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EPISODE · Jan 13, 2026 · 33 MIN

Should children access social media?

from Talk Drive with Kevin O'Sullivan

On Talk Drive, Peter Cardwell is joined by the associate director at the Academy of Ideas, Alastair Donald, to give his view on the government's aim to ban under 16s from social media, as well as a crackdown on X - after Grok has been used to create sexualised images.Christine Jardine, Liberal Democrat MP for Edinburgh West, also weighs in on the issue and discusses her party's plan to end long waits in A&E and 'corridor care.'Then, Independent MP for Great Yarmouth, Rupert Lowe, gives his opinion on the government's social media plans and the latest on Iran. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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