ConHome Diary: Misleading Remainers, Taking on the Halal/Kosher Lobby & the Joys of Being James Cleverly
- 23 Feb 2018
Balanced broadcasting is all about offending people equally, so this week I furthered that cause by offending both muslims and jews. Twice. On successive days I did phone-ins on whether Iceland is right to ban male circumcision and then whether Halal and Kosher animal slaughte...
WATCH: Iain Takes on Halal Defender - "I Don't Care What Your Prophet Says - I Care What the Animal Suffers"
- 21 Feb 2018
We did an hour long phone-in on the fact that the NFU has questioned religious slaughter of animals. It’s probably one of the most heated debates we’ve had recently. Here you will see the first ten minutes, where I take on a represenative from Halal Consultations. Safe to sa...
WATCH: CNNTalk - Which country poses the greatest global threat?
- 19 Feb 2018
A lively discussion on which country poses the greatest global threat. With Max Foster, Liam Halligan, Ayesha Hazirika and me.
Why EU scepticism doesn’t equate to Europe-scepticism
- 18 Feb 2018
In some respects, life in the limbo between the UK voting to leave the European Union and ‘Brexit’ itself has engendered some unfortunate habits in discourse. As a radio host, I’ve done my best to ask questions that challenge prominent figures from all parties who hold...
WATCH: CNN Talk - Gun Control After Florida - What Should Trump Do?
- 16 Feb 2018
It seemed like Groundhog Day, talking about gun control today.
ConHome Diary: Boris's Big Speech, No Sex Please We're Aussie MPs & Why Despite Brexit Europe Is Still Part Of Us
- 16 Feb 2018
Everyone gets rather overexcited whenever Boris Johnson makes a speech. The Westminster lobby do their normal thing and judge it through the prism of whether they can spot any split with Theresa May, even though they are fully aware that the whole speech has been pre-approved ...
I voted Leave, but Brexit Doesn’t Mean we Lose Everything European - Including Our Identity
- 15 Feb 2018
This is the text of an article I have written for the ‘i’ newspaper today… In some respects, life in the limbo between the UK voting to leave the European Union and Brexit itself has engendered some unfortunate habits in discourse. As a radio host, I’ve done my best to ask ...
My Interview with Morgan Tsvangirai
- 14 Feb 2018
Ten years ago I interviewed the Zimbabwean Opposition Leader, Morgan Tsvangirai. It was the cover interview of the second ever edition of Total Politics magazine Tonight it was announced he had died, at the age of 65. Here’s the i You won the election in March. Do you now fee...
WATCH: CNN Talk - The Oxfam Scandal
- 12 Feb 2018
We debate the Oxfam scandal and ask if it undermines the case for international aid. Clue: No it doesn’t…
WATCH: Interview with Alastair Campbell on the State of Brexit Negotiations - It gets feisty!
- 9 Feb 2018
This afternoon I did a two hour phone-in on the seemingly deteriorating relations between Michel Barnier and David Davis. My guest was Alastair Campbell. It developed into, well, quite a feisty encounter. I always enjoy interviewing Alastair. In this twelve minute interview ...
WATCH: CNN Talk - The Winter Olympics & the two Koreas
- 9 Feb 2018
In Friday’s CNN Talk we discussed how the Winter Olympics might affect future relations between North and South Korea, and also North Korea’s relations with the United States.
ConHome Diary: Pardons, Apologies, Soubers & Corbyn on Crime
- 9 Feb 2018
I’ve always liked Anna Soubry and I completely respect the fact that she holds very strong views on the European issue, which are in contract to my own. However, as an elected Conservative MP, you are a participant on politics, not a commentator on it. Her outburst on Newsnigh...
WATCH: CNNTalk on South African political turbulence & Media censorship in Kenya
- 6 Feb 2018
On our latest CNN Talk we discussed the political upheavals in South Africa and the closedown of TV stations in Kenya.
In Memory of Bert Rose - 1928-2017
- 6 Feb 2018
Last Friday I attended the funeral of Bert Rose at St Martin’s Church, Overstrand, near Cromer. Bert was a dear friend, and a key ally of mine when I stood for the Conservatives in North Norfolk. I gave the second eulogy. His good friend Paul Cater took us through his whole li...
ConHome Diary: Vote for Widders, The Mancock App & Collective Responsibility
- 2 Feb 2018
Ann Widdecombe needs your vote. For those of you who don’t watch Celebrity Big Brother, she’s in the final and voting finishes this evening. It would be great to see her win it, and confound her critics. If you want to vote for her dial 090 20 44 24 03. I keep trying to put...
WATCH: 25 Minutes With David Miliband
- 2 Feb 2018
David Miliband game into the LBC studio yesterday and I interviwed him for 25 minutes about all sort of subjects including Syria, the Rohingyas, Trump, Brexit, whether he fancies coming back into UK politics and his relations with his brother.
ConHome Diary: Doing God's Work with the Devil's Money & Why Life's a Bitch
- 26 Jan 2018
The Cybernats really are the most vicious trolls on the internet. On Wednesday I highlighted a story which had appeared in most of the day’s newspapers that Nicola Sturgeon had ordered that the Union Jack could only be flown from Scottish Government buildings on Remembrance Su...
Nicola Sturgeon: An Apology
- 26 Jan 2018
On Wednesday I read a story in The Times about the Scottish Government ordering a change in its flag flying policy, meaning that the only occasion the Union Flag could be flown on Scottish Parliament buildings was on Remembrance Sunday. Previously there were 14 other occasions...
The 'Irish Times' London Editor Owes London's Black Cabbies An Apology
- 21 Jan 2018
I got an email from a listener on Friday, which I thought I’d share with you. I’m a long-time listener of your show via the internet here in Ireland. As an Englishman living here I’ve become increasingly concerned at some aspects of the anti-English coverage of Brexit, mo...