Anti Defamation League , accusing Anti Defamation League, accusing it of labelling him and his social media platform as anti semitic tick, a prominent member of the Jewish Community will be here to discuss these claims. And of course, myself and my fantastic panel will be answering questions from our wonderful studio audience. Id like introduce my comedian like to introduce my comedian panellist tonight. I have Cressida Wetton bruce Cressida Wetton and bruce devlin, who. Hello good meet devlin, who. Hello good meet bruce. Bruce. Yes. Yes. How was yours . Well it was mediocre. Really . What what have you been . Well, i say mediocre. I was in italy for a couple of days and i. Are you ever at home . Are you ever at home . Im never at home. Im a globe trotter. But then one day, iopened globe trotter. But then one day, i opened the front door. There was a viper there, you know, metre long italy. Not here in italy . Not wow italy . Yeah, not here. Wow oh, i thought you meant some kind of or something. No, no, no, actual viper. Not no, no. An actual viper. Not just man. Just a nasty gay man. Wasnt a nasty gay no, it wasnt a nasty gay man. It was a nasty snake. And i didnt know that a metre long. I could use that in the future. Notes. The future. No take notes. Anyway, of me and my. Anyway, enough of me and my. Anyway, enough of me and my. My problems. Were going to start some questions. Weve start with some questions. Weve got question tonight from got a question tonight from meta. Got a question tonight from mehi. Its odd to rejoin boyns hi. Its odd to rejoin boyns apollo to Graham Linehan. A little too late. Yeah. John boyne , whos the john boyne, whos the novelist, you will know from the boy in the striped pyjamas and various other novels. In fact, hes written 20 books. Hes now written an apology to Graham Linehan online. This is a linehan online. Now, this is a very Interesting Development linehan online. Now, this is a very interestirboynezlopment linehan online. Now, this is a very interestirboyne back ent linehan online. Now, this is a very interestirboyne back int linehan online. Now, this is a very interestirboyne back in 2019, because john boyne back in 2019, i think it was, wrote an article effectively attacking Graham Linehan for his stance on gender identity, ideology and the issues that it raises for gay people and for women. And now people and for women. And now john boyne has apologised and said, look, no excuses , no said, look, no excuses, no evasions, you were right. I was wrong. And i think this is kind of an Interesting Development here because gremlin been here because gremlin has been completely by the completely isolated by the comedy community. Everyones turned turns was turned on him. Turns out he was right about everything. And so its going to be very interesting to see how many people are going to be brave enough. I mean, john boyne has been courageous. Been really courageous. Mean, its absolutely. I mean, its great. Really uplifting. Great. Its really uplifting. Maybe floodgates maybe it will be the floodgates open now lots of people can open and now lots of people can all a bit more relaxed and all be a bit more relaxed and actually a discussion actually have a discussion rather than, well, the is rather than, well, the slogan is no debate. Isnt it a discussion . Rather than good, than shouting would be good, wouldnt would wouldnt it . Possibly. It would be but apologising be interesting. But apologising isnt bruce . Isnt easy, is it, bruce . I find difficult i find it very difficult because im rarely wrong. So yeah, more to do yeah, thats thats more to do with imperfections. With you and your imperfections. Well yeah. And my high status persona. But yeah. So ill persona. But yeah. So ill apologise if necessary. Like, sorry, you know , blacked out sorry, you know, blacked out again. Yeah youve done all sorts of things. Tequila was on offer in tescos , other supermarkets are tescos, other supermarkets are available, but its good that john boyne can do this and you know its so few in the industry have and will i think. And you know graham lennons lost his, you know, career. He cant in the industry that cant work in the industry that he loves. He, know, hes had he loves. He, you know, hes had all sorts of abuse and harassment absolutely. Harassment. Absolutely. I mean, yeah. So, i mean, the question too late . Question was, is it too late . No, dont it too no, i dont think it is too late, but it is still quite late, but it is still quite late, isnt it . Its been while. Yes. Okay. Well, look, weve got another question now from nawshaba nawshaba. Hello elan musk have hello. Does elan musk have a right to be upset over the downfall of x revenue . Downfall of x revenue . Ah, well, thats so elon musk has claims hes lost. I think hes saying 22 billion. 22 billion because the Anti Defamation League has implied or insinuated that he is not. He necessarily , but that not. He necessarily, but that the platform is anti semitic or that the platform x, which used to be twitter , is enabling to be twitter, is enabling anti semitic speech , which, um, anti semitic speech, which, um, its a tricky one this now im actually speaking to someone later on about this. Im going to have a full discussion about it. But bruce, do you have any thoughts about this in particular . Thoughts about this in parwell, . Think even before thoughts about this in parwell, . Think even before any well, i think even before any of i hes ruined of that, i think hes ruined twitter. You think so . Yeah, no, i do. Why is it called x . I really do. Why is it called x . No, its not called. I just dont understand why you spent all something. All that money on something. Clearly, vanity project and clearly, as a vanity project and kind did best to run it kind of did his best to run it into ground. Into the ground. Twitter never made well, twitter never made money, course. Thats the money, of course. Thats the thing about it. And hes trying to find a way it to make to find a way for it to make this rebranding as is one this rebranding as x is one thing think a lot of thing that i think a lot of people have had difficulty with. Its confusing. People have had difficulty with. Its i confusing. People have had difficulty with. Its i c01evenlg. People have had difficulty with. Itsi c01evenlg. Into the i didnt even get into the madonna madame x period, so its of no interest to me. Lot of people seriously, a lot of people still twitter, be still call it twitter, lets be honest. But what about this honest. But but what about this issue of like the Anti Defamation League making these and thinks these claims and he thinks that ad by ad revenue has dropped by billions sues them for billions if he sues them for billions, going to be billions, thats going to be a its fascinating, isnt it . So he says hes still doing alright they alright in asia because they dont care. Apparently dont care. Theyre apparently theyre so upset about theyre not so upset about anti semitic anti semitism. Theyre not so upset about anti sebutic anti semitism. Theyre not so upset about anti sebutic haventemitism. Theyre not so upset about anti sebutic havent seen m. Theyre not so upset about anti sebutic havent seen a. Theyre not so upset about anti sebutic havent seen a rise but but i havent seen a rise in hate speech or whatever we want to call it. It twitter when they isnt it twitter when they say youre anti semitic, it really theyre really i think what theyre saying youre not policing saying is youre not policing twitter way like. Twitter the way we would like. Yes. Well thats. Is it free speech or isnt it . You know . Yes. Well, im going to be talking to someone this talking to someone about this later the later because one of the accounts that the adl has said should banned actually an should be banned is actually an account tiktok, account called libs of tiktok, which an orthodox which is run by an Orthodox Jewish woman. Is jewish woman. So it is confusing. I was just about to say did actually make say twitter did actually make money when elon bought it because for a huge because he bought it for a huge amount because he bought it for a huge am� het because he bought it for a huge am� he did. He thats true. He did. He thats true. He did. He thats true. Yeah. They made a fortune. Yeah. They made a fortune. Then. Then. Absolutely billions. But, you know, afford its like know, he can afford its like pocket change him. Pocket change to him. Have been in a well, have you been in a tesla. No so should i. So should i. Yeah, its good. Its good. Yeah, its good. Its good. Yeah. All right. Well, well done for the tesla. Our next question from jerry. Wheres question is from jerry. Wheres jerry . Hi, jerry. Its Jimmy Saville. Too grim for well. Oh, well. Oh, well. Well, mean, so basically, well, i mean, so basically, the bbc are making this new Jimmy Saville documentary, not documentary. A drama. Documentary. Its like a drama. A steve coogan is a drama. Steve coogan is playing, which i dont playing, which i just dont understand put understand why youd want to put yourself part. Yourself up for that part. No. Oh, no. oh, no. People play jack the but people play jack the ripper and you know. Yeah. Is, i read an strange thing is, i read an article that said theyre using some victims of savile. Some of the victims of savile. Are performing in this. Yeah. Which thought id which is just. I thought id misread that bizarre . Misread it. Isnt that bizarre . It bizarre. You could it is bizarre. I mean, you could say theyre telling their story. I mean. Well, its interesting whats interesting because whats happened is the bbc executives have actually, have come in and said, actually, we you to were talking we want you to were talking about the filmmakers here. Theyre saying they want they want script theyre saying they want they wanreshoot script theyre saying they want they wanreshoot things script theyre saying they want they wanreshoot things so script theyre saying they want they wanreshoot things so that cript theyre saying they want they wanreshoot things so that thet and reshoot things so that the emphasis is more on the victims than but other than savile. But on the other hand, just tell hand, shouldnt they just tell the want to tell . The story they want to tell . Shouldnt they have artistic licence . I mean, dont licence . I mean, i dont necessarily can have necessarily know if you can have artistic facts artistic licence based on facts. Oh, people do it all the time. Is it is it is it because the story is too fresh in peoples minds . Too sensitive. It minds . Its too sensitive. It only happened recently. So you know, will have know, and also the bbc will have heightened sensitivity because so who for the so many people who work for the bbc subsequently that they bbc subsequently said that they knew. So this is knew about savile. So this is kind bit of a bit of an kind of a bit of a bit of an issue for them to be making this. Esther rantzen am i right in thinking that she said that she was everything that was was aware of everything that was going on . Something along the she said something along the lines was that childline lines of was that how childline came about it . I know came about it . I dont know about came about it . I dont know abo neither do i. So dont scream neither do i. So dont scream at me at anything like that. But. But there was a kind of open secret. Yes yeah. Yeah. So. So, so in that sense, the bbc, i mean, its kind of brave maybe for them to this maybe for them to make this particular maybe for them to make this particulcould look at it either you could look at it either way, couldnt you . I mean, welcome to 2023. It feels like something from the cartoon monkey its real monkey dust, but now its real life. The bbc are making a survival drama. Of they survival drama. Of course they are. Yeah. Be interested to are. Yeah. Ill be interested to know whether it tanks. Suspect are. Yeah. Ill be interested to krwont. Ether it tanks. Suspect are. Yeah. Ill be interested to krwont. Etimagine1ks. Suspect are. Yeah. Ill be interested to krwont. Etimagine itll suspect are. Yeah. Ill be interested to krwont. Etimagine itll d01spect it wont. I imagine itll do very well. Well, it will be interesting to see. Okay, well move on. Weve got another question from john. Hi, john. Hi all history museums should all history museums return artefact s back to their country origin . Country of origin . Had this debate well, weve had this debate quite well, weve had this debate quhe on well, weve had this debate quite on the on the quite a lot on the on the channel because have channel because there have always museums always been various museums saying to return saying that they want to return items that maybe were plundered dunng items that maybe were plundered during the colonial era. Weve had a debate on the show about the elgin marbles , of course, the elgin marbles, of course, which are currently in the British Museum. But the acropolis athens would Acropolis Museum in athens would rather like them back. Now this Acropolis Museum in athens would ramanchesterm back. Now this Acropolis Museum in athens would ramanchester museum now this Acropolis Museum in athens would ramanchester museum. Iow this Acropolis Museum in athens would ramanchester museum. Thishis Acropolis Museum in athens would ramanchester museum. This week is manchester museum. This week theyve returned its largest ever number of objects to australia, and they had a ceremony with Australian Indigenous people and it was all, you know , it all seemed all, you know, it all seemed very uplifting. But the question is should museums send this stuff back or should they be holding on to it because then they are kind of custodians of knowledge. Theres lots yeah. I mean, can they be trusted with the elgin marbles after theyve had all these thefts from the British Museum recently . I appreciate its a different museum, yeah, of the museum, but yeah, one of the questions is, you know, are questions is, you know, how are they look after it . They going to look after it . Which a separate question which is a separate question from should given back to from should it be given back to the people . Yes. Was the other people . Yes. What was really interesting about this was apparently they gave back loads of artefacts and the people australia what people in australia knew what they Museum People in australia knew what they didnt Museum People in australia knew what they didnt know Museum People in australia knew what they didnt know what useum people in australia knew what they didnt know what theyd people didnt know what theyd got. Interesting. Got. Now that was interesting. Was one shell oh no, so there was one shell oh no, it was a shell shaped thing and they didnt know what it was. And they couldnt work it out. And they couldnt work it out. And then the indigenous and they couldnt work it out. And thewho the indigenous and they couldnt work it out. And thewho camehe indigenous and they couldnt work it out. And thewho came overdigenous and they couldnt work it out. And thewho came overdig it on its side. And then you know what it is so that sort of firstly that goes to show that you know, actually local knowledge important. Knowledge is really important. And comes to these and when it comes to these kind of artefacts and if things are stolen, is of course an stolen, there is of course an argument be argument that they should be returned. And if it was returned. And even if it was hundreds years later on the hundreds of years later on the other if you take the other hand, if you take the elgin for instance, had elgin marbles, for instance, had they on the they been left in greece on the parthenon, firstly, it parthenon, well, firstly, it wasnt illegaltransaction. Wasnt an illegal transaction. He legally. Had he took them legally. He had a deal Ottoman Empire at deal with the Ottoman Empire at the time who owned it. But if they hadnt taken they they hadnt taken them, they would eroded and would have been eroded and damaged way that some damaged in the way that some of the parthenon were the parthenon marbles that were left been. So, yeah, left have been. So, yeah, i think its actually more complicated than know. The complicated than we know. So the elgin from elgin . Complicated than we know. So the elg elgin from elgin . Complicated than we know. So the elg elgin no, from elgin . Complicated than we know. So the elg elgin no, no, from elgin . Complicated than we know. So the elg elgin no, no, no. From elgin . Complicated than we know. So the elg elgin no, no, no. Thatslgin . Elgin no, no, no. Thats genuinely what i id not heard of no, no, no, no, no. Of them. No, no, no, no, no. Lord elgin took the marbles. He went, well, an aristocrat from the 19th century. No, no , from the 19th century. No, no, no, no. Well, anyway, went over there literally with sort of hammer and chisels and lots of burly men took it all down. Im interested now youre interested. And and. But they had permission. But, of course, had permission. But, of course, this been interpreted this has been interpreted subsequently plunder subsequently as plunder effectively. You get the effectively. And you get the same thing here with the manchester museum. Theyre saying although saying that this stuff, although this they think its this is much they think its from the 1960s, stuff was from the 1960s, this stuff was taken. Right . I dont taken. Is that right . I dont know. Doesnt back as its know. It doesnt go back as its like of destiny. Like the stone of destiny. I know that is. I dont know where that is. Well stone of destiny isnt well the stone of destiny isnt that currently in Westminster Abbey . I dont know. You well, youre scottish. You should the stone destiny. I had trip back. I had a trip back. I had a trip back. Are you not part scottish . No, not even. Not even remotely. Not even remotely. Oh, no. You have irish . Irish yes. Yes. So . So the stone. Did it get sent back . The stone of destiny or it get shipped destiny or does it get shipped up there . I think nicholas, maybe just looking it for wee looking after it for a wee while, right . The camper van. Yeah, its in the camper van. Yeah, its in the camper van. Destiny. Wasnt stone of destiny. Wasnt that. Was blown up by the that. It was blown up by the suffragettes . They set a bomb suffragettes . Or they set a bomb off to back in the day. Off next to it back in the day. Did you know that . I dont know. I dont know why they went after a seems a bit mean. A rock. It seems a bit mean. I think it might be what it represents. Oh, really . Cut some kind of okay. Not cut some kind of geological protest. I dont know. Not who knows . I dont know. Not a strict feminist no. A strict feminist myself. No. Okay. Thanks for that. Okay. Well, were going to well, anyway, were going to have now free have a quick break now on free speech but the speech nation. But after the break, were going be meeting break, were going to be meeting the and editor who has the writer and editor who has received apology received an apology and substantial damages substantial financial damages after being dropped by literary consultancy do news radio. One mark dolan news radio. One mark dolan tonight. Ill be joined by Sophie Ottaway , who was born a Sophie Ottaway, who was born a boy before surgeons removed her reproductive organs and made her a girl. All of this was kept a girl. All of this was kept from for her years, she tells her. Incredible story tonight from. From. Nine welcome back to free speech nafion welcome back to free speech nation with me, andrew doyle. Later in the show, ill be turning agony uncle with the help panel, cressida help of my panel, Cressida Wetton bruce devlin. And wetton and bruce devlin. And were going to you deal were going to help you deal with your unfiltered dilemmas. So please do email us at gbviews gbnews. Com. And we will do our best to answer all of your problems. As sybil, ruth is a writer and editor who until last year was working for a literary consultancy as one of its core editors. But the work its core editors. But the work started to dry up after a member of staff took objection to some comments that sybil had made on twitter. She took the company to court and has now received an apology a substantial apology and a substantial settlement. And please welcome sybil ruth. So sybil, youve been on the show before. Welcome back. Been on the show before. Welcome back. And of course, the last back. And of course, the last time you were on, it was all up in the air. We didnt know where this was going to go. But for the people who are watching at home who didnt see that previous interview, could you explain what is it youve done on so upset that on twitter that is so upset that members nothing members of staff. Well, nothing terrible, what was so terrible, which was what was so odd about it. I am what is called a gender critical feminist, which means that human beings come that i believe human beings come in two varieties, male and female , that you cant actually female, that you cant actually switch from one category to the other. Much though you would like and that also its like to. And that also its problem attic. When there was a decision to consult about reforming the gender recognition act because if its very easy for people to change sex they may be unhappy in the sort of sex they are. But to change and to then be able to inhabit womens spaces , take places in womens spaces, take places in womens spaces, take places in womens sport, go into female prisons. These womens sport, go into female prisons. These things all womens sport, go into female prisons. These things all strike prisons. These things all strike me as potential actually causing harm to women. Harm to women. And weve talked a lot about these sorts of issues on the show. The issues, the necessity for single sex spaces when it comes to preserving womens rights. So youve made comes to preserving womens rights. So youve made this comment about a trans individual with with facial hair. Yeah, i had no idea who this person was, but somebody who im friends with on twitter had posted a photograph. And i think posted a photograph. And i think what was quite striking is that theyd got very, very , you know, theyd got very, very, you know, heavy facial hair. Yes. But in other ways, had transformed themselves or to try and aim for a much more feminine appearance. Yes. So in terms of clothing and hairstyle, pink jacket, lipstick, waved hair and a handbag with a gold chain. Yes and it was, i think what i objected to was the idea that being a woman is just a costume. You can put on these props and then automatically that you can use that to say, im now identifying as you know, im inhabiting my female identity today. Inhabiting my female identity today. They welcome me into your today. They welcome me into your spaces. Accept me as a woman. And not everybody wants to. And for some women that will be threatening and difficult it. Well, i mean , as some well, i mean, as some feminists who have been on the show have said, if, you know, if an individual comes into the female toilets with a full beard and that can be an intimidating thing. Yes, absolutely. Certainly yes, absolutely. Certainly there can be third spaces or or may i accept that some people , may i accept that some people, if they are, feel feel that they are happier acting as though they are a woman that could lead to them feeling as if they might get attention. They didnt want. And they go into the gents. But then i dont think i think that it but then i dont think i think thatitis but then i dont think i think that it is basically whos feeling uncomfortable matters most. Yes. A man feeling slightly awkward or women who have experienced rape and Sexual Violence or simply just do not know what the intentions of this person might be. But it you know, this was all perhaps at the back of my mind. So i made a single tweet which said nightmare because i was reflecting on the fact that a lot of single sex spaces used to be respected. They no longer are now. And then i qualified it because obviously, i mean, for example, if you wanted to, you felt more comfortable doing this show wearing a sarong that would be absolutely you know, be absolutely fine. You know, i respect your rights. You know, i expect everybodys right to just try and express themselves in a way that doesnt harm other people. Yes, but that so really that that was that was it. But also, you made the point that when women have facial hair, they are attacked for it. And, you know, and yet in this case, this seemed to be something to be celebrated. I think it really shows how binary the way we look at life is. And even if we want to be very cool and alternative and say people come in all sorts of varieties and that the double standard is really clear, that that women are if you step too far out of line as a woman , far out of line as a woman, people will feel thats thats theyre very entitled to comment. Her hairs not good. Her makeup isnt good. I wouldnt wear that dress , you know. Yes, wear that dress, you know. Yes, shes put on weight a lot of comments about physical appearance against women on social yes i think its social media. Yes i think its something thats undoubtedly got worse, with if worse, whereas i think with if men want to assume a more female way of presenting themselves ever , nobody just says how brave ever, nobody just says how brave of how stunning, you know, and i think that means that theyre not fooled. They actually know its a bloke and its very much an emperors new clothes situation that the people who are more powerful in society, theyre the ones who get a kind of flattered and appeased and women who by and large are less powerful, they are more likely to be, you know, get get sort of feedback, keep in line. You feedback, keep in line. You know, if you if youre not trying really, really hard. And trying really, really hard. And were just going to kind of make you feel a bit insecure, our were going to kind of keep you feeling anxious. So these were the views that youd expressed all of which are well, firstly, when youre talking immutable talking about the immutable nature of sex, thats a matter of fact. So thats of scientific fact. So thats not even really a belief. But even so, since the Maya Forstater case, this is all protected in law anyway. So what protected in law anyway. So what happened . When did you first nofice happened . When did you first notice that the consultancy you were reacted . Were working for had reacted . And i didnt notice straight away. What happened is that i away. What happened is that i was working on a particular project. I was just starting work and they contacted me to say, can you hold off . Can you not do it . And i just felt thered been some mix up at head office that theres a process of matching editors and authors and that for some reason that kind of done a mismatch. And so of done a mismatch. And so i didnt think anything of it. A letter, an email was then sent around rather later to all editors saying , we reserve the editors saying, we reserve the right to get rid of anybody whose behaviour is not in accord with our values. You know, we take equal opportunities, equality, diversity , diversity equality, diversity, diversity and inclusion very, very serious. I didnt name you specifically. No, it was a genenc specifically. No, it was a generic email, but it talked about that they reserved the right to get rid of anybody who wasnt in accord with their , you wasnt in accord with their, you know, didnt behave in accordance with their values. Yes. And it felt a bit uncomfortable, shall we say. Uncomfortable, shall we say. Yes. We were supposed to be Brand Ambassadors and what you were dropped. Were dropped. Youd just been dropped from this without an explanation . No, thats correct. That i was dropped and then there was this rather sort of. Kind of email that it didnt sound very french. Oddly, it was a bit like, you know, shape up. And i suppose for an organisation which has a lot of editors working , were not all going to working, were not all going to have precisely the same values anyway. You know , we were well, anyway. You know, we were well, i was going to ask about that because if theyre saying that that this company has a certain set of values that you have to abide by in order to work for them, that a kind of them, isnt that a kind of imposition all of the members imposition on all of the members of staff saying youve got to be augned of staff saying youve got to be aligned we think . Aligned on everything we think . Yeah. It was also never made yeah. And it was also never made clear i joined company, clear when i joined the company, they about my they simply asked about my editorial as and you editorial skills as and you know, i how you are at the know, i how good you are at the job you know job right yes. Yeah. You know i told my previous told them about my previous experience i felt that was experience and i felt that was what was important. And, you know, its part of the job that you client with you treat every client with civility with courtesy and you treat every client with civon. With courtesy and you treat every client with civon. So with courtesy and you treat every client with civon. So i with courtesy and you treat every client with civon. So i felt] courtesy and you treat every client with civon. So i felt it ourtesy and you treat every client with civon. So i felt it wasasy and you treat every client with civon. So i felt it was worthd so on. So i felt it was worth debating with them, you know, sort of course sort of saying, well, of course i will treat all clients with courtesy and with respect, but im the idea that im concerned by the idea that that anybody for example , that anybody who, for example, posts post something that is judged to be hateful social judged to be hateful on social media. That would automatically mean that you werent employed by the company. Mean that you werent employed by the company. Because mean that you werent employed by the company. Because i think hatred now is interpreted very, very broadly and it can simply mean something that people profound , oddly disagree with or profound, oddly disagree with or dont particularly like. And i think its particularly important for writers, which , important for writers, which, you know, and i write as well as edit to be able to explore ideas very, very freely and to sometimes write and say things which might make people feel uncomfortable. And were editors , but were also human beings. Im very , you know, aware of all im very, you know, aware of all sorts of political issues. And i would like to be able to express my opinion on, you know, on my lawful opinions in my spare time. Lawful opinions in my spare tim so this is about free so really, this is about free speech. This is not specifically about gender critical feminism , about gender critical feminism, although that is obviously part of. But actually, when it of it. But actually, when it comes to firm this, comes to a firm like this, preventing its staff from expressing own views in expressing their own views in their own time, in their own spaces, social spaces, on their own social media absolutely. Media accounts, absolutely. Then thats precedent i and i m and i think womens speech tends to be policed particularly tightly because there is an idea that as women we should always be kind. We should never cause offence to anybody. And if we cause offence to people, then we are bad women we must have are bad women and we must have we must have to be put. You know, in a special box, a special. Yeah. Yeah. So youve won this. Well, this was before tribunal. Theres a settlement has been reached. Yes. That would suggest that. Well, its gone your way, hasnt which is great. Hasnt it . Which is great. Yes. Mean, i received an yes. I mean, i received an apology. You know, it was acknowledged that my beliefs, while shared by while not necessarily shared by the company, were certainly worthy of respect in a democratic society. And you could argue i mean, it is im so happy to have got to that point. And i must say, you know, big thanks to the Free Speech Union, i say thanks to gb news because when i was on the show before, i had a kind of terrific response and lot of support from and a lot of support from people. But i guess, you know, in a way its a model of what should in the sense that should happen in the sense that theres problem people theres a problem when people disagree. You explore the areas of ground and you you of Common Ground and you you know, you acknowledge the fact that you will differ in some respects and apologies made and then everybody can move on and go forwards. I think what is so difficult for women and also for men who have problems of this kind and it particularly affects people in whats called precarious employment isnt because, you know , often youre because, you know, often youre very scared. People youre perhaps more easy to get rid of if youve got your freelance youre an agency contractor. Youre an agency contractor. Yeah. So i think people tend to keep their heads down, but it does take a long time. This process. Us when ive described, process. Us when ive described, you know, people talking, people agreeing to differ, people moving on, it should maybe take a few days or a week. It took 15 months and fsu acas. To once to months and fsu acas. To once to solicitors. One barrister yes , solicitors. One barrister yes, the tribunal service, one employer judge who did a case employerjudge who did a Case Management hearing and you think i just did a couple of tweets where i sort of said, you know, this guy is wearing starball. Hes not a real woman. And i think 18 months for this is incredible. And, you know, like you say, Free Speech Union is an amazing job with sticking up for these people. But you shouldnt but like you imply it shouldnt be necessary, it . We be necessary, should it . We should to have should be able to have conversations. Should be able to have converwhatls. Should be able to have converwhat a civilised free thats what a civilised free society about. Society is all about. I mean, was lucky. I mean, i mean, i was lucky. I mean, i lucky to be able to in a i was lucky to be able to in a sense, despite the fact it was a very difficult and it was a very stressful process. Lots of women and men, know , they and some men, you know, they cant the risk because the cant take the risk because the mortgage was paid off because i had got a supportive partner. The kids were grown up. I could i could take the risk. I could stick neck out because and stick my neck out because and i didnt really feel i could do anything else. But its i mean, i think everybody ought to stick up for their rights. But it just it i can understand why some people have to sadly take the decision. Im not going to be able to speak freely at work. Im even going to able to im not even going to be able to speak on social media. Speak freely on social media. And was really upset to hear and i was really upset to hear about of Rasheen Murphy about the case of Rasheen Murphy because, i mean, she thought she was to her friends on a was speaking to her friends on a private Facebook Chat and private Facebook Group chat and somebody snitched on her. Its like the stasi. So absolutely. So absolutely. So absolutely. And i think well, i think your case is going to help in that regard. I really hope so. I really hopeit i really hope so. I really hope it helps to create a climate where in the arts, in people precarious contracts people with precarious contracts that realise that that people will realise that people are entitled to their opinions and as long as they express them in a lawful way, particularly in private particularly in their private life home, that they life and at home, that they should just be able to get on and do it without having to go through 15 months of legal negotiation. Absolutely. Absolutely. Well, sybil, ruth, thank you ever the ever so much for coming to the show talking to us about it. Show and talking to us about it. Thank thank you. Show and talking to us about it. Soank thank you. Show and talking to us about it. Soank plenty; you. Show and talking to us about it. Soank plenty more to so theres plenty more to come on free nation this come on free speech nation this evening, but now its time for the latest weather. The latest weather. Looks like things are heating up. Boxed boilers are proud sponsors of weather on gb news. News good evening. My name is rachel ayers and welcome to your latest news. Weather forecast brought to you by the met office. So theres been plenty of heavy showers and thunderstorms around throughout today and they will continue to dunng today and they will continue to during tonight. And this is because low pressure starting because low pressure is starting to dominate the uk. Weather clearing that High Pressure clearing away that High Pressure we last week. So into we saw during last week. So into this evening. Then showers and this evening. Then showers and thunderstorms will continue for a while, but generally starting to clear out into the north sea , though lingering for a little longer across southern scotland, clear in the east, but clear spells in the east, but some mist, fog and low cloud developing and thats all during another warm and fairly humid night there will be some brightness to start monday, but any mist, fog and low cloud will lift and break before we see this area of cloud and outbreaks of rain spreading southeast woods, maybe some heavy showers and thunderstorms for england and thunderstorms for england and wales. Just east ahead of that. But there will be some sunny spells, too. And feeling pleasant in the sunshine still, even though were not getting into the 30s, still the mid to high 20s for the highs on monday as we go into tuesday, that band of cloud and rain continues to make its way southeast. Woods make its way southeast. Woods becoming little heavier and becoming a little heavier and slow moving as it comes across england and wales, but starting to see those winds come from the north across parts of scotland, Northern England and northern ireland. Feel ireland. So starting to feel cooler, but generally remaining changeable the week. Changeable throughout the week. But noticeably, those but most noticeably, those temperatures down temperatures dropping down to average. Looks like things are average. Looks like things are heating up. Boxed boilers proud sponsors of weather on gb news as listening to gb news radio show i welcome back to free speech nafion welcome back to free speech nation on kew gardens was established in the mid 18th century and was open to the pubucin century and was open to the public in 1840. This incredible resource cultivated plants from across the globe, some of which had come from captain cooks voyage to the south seas. Kew gardens is a unesco World Heritage site and houses over 8. 5 million items, according to its website. It has the largest and most diverse botanical and mycological collections in the world. But like most major institutions, it appears to have been infiltrated by activists. Been infiltrated by activists. Its latest project is called queer for nature a celebration of diversity in art plants and fungi, which seeks to draw connections between plants and lgbt communities. Connections between plants and lgbt communities. And no, this lgbt communities. And no, this is not a joke. According to the kew gardens official twitter account, plants and flowers have often been associated with queer identities , both positively and identities, both positively and negatively , and this will be negatively, and this will be explored in the queer nature festival by amplifying queer voices through art, allowing for new conversations. So leaving new conversations. So leaving aside that for most gay people, queeris aside that for most gay people, queer is a slur , what on earth queer is a slur, what on earth are kew gardens talking about . What are flowers got to do with being gay apart from the fact that some of us were called pansies at school . Well, the staff at kew are keen to explain why nature is so queer. Staff at kew are keen to explain why nature is so queer. They say why nature is so queer. They say while the basic system of reproduction in lots of plants involves the fusion of male and female gametes, some individual plants not neatly fit into plants do not neatly fit into binaries. So plants do not neatly fit into binaries. So what most flowering plants are hermaphrodites, but human beings arent plants. Although it does look as though the kew gardens twitter account is being by vegetables is. Is being run by vegetables is. But this is right up there with militant trans activists who claim because clownfish can claim that because clownfish can change sex, this means that human beings can too, even though its never happened. Probably because were not fish ehhen probably because were not fish either. Whats happening at kew is the same thing thats happening everywhere in identity obsessed activists are taking control in spite of the fact that most of the British Public dont want them there. Its why last chelsea physic last month, the chelsea physic garden established 1673, ran garden established in 1673, ran a queer ecology nature guided walk , which focussed on how walk, which focussed on how insects form relationships with plants and navigate their links to queerness. This is why to queerness. This is why presenter of Bbcs Countryfile claimed that the countryside is racist. Its why a group of racist. Its why a group of self proclaimed queer hikers decided to set up their own Walking Group because they said they want to challenge what they see as a lack of equality around access to the outdoors. Even though gay people have never really found it difficult to go outdoors because were not vampires. Its why transport for vampires. Its why transport for london issued a guide which claimed that gardens are racist and full of, quote , problematic and full of, quote, problematic plant like wisteria, for plant life like wisteria, for instance, which apparently has colonial roots and rhubarb, which, although not racist in of itself, is often an ingredient in puddings along with sugar. And because sugar is associated with the slave trade, rhubarb is racist. Adjacent apparently. I suppose. Next theyll be saying that chrysanthemums are transphobic and that we should be renaming them as chrysantha birthing people of course, the real reason why kew gardens is going along with all this nonsense is quite predictable. Ive had a look at the kew gardens equality, and gardens equality, diversity and inclusion Delivery Plan and one of its strategy pillars includes the seeking of accreditation by outside activist groups, including stonewall , outside activist groups, including stonewall, which used to support gay rights but now promotes gender identity, ideology and another body called athena swan , which has also been athena swan, which has also been ideologically captured. You see this ideology works like a virus. Groups like stonewall and athena swan become infected and then pass the infection on with every institution they come in contact with. And because corporations and public bodies want to show that they are in favour of inclusion, which we all are, they pay money to groups like stonewall and then implement their in return implement their ideas in return for points on schemes like stonewalls Workplace Equality index and this has serious ramifications. You might ramifications. You might remember when the times uncovered documents revealing that stonewall had tried to control what nhs trusts Government Departments and local councils say on their social media accounts, demanding public support for its views of gender identity, ideology and then rewarding them with points towards its top 100. Employers index. Towards its top 100. Employers index. So if a government index. So if a Government Department uses the term birthing parent instead of mother, they get more points. Mother, they get more points. And worse still, 10 of the Scottish Governments score on the index was relating to consultation with stonewall on revising legislation. In other revising legislation. In other words, it looks very much as though the snp were making were using taxpayers money to fund a lobbying group that would in turn reward the government for changing law. According to changing the law. According to their why else would their ideology. Why else would Civil Servants in scotland have been asked consider been asked to consider that biological is a falsehood biological sex is a falsehood concocted by the medical profession to reinforce White Supremacy and gender oppression . Why is the Welsh Government still pushing gender identity ideology on Primary School children . And why the world children . And why is the World Health Organisation claiming that race is , quote, that the human race is, quote, not limited to male and female, even any moderately even though any moderately intelligent child knows that sex is binary . So this isnt really is binary . So this isnt really about queer plants and fungi. At kew gardens. Thats just the kew gardens. Thats just the latest and silliest symptom of a much deeper cultural malaise that goes right to the very top. This is an Ideological Movement thatis this is an Ideological Movement that is illiberal, regressive, anti gay and anti women, but it masquerades as being liberal, progressive and inclusive for all. So i suggest that if youre all. So i suggest that if youre a member of kew gardens, you should let them know how you feel about this. After all, you feel about this. After all, you joined because you wanted to enjoy gardens and the enjoy the gardens and the flowers, because you wanted flowers, not because you wanted some sermon. Are you some weird sermon. Are you a member of queer or queer gardens . Kew gardens. Thats what they should be called. Theyve got you. Theyve got you. Theyve got me already. Theyve got me already. No, im not. Its actually rather beautiful. And, you know, ive been ive been one been there. Ive been to the one thats in sussex as well. Thats in the sussex as well. Thats. Its part of the same body. Its a lovely idea. Im from the west country. Weve got the arboretum at westonbirt, so that sort thing. Go and sort of thing. You can go and look at trees. Its very nice. But look, i think this is just silly in a but, but my just silly in a way. But, but my point that it its connected point is that it its connected to bigger, something to something bigger, something thats sinister, you thats a bit more sinister, you know. Most people just know. But most people are just going to see it and laugh, arent they . Think theyll either laugh arent they . Theyll theyll either laugh arent they . Theyll feelyll either laugh arent they . Theyll feel patronised,augh arent they . Theyll feel patronised, you or theyll feel patronised, you know, straight or know, whether youre straight or gay its gay or whatever, its patronising, isnt it . Its like kind as you said at the end, kind of, as you said at the end, a sermon this a sermon telling you this is what be thinking about. Its also quite weird, bruce, because lots of gay people and gay have commented on gay activists have commented on this and sort said, look, this and sort of said, look, queeris this and sort of said, look, queer is a slur. This is what people call us they people used to call us when they were beating us up in the in the playground. And now botanist playground. And now a botanist is using it. I mean, do is sort of using it. I mean, do you think theres any issue there . I personally dont have a problem with the word queer. Im at a friend who at all. I have a friend who lives in scotland who she happens to gay she really happens to be gay and she really hates it because its interesting. Theres debates, isnt there . Yeah all i was going to say was yeah seel i was going to say was yeah see danny going to say was yeah see Danny Minogue say was yeah see Danny Minogue iny was yeah see Danny Minogue in anas i did see Danny Minogue in a production macbeth at the production of macbeth at the Botanic Garden years many years ago. So sorry. Was lovely. It was really it was it was really great. It was all right. Was it a huge fan . I know it was good. So she was probably, you know, representing queer people, lgbt people production. But people in that production. But yeah, gay grass. Grass, really . Who is a gay grass, really . Who is danny playing . A gay grass, really . Who is darlady playing . A gay grass, really . Who is darlady macbeth. Aying . Lady macbeth. Lady macbeth. It was marvellous. Oh, it was marvellous. Oh, it was marvellous. It was all of fresco. It was great. Can Danny Minogue act you surprise me. No, she cant. Hes really good. Hes really good. So multi, multi talented. So multi, multi talented. Accent . So multi, multi talented. Yeah. Accent . So multi, multi talented. Yeah. Did accent . So multi, multi talented. Yeah. Did she accent . So multi, multi talented. Yeah. Did she do cent . So multi, multi talented. Yeah. Did she do scottish . Yeah. Did she do scottish . She did. Lady macbeths accent. Wow. Getting were getting off. Were getting off. Is australian, probably which is australian, probably in production. Which is australian, probably in are production. Which is australian, probably in are getting production. Which is australian, probably in are getting ptopic tion. Which is australian, probably in are getting ptopic a n. Which is australian, probably in are getting ptopic a bit, we are getting off topic a bit, so see about it being so lets see about it being sinister. Lets move on. Lets move on. But were going to take a but next on free a break now. But next on free speech going to be speech nation, were going to be speaking pollster who has speaking to the pollster who has ranked bottom the ranked harvard bottom of the league when it comes to free speech at universities. Welcome back to free speech nation. With me, andrew doyle. Now weve got a question from a member of our audience at home, which was emailed in from yannick. Hello, yannick. Thanks yannick. Hello, yannick. Thanks for your question. Says for your question. Yannick says our childrens hospitals now planning gender planning to introduce gender neutral their little neutral terms to their little patients. So this is patients. Okay, so this is related to great ormond street hospital. Theyve advised people hospital. Theyve advised people not to use the terms boys and girls. Theyve asked staff to avoid all sorts of gendered language such as gents, guys , language such as gents, guys, ladies, dude , which i dont ladies, dude, which i dont think anyone should use, to be honest. Uh, but apparently anyone deliberately using the wrong pronoun for a colleague will be seen as harassing them. So bruce , theres a weird thing so bruce, theres a weird thing where theres a kind of a desperate need to control peoples language in accordance with this. But, you know, it seems a bit much to me, but where does it come from . Right. Well, we think its come from an external body. So, you know, i was talking about what happened at kew gardens before. You often get external bodies get these external bodies like stonewall, like gendered intelligence, and stonewall, like gendered inte dont ce, and stonewall, like gendered intedont use and stonewall, like gendered intedont use gender and stonewall, like gendered intedont use gender neutrald say dont use gender neutral language at any but the language at any point, but the point that no is offended point is that no one is offended by phrases such as boys, girls, trans people arent arent offended by phrases like ladies, gents, you know, its just a few minority of activists who work for these bodies who come in and say, youve got to do this. And its a very bizarre thing, particularly with kids. I mean, boys not boys and girls. Thats not offensive, is it . I dont think offensive, i dont think its offensive, but then i dont know what its like be offended by like to be to be offended by that. That makes any sense, that. If that makes any sense, because i like. Really. Because i just like. Really. Thats an interesting but thats an interesting point, isnt that, know point, isnt it, that, you know , are we changing things because of individuals who are affected . , are we changing things because of in i just i people of whatever they are. So ijust i understand people of whatever they are. So i just i understand what youre saying about external bodies, but whos actually gone in and said, you know, im really offended by this, but i think rarely happens. Rarely it happens. Think a lot these things i think a lot of these things are sort of implemented by i dont think anyone will have complained club that complained at a comedy club that they and gentlemen, they say, ladies and gentlemen, but then told that im but then i get told that im patronising because, well, it was i was texting you and was like i was texting you and i was like i was texting you and i was like, right, ill see you later. And i remember saying, love or flowered or whatever, and they find really, they went, i find that really, really oh really offensive. And i said, oh my god, i thought i had time on my god, i thought i had time on my hands. I clearly dont. Yeah. Do you think thats misogynist of bruce to sort of say flower . I think its about you than it is about me. Its fine. I dont care. Yeah. I mean, i think its absolutely inappropriate to especially this sick children. There are bigger things sick children. There are bigger thiryeah, its a very weird one, yeah, its a very weird one, isnt it . You know. Anyway i just have these images of a nurse screaming and nurse sort of screaming and berating a child for berating at a child for misgendering someone or using the word and these people, the word boy and these people, you we all know its you know, we all know its difficult our difficult to change our language. Difficult to change our lan youle. Youve got words you know, youve got words that mind boys and that come to mind like boys and girls. Can see people in girls. I can see people in stressful stumbling stressful situations stumbling over getting into over this and then getting into a trouble. A lot of trouble. Yeah, of course. Yeah, of course. Okay. It happens all time okay. It happens all the time with sam smith. You know, sam smith that he wanted to smith decided that he wanted to be as they. Be known as they. And it Lorraine Kelly . Yeah, but then even people who supporters of who are supporting supporters of sam i think saying he. Yeah, but hes a fisher they man no, hes a fisher them hes a fisher them he wants to be a fisher then rather than a fisherman. I know its boring, its really boring. Remember he was on the one i remember he was on the one show that yes. Thats the show saying that yes. Thats the most offensive thing ive found about thing was the about the whole thing was the jumper was wearing. Oh it was jumper he was wearing. Oh it was hideous, it . It wasnt jumper he was wearing. Oh it was hideoit. , it . It wasnt jumper he was wearing. Oh it was hideo it was it . It wasnt jumper he was wearing. Oh it was hideo it was an it . It wasnt jumper he was wearing. Oh it was hideo it was an abomination. Nice. It was an abomination. And should have been drowned. Wasnt. Wow. Wasnt. Wow. No, not really. I dont mean it, but it was a bad jumper. Poor them, poor them. Poor them, poor them. Harvard university anyway, so Harvard University has ranked the worst school has been ranked the worst school for free speech the us. The has been ranked the worst school for leaguezech the us. The has been ranked the worst school for League Institution us. The has been ranked the worst school for League Institution was the ivy League Institution was awarded out a awarded zero points out of a possible 100 points. Thats pretty this is by fire, pretty bad. And this is by fire, the foundation for individual rights so rights and expression. So harvard tanked harvard score tanked because nine professors researchers nine professors and researchers have to be punished have faced calls to be punished or fired on things theyd or fired based on things theyd said or written right now. This is an interesting one. Now greg lukianoff, who works for fire, has written a book recently with Ricky Schlott called the cancelling of the American Mind , and this explores the statistics on cancel culture. And he talks about and they sorry both of them talk about the in which actually you the way in which actually you would go back to the would have to go back to the mccarthy era in fact that mccarthy era and in fact that this is in terms of university campuses, this worse than the campuses, this is worse than the mccarthy era in terms of the number of people who are being fired or disciplined based on legitimate legal points of legitimate and legal points of view. It surprising view. So isnt it surprising that is the when that harvard is the worst when it comes to this, when it comes to Academic Freedom . And its really important, isnt it, that academics are free to express their views . Yeah because remember, off remember, its slightly off topic, remember when the topic, but i remember when the scottish to Scottish Government wanted to bnngin Scottish Government wanted to bring in kind of smoke alarms. Yes , my mum convinced yes, my mum was convinced that were all rigged and that they were all rigged and bugged cameras in them. Bugged and had cameras in them. Yeah. And they wanted to see what was going on in peoples houses the hate crime houses to do with the hate crime bill. Yes. Which i know is slightly not what youve asked me at all. No, its not. Me about at all. No, its not. But thats all i like but thats all right. I like going topic. This is this is going off topic. This is this is the of your the nature of your style. Yeah. Very worried yeah. Thank you very worried about smoke alarms at about the smoke alarms at harvard or your mum is. Worried them im worried about them scoring out of 100. Scoring zero out of 100. By the way, though via and by the way, though via are thats generous that are saying thats generous that actually that actually really actually that actually it really should score right should be a minus score right well why are you not well i mean why are you not surprised because keep surprised by because we keep heanng surprised by because we keep hearing this and whats an example talks about this example camille talks about this a lot. Shes somebody admire. You shes somebody i admire. You know, the ivy know, if youre at the ivy league universities, youre absolutely encouraged to use language that theyve actually concocted not not that long ago, not natural language, but language. Thats the language that you use to show that youre in the gang. Yes, shes got people talks about whove people she talks about whove left the profession because they cant interrogate texts. The way theyd thats right. Theyd like. No, thats right. So was an academic and so there was an academic who disciplined for who was disciplined for using a racial though he was racial slur, even though he was reading and quoting from a James Baldwin piece. And its these are and its like these are academics. I mean, the idea that the context doesnt matter anymore in a university, but harvard in particular, which is supposed to be the most prestigious, you would expect them stand Academic Freedom. Well, you would hope. But i think i think theres a lot of academics that time has passed. They do because people now saying theyre going to build onune saying theyre going to build online that the online universities and that the ivy leagues are dead, you know . Exactly. Know, yeah, exactly. But, you know, dont cancel dont worry because cancel culture doesnt exist culture apparently doesnt exist apart all university apart from all the University Professors getting professors who are getting cancelled for cancelled and disciplined for their if it their opinions anyway, if it werent for that, we wouldnt have so its have a show, would we . So its fine. Is the end of the fine. But that is the end of the first hour on free speech nation. Please do not go nation. But please do not go away. There is plenty more to come now and 9 00, so come between now and 9 00, so well see you in a moment. The temperatures rising, boxt solar, sponsors of weather solar, proud sponsors of weather on. Gb news. On. Gb news. Good evening. My name is rachel ayers and welcome to our latest news Weather Forecast brought to you by the met office. So theres been plenty of heavy showers and thunderstorms around throughout today and they will continue to dunng today and they will continue to during tonight. And this is because low pressure is starting to dominate the uk. Weather clearing away that High Pressure we saw during last week. So into this evening. Then showers and this evening. Then showers and thunderstorms will continue to for a while, but generally starting to clear out into the nonh starting to clear out into the north sea, though, lingering for a little longer across southern scotland. Clear spells in the east, some mist, fog and low east, but some mist, fog and low cloud developing and thats all dunng cloud developing and thats all during another and fairly during another warm and fairly humid night there will be some brightness to start on monday, but any mist , fog and low cloud but any mist, fog and low cloud will lift and break up before we see this area of cloud and outbreaks of rain spreading south eastwards. Maybe some heavy showers and thunderstorms for england and wales just ahead of that. But there will be some sunny spells, too. And feeling pleasant in the sunshine still even though were not getting into the 30s, still the mid to high 20s for the highs on monday as we go into tuesday, that band of cloud and rain continues to make its way southeast. Woods make its way southeast. Woods becoming a little heavier and slow moving as it comes across england and wales, but starting to see those winds from the to see those winds come from the north across parts of scotland, Northern England and northern ireland. So starting to feel cooler, generally remaining cooler, but generally remaining changeable the week. Changeable throughout the week. But noticeably, those but most noticeably, those temperatures dropping down to average , the temperatures rising average, the temperatures rising on boxt solar proud sponsors of weather on. Gb news join us every night on gb news at 11 pm. For headliners, which is three top comedians going through the next days news stories, which is exactly what you need because when they established it has gone crazy, you need some craziness make sense it. Craziness to make sense of it. So join us 11 pm. Every night on gb news, the peoples channel night on gb news, the peoples channel, britains news channel. All now then, lee anderson here join me on gb news on my new show, the real world. Every friday at 7 pm. Where real people get to meet those in power and hold them to account every week well be hearing your views from up and down the country. In the real world. Join me at 7 00 on gb news. Britains channel theres plenty more still to come on free speech nation this week, but lets get a news update first from poly middlehurst. Middlehurst. Andrew, thank you. Well, we andrew, thank you. Well, we begin this bulletin with some breaking news in the last hour. The government has announced its sending an Emergency Response team into morocco following fridays earthquake. The foreign minister, James Cleverly saying the uk is deploying 60 search and rescue specialists and four rescue dogs to the north african country after the 6. 8 magnitude quake there. More than 2100 people are confirmed dead after that quake struck remote areas of the Atlas Mountains on friday with aftershocks today causing more uncertainty and danger. Well also within the last hour, his majesty the king king charles, has sent his condolences , saying has sent his condolences, saying he could not describe the depths of his sadness and sorrow at the appalling tragedy unfolding in the country. More on the efforts of that rescue team just deployed to morocco as soon as we get it. Meanwhile in other news today, Daniel Khalife has been charged with escaping custody after four days on the run from the authorities. The 21 run from the authorities. The 21 year old escaped terror suspect had strapped himself underneath a food delivery lorry to escape from wandsworth prison on wednesday. He from wandsworth prison on wednesday. He was from wandsworth prison on wednesday. He was tackled from wednesday. He was tackled from a bicycle on a canal towpath in west london by a Police Officer yesterday and will appear at Westminster Magistrates Court tomorrow. Meanwhile, an inmate tomorrow. Meanwhile, an inmate at the same prison has been stabbed today, just days after cauphs stabbed today, just days after caliphs escape. The man was taken from wandsworth to hospital by ambulance this afternoon and he remains in a Critical Condition with the met police saying no arrests have been made so far. Meanwhile, the justice secretary says around 40 b inmates have had to be moved out of the prison amid an investigation into Daniel Khalife escape. Alex chalk khalife escape. Alex chalk admits the prison is overcrowded, but has said the government is doing all it to can provide the correct resources. Now, in other news today, the tuc is reporting the government to the United Nations. It says over a new uk law which requires staff to work dunng law which requires staff to work during strikes. The tuc general secretary says the legislation falls far short of International Legal standards. The government, legal standards. The government, though, says the law protects the lives of the public. Such as in the case of doctors strikes, recently announcing as well a consultation on how the new law is going to be applied and the Prime Minister says he has confronted the Chinese Premier Li Qiang at the g20 summit in new delhi over alleged spying charges in westminster. The sunday Times Newspaper today reported that a man in his 20s and another man in his 30s were arrested back in march under the official secrets act. One of the men was allegedly a Research Worker with links to tory mps as finally sir mo farah has completed the five race of his career. Today getting fourth place in the great north run. The four time olympic champion said it had been an amazing journey. He was cheered on and journey. He was cheered on and greeted by vast crowds as he crossed the finish line. The sports bar sports star, rather, announced just this year that the time had finally come for him to move away from running. Him to move away from running. Youre with gb news across the uk on your tv , in your car, on uk on your tv, in your car, on your digital radio, and now on your digital radio, and now on your Smart Speaker. By saying play gb news. This is britains news. News. Channel welcome back to free speech nafion welcome back to free speech nation with me, andrew doyle and my wonderful panellist bruce devlin and krista wetton. We devlin and krista wetton. We want to get some more questions from viewers and youve from viewers at home. And youve very kindly emailed in. Our first question is from a sam. Sam says, is it fair for a biological woman to compete in sports with transgender women . This is a question we have a lot. But the reason why its come up this week, ive no doubt, is because of the cyclists. A transgender cyclist, evelyn tessa Evelyn Williamson and tessa johnson, who completely dominated they dominated the field. They got gold two recent elite female gold at two recent elite female races and they were seen. There was photograph that went out was a photograph that went out arm arm atop the podium, arm in arm atop the podium, towering over the female competitor. I mean , its kind of competitor. I mean, its kind of funny. Theyre so obviously massive compared to the women there. Now, the thing is, when you see photos like that, it just draws attention to the absurdity of this, doesnt it . I mean, leah thomas when leah thomas, male swimmer, of the thomas, male swimmer, top of the podium with the women sort of below. I mean, it just it this below. I mean, it just it this kind of stuff really piques people, doesnt it . Kind of stuff really piques peoyeah, oesnt it . Kind of stuff really piques peoyeah, it� snt it . Kind of stuff really piques peoyeah, it does. . Kind of stuff really piques peoyeah, it does. I mean, and yeah, it does. I mean, and that photo, its everything that sharon been talking about. Is anyone denying that . Why is anyone denying that . Obviously men are stronger if we had an arm wrestle right now, i would win. And im a weak man. But i would still win. But i would still win. Yeah. You know, thanks for your wholehearted support at that isnt it the that point. But isnt it the thing this, what find so thing about this, what i find so strange about this is Everyone Wants trans people to have equal rights that rights and enjoy the life that they to live. They they want to live. But they cant pretend biology cant just pretend that biology isnt a thing and then compete in trash womens in sports and just trash womens sports entirely. It doesnt make sense. So a friend of mine has a trans friend and said that although born male and male, puberty and all that kind of stuff, by virtue of whatever medications and the oestrogen and kind stuff, it and all that kind of stuff, it bnngs and all that kind of stuff, it brings everything back now, brings everything back. Now, im not in the field. Not an expert in the field. It doesnt the experts, the experts show that going through male puberty is a defining thing. You end up with a bigger heart, bigger muscle density. You know, all of the kind of things that the figures are, what the point is, these what i mean, the point is, these two have have cleared. Two people have have cleared. Cleared with theyve cleared up with all the gold medals. Its the statistics show, dont they, that once biological males that when once biological males become females come into womens sport is the end of womens sport. Its just its just so obvious and egregious and i understand why. You know, there was confusion about that. But thats truth about that. But thats the truth of it, that, you know, the reason why sports were separated into categories into male and female categories was because women would lose everything so that everything that was so that women play sports. That women could play sports. That was professional that was a professional sport. That was a professional sport. That was wasnt it . You was the point, wasnt it . You know, so it just seems strange to that have to keep to me that we have to keep having argument. Sharon having this argument. Sharon davis written book davis has just written a book about yamauchi has about this. Mari yamauchi has written book. People have written a book. People have written a book. People have written article essays. But what i find strange about it is its something we all know you look at thomas and you know, at leah thomas and you know, thats not fair. You look at these cyclists, you know, these two cyclists, you know, its fair. Do we have its not fair. So why do we have to keep writing these, having these more these discussions, even more upsetting about this situation is was a biological is that there was a biological female now cycling female whos now left cycling because and because antifa turned up and were protesting her own were protesting her in her own sport, saying , youre were protesting her in her own sport, saying, youre a and sport, saying, youre a terf and we shouldnt terfs in in sport, saying, youre a terf and we sport. Nt terfs in in the sport. So never mind the medals and who win. Just left who can win. She just left because she felt she felt attacked for being there, which is extraordinary. Is extraordinary. Yeah. Yeah. And some athletes have pointed if youre pointed out, you know, if youre a you know, elite a young girl, you know, in elite sports, a second off sports, shaving a second off here and there takes years and years of training hard work. Years of training and hard work. And bloke can just come and if some bloke can just come in everything, its in and win everything, its going girls off from going to put girls off from from going to put girls off from from going sport in the first place. Do you think i would have thought so. I mean, i dont know. I wasnt a sporty kid, so for me, i didnt have that aspiration. Its like were sisters. I wasnt sporty child either, honestly, wasnt sporty child either, hon can , wasnt sporty child either, hon can, believe that . No. Can you believe that . I actually took latin to get off pe and i mean, thats extreme. I know. Honestly she fat strange. Okay, so well get another question now. This one is from aaron. Aaron says, should bond villains have diversity quotas when it comes to hiring their henchmen . Well, i know what hes henchmen . Well, i know what hes talking about. There was an image of the new bond book whos it charlie higson, who to me it by charlie higson, who to me is from 90s, is a comedian from the 90s, a sketch comic. Is a comedian from the 90s, a skeit1 comic. Is a comedian from the 90s, a ske it mustic. Is a comedian from the 90s, a ske it must be a different it must be a different person, right . It must be a different peritn, right . It must be a different per it looksil . It must be a different per it looks like the it must be a different perit looks like the same guy. It looks like the same guy. It looks like the same guy. Is it the same guy . Is it the same guy . Well, hes written this new aduu well, hes written this new adult bond book. I think hed written some bond books kids written some bond books for kids. Do that. Whatever. Whatever you do that im. The new im not sure. But the new basically the new villain is sort of pro brexit and really sort of pro brexit and really sort of pro brexit and really sort of anti woke. And then bond sort of anti woke. And then bond drinks, kombucha. Yeah. And hes drinks, kombucha. Yeah. And hes just really trendy. Just really trendy. Its a joke. I thought it was a joke. Its kombucha. Oh, its that horrible. Oh, its that horrible. Its fermented something. Its fermented something. Its fermented good for you. Its fermented good for you. Drink its a hipster drink. Its what hipster. Its people drink people who wear sandals, drink booze in it. Its not very james bond. Its not very james bond. Exactly, but i be interested. Youd be great james bond. Youd be a great james bond. I would. I would. Isnt part of the point of james bond, though, that he is a philanderer . Hes a morally objectionable male. A boarding school hes a boarding school survivor. Survivor. W survivor. Like internal mental hes got like internal mental wounds. So he has to hurt women and that. And hes not meant and all that. And hes not meant to be a good guy. Hes youre not necessarily meant him. Mean, meant to like him. I mean, thats the thing. Hes like an antihero. Absolutely. And its escapism. Its extreme. Escapism. Um, and its extreme. And hes not supposed to have balanced views. And hes not supposed to have balandd views. And hes not supposed to have balandd really views. And hes not supposed to have baland d really funny. And hes not supposed to have baland d really funny the way and its really funny the way that this book describes the villain. You know, villain. Its like, you know, pro brexit he was an pro brexit views, he was an anti masker and naturally this led to anti immigrant sentiment and anti trans sentiment. So its the cliches its like all of the cliches about what people think that any one who has a different viewpoint is just this evil is the new james bond. Oh no, this is a book or this is a book. I dont read that. I dont read that. That was the worry. That was it. It is time consuming, isnt it . Yeah why cant they just film everything . Thats what they know . They should do, you know . Okay. Our question from our next question is from melinda. Why has melinda. Melinda says, why has the Great British bake off gone woke . Its not show ive ever woke . Its not a show ive ever seen, but this show is called the Great British bake off. Apparently its a popular competition at and it has a kind of National Charity themed weeks. So for instance, you would have a week of what, mexican food . Well, they try italian, italian, italian food , which im italian, italian food, which im a big fan of. But theyve said that this is casual. Critics have said this is casual racism. And so theyve dropped it. Now, i dont know. I used to be a teacher. I used to work at a school and they used to have themed, you know, so one week would have, know, week you would have, you know, french youd have french food. One week youd have indian food. They didnt do irish because there isnt any good food but they do good food there, but they do that middle. That in the middle. Have greek week, you have you have greek week, you have italian have racism, italian week, you have racism, poush italian week, you have racism, polish and that polish week, racism and all that kind of stuff. But dont you think that is all appropriation, at all cultural appropriation, at least . Do little have least . I mean, do little have the in polish cuisine . Did you hear the joke . Did you hear the joke . What joke . What joke . Well, Anthony Worrall well, i heard Anthony Worrall thompson here recently well, i heard Anthony Worrall thorweek. Here recently well, i heard Anthony Worrall thorweek. Im here recently well, i heard Anthony Worrall thorweek. Im here are recently well, i heard Anthony Worrall thorweek. Im here az recently well, i heard Anthony Worrall thorweek. Im here a lot cently well, i heard Anthony Worrall thorweek. Im here a lot iiowj this week. Im here a lot now. And the joke was we cant have any jokes on mexican week. What . Not one. This, not even one. And this, apparently. Not even one. And this, appoh,|tly. Not even one. And this, appoh, nothing wrong with that. Oh, nothing wrong with that. Oh, nothing wrong with that. Didnt so, but well, i didnt think so, but were people angry about that . Although have to wonder although you have to wonder how dont well how many people, dont you . Well one dont think it was one email i dont think it was probably just one email from someone whos got Nothing Better probably just one email from so do,� ne whos got Nothing Better probably just one email from so do, isnt hos got Nothing Better probably just one email from so do, isnt it . S got Nothing Better to do, isnt it . I often think thats the case with these things. Its someone in do you think its someone in here causing all the trouble . Mole a leak. A mole thats a leak. A mole thats a leak. And they are sending in the complaints. I mean, it could be by laughing and taking a salary. Is it yeah, its. It you . Yeah, its. Thought was you thought there was something bruce. Something iffy about you, bruce. Now we know. Okay. Weve got another question now from akif. Akif should be akif says, should race be a factor it comes to factor when it comes to sentencing sex offenders . Okay factor when it comes to serthiszing sex offenders . Okay factor when it comes to serthis isg sex offenders . Okay factor when it comes to serthis is asex offenders . Okay factor when it comes to serthis is a naughty ders . Okay factor when it comes to serthis is a naughty one. okay factor when it comes to serthis is a naughty one. So ay so this is a naughty one. So this a canadian judge who this was a canadian judge who effectively horrible effectively it was a horrible case and it was a father daughter, incest relationship that and that resulted in a pregnancy and a child, which is illegal. And the canadian judge basically said this individual was the father wasnt going to get the full jail sentence because hes black and thats it. And the black and thats it. And the idea was and specifically the judge said we have to take into account historical oppression and systemic racism. What that means is , is you dont means is, is you dont effectively have of a legal system in the traditional sense. You have a two tiered legal system depending on the colour of your skin, which is racist. I would say so. I would say so. And dangerous. And dangerous. Of course, you know , when you of course, you know, when you have this people saying , have this people saying, alleging that effectively and patronising. By the way, if youre saying that unbelievable black people cant commit crime because subject to because theyve been subject to systemic racism , youre systemic racism, youre effectively patronise effectively extremely patronise ing to individuals saying that people cant take responsibility for what they do. Amazed. I mean, im amazed. I mean, i wouldnt be amazed if i found wouldnt be so amazed if i found out actually this is what out that actually this is what tends to happen because its a personal judge. But personal view of the judge. But its its talked about. Its policy. Its talked about. Canada is weird like this. I mean, canada has lot of mean, canada has a lot of trouble. But a two tiered legal system based on skin colour to me is a bad idea. Im just surprised he wasnt prosecute suhed surprised he wasnt prosecute suitwell , thats yes, he was. Well, thats yes, he was. Well, thats yes, he was. But got a reduction on but hes got a reduction on his sentence. And thats thats the point. The point youre making is clear. You should apply the law. It doesnt matter colour it doesnt matter what colour you creed, you are. Sexuality, creed, whatever. The law. You are. Sexuality, creed, wha know, the law. You are. Sexuality, creed, wha know, thats the law. You are. Sexuality, creed, wha know, thats surelya law. You are. Sexuality, creed, wha know, thats surely the n. You know, thats surely the case. I you know, thats surely the case. I mean, we had a similar thing, i suppose, in this country the grooming country with the grooming gang situation not situation where police were not investigated because said investigated because they said they accused racism. They might be accused of racism. Well, forget about the skin colour. People are colour. Just if people are raping apply the law. Raping children, apply the law. It matter what their raping children, apply the law. It colourfatter what their raping children, apply the law. It colour is. Ter what their raping children, apply the law. It absolutely. Er what their absolutely. Absolutely. Mean, i think in that case, i mean, i think in that case, it hidden, wasnt it . We it was hidden, wasnt it . We werent it wasnt investigated. It was its as though it it was its not as though it went court there was went to court and there was a two thing about that two tiered thing about that didnt happen. But so this to me, this story is of on another level is kind of on another level because it is now racist legislation. You it . Legislation. Would you call it . Properly dodgy. Very its properly dodgy. Very strange from canada, strange coming from canada, especially their especially since their Prime Minister keeps blacking up. Thats thing, it . Thats like his thing, isnt it . Anyway from anyway final question now from calum. Why are calum. Calum says, why are footballers out sex toys footballers handing out sex toys at ceremonies . At award ceremonies . Theyre not. Was not. Theyre not. This was a joke that mack said said and joke that lee mack said said and i think he got the award from an engush i think he got the award from an english female footballer. Is that right . Yes. Yes is that right . Yes. Yes one of the lionesses. One of the lionesses made a joke about what it looked made a joke what it looked like, made a joke about shape of the award, about the shape of the award, which i havent seen, but ill assume was suggestive in a assume it was suggestive in a kind know, thats life. Kind of, you know, thats life. Ransom vegetable kind kind of, you know, thats life. Way ransom vegetable kind kind of, you know, thats life. Way fapparentzgetable kind kind of, you know, thats life. Way fapparent glee. le kind kind of, you know, thats life. Way fapparent glee. He this became a story. People this became a news story. People were saying, oh, is lee mack going to be cancelled . But actually, all it was was a couple people on twitter couple of people on twitter saying , bet theyll cancel saying, oh, i bet theyll cancel lee mack. Now, thats not a news story, is it . Theyve just found a of tweets pretended a couple of tweets and pretended that is trouble. That lee mack is in trouble. Hes trouble. Hes just hes not in trouble. Hes just made joke. Made a joke. What was getting an award for . I for . I dont know. I dont know. I dont know. I think thats the biggest question. Some mouldy old question. Told some mouldy old boy. Dont its a very boy. I dont care if its a very talented comedian, wouldnt you say . Talented comedian, wouldnt you say no, think hes very good. No, i think hes very good. No, i think hes very good. I think thats right. I think hes hes wonderful. Hes oh, hes wonderful. Treasure. National treasure. National treasure. Dont youre somehow. I dont think youre being but you being sincere there. But no, you know, in fairness to lee mack, and sure doesnt lose and im sure he doesnt lose sleep about me, im not necessarily familiar with work. I do remember there was something on that. Yeah not for me, but my point about me, no. But but my point about this there is no campaign to this is there is no campaign to have lee mack cancelled. No. Why should someone wrote have lee mack cancelled. Alo. Why should someone wrote have lee mack cancelled. A tabloid should someone wrote have lee mack cancelled. A tabloid newspaperneone wrote have lee mack cancelled. A tabloid newspaper sayingvrote have lee mack cancelled. A tabloid newspaper saying wee in a tabloid newspaper saying we saw tweet saying be saw a tweet saying he should be cancelled becomes cancelled and that becomes a news story. I do worry about news story. And i do worry about this kind of stuff sometimes that with cancel culture that with these cancel culture stories, sometimes it is just a couple of idiots on twitter and you find anything on twitter you can find anything on twitter like any idiot opinion, i promise i can find on promise you, i can find on twitter, i believe by someone ive expressed them. So, ive expressed most of them. So, you its easily done, but you know, its easily done, but you know, its easily done, but you know, its easily done, but you know i mean. Like this you know what i mean. Like this is poor journalism, isnt you know what i mean. Like this is poorjournalism, isnt it . Journalism. Is poorjournalism, isnt it . Are journalism. Is poorjournalism, isnt it . Are awardrnalism. Is poorjournalism, isnt it . Are award makers how are the award makers feeling . I mean, really, theyre the victims this. The only victims in this. Worried about the well, im worried about the shape award. Shape of that award. I mean, surely they should just design an award made of that, i dont know, pvc, probably. We need the facts. We need the facts. The facts. We do need the facts. We do need the facts. But why dont they just design an award wont design an award that wont be open innuendo . Open to sexual innuendo . That would be my suggestion. Like pamphlet. Theyre like a pamphlet. Theyre like a pamphlet. Them a pamphlet. Just give them a pamphlet. Just give them a pamphlet. A pamphlet. Just well done. Well done. Well good for you. Well done. Well good for you. Pat on the back salary school. Absolutely. Okay. After the break on free speech nation, people home should people who work from home should they less . This a radio. Welcome back to free speech nafion welcome back to free speech nation with me andrew doyle. So Whitehall Staff clearly enjoyed the hot spell this week. 80 of Civil Servants across three departments worked from home on wednesday, with only around 900 of the near 4000 desks being occupied. This came desks being occupied. This came in the same week that a National Newspaper reignited the debate over whether those who choose to work home be paid work from home should be paid less than their office based employees. Eliot keck is the employees. Eliot keck is the Investigations Campaign manager at the Taxpayers Alliance and he joins me now. Welcome to the show. So, eliot , youve authored show. So, eliot, youve authored a report this week or its been published this week. Do you want to tell us a bit about that . Yeah. So we had the daily mail front page on monday. We looked into not just the number of Council Staff are of Council Staff that are working home. Everybody of Council Staff that are workof| home. Everybody of Council Staff that are work of knows 1ome. Everybody of Council Staff that are work of knows about everybody of Council Staff that are work of knows about that body kind of knows about that already, look already, but we wanted to look at number of Council Staff at the number of Council Staff that being allowed to work that were being allowed to work from abroad. Yes, potentially even beach. And we even from the beach. And we found well, actually the found that well, actually on the beach. Have beach. Well, we dont have conclusive that, but, conclusive proof of that, but, you know, im sure there are some and we found some examples. Yes. And we found that staff have that since 2020, 1358 staff have been work from been allowed to work from abroad. Thats in places like spain, italy, france, australia, abroad. Thats in places like spain, orly, france, australia, abroad. Thats in places like spain, or basically, australia, abroad. Thats in places like spain, or basically anywhere, brazil, or basically anywhere with sunny climate. With a hot and sunny climate. Youd why theyd want to. Youd see why theyd want to. I can understand it. Yeah. I mean, listen, if youre being told by your theres no to your boss, theres no need to come into the office. You can work from home five days a week, maybe come once a month. Yes. Maybe come in once a month. Yes. Yeah, absolutely. Why not go to your friends house in sardinia or is . I think or wherever it is . But i think you have good friends. Yeah, well, id like. Much well, id like. Id very much like those friends, its a like those friends, but its a random im sure random example. But im not sure its the best thing for taxpayers. No. Well, this has happened across all sorts of across the board. All sorts of companies and corporations are now suggesting the now sort of suggesting since the pandemic, be pandemic, people should be working from more. What working from home more. What does do, though, to a does that do, though, to a company of company to that sort of collegiate sense any collegiate sense within any particularly body like the particularly in a body like the civil yeah and Civil Service . Yeah and interestingly, actually, of interestingly, actually, some of those companies are now starting to youre seeing even zoom youre seeing even zoom actually asked their employees to come back into the office, which not a ringing which is not a ringing indictment their indictment of their own software. Listen, software. No. So i think listen, clearly, working has clearly, high hybrid working has a place in society. Clearly, the pandemic that pandemic did demonstrate that things done with some things could be done with some hybnd things could be done with some hybrid but hybrid working. But nevertheless, take nevertheless, if you take a local example, local council, for example, you need that local need people in that local council understand issues council to understand the issues of their area. Sometimes you actually them in the actually need them in the office. You that office. So, you know that theyre picking phones. Theyre picking up the phones. And think there does need and so i think there does need to be a a little bit of to be a bit a little bit of a course correction some of course correction on some of this stuff. Its slightly more important when to whitehall as when it comes to whitehall as opposed just some opposed to just some corporations bodies or corporations or bodies or companies. Corporations or bodies or conwhether its whitehall, but whether its whitehall, but also i mean also local councils. I mean whitehall deal things like whitehall deal with things like benefits, you know, benefits, immigration, you know, i for example, weve i mean, take for example, weve had a crisis recently with a prisoner had prisoner escaping. Weve had cnses prisoner escaping. Weve had crises like crises in places like afghanistan, and weve afghanistan, and what weve found or in the Education Department and what weve found when those when we look at some of those departments are going and youre thinking really|nd youre thinking really need ure thinking really need urdial nking really need ur dial up ng you really need to dial up productivity and sure its productivity and make sure its all it really all hands on deck, is it really appropriate of that appropriate that half of that very Expensive Office that taxpayers paying is taxpayers are paying for is empty . Empty . Yeah. And also, you know, you have to be kept abreast of things often that just comes things and often that just comes through day conversation through day to day conversation within i mean, within the office. I mean, thats really the reason. The other studies to other thing is studies seem to be suggesting working from be suggesting that working from home, abuse that home, well, people abuse that system. In system. People spend time in bed, play computer bed, they they play Computer Games and it sounds flippant, but it seems to be confirmed that this is the case. I guess thats just human nature. It absolutely is. Ultimately, if you know that your boss is not to see what youre not going to see what youre doing, and if you know that, you can a basic minimum can demonstrate a basic minimum level yes, hit level of competence and yes, hit a couple of the key kpis, the natural thing to do is to think, okay, maybe i dont need to go to the extra mile, because ultimately theyre not going to see and think in see anyway. Yes and i think in particular, when you at the particular, when you look at the council abroad work, you Council Staff abroad work, you know, Council Staff know, theres one Council Staff member, that was member, for example, that was allowed from spain from allowed to work from spain from june to august, two summers running. And youre really wondering, is that actually necessary . To wondering, is that actually ne well, exactly. There will be and listen, there will be cases where, you know, maybe youre a Senior Member of youre a very Senior Member of staff taking annual youre a very Senior Member of staff you taking annual youre a very Senior Member of staff you want taking annual youre a very Senior Member of staff you want to king annual youre a very Senior Member of staff you want to be] annual youre a very Senior Member of staff you want to be able ual youre a very Senior Member of staff you want to be able to. Leave. You want to be able to log on just to keep an eye on things and actually. Fine. Fair enough. Or maybe going to enough. Or maybe youre going to see an Family Member and you see an ill Family Member and you dont them to take see an ill Family Member and you dont leave them to take see an ill Family Member and you dont leave and them to take see an ill Family Member and you dont leave and theym to take see an ill Family Member and you dont leave and they can take see an ill Family Member and you dont leave and they can do ke annual leave and they can do a bit of work. So there is you know, as with all of these things, hybrid, working, working from abroad, working from home, there yes there is flexibility here. Yes but know, were but clearly, you know, were giving public giving particularly Public Sectors, workers an inch and theyre taking mile theyre very much taking a mile at the moment. And have you had any particular fallout and have you had any parti and have you had any parti and have you had any parti and have you had any parti and have you had any parti we have had some people say that they think its a great thing councils allow this, thing that councils allow this, that councils that it makes these councils a very place to work, very attractive place to work, which some it does. Which to some extent it does. But doesnt mean its good but that doesnt mean its good for residents. That mean for residents. That doesnt mean its taxpayers. And its good for taxpayers. And ultimately absolute ultimately a councils absolute priority, whitehalls absolute priority. The Public Sectors priority. The Public Sectors priority be the people priority has to be the people that and the people that fund and not the people that fund and not the people that there. That simply work there. Just me that its it just strikes me that its not good pr particularly not good pr and particularly when this story about when you have this story about on the hottest day on wednesday, the hottest day when civil just didnt when Civil Servants just didnt bother going, not didnt bother, but from home but they were working from home or were at the, you know, or they were at the, you know, the pub in the beer garden. Lets you know, that lets be honest, you know, that kind thing, particularly with kind of thing, particularly with the think with civil the i think with the Civil Service, Civil Service, because the Civil Service, because the Civil Service mistry listed service, because the civil servseen mistry listed service, because the civil serv seen to mistry listed service, because the civil servseen to be mistry listed service, because the civil serv seen to be overlyry listed and seen to be overly politicised and not doing politicised and not really doing its you think its job. Yeah. Do you think thats fair . Well, i mean, listen, personally i was very keen to go into the office last week because had air conditioning because we had air conditioning and of in an and so the idea of being in an air conditioned room was a treat. Now a lot of those Civil Service departments will have treat. Now a lot of those civil serconditioning. Ants will have treat. Now a lot of those civil serconditioning. Ifts will have treat. Now a lot of those civil serconditioning. If theyre|ave treat. Now a lot of those civil serconditioning. If theyre not air conditioning. If theyre not going office. Youre going into the office. Youre actually they actually wondering, are they sitting and stuffy sitting in their hot and stuffy flat yes, whatever flat house . Yes, whatever it is . Or they maybe, you know, or are they maybe, you know, taking taking their phone taking the taking their phone with the park with their emails to the park or, with their emails to the park on you with their emails to the park or, you say, to the beer or, as you say, to the beer garden. It does really make you wonder. And people it does generate particular resentment, i think, when who work when it comes to people who work in kinds yeah when it comes to people who work in and kinds yeah when it comes to people who work in and listen, yeah when it comes to people who work in and listen, its yeah when it comes to people who work in and listen, its i yeah when it comes to people who work in and listen, its i dont|h and listen, its i dont think this would anywhere think this would be anywhere near a problem if near as much of a problem if services were actually being run really people really well. You know, people could appointment if could get a gp appointment if the when the police turned up. When you called and actually, called them and actually, you know, im know, investigated crimes, im not a not sure this would be a scandal, but theres a sense that we have a 70 year high tax burden like burden on point. We always like to the same time, to make. But at the same time, services to be running at services seem to be running at their lowest for quite services seem to be running at their itime. For quite services seem to be running at their itime. Theresiite services seem to be running at their itime. Theresiit theres services seem to be running at timismatch. Theresiittheres services seem to be running at timismatch. Therethattheres services seem to be running at timismatch. Therethatth sort a mismatch. There is that a sort of problem terms of endemic problem in terms of efficiency think can be efficiency that you think can be resolved it be resolved and how can it be resolved . Think one of resolved . Well, i think one of the first things we need do the first things we need to do is we to at is we need to look at traditional working practises, the produce traditional working practises, the efficient, produce traditional working practises, theefficient, relatively produce an efficient, relatively better run of run Public Sector and some of those quite those things are actually quite fundamental. You fundamental. Its just. Are you in office . And listen, in the office . Yes. And listen, as said, you know, maybe maybe as i said, you know, maybe maybe people home people can work from home 1 or 2 days week. Think , you days a week. But i think, you know, those of people know, those sorts of people that, know, for that, you know, go in for an afternoon fortnight , i afternoon once a fortnight, i think thats where we do need to start making amends. Right. Well, absolutely. All right. Well, elliot, much elliot, thank you so much for joining. And next on free joining me. And next on free speech nation, as elon musk threatens to sue the Anti Defamation League, ill be asking, is the. No. I wont be asking, is the. No. I wont be asking whether the twitter owner is an anti semite. But has he been accused of anti semitism . Been accused of anti semitism . And implications . And what are the implications . But lets get your latest but first, lets get your latest weather. Weather. Looks like things are heating up, boxt boilers, proud sponsors of weather on. Gb news. Of weather on. Gb news. Good evening. My name is good evening. 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Welcome back to free speech nafion welcome back to free speech nation with me andrew doyle followers of the Billionaire Elon Musk will be familiar with his latest threats to sue the adl. The Anti Defamation League. This comes after he accused the us based civil rights group, which regularly campaigns against antisemit ism and other forms of bigotry of trying to kill his ex social media platform. Formerly known as twitter. So to discuss this, im joined by social commentator yosef david. Welcome to the show. So firstly, for those who dont know, what does the Anti Defamation League do . So this is an organisation that was founded over 100 years ago. The time it was to ago. At the time it was to tackle defamation in print, but now things have moved on and they map and track anti semitism as well as other forms of racism , with the idea that they can advise and lead government organised actions with a response to hate. Now the stories that have been circulating on social media would seem to imply that the adl have insinuated that elon musk is anti semitic, but they havent actually made any such statement, have they . In theyve recently in fact, theyve recently come said that come out and said that they dont that the platform dont believe that the platform twitter x is anti semitic. Twitter or x is anti semitic. And similarly , they dont and similarly, they dont believe that elon musk himself is anti semitic. Be is anti semitic. It should be noted musk has referred to noted that musk has referred to himself a pro semite. Okay. Himself as a pro semite. Okay. Its really. Thank you for so its really. Thank you for clarifying that. Its clarifying that. And its really, whats really, really clear whats going on here insofar as musk takes twitter. Says that going on here insofar as musk takes revenue er. Says that going on here insofar as musk takes revenue is. Says that going on here insofar as musk takes revenue is dropping that the ad revenue is dropping drastically by billions and billions of dollars, and he suggests that this is because advertisers are withdrawing , advertisers are withdrawing, because they have been advised that hate speech has escalated on the platform. Now, on the platform. Now, personally, havent seen this personally, i havent seen this escalation on escalation of hate speech on twitter , but is it fair to twitter, but is it fair to ascribe this or to say that the adl are culpable for that perception . Perception . I think it will be incredibly difficult thing for musk to prove. I know that in the past, prove. I know that in the past, the adl has asked for a cessation in advertising when trump was reinstated. Yes. So there is form in this area. Trump was reinstated. Yes. So there is form in this area. Now. There is form in this area. Now. I very much hope that musk does not sue the adl. It doesnt it doesnt look good to sue when hes talking about like 22 billion. He wants off them. Or he says thats a as a minimum. My feeling that a my feeling is that its a shot the bow that hes shot across the bow that hes trying to the trying hes trying to get the adl other rights adl and other civil rights organisations change tact and organisations to change tact and to advise as opposed to try and implement their will on public bodies. Bodies. So thats a very interesting point that you raised there, because there have been a lot of instances civil rights instances where civil rights bodies aclu , for bodies such as the aclu, for instance, appear have been instance, appear to have been kind captured. Kind of ideologically captured. So they no longer fulfil the function they were up function they were set up to fulfil. The adl has been accused of not, for instance, turning a blind eye to anti semitism when it appears on the left , for it appears on the left, for instance. Thats one example. Theyve been promoting books such as kendi book how such as Ibram X Kendi book how not to be an anti racist or Robin Diangelos book, white fragility, very kind of identitarian acts , wokeist identitarian acts, wokeist points of view. Its not. It points of view. Its not. It would seem as though or at least those are the accusations that the adl really isnt doing what its meant to do. Well , i its meant to do. Well, i think its important to note that this is an organisation with a great deal of utility. Theyve done a lot of good work in the past in tracking hate. I think its fair to say hate. I think its fair to say that in recent years the adl has started itself as the started describing itself as the worlds anti hate worlds foremost anti hate organisation , an almost moving organisation, an almost moving away anti semitic. Im away from anti semitic. Im trying all things to all trying to give all things to all people in doing so, its people and in doing so, its very possible that they might push to the side to marginalise some of their own people , some some of their own people, some jewish republicans or people who maybe are centre right. Yes, it definitely appears to me that people who and its not just the adl but civil rights organisations in general seem to, to target and to highlight. Are people who are on the centre right. So the problem with a lot of these kinds of things is how do define hate . Do we define hate . Gets define hate who gets to define hate speech . Think that they speech . The adl think that they can it , but speech . The adl think that they can it, but then all can define it, but then all sorts of people get caught in sorts of people get caught up in that you a very that net. Ill give you a very specific theres specific example. Theres a twitter account account twitter account or account called the adl called libs of tiktok. The adl have added this body, this this group to their website saying that this is problematic, that it set up to attack the it is set up to attack the lgbtq community. This is a this is a twitter account run by an Orthodox Jewish woman. It seems Orthodox Jewish woman. It seems strange. I mean, ive ive seen a lot of the tweets from libs of tiktok. Theres no attempt to tiktok. Theres no attempt to stir up hatred against the lgbtq community, whatever that is. That doesnt exist there. What does is it posts actual what it does is it posts actual footage of activists saying what activists say. And so if the adl activists say. And so if the adl can interpret that as hate, i dont think it is. Can interpret that as hate, i dont think it is. Whos right . Dont think it is. Whos right . Well , now, elon dont think it is. Whos right . Well, now, elon musk describes himself as a free speech fundamentalist. Hes made no secret of that. And hes taken over the platform and tried to push it toward as towards a free speech approach. Yes. Now, that means necessarily that me as a consumer, i am more likely to come across content that i would find offensive. Yes. Now, everything in life comes with positives and negatives. Im im very much not going to celebrate the fact that that im seeing offensive content at times, but im also not going to lament the fact that twitter is no longer moderated forever , basically by moderated forever, basically by 2 or 3000 vegan sandal wearing activists in california. Activists in california. Yes, because theyve got a specific worldview by which they mean its a very , very narrow mean its a very, very narrow section of society and their worldview is almost monolithic. Worldview is almost monolithic. Its incredible to believe that they were tasked with moderating the content for hundreds of people hundreds of millions of people globally have different opinions. Thats very interesting. And ive spoken of feminine ive spoken to a lot of feminine sites on program who had sites on this program who had their accounts removed their twitter accounts removed and not because theyd said anything from it, anything hateful. Far from it, but because theyd expressed gender critical views that at the time owners of twitter the time the owners of twitter and worked in and the people who worked in twitter didnt approve of. So in other censorship, other words, it was censorship, really on the basis of viewpoint . Really on the basis of vieiwell t . Really on the basis of vieiwell , . Really on the basis of vieiwell , i think people who well, i think people who advocate for censorship and i know its a strong word , but i know its a strong word, but i think where were going. Think thats where were going. Would promulgate the they would promulgate the idea that we have balance idea that we have to balance freedom of speech with having an open and tolerant society. Yes. Now im here to say that idea is erroneous. Have erroneous. You cannot have an open, Society Without open, free Society Without freedom of speech. Myself as a member of a minority community, we i couldnt thrive in this country without freedom of speech freedom of speech and freedom of expression. Like you expression. And its like you said, express said, for someone to express themselves , to be themselves as a feminist, to be told that they are expressing hate. It just goes to show that whats on side of the coin whats on one side of the coin and very acceptable and is very acceptable to one person completely offensive person is completely offensive to the other, which is why a freedom of speech approach, i think is best for us think is the best pillar for us to lean on. Yes. Yes. Because, you know , the because, you know, the consequence of having free speech horrible people speech is some horrible people are say horrible are going to say horrible things. Block things. Twitter has a block function can remove all function so you can remove all of that. At the moment, of that. Well, at the moment, elon thinking elon strange is thinking of getting but what do getting rid of that. But what do you has gone wrong you think has gone wrong in terms of these civil rights bodies . I mean, the aclu defended of to march defended the right of to march in skokie. I inaya of the aclu in skokie. I inaya of the aclu wrote a book called defending my enemy. He was saying as a jewish man, he wanted to defend them because hates anti semitism because he hates anti semitism and wants to defeat it. In terms of marketplace of ideas, of the marketplace of ideas, whats happened to that ideal . Possible to well, it is possible to advocate for an open society to the extent that you have to actually marginalise those people who you dont think are in favour of diversity. Yeah. So what were seeing is civil rights organisations that were set up with the functioning of serving a particular purpose, making their scope so broad that they cant actually do the job that they were initially tasked with. Yes. And i suppose when it comes to hate, in particular unesco and all sorts of bodies have said it simply cannot be defined. We have hate speech laws across different laws across europe in Different Countries , and no one can agree countries, and no one can agree what it means. Countries, and no one can agree what it means. Ultimately, what it means. Ultimately, doesnt back to this doesnt it come back to this point that if have point that if you have moderators deciding what hate means , if you have the adl or means, if you have the adl or the aclu defining what hate means, if you have governments defining what hate means, its going very subjective. And going to be very subjective. And that will open to exploitation. Yes, i think need to draw yes, i think we need to draw the at direct threats. The line at direct threats. Right. Incitement right. And its quite easily done. Yes. Its very possible that the content that is on twitter now is quite different to what was being put out before. Yes but any rational complaint about the content moderation now needs to take into to account that the moderation was woeful prior . Yes it was just it was just targeted ing a right wing author on twitter rather than someone with a left wing. So you dont have much truck with the idea that hate speech has exploded on the platform. X or twitter since elon musk took over . Would say that theres no, i would say that theres more content that i would possibly find controversial , but possibly find controversial, but it doesnt Serve Society to remove from our consumption an anything which is offensive in actual fact, it means that were less able to deal with it. Very interesting. Joseph david, thank you so much for joining you very david, thank you so much for joiningappreciate you very david, thank you so much for joiningappreciate it you very david, thank you so much for joiningappreciate it. You very david, thank you so much for joiningappreciate it. So you very david, thank you so much for joiningappreciate it. So afterlery much. Appreciate it. So after the break on free speech nation, a cyclist wins a Defamation Case over a viral video. Big brother is back and the boss of ryanair gets pied in the face. Its almost time for social sensations on mark dolan tonight. Ill be joined by Sophie Ottaway , who was born a boy ottaway, who was born a boy before surgeons removed her reproductive organs and made her a girl. All of this was kept from her for years. She tells from her for years. She tells her incredible story tonight from. From. Nine welcome back to free speech nafion welcome back to free speech nation with me, andrew doyle. So its time for social sensations as we take a look at some of the clips that have gone viral week. First is some of the clips that have gone viralvideo. eek. First is some of the clips that have gone viralvideo. Aek. First is some of the clips that have gone viralvideo. A cyclistt is some of the clips that have gone viralvideo. A cyclist whois some of the clips that have gone viralvideo. A cyclist who need a this video. A cyclist who need a five Year Old Girl to the ground on Christmas Day because she was blocking his path. Hes now blocking his path. Hes now successfully sued her father because he shared the viral footage. Footage. Hey now, apparently he was completely unrepentant. So the father caught up with him and he was just completely was was totally fine with it. I dont think thats to knee a girl think thats fine to knee a girl in. Its assault. Its assault. In. Its assault. Its assault. Right. But now hes sued the father because the seemed father because the court seemed to that the fact that this to think that the fact that this was shared virally meant that he was shared virally meant that he was enough. And. Was humiliated enough. And. Yeah, and so now hes got hes got some money. So basically, if you a child , you can get you kick a child, you can get money for it. I mean, dont get me wrong, weve all been tempted, but you just wouldnt do it. Thoughts. My thoughts. My thoughts. That he was well, he says that he was going off balance and the only way he could get out was to stick and it just stick his leg out. And it just so was so happened that there was a child was just child where his leg was just that child was wearing quite a protective suit. That child was wearing quite a proyes. Le suit. That child was wearing quite a proyes. And suit. That child was wearing quite a proyes. And thankfully, the yes. And thankfully, the child wasnt injured. Child wasnt injured. We should say. The child is absolutely fine. Why only come out now . Its unseasonal. Oh, were just enjoying end the just enjoying the end of the summer. Weve been summer. No, weve been threatened christmas. Summer. No, weve been threatened its christmas. Summer. No, weve been threatened its probably as. I think its probably taken a long the argument. Long time to have the argument. Been a long yeah, this has been a long court case. Okay, well, next up, we got this video. This is ryanair chairman Michael Oleary gets a pie in the face. These are belgian eco activists. And but apparently after this happened, he made a joke. He happened, he made a joke. He said, well, the cream is better in ireland. Lets have a look. Welcome in belgium. The welcome in belgium. The pollution of the place. Pollution of the place. Well done. Well done. Well done. Oh, sorry, jemmy. Oh, sorry, jemmy. One happy . One happy . Okay. What do you think, okay. What do you think, bruce . Do you know what really rips my knitting about any of these activists is the waste of food that theyre throwing tins of soup paintings , mouldy old cream soup paintings, mouldy old cream cakes at. Well, men that want to apparently have a standing section in a plane. Yeah. Yeah is that what ryanair wants . Yeah. Yeah. No, i remember watching it, but all they do is waste food and. Yeah, they do, dont they. Whats. Well, they are silly billies, arent they . I mean its not okay. Weve just been talking about assaulting five year olds. Its better is it . Its not much better is it . Really not. No, its really not. No, its really not. And, you know, there okay. And, you know, there was remember . That was that. Do you remember . That was that. Do you remember . That was a spate milkshaking where was a spate of milkshaking where people would throw milkshakes at political figures they disagreed with. Have an with. Why dont just have an argument, just say, i argument, you know, just say, i disagree this why disagree with you. This is why lets conversation rather lets have a conversation rather than pie. I could than throwing a pie. I could throw face, bruce, throw a pie in your face, bruce, but anywhere. But we wouldnt get anywhere. Youd eat it id eat it. Youd eat it before hit your face. Before it hit your face. That would be quite impressive. Your mouth would impressive. Your mouth would open like a cobra. Absolutely yeah. Yeah. Viper. Yeah. A viper. Yeah. A viper. Yeah. Would ingest it . And you would ingest it . And you would ingest it . Pie. Take that pie. Take that pie. I mean, is. Yeah, they i mean, this is. Yeah, they just to stop assaulting just need to stop assaulting people assault. People because it is assault. Even assault. Even though its a pie, its not doing anything for the cause, it . Pie, its not doing anything for the and;e, it . Pie, its not doing anything for the and also, it . Pie, its not doing anything for the and also, they dont know if and also, they dont know if hes lactose. A very good point. So thats a very good point. So he have died. That could he could have died. That could have an act of terrorism. Have been an act of terrorism. Have gone into he could have gone into anaphylactic shock with a substandard anaphylactic shock with a subthereard are. Lets move on there we are. Lets move on to this story. Big brother is returning. The first trailer was returning. The first trailer was released this week. Lets have a look. Look. Dun da dun dun dun dun dun dun dun dun dun dun dun. No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no. De de de de de no, no, no, no. De de de de de de de de. De de de de de de de de de de. De de de de de de de de de de. De de de de de de de de de de. De de de de de de de de de de de de de de de de de de de de de de de de de de de de de de de de de de de de de de de de. Go to 17 pm. Erg and will are in the trailer butchering a classic big brother sees it all the ultimate social experiment returns october itv2 and returns this october on itv2 and itv its only the most itv x well, its only the most annoying advert ive ever seen. Absolutely. Absolutely. Im watching that now. Im watching that now. Coming back. Big brother coming back. But its itv now its coming back to itv now because out because it started out at channel then to channel 4, then it went to channel 4, then it went to channel just channel five. Now its itv. Just keep around. You know . Keep moving it around. You know . Isnt it past its by isnt it past its sell by date now really so its sell by. I remember when it started by. Iiemember when it started by. Ii was mber when it started by. Ii was lookingien it started by. Ii was looking at it started by. Ii was looking at doing rted and i was looking at doing Psychology University psychology at university at the time excited. I was time and i was so excited. I was going this amazing going to be this amazing social experiment. Its to experiment. Its going to be really interesting. No, its women no, not. Women in bikinis. No, its not. Its not what i thought it was going to be. Well, that, but then well, you say that, but then the big brother became the Celebrity Big Brother became quite demystified because it demystified the nofion because it demystified the notion know, because it demystified the notof| know, because it demystified the notof| sudden know, because it demystified the notof| sudden you know, because it demystified the notof| sudden you had applied what youve ive applied what youve appued ive applied what youve applied for this new series. I havent heard anything. I havent heard anything. I havent heard anything. Wait a minute now, bruce, arent you meant to submit like arent you meant to submit like a video of yourself or something . No, i did. You did . Yeah. No, i did. You did . Yeah. Thats next week. Social sensation. Sensation. And they ask you, have you done telly . Right ive done done any telly . Right ive done gb news. Thats maybe why theyre not letting me on. Say no, actually, they should let you. Let you. I would love to see the video that you we should play that next would be very next week. That would be very interesting. What do interesting. What did you do in the the audition . Interesting. What did you do in the want the audition . Interesting. What did you do in the want to the audition . Interesting. What did you do in the want to the aoh,ion . Interesting. What did you do in the want to the aoh, dont be. Dont want to see. Oh, dont be. You bashful after you cant be bashful after everything youve said tonight. Just speak my truth. Well, just speak my truth. Well, just speak my truth. You me . How dare you trust me . How dare you trust me . Would you ever unbelievable. Would you ever go on it . Chris skudder . No. No way. Chris skudder . No. No way. Want to be of the women i want to be one of the women in bikini. In a bikini. I do, baby. Id go in with you. I do, baby. Id go in with you. Id find that you i do, baby. Id go in with you. Id find that you could go you. Id find that you could go in together get drunk. In together, get very drunk. It would well, problem would all be well, the problem with people like. With this is people like. Is that people the truth is that people forget. Forget theyre forget. They forget theyre on camera drunk. Forget. They forget theyre on can but drunk. Forget. They forget theyre on can but we drunk. Forget. They forget theyre on can but we forgot drunk. Forget. They forget theyre on can but we forgot we drunk. Forget. They forget theyre on can but we forgot we were and i dont want you to be televised drunk because, televised getting drunk because, you thats not going to be you know, thats not going to be family friendly. That finish i think that would finish my mum think really i mum off. I think really i probably would. He could cope anyway. I dont think im going be i dont think im going to be watching big watching this new series of big brother. This the watching this new series of big brotiof. This the watching this new series of big brotiof the this the watching this new series of big brotiof the show this the watching this new series of big brotiof the show where the watching this new series of big brotiof the show where we he watching this new series of big brotiof the show where we talk part of the show where we talk through all of your unfiltered dilemmas. Im very grateful through all of your unfiltered dile emailing n very grateful through all of your unfiltered dile emailing n vevery atefulwith you emailing in every week with your. I you emailing in every week with your. I dont your personal problems. I dont think very good at solving your personal problems. I dont think but very good at solving your personal problems. I dont think but well good at solving your personal problems. I dont think but well tryod at solving your personal problems. I dont think but well try thist solving your personal problems. I dont think but well try this week. 1g them, but well try this week. We weve got a dilemma we will. So weve got a dilemma here clapham , and here from gail in clapham, and gail says, it wrong that i gail says, is it wrong that i found the escaped prisoner really hot . Oh, gail , come found the escaped prisoner really hot . Oh, gail, come on now. This is daniel really hot . Oh, gail, come on now. This is Daniel Khalife. You now. This is Daniel Khalife. You find him fascinating , dont you, find him fascinating, dont you, chris . Not in a sexual way. Its fascinating because of the glueing yourself to a van wallace and gromit escape. I think hilarious. Yeah, think thats hilarious. Yeah, thats hes thats quite funny. Hes attractive. Thats quite funny. Hes attithats not my thing. 12. Thats not my thing. And also, he was in prison for making fake bomb. Not even and also, he was in prison foreal|king fake bomb. Not even and also, he was in prison foreal bomb. Fake bomb. Not even and also, he was in prison foreal bomb. Yes. Bomb. Not even and also, he was in prison foreal bomb. Yes. You 1b. Not even and also, he was in prison foreal bomb. Yes. You know,t even and also, he was in prison foreal bomb. Yes. You know, ieven a real bomb. Yes. You know, i mean, whats that all about . , great. So its about well, great. So its about your choices. Gail, isnt gail allowed to find whoever the heart wants . What it wants . Isnt that the case . I case . I find it extraordinary. Theres a woman called gail that lives because only lives in clapham because only men clapham. Men that live in clapham. Im sure gail isnt making it up. Or maybe shes using up. Or maybe shes using a pseudonym. Actually, that would make could be morag. Pseudonym. Actually, that would make could could be morag. Pseudonym. Actually, that would make could be ould be morag. Pseudonym. Actually, that would make could be morag. Morag. It could be morag. It probably morag, is probably is morag, which is a name. To we need to name. We need to we need to bnng name. We need to we need to bring back. Okay. Weve got bring that back. Okay. Weve got a dilemma lacey. Lacey, a dilemma now from lacey. Lacey, is that a real name . Apparently. Okay my partner keeps insisting i watch the Rugby World Cup with him. Any good excuses . I can use to get out of it . Its a difficult isnt it . Because difficult one, isnt it . Because this is the problem. You have partnerships and the partnerships and one of the partnerships and one of the partners on watching partners insists on watching a sport just sport and the other one just doesnt and this doesnt care. Yes and this happens a lot, doesnt happens quite a lot, doesnt it . Oh, it does. Once went out with somebody oh, it does. Played ent out with somebody oh, it does. Played ent outand� n somebody oh, it does. Played ent outand i somebody oh, it does. Played ent outand i agreed dy that played cricket and i agreed to after agreed to go and only after id agreed did out that cricket is did i find out that cricket is seven hours long. Its so long they meal. Oh yeah. They stop for a meal. Oh yeah. No, cricket goes on for weeks. Have idea. No, cricket goes on for weeyeah,have idea. No, cricket goes on for weeyeah, ime idea. No, cricket goes on for weeyeah, im not idea. No, cricket goes on for weeyeah, im not wag. No, cricket goes on for weeyeah, im not wag material yeah, im not wag material how many matches i want it in minutes. You know, maybe they could negotiate 30 minutes a week. Maybe i think she should just scream. I will not be oppressed. And i want an air fryer. Ive mentioned think mentioned them before. I think the what she the fantastic. Thats what she should really is under should do. She really is under the i can actually feel the cloche. I can actually feel that suffering. The cloche. I can actually feel thayeah suffering. The cloche. I can actually feel tha yeah , suffering. The cloche. I can actually feel tha yeah , itjffering. The cloche. I can actually feel tha yeah , it isaring. The cloche. I can actually feel tha yeah , it is a ng. The cloche. I can actually feel tha yeah , it is a form of yeah, it is a form of oppression. Its hellish. Its very much a first world problem. Oppression. Its hellish. Its very anyway, first world problem. Oppression. Its hellish. Its veryanyway, so st world problem. Oppression. Its hellish. Its veryanyway, so yeah, ld problem. Oppression. Its hellish. Its very anyway, so yeah, just � oblem. Oppression. Its hellish. Its very anyway, so yeah, just tellem. But anyway, so yeah, just tell him you dont like rugby. Just be honest. Just be honest. Honest. Thats. Thats the key to lacey. Stop wasting our time, okay . Stop wasting our time, okay . And our final dilemma this week was coming from rick, but its rick. Just rac. I dont trust that there should be a k on that, but never mind. Rick says. Cheeky, skinny dip says. I had a cheeky, skinny dip in tub this week. Caught in my hot tub this week. Caught a nosy neighbour taking pics from their window when i got out. What do i say . I think you say thats illegal, isnt it, neighbour . You cant just take photographs of people naked. Neighbour . You cant just take pthhonehs of people naked. Neighbour . You cant just take pthhone call people naked. Neighbour . You cant just take phc phone call to aople naked. Neighbour . You cant just take phc phone call to thee naked. Neighbour . You cant just take phc phone call to the police d. Phone call to the Police Though well though isnt there. Thats well i for theres the i mean for one theres the question really be question of should you really be naked in a public place . Is it a public place . Is it about gardens . Presumably i wouldnt take any chances. Public enough any chances. Its public enough that that. Rick but also, how do how does but also, how do you how does your justify this . Your neighbour justify this . Because is such because if the neighbour is such a you or they a voyeur, how do you or did they were trying it in secret . I think what were not being told here is what has previously happened hot tub that has happened in the hot tub that has aroused right. Aroused suspicion right. So maybe some kind of thing had place before. Sorry had taken place before. Sorry rick, judging you. Rick, but am judging you. I mean, tub. Mean, a hot tub. Wow. Yes nouveau riche. So this time of year, no one wants a hot tub in this heat. Well, no, no, but it just goes to show you have to have Good Neighbours. Really. Have have really. You have to have neighbours trust, really. You have to have neighboyou trust, really. You have to have neighboyou can trust, really. You have to have neighboyou can borrow trust, really. You have to have neighboyou can borrow things people. You can borrow things from, like kylie, like kylie. Does Good Neighbours . From, like kylie, like kylie. Doel Good Neighbours . From, like kylie, like kylie. Doel think Good Neighbours . From, like kylie, like kylie. Doel think so. Good neighbours . I think so. I think so. Obsessed with youre just obsessed with them and odes . Youre just obsessed with the yes,|d odes . Youre just obsessed with the yes, hedes . Youre just obsessed with the yes, he really is. Yes, he really is. Yes, he really is. You have neighbour. You have good neighbour. You have good neighbour. Boat. You have good neighbour. Well, boat. You have good neighbour. Well, i boat. You have good neighbour. Well, i have. Oat. Well, i have. Well, i have. I have no neighbours. They are pretty good. Yeah. Is you live on boat. Change it. Well, its one of the perks. I mean, i want to go back to land desperately. Imagine a hair dryer and a microwave. When go back to microwave. But when i go back to land, concerned. And am land, i am concerned. And who am i to next door to . I going to live next door to . Will a tub . Will they have a hot tub . This of i really love this idea of you. Coming back to land i really love this idea of y |ts coming back to land i really love this idea of y |ts really oming back to land i really love this idea of y |ts really funny| back to land i really love this idea of y |ts really funny idea. To land i really love this idea of y |ts really funny idea. Imland . Its a really funny idea. Im so sorry, but have run so sorry, bruce, but we have run out time. Im so sorry, bruce, but we have run out time. Im sorry about that. But thank you. But thank you. Like my neighbourjudith. Like my neighbourjudith. We go. Shout out for there we go. Shout out for judith, whoever that is. Thank you joining for free you for joining us for free speech nation. This was the week when was ranked the when harvard was ranked the Worst University for free speech. After the speech. Elon musk went after the adl james bond went woke, adl and james bond went woke, apparently. You to my apparently. Thank you to my panel apparently. Thank you to my panel, Cressida Wetton and bruce devlin, and also to my guests, sybil, ruth , elliot kekw and sybil, ruth, elliot kekw and yosef david. And if you want to join us live in the studio and be of studio audience, be part of our studio audience, you that. Just go to you can do that. Just go to w w w audiences. Com. W w w. Sro audiences. Com. 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