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Nigel Farage: Ignoring threats to my safety is ‘outright prejudice’

You can watch this episode in full on YouTube: https://youtu.be/qiNe1Vw1fBYWith the October Budget looming larger on the horizon, your co-pilots are cutting through all the noise to deliver the big talking points this week and are joined on the Rocket of right thinking by a very ...  Show more

Labour’s energy insecurity intensifies

You can watch this episode in full on YouTube: https://youtu.be/4ZZZoH77k14Another week, another conference and the October Budget looms but mere weeks away… however your co-pilots wade through the slurry to bring you the tasty news morsels.Liam shares his direct observations fro ...  Show more

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