Friday night, so a bridge could be demolished and national highways say the planned gantry was installed overnight and work is on schedule to reopen for monday. Rush hour at 6 am. Steve harley best known as the front man of the british rock band Cockney Rebel, has died at the age of 73. Come up and see me to make me smile. The age of 73. Come up and see me to make me smile. Well, that me to make me smile. Well, that was their big hit back in 1975. A number one hit, make me smile, steve harley had continued touring until recently, but had touring until recently, but had to cancel dates to have treatment for cancer. His daughter greta says he died peacefully with his family by his side. And revellers have his side. And revellers have been gathering in cities around the world to celebrate Saint Patricks day in belfast. Thousands turned out in the city centre to watch a noisy and colourful procession. No shortage of shamrocks, music and leprechauns in dublin, where locals usually vie with tourists packed along. Oconnell street to watch the annual parade, organisers say its the largest ever this year, but no one celebrates being irish like the americans and chicago is gearing up for the traditional parades with the citys river dyed green. As always. Well, for the green. As always. Well, for the latest news, you can sign up to our alerts by scanning the qr code on your screen or go to our website gb news. Com slash alerts. Now its time for free speech nation. Speech nation. The nhs bands puberty blockers activists call for jk rowling to be arrested and the Scottish Police unleash their hate monster. This is free speech nation. Welcome to free speech nation. Welcome to free speech nation. Welcome to free speech 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. Now coming up on the show tonight, tony sewell a backlash 2021 sewell faced a backlash in 2021 when commission when his Government Commission concluded britain is not institutionally racist. Hes going to be here to tell us about his journey from windrush baby the house lords ahead baby to the house of lords ahead of the release of his new book, and here to tell us about their manifesto will manifesto for policing, we will have phillimore from we have Sarah Phillimore from we are and doctor kate are fair cop and doctor kate coleman of keep prisons. Single sex and campaigner maria stein will tell us about the win on the no side of the recent irish referendum, and how she believes it was a victory for common sense. And of course, ive got a lovely panel here of comedians who are going to answer questions from our wonderful studio audience. My comedian studio audience. And my comedian panellists are panellists this evening are cressida bruce devlin Cressida Wetton and bruce devlin. Welcome both. Hello. Thank you. Are you all in green for Saint Patricks day. 7 green for Saint Patricks day . I planned it, andrew. I planned it, andrew. You didnt i didnt know. You didnt i didnt know. No. Green is just your colour, isnt it . Thats all it tonight. Thats all it tonight. Yeah, tonight it is. And bruce, he drove the snakes out of didnt he, saint of ireland, didnt he, Saint Patrick . Oh did he. No, not you, not you. Oh, he thinking god, how oh, he was thinking god, how much i drink . I dont much did i drink . I dont remember doing that. You thrown out of when you got thrown out of Harvey Nichols for drinking too much champagne. Saying . Harvey nichols for drinking too mu yes hampagne. Saying . Harvey nichols for drinking too mu yes haidubai. 3. Saying . Harvey nichols for drinking too mu yes haidubai. And saying . Harvey nichols for drinking too mu yes haidubai. And dont saying . Yes in dubai. And i dont want about it. Okay. Want to talk about it. Okay. Thats right. No, you not. Okay, no, you better not. Okay, well, lets get some questions from our lovely audience. Our first is izzy. First question is from izzy. Izzy. First question is from izzy. Izzyhello. Good evening, has the hello. Good evening, has the hse sensible decision on hse made a sensible decision on Transgender Health plans . Health and safety hses health and safety executive. I know, bruce, you were confused. I thought it was the train that was going to birmingham, not genuinely i did. I was like, oh my goodness, can i clarify . No. So an. An health so the hsc, the health and safety theyve safety executive, theyve now theyre the theyre the regulator theyve regulator in britain. Theyve said that the new Transgender Health that theyre health plan that theyre implementing have to implementing will not have to follow path. The world follow w path. The world professional for professional association for Transgender Health care. Now, i mentioned that, last mentioned that, because last week did a special free week we did a special free speech nation show about the w path files , all of these, these path files, all of these, these internal discussions and memos and messages from some of the leading Health Care Professionals in the realm of Transgender Health were leaked and it was discovered that a lot of leading clinicians in this area know full well that children cant give informed consent. One of the doctors was consent. One of the doctors was caught saying, oh, well, they dont even have high school biology, them on biology, but lets put them on these practices anyway. Biology, but lets put them on thesemean practices anyway. Biology, but lets put them on thesemean , practices anyway. Biology, but lets put them on thesemean , what ctices anyway. Biology, but lets put them on thesemean , what a ces anyway. Biology, but lets put them on thesemean , what a shock. way. Biology, but lets put them on thesemean , what a shock. Who i mean, what a shock. Who knew a year old couldnt knew a nine year old couldnt consent to life altering puberty blockers, exactly blockers, right . Exactly what i know, so , yeah, this is this is know, so, yeah, this is this is good news. Whats the question . Is sensible . Is it sensible . So hhc are yeah. So the hhc are obviously perhaps in obviously taking it perhaps in the the w path files. The wake of the w path files. But i have to say the Mainstream Media have just basically left it alone. Extraordinary, isnt its extraordinary, isnt it . Ive googling to ive been doing some googling to see it. And its see whos covering it. And its you. Thats whos covering it, well, looked on the bbc news well, i looked on the bbc news website. Em em e two weeks. Yeah, its been two weeks. Yeah, not mean, its not a peep. I mean, its absolutely did absolutely incredible. They did put out about a cat in put a story out about a cat in essex who got a statue put up to it. Oh, well, i mean, look, ive got nothing against the cat, but i think the medicalisation and sterilisation and sterilisation of gay and autistic kids should take priority. Argue that, yes, i would argue that, yes, given that the licence payer is paying given that the licence payer is paying is paying for this, that is something the public, paying for this, that is som know, the public, paying for this, that is som know, its the public, paying for this, that is somknow, its in the public, paying for this, that is somknow, its in their public, paying for this, that is somknow, its in their interest you know, its in their interest to understand about the w path files. Its a bit maddening. Of course, bruce, and now, of course, bruce, weve the nhs saying they weve got the nhs saying they are banning puberty blockers. I mean i mean they knew mean this is i mean they knew all along that were no all along that there were no long tum studies, so they werent sure. The most generous interpretation is that people didnt know know now in didnt know what we know now in terms harm it terms of the, the, the harm it can to bones and to brain can do to bones and to brain development. All this stuff development. All of this stuff is out. But we were is coming out. But we were really experimenting kids for really experimenting on kids for all years, but theyre all these years, but theyre only them in england, only banning them in england, is that correct . Well, thats because law unto because scotland is a law unto itself, it . Itself, isnt it . Been and you have been i have been and you have been there. Yeah, the model is flawed. So why is that . I mean, like, you know, weve had the tavistock in the uk, which is being down because it was being shut down because it was deemed children. The deemed unsafe for children. The sandyford Glasgow Sandyford clinic in glasgow is the theyre the equivalent and theyre just going they going to power through. They actually to carry on actually are going to carry on with w path, though w path with w path, even though w path says doctors should be says that doctors should be castrating say castrating people who say that their identity is eunuch. Thats insane. Is scotland so insane. Why . Why is scotland so sorry . Not blaming you. No, sorry . Im not blaming you. No, i not i know youre not a representative of scotland. No. You. No, im here on thank you. No, im here on behalf of Harvey Nichols. Yeah. I know, is. It is no, i know, but it is. It is a bizarre story, isnt it . All of this. Like, maybe eventually it just get resolved. It will just get resolved. Dont know, i dont know, i dont know, i dont know, but mentioned sandyford but you mentioned the sandyford and remember when people and do you remember when people were about monkeypox . Were worried about monkeypox . Yes, thought as yes, yes. And i thought as the type gentleman i i spend type of gentleman i am, i spend a on botox , so i dont want a lot on botox, so i dont want to be human braille. So i went and got my monkeypox. I know thats a thing to thats maybe not a nice thing to say, its true. And the say, but its true. And the sandyford didnt have any. I had a in glasgow who was very a friend in glasgow who was very worried about monkeypox. Worried about the monkeypox. I know not what youve know thats not what youve asked my asked me, but thats my association sandyford. Association with the sandyford. But im interested okay. No, but im interested to everything about it. Yeah. No, ill back yeah. No, ill back on the no, ill pop back on the train to birmingham and see whats happening. Train to birmingham and see whtso happening. Train to birmingham and see whtso i|appening. Train to birmingham and see whtso i mean, ng. Train to birmingham and see whtso i mean, it|. Train to birmingham and see whtso i mean, it is it is kind train to birmingham and see wimad mean, it is it is kind train to birmingham and see wimad thatin, it is it is kind train to birmingham and see wimad that we t is it is kind train to birmingham and see wimad that we reach is kind train to birmingham and see wimad that we reach is ki point of mad that we reach this point isnt it, that it took this long. Well, yeah, absolutely. You know, it it is. And, you know, it feels like a victory. Im a bit concerned about the loophole, though. Still allowed though. Were still allowed to do children. The do this to children. Whats the right phrasing . Not right phrasing . Its not experimental. Research. Experimental. Its for research. For purposes. Is that for research purposes. Is that what doing far . What weve been doing thus far . Yeah i know, i mean, thats all very well. If youre dealing yeah i know, i mean, thats all very va ll. If youre dealing yeah i know, i mean, thats all very va rodentiure dealing yeah i know, i mean, thats all very va rodent ore dealing yeah i know, i mean, thats all very va rodent or human1g with like a rodent or human vivisection. Mean, vivisection. Well, yeah, i mean, youre experimenting on youre we are experimenting on kids. Bizarre. Also, people kids. Its bizarre. Also, people can private. And why can go private. And this is why there was attempt to have a there was an attempt to have a debate this on friday. There was an attempt to have a debat younster . Scotlands new from penny. Hi penny. Hello. You know . Scotlands new from penny. Hi penny. Hello. You know thats tlands new from penny. Hi penny. Hello. You know thats tlands rby you know thats not me, by the way. You know thats not me, by the we 1. You know thats not me, by the we invited the hate monster. We invited the hate monster. No, is the thing. It feels no, this is the thing. It feels like anti scotland like quite an anti scotland night. Not that, bruce, night. Its not that, bruce, i love scotland, i adore it, i love scotland, i adore it, i love tartan. Anyway, all the other got. Tell other things youve got. So tell me, you think about me, tell me what you think about this. The hate monster this. Because the hate monster is effectively this creature that police have that the Scottish Police have created quite an image of that the Scottish Police have creecreature. Quite an image of that the Scottish Police have creecreature. Theyrel image of that the Scottish Police have creecreature. Theyre afraide of the creature. Theyre afraid its a red hate. Must be angry. Oh, yeah. Its furious. Yeah well, its very hateful. Well. And the idea now whats going on in scotland . So theyre implementing these draconian hate speech laws which going hate speech laws which are going to force on april to come in into force on april the 1st. I you not. Ironically. I kid you not. Ironically. I kid you not. Ironically. Yeah. And then, basically, you go your you can go to your local mushroom which mushroom shop or whatever, which i we had mushrooms farms in we had mushrooms farms in scotland because people arent that vegetables the that keen on vegetables up the road. But not a shiitake. Road. But not even a shiitake. But you can report a hate crime at these private places, but you can do it anonymously, and then the police will, i dont know, unleash the hate monster. I know how this works. I dont know how this works. Whats going on . Think the hate monster i think the hate monster is mythical. Dont think mythical. Yes, and i dont think the hate monster actually exists. What i do think is exist. Im genuinely really worried about comedy right now. Believe it or not, some people in scotland, theyre wrong, but they dont and the fact they dont like me. And the fact of the matter is, they could come because dont come because people dont necessarily you necessarily listen to what you say. Articulate what say. They articulate what theyve or how they theyve heard or how they interpret what youre saying. Exactly. I genuinely exactly. And i genuinely feel that a lot of time is going to be you know, someone be wasted. You know, if someone calls you a name in a shop, you probably deserved me probably deserved it. Believe me , thats comedy be quite , thats a comedy can be quite offensive, yours. Offensive, particularly yours. Well, no, but you know what well, no, no, but you know what i could be quite i mean. You could be quite waspish i think thats waspish on stage. I think thats fair to say. I think horrible , you know, i think horrible, you know, to be honest. But think that to be honest. But i think that a lot time, you know, i think lot of time, you know, i think a lot of time, you know, i think a lot of time, you know, i think a lot of people will abuse it. Theyll that theyre really theyll say that theyre really upset. The doctor, upset. Theyll go the doctor, theyll doctor along theyll spin their doctor along and of and and all that kind of stuff. And im sure, im not necessarily sure, as ive show before, ive said on the show before, i remember mum was worried when remember my mum was worried when we decided all we scotland had decided that all Residential Properties needed special alarms, mum special smoke alarms, and my mum was this was to do was convinced this was to do with crime, and that with the hate crime, and that there camera in and there was a camera in them and was very resistant to getting hers fitted. Thing hes not nice. The thing is, hes not nice. The thing is, hes not nice. Dont like me, if you if you dont like me, if you dont want to meet mary, i dont think being that paranoid. Think shes being that paranoid. Scotland is a kind i mean, if scotland is a kind of state, you know, of nanny state, you know, actually, humza when actually, humza yousaf, when he implemented the hate crime bill, put which put a subsection in that which said can criminalise put a subsection in that which saidfor can criminalise put a subsection in that which saidfor things can criminalise put a subsection in that which saidfor things youve minalise put a subsection in that which saidfor things youve said lise put a subsection in that which saidfor things youve said ine you for things youve said in the privacy own home. The privacy of your own home. Why my mum was but thats why my mum was worried cameras. Yeah worried about the cameras. Yeah thats worried about the cameras. Yeah tha probably, yeah. You probably, yeah. What do you think this terms of think about this in terms of comedy . I mean thankful that scotland have the scotland doesnt have the largest in the largest Arts Festival in the world. Wait, no does, world. Oh, wait, no it does, it does. Actually have does. It actually does have that. Comedians are does. It actually does have thathere comedians are does. It actually does have thathere now. Comedians are does. It actually does have thathere now. We omedians are does. It actually does have thathere now. We hadedians are does. It actually does have thathere now. We hadedianbefore up there now. We had this before because if you go back about to 2000 what was 2003 when 2000 and what was it, 2003 when new labour trying to push new labour were trying to push through and through their racial and religious hate crime bill, which meant that if anyone complained about it was about a comedy show, said it was blasphemous the blasphemous offensive, the police would shut it police would have to shut it down they investigated it, down while they investigated it, and comedians were in and all comedians were up in arms were not arms saying, were were not going with this. Going to put up with this. The comedians are silent now. Something completely something is completely changed. Theres shift theres been a gear shift where comedians are basically, comedians are now basically, basically regime. Basically for the regime. Well, and its not just that bruce started doing bruce