Labour’s Thought Police and the Case for Capital Punishment
About this episode
The episode discusses Labour's plans regarding Islamophobia, the death penalty, and various other topics including MP salaries and historical events.
On this week’s episode, Sarah wonders if Labour’s plans to change the definition of Islamophobia is actually a threat to free speech? And, in light of Ian Huntley’s death, Peter would like to ask whether the death penalty might be better than unofficial execution by another criminal? And the pair pore over our mailbag to mull over the case for paying MPs more (there’s no accord there), who’s to blame for The Irish Potato Famine? Who would call a military operation 'Epic fury'? And we return to the perennial subject of Peter’s borrowed leather biker jacket. On our reading and watch list this week: · Beyond Evil - Inside the Twisted Mind of Ian Huntley – Nathan Yates · Motorcycle Jackets: A Century of Leather Design – Rin Tanaka · Escape From New York – Dir: John Carpenter Please do get in touch, email: Alas@dailymail.co.uk you can leave a comment on Spotify or even send us a…
People in this episode
Hosts: Sarah Vine, Peter Hitchens
Topics covered
- free speech
- capital punishment
- Islamophobia
- Irish Potato Famine
- MP salaries
- leather biker jackets
Keywords
- Labour
- Islamophobia
- death penalty
- Ian Huntley
- Irish Potato Famine
- MP salaries
- biker jackets
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Daily Mail
Books & works: Beyond Evil - Inside the Twisted Mind of Ian Huntley, Motorcycle Jackets: A Century of Leather Design, Escape From New York
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