Attitude Column: Why Gay People Should Vote In Exactly the Same Way As Straights
- 20 Jun 2016
I hope everyone reading this article realises that if we vote to leave the EU in the June 23rd referendum, anyone with a whiff of a limp wrist will be forced to have sex with the opposite sex, equal marriage will be revoked and bullying of LGBT schoolchildren will be encourage...
ConHome Diary: The Truth About Gove & Health Insurance & What I'll Be Doing on Referendum Night
- 18 Jun 2016
As I write this I am watching a recording of Michael Gove’s appearance in front of a Question Time audience. One of the questioners was a young woman who asked him about a book he had written more than ten years ago in which he supported an insurance based NHS. This came from ...
WATCH: Stop Politicising the Death of Jo Cox & Trying to Shut Down Debate
- 17 Jun 2016
From my LBC show today.
Attitude Column: The Trans Agenda Shows That The Fight For Equality Is Far From Over
- 17 Jun 2016
With the advent of equal marriage and all sorts of other pieces of gay friendly legislation it’s easy to reach the conclusion that the battles of the past are over. I think that’s a fairly complacent view when you look at issues that still remain over gay discrimination and bu...
WATCH: Very Sparky Interview With Nicky Morgan on George Osborne's 'Emergency' Budget
- 15 Jun 2016
If you like punchy interviews, you’ll like this one.
I Doff My Cap to Republic of Ireland Fans
- 14 Jun 2016
Football fans have taken a trashing in the last few days. But not Irish fans. Credit to fans of Republic of Ireland for paying tribute to the Northern Irish fan who died in an accident in France. This is what true football fans are like. #IRL fans sang stand up for the Uls...
WATCH: Chris Grayling v Yvette Cooper on Brexit (60 mins)
- 13 Jun 2016
Today I hosted a one hour EU Referendum debate between Chris Grayling and Yvette Cooper. Later in the week we have the following for you on LBC WEDNESDAY 4pm Phonein with Alex Salmond 5pm Live studio interview with George Osborne THURSDAY 4pm One hour debate: Andrea Leadso...
A Few Thoughts on Orlando
- 13 Jun 2016
I don’t go to nightclubs. I can’t say I ever did very much in my youth. But everyone who goes for a night out expects to be safe, and expects to return home at the end of the evening. In Orlando on Saturday night fifty gay people lost their lives just because they made the fat...
ConHome Diary: Leave Sarah Alone & the Politics of Protest
- 12 Jun 2016
Sarah Wollaston’s defection from LEAVE to REMAIN has attracted much comment. When she joined LEAVE many were surprised as they had always considered her to be pro-EU. But she eloquently explained her reasons and the LEAVE camp were highly delighted. Some believe she was a REMA...
WATCH: Interview With Manuel Hassassian, Palestinian Ambassador to the UK
- 6 Jun 2016
I think I’ve achieved the impossible. Last week I interviewed Mark Regev, the Israeli Ambassador and today I interviewed his Palestinian counterpart, Manuel Hassassian. Both Jews and Muslims appear to think I was fair and rigorous in both interviews. See, miracles do happen....
It Shouldn't Happen to a Radio Presenter 45: When a Listener Emails...
- 4 Jun 2016
Last night I made a new friend. Here is an email exchange with an LBC listener which started at around 10.50pm… LISTENER: 1st time I have listened to your show & I was going to ring in to say that everything I have heard tonight was one sided for the Leave Campaign etc....
ConHome Diary: A Comeback for Dr Fox & Where's Theresa?
- 3 Jun 2016
Last week I wrote that I thought Andrea Leadsom had been a star of the Leave campaign. Let me this week sing the praises of Liam Fox. In terms of putting the Leave case, he has been calm, assured and believable. He hasn’t indulged in stoking up ‘Project Fear’ and has been exce...
WATCH: Mark Regev Interview
- 1 Jun 2016
Here’s my 30 minute interview with Israeli Ambassador to the UK, Mark Regev. We covered a lot of ground!
Corbyn 'Fly on the Wall' Illustrates Problem With Seumas Milne's Broadcast Media Strategy
- 1 Jun 2016
Vice News have been given privileged access to Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn and the result is this thirty minute documentary. It’s presented by self-confessed Labour Party member and Corbyn supporter Ben Ferguson. It’s all fairly harmless stuff but ultimately tells us l...
LISTEN: Gyles Brandreth on the 'Stairway to Heaven'
- 31 May 2016
My first appearances on LBC were on Gyles Brandreth’s Sunday afternoon arts and culture programme. One of his features was a sort of Desert Islands Discs or This is Your Life feature called ‘Stairway to Heaven’. Well, one week instead of Gyles interviewing a guest, I intervi...
LISTEN: Counting Chickens - Great Election Night Moments
- 30 May 2016
Back in 2001 I was an occasional presenter, with Fi Glover and Charlie Whelan, of Radio 5 Live’s ‘Sunday Service’ programme. I just discovered this recording on an old computer. It’s a documentary I made, which was broadcast on election night in June 2001. It’s a programme a...
The Self Indulgence of Some Tory MPs
- 29 May 2016
All political parties go through spasms, but the Conservative Party seems to suffer from them more than most. It is about to have another one. It was inevitable that the EU Referendum campaign would divide the party. With 143 Tory MPs defying their leader and supporting Brexi...
The Ups And Downs of Life
- 29 May 2016
In December last year I wrote about the Greatest Experiences of My Life, which you can read HERE. It was a rather nice article to write. Anyway, life is all about ups and downs, so I thought it only right to write about things that haven’t been so great in my life. I suspect ...
Why Have I Already Received my Postal Vote?
- 28 May 2016
So, the day after purdah kicks in I receive my postal vote ballot paper. I’m not normally one for conspiracy theories, but I smell a rat. In a general election you get the ballot paper a maximum of two weeks in advance, I believe. So why is it different in the referendum? Cyn...
ConHome Diary: A Good War for Andrea Leadsom & Do I Mix With the Wrong People?
- 27 May 2016
As you can imagine, as a radio presenter I do like to keep an eye on the opposition, so it was with more than a passing interest when I read this tweet from BBC Radio London’s Drivetime reporter Anna O’Neill. We are talking about #bedwetting on Drive BBCRadioLondon</a&g...