Held To Account

Director of The Academy of Ideas Baroness Claire Fox kicks off todays show by delving into the mornings top headlines as we are met with even more stories of Banks shutting down accounts of individuals due to their political opinions on subject matters like transgenderism and basic biological facts with most high street banks signed up to Stonewall diversity schemes. Former Secretary of AState and Chair of The NHS Confederation Rt Hon Stephen Dorrell discusses the strengths and weaknesses of our national health service as the nation celebrates its 75th birthday - but will it reach 100 without major improvements that are necessary?  Former Scotland Yard Superintendent Nusrit Mehtab returns to The Independent Republic to discuss Home Office plans overhaul to tackle scourge of rogue police following a succession of shocking scandals that have exposed flaws in the police vetting process, ministers will publish 'radical' changes to make it easier to weed out rogue cops. Barrister Sarah Philimore joins shortly after to discuss further the bank's war against free speech as Metro Bank and RBS come under fire for cancelling individuals accounts due to political beliefs. And Deputy Comment Editor at The Telegraph closes the show for her weekly takedown of the morning's headlines as Bernard Jenkin's wife's lockdown birthday party is set to be investigated by police, and euro President Ursula von der Leyen is now the frontrunner to lead NATO at the end of next year. All that and so much more, so tune in!  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.