About this episode

James O'Brien discusses the Southport Inquiry and the implications of naming local authority officials at fault, alongside guests Martin Lewis and Simon Marks.

Following the Southport Inquiry, the lawyer for the murdered girls’ families says that the local authority officials at fault should be “named and shamed”, unless suitable disciplinary measures are taken. Would this be fair? Also, James is joined by the UK's leading money saving expert, Martin Lewis, who, alongside his charity, is set to fix the currently vicious council tax debt collection system. And, James is joined by Washington Correspondent, Simon Marks, for an update on Donald Trump, America, and beyond. This episode was recorded on the 15th of April. Catch James O'Brien weekdays from 10am on LBC.

People in this episode

Host: James O'Brien

Guests: Martin Lewis, Simon Marks

Topics covered

• Southport Inquiry
• council tax
• debt collection
• politics
• justice
• Donald Trump
• money saving

Keywords

• Southport Inquiry
• council tax
• debt collection
• James O'Brien
• Martin Lewis
• Simon Marks
• Donald Trump
• politics
• justice

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: LBC

Places: Southport

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