Environment as a religious crusade and says that some net zero measures should be relaxed. Ukraines president says he had hoped to start a counter offensive against russia earlier but lacked the necessary weapons. Vladimir zelenskyy told cnn that the delay allowed russia time to build several lines of defence, complicating his countrys ability to fight back against the invasion. His comments come after russia pummelled the city of odesa in southern ukraine, killing at least one person and damaging scores of historical buildings as more shops could be converted into homes and extensions made easier as the government launches a review of building rules in proposals to be formally announced tomorrow. No formally announced tomorrow. No new freedoms to enlarge existing homes will also be outlined. The government says the idea is to make it easier to build upwards and outwards , as michael gove and outwards, as michael gove argues that britain must make better use of the buildings we already have. And finally, the already have. And finally, the british pop singer vince hill has died at the age of 89. Hey , edelweiss. I say hey, edelweiss. I say edelweiss. Edelweiss. His version of edelweiss first heard in the sound of music reached number two on the uk charts in 1967. In a career that included 25 studio albums , that included 25 studio albums, he worked with some of britains best loved musical legends, including Dame Vera Lynn and cilla black. He passed away cilla black. He passed away peacefully at his home in oxfordshire. Tv online dab oxfordshire. Tv online dab radio and on tunein. This is gb radio and on tunein. This is gb news. Now its time for free speech nation. Where speech nation. Where. A new poll reveals that almost half of Millennials Want misgender ing to be a criminal offence. Watership down is rerated for more sensitive times and sadiq khan wants you to say mate to a mate. This is free speech nation mate. This is free speech nation. Welcome to free speech nation. With me, andrew doyle. Coming up tonight on the show , the tonight on the show, the practise of banking has hit the headunes practise of banking has hit the headlines this week, and were going to discuss the growth in people having accounts people having their accounts closed their closed because of their political beliefs. Shahrar ali claims his post with the claims he lost his post with the green party due to his gender critical beliefs and hes taken the party to court in an effort to prove his point. Hes going to prove his point. Hes going to be here to give us an update. London mayor sadiq khan has unveiled his new campaign in will men saying mate each will men saying mate to each other sexism and misogyny other end sexism and misogyny for good. And course , myself for good. And of course, myself and fantastic panel will be and my fantastic panel will be answering questions from our wonderful studio audience, my guests tonight are Cressida Wetton kogan , who. Wetton and jonathan kogan, who. You looking very casual tonight , jonathan. 7 well, shorts and a shirt. I felt like i had to balance out your suit, which you look lovely in. So you wear it very well. I do. But these arent shorts. No, youre right. And every every great portrait needs an understated frame. Exactly as they say. E assume thats no, thats. I assume thats a compliment. You. Compliment. Thank you. Absolutely. How was your week, chris . Im understated. It was good. Thats good. It was good. Yeah to me. Yeah nothing to tell me. Great. Well, move on. Great. Well, lets move on. Go straight to the audience. I hope youre a more garrulous hope youre a bit more garrulous later okay weve got later on. Okay weve got a question wheres question from peter. Wheres peter . Hi there. Could the proposed extension to the ulez zone actually cost keir starmer the next general election . This is a really interesting one, isnt it . Because i presume weve at the weve all been looking at the by election this by Election Results this week, but like they on but it looks like they held on to uxbridge. Well, the tories held on to uxbridge because of this because of the this ulez thing, because of the ultra, by Something Like this ulez thing, because of the ultra, 700 by Something Like this ulez thing, because of the ultra, 700 votes nething like this ulez thing, because of the ultra, 700 votes or hing like this ulez thing, because of the ultra, 700 votes or something what, 700 votes or Something Like that. A lot. Not a lot. Not a lot. So what does this you so what does this mean . You know, a of analysts have know, a lot of analysts have have saying that, know, have been saying that, you know, tories who were disgruntled, tory who were tory voters who were disgruntled, just at disgruntled, they just stay at home. Go and home. They dont go out and vote. Uxbridge, it wasnt vote. But in uxbridge, it wasnt quite case. They were going quite the case. They were going out because were annoyed out because they were annoyed about they didnt to pay yes, they didnt want to pay it. Dont blame them. Its it. And i dont blame them. Its very, very irritating, isnt it . Why doesnt keir starmer just. Very, very irritating, isnt it . Why keep nt keir starmer just. Very, very irritating, isnt it . Why keep quiet ir starmer just. Very, very irritating, isnt it . Why keep quiet and armer just. Very, very irritating, isnt it . Why keep quiet and juster just. Very, very irritating, isnt it . Why keep quiet and just waitt. Very, very irritating, isnt it . Why keep quiet and just wait it just keep quiet and just wait it out . Yeah, thats what he should. Hes had one opinion. Let him have it. All right. Thats right. He doesnt generally no, but the is, think he might, the thing is, i think he might, you know, i think its in the bag him. Right. Next he bag for him. Right. Next time he might do what theresa may did last which hide last time, which is just hide herself just it herself away and then just it didnt work out for her in the end. But know what i mean, end. But you know what i mean, like, just to play like, so hes just going to play it safe, not ruin his chances. Then well, i mean, at and then well, i mean, at this doesnt look like this point, it doesnt look like theres could blow theres much he could do to blow it. Yeah. Theres much he could do to blow it. Donh. Theres much he could do to blow it. Do you think . Think its a do you think . I think its a i if i was a betting man, i mean, if i was a betting man, i mean, if i was a betting man, i would put my money on i would i would put my money on him. But, yeah, id like some excitement. Like some kind of him. But, yeah, id like some ewould ant. Like some kind of him. But, yeah, id like some ewould like like some kind of him. But, yeah, id like some ewould like an e some kind of him. But, yeah, id like some ewould like an upset1e kind of him. But, yeah, id like some ewould like an upset to kind of him. But, yeah, id like some ewould like an upset to happen. I would like an upset to happen. Would know. Would you . Yeah i dont know. The i mean, they the reclaim party. I mean, they wont, i mean, wont, but. Yeah, i mean, who knows . They knows . You think you think they should so. Are should win . Yes, i think so. Are they should win . Yes, i think so. Are the i should win . Yes, i think so. Are thei dont to be honest. I dont know, to be honest. I dont know, to be honest. Know, stay tuned to you know, stay tuned to find out. But gm e about this but what about this environmental mean, do environmental issue . I mean, do you think because sadiq khan wants sort ulez wants to expand the sort of ulez zone, idea. I dont think that i dont personally think that way a good idea. Way of doing it is a good idea. I in of i am definitely in favour of trying work out how get trying to work out how to get cleaner but i cleaner air in cities, but i dont you know, dont think stopping, you know, the poorest strata of society, having cars and working and adding is adding huge expense to them is the do it. Peter the right way to do it. Peter what do you think . Question, well, you ask the question, well, yes, its good idea. I dont think think i dont think i dont think the be extended. And that because you and is that because you think it poor people it affects the poor people most of also because between the and also because between the nonh and also because between the north that north circular and the m25, that particular dense north circular and the m25, that part solar dense north circular and the m25, that part solar less dense north circular and the m25, that part solar less of dense north circular and the m25, that part solar less of a dense problem . Yeah, this is a good point, but think will be a major but i think this will be a major issue the next issue when it comes to the next general anyway, issue when it comes to the next gene move anyway, issue when it comes to the next gene move on anyway, issue when it comes to the next gene move on to anyway, issue when it comes to the next gene move on to anotherway, lets move on to another question is from question now. This is from catherine. Catherine, whats your ever your question on have you ever suffered blindness . Your question on have you ever sufyes. Blindness . Yes. Yes. No blind . No no time blind . No but ive heard because of this heard about it because of this tiktok video. Its extraordinary i have you have you seen have you seen the video right i so maybe we can get it. Can we get the video and then we can have a look . In meantime, have a look . In the meantime, chris, to explain have a look . In the meantime, chris,it to explain have a look . In the meantime, chris,it is . To explain have a look . In the meantime, chris,it is . Well to explain have a look . In the meantime, chris,it is . Well theresxplain what it is . Well theres a millennial crying. Millennial crying. Thats my first rule with a video. Do that crying video. They do that crying on videos fashionable now, videos is so fashionable now, isnt it . Yes and its as though they have to do it there and then while theyre in this then while theyre still in this tearful think, calm tearful state and i think, calm down, your makeup and speak down, redo your makeup and speak when just say, i blame when you can just say, i blame Sinead Oconnor for that video. Did. Thats a great song she did. Thats a great song to you. Shes just crying. Lets have video. Have a look at this video. I believe so i just believe weve got it. So i just got at for asking got yelled at for asking a very reasonable question. Applying go so im applying to go somewhere. And just to somewhere. And i just wanted to know, accommodations know, are there accommodations for with for people who struggle with time and being on time blindness and being on time . Know . And then the time . You know . And then the person with interrupted person i was with interrupted and acted like i was asking something else. And then when we were when actually were done, when they actually started at me and saying started yelling at me and saying that accommodations for time blindness and blindness doesnt exist, and if you to being on time, you struggle to being on time, youll able to get a job. So let me get this straight. Shes basically saying that if youre not if youre if you dont turn up things time, youre not if youre if you donlikern up things time, youre not if youre if you donlike a up things time, youre not if youre if you donlike a condition1gs time, youre not if youre if you donlike a condition. ]s time, youre not if youre if you donlike a condition. So. Time, its like a condition. So. Yeah, well, my girlfriend, its not fault. Its not your fault. Its not because youre lazy and. E w my girlfriend yeah, well, my girlfriend sometimes really has a big me if i arrive early, so to i like arrive too early, so to speak. Is that right . Yeah. Going read so im not going to read too much into that. Its like opposite well, its like the opposite kind yeah yeah, yeah. Kind of thing. Yeah yeah, yeah. What do you think, cressida, about . No, lets about him being early . No, lets not family show. Not go into that family show. I think its silly. I saw somebody comments somebody in the comments on tiktok well , thats fine tiktok saying, well, thats fine as dont your as long as you dont mind your employer paying employer having paying blindness. Yeah blindness. Thats a good. Yeah thats fair, it . Thats fair, isnt it . Is weird one, though, this is a weird one, though, isnt why people reframe, this is a weird one, though, isnt wijust people reframe, this is a weird one, though, isnt wijust bad ple reframe, this is a weird one, though, isnt wijust bad behaviour1e, this is a weird one, though, isnt wijust bad behaviour as you know, just bad behaviour as like a condition. I think theres, you know , i think theres, you know, theres almost social credibility to be gained by having a disability. And if you dont have a real one, why not make up a funny one . Yeah guess. Is that the idea . Is that the idea . Is that the idea . I think so, yeah. I think so, yeah. The adhd is real. I think people different brain people have different brain things, not this people have different brain ththough. Not this people have different brain ththough. This not this people have different brain ththough. This is not this people have different brain ththough. This is timeline this is though. This is timeline according to tiktok. Its related, but thats the related, but thats not the answer. Keep answer. Isnt to just keep making things softer softer. Making things softer and softer. Thats overcome it. Thats not how you overcome it. Right. Okay. Lets move okay. Well, lets move on to another ones another question. This ones from ryan. Wheres ryan . Should good evening. Hello. Should gay trans gender students gay and trans gender students have accommodation . Have separate accommodation . Yeah. Was article yeah. There was an article this about and ive read this week about and ive read this, so this happened this, but. So this has happened before. Where before. Apparently where universities have created dorm spaces specifically for gay students. What do you think, ryan . Do you think thats a good idea . I idea . I actually think its quite regressive. It kind of regressive. It kind of segregation. And its saying that, you know , you know, that, you know, you know, students cant just mix and get on with other students, which i had to do when i went to university. I think this would have really annoyed me at university. The be of the idea i have to be sort of like camp with like put in a camp with other gay feels feels a gay people. It feels it feels a bit then again, an bit like that. Then again, an all be a of all gay dorm would be a hell of all gay dorm would be a hell of a party. Well, its not with my friends. No, no, theyre not. They prefer scrabble. No, no, theyre not. They preoh,crabble. No, no, theyre not. They preoh, crabb you know, you guys oh, well, you know, you guys call if want have call it if you want to have sleepovers university. Sleepovers at university. One of best friends was one of my best friends was a gay we to out gay man, and we used to go out and quhe gay man, and we used to go out and quite and come and get quite drunk and come home oclock, and home at silly oclock, and wed stay others places stay over at each others places and we wouldnt able and we wouldnt be able to do that. Em ema you would be you would be branded a heterosexual. Of would be yeah, one of us would be kicked other or maybe kicked out of the other or maybe the gays are allowed in the straight straight straight bit. Youre straight then. Im straight. Thank you for revelation. For revelation. So just because cressida lives on a boat that is quite. Lives on a boat that is quite. It was a denim shirt. Seven minutes. Yeah. Its quite a sapphic thing to do, isnt it . Living on a boat . No, not. Im not going to make a actually, i dont know. Actually, i dont know. But i do think this is weird. Theidea but i do think this is weird. The idea like, is. Its the idea of like, this is. Its crazy. Identity crazy. This is where identity politics leads you know, politics leads us. You know, weve school in weve also had that school in london, school london, the American School segregate kids by skin colour for activities. And for after school activities. And it feels it feels like its it just feels it feels like its going back a step right. It just feels it feels like its going back a step right. What do going back a step right. What do you think . Yeah. Mean, you like yeah. 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Hi,is rogen have you been able to find a copy of the Sharron Davies book yet . Copy of the Sharron Davies book yet oh , well, its ive seen so oh, well, its ive seen so many tweets about this this week. So Sharron Davies , the week. So Sharron Davies, the athlete who, you know, has athlete who, as you know, has published womens published a book about womens rights the rights and sports and all the rest theres rest of it, and theres been loads accusations that loads of accusations that waterstones staff are hiding the books from their customers. Books from their customers. Doesnt that defeat the purpose . 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