channel on mark dolan tonight in big opinion whilst the waiting list for treatment spirals the nhs tells its menopausal staff to stay at home and do lighter duty as health service has the plot. my as health service has the plot. my mark meets guest it's elvis presley's biographer who tells his incredible after ten years in the big question with a winter of discontent looming should the government make it harder to go strike. and is black friday a con also footballers ditch the rainbow flag. we'll speak to a gay man who thinks they should. and the society people on benefits . and

society people on benefits. and how about this one offer man is fired for socialising after work . do you have to be friends with your. . do you have to be friends with your . well i . do you have to be friends with your. well i love . do you have to be friends with your . well i love everyone at . do you have to be friends with your. well i love everyone at gb news especially elsie who we stole skye. she's got the 9 pm. headunes. stole skye. she's got the 9 pm. headlines . and i'm very happy to headlines. and i'm very happy to be here, mark. thank you. i'm elsie. here to bring you up with the latest from gb news, the prime minister has said he has enormous respect for nurses but their pay demands i9% to simply unaffordable staff in england wales and northern ireland will walk out for two days on the 15th and 20th of december in their first national strike in over a century . the royal over a century. the royal college of nursing has the government of rejecting talks as an alternative industrial action. but rishi sunak he's hopeful they can find a resolution they know are difficult right now for everyone of what's happening with

inflation . and that's why all inflation. and that's why all plans that we outlined week will get a grip of inflation and bnng get a grip of inflation and bring it down. that's really important . and in the meantime important. and in the meantime what the unions are asking for i think is a i9% pay rise. and i think is a i9% pay rise. and i think most watching will recognise that that's obviously unaffordable. and that's why pleased that the health secretary is sitting down talking to the union and we can find a way through this . well, find a way through this. well, the labour leader, sir starmer, says the government is shirking its responsibilities. nurses have been driven this by the government and that's a badge of shame for the government never taken strike action before for patients . so this taken strike action before for patients. so this is going to be devastating news. nurses don't want to go on strike. meanwhile teachers in scotland will strike for further 16 days next year in a dispute over pay. the educational institute of scotland says the sector it of days of action will be split across every council in the country across january and february it's after yesterday's

strike close . nearly all primary strike close. nearly all primary and secondary . the foreign and secondary. the foreign secretary has announced new support package for ukraine as the country is still experiencing blackouts after the latest round of russian air strikes during . latest round of russian air strikes during. his latest round of russian air strikes during . his first strikes during. his first official trip to kyiv james cleverly pledged 35 more emergency vehicles and a further £3 million to help rebuild the country smartly. i think it's incredibly important that the uk demonstrates to ukrainian people who are bearing the brunt of this brutality from russia that we standing shoulder to shoulder them through our military support, through humanitarian support, through humanitarian support, through humanitarian support, through our economic support, through our economic support , but also through the support, but also through the visible support and to the cup. now england have missed on a chance to secure a place in the final 16 after a nil nil draw against the usa in qatar the result means both england and wales can still qualify the knockout stages when the two

teams meet in the final game on tuesday evening . while i'll just tuesday evening. while i'll just have to wait and see, you're up to date tv, online and dab plus radio. this is gb news. now let's get back to . let's get back to. mark my let's get back to. mark my thanks to bethany elsey, who returns in an hour's welcome to mark dolan tonight writes in the big question with winter of discontent looming, should the government make it harder to strike my mark meets guest is elvis presley's biographer who tells his incredible story ten and in the news agenda with my panel and top guests , he's black panel and top guests, he's black friday icon speak to a top retail expert got the inside track look at that cooker hoods blimey holly i've got hood envy get rid of that strap . look at get rid of that strap. look at that beauty. that's at least 500

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england i always score. let's start with this . big news from start with this. big news from the nhs and this will get you hot under the collar menopausal women working the health service will be offered opportunity to work from home. all lighter dufies work from home. all lighter duties according to the chief executive of nhs england, amanda pritchard . now i'm expert on the pritchard. now i'm expert on the management of systems and i'm very of the millions , of women very of the millions, of women who go through the health of menopause but encourage the staff of an already diabolically overstretched service to work from home and do less work doesn't seem like the best prescription. meanwhile the male newspaper report that gp's want to reduce their working hours to 9 am. to 5 pm, claiming that longer days discriminates against those families . family against those families. family doctors who earn over hundred

and £10,000 a year on average will now lobby the nhs to change opening hours in general practise from the current 80 a m to 630 monday to friday, which means that services are cut by two and a half hours a day making it even harder for patients to be seen and the nhs costing patients to be seen and the nhs costin g £13,000 per household costing £13,000 per household per annum and amounting to 40% of day to day government, having jumped from 30% ten years ago, i don't know about you, but i'm starting to want my money . when starting to want my money. when you starting to want my money. when you pay starting to want my money. when you pay your taxes you're expecting doctors and not middle managers who make up almost half of nhs employees. you're not expecting diversity teams for what is the most diverse organisation out there and you don't pay for rainbow pedestrian outside of hospitals . you reap , outside of hospitals. you reap, you sow and the nhs whose doctors and nurses we all love has brought this crisis onto

itself for and a half years. they became the covid service , they became the covid service, ignonng they became the covid service, ignoring far worse illnesses like cancer and type two diabetes in the name of covid the nhs as an organisation became obsessed with the elimination of this one disease and became truly heartless as others begged for treatments for much more seriously during the pandemic the nhs lost its heart it lost its mind and, it lost its head and now as they face a self inflicted backlog of 7 million people seeking treatment , they want to send menopausal and nhs workers home and give them lighter duties. this as nurses announce strikes the 15th and 20th of december. we love the nurses and they deserve the pay the nurses and they deserve the pay rise. but the country broke because of a dial overreaction to a seasonal respiratory virus . we borrowed half a trillion pounds to pay perfectly healthy people to stay at home and

closed once viable businesses. i don't recall any of the nursing unions speaking out against these ruinous and failed measures to stop a virus the nurses and doctors who in the nhs and the cooks the cleaners the porters and receptionists all the best we have but the system is not for purpose. it's irrevocably broken in a crisis of its own making . it stopped of its own making. it stopped treating people for over two years. and now look , we are with years. and now look, we are with hundreds more dying of cancer and heart disease week than previously would and unlike covid these diseases aren't exclusively related to the old and clinically vulnerable. now the likes a young mother must say goodbye her kids because she couldn't get that lump during lockdown and with cash strapped brits now so desperate they're paying brits now so desperate they're paying for private treatments the nhs is losing moral authority to with people paying for private treatment the nhs

risks becoming like the bbc a many don't use one. everyone's got to pay for. many don't use one. everyone's got to pay for . and don't forget got to pay for. and don't forget if you're paying for private treatments, you're paying twice . given that you've already paid your taxes for the nhs, it's to make you sick . the brilliant make you sick. the brilliant telegraph allison pearson quoted , one of her readers this week, hannah , who emailed the paper to hannah, who emailed the paper to say her two year old son is struggling to . that's right. struggling to. that's right. struggling to and swallow food , struggling to and swallow food, but is only offered a telephone appointment in the near future with an empty console tent. the estimated wait for tonsillectomy to and a half years , two and a to and a half years, two and a half years. it should be and a half years. it should be and a half weeks and terms of its dire performance. try getting a gp appointment this of christmas, a lack of money , an excuse anymore lack of money, an excuse anymore . most people accept the service now, an endless money pit . a now, an endless money pit. a radical rethink is essential and

nothing is off the table . but we nothing is off the table. but we can't go on like this is clear. the nhs is on life support. it a simple choice to change or die . simple choice to change or die. what's your view, mark@gbnews.uk i'll get to your email shortly, but let's get the views now of my brilliant panel. we have political commentator and student alice grant legendary nina minkoff and, the brilliant comedian and panto star andy ford. now alice grant, let's talk about this announced by the executive of nhs to send women with menopause home and give them lights duties. as i mentioned in my opinion monologue, i'm very sympathetic to women that go through often symptoms of the menopause but i'm worried that with waiting list of 7 million people seeking

treatment this is probably the wrong policy . mark you're wrong policy. mark you're entirely and i also really agree with your monologue earlier, especially when you were talking about how heartless the nhs became during the pandemic. but we also need to look at the root of this, which really believe of this, which i really believe is incompetent government policy. ones the policy. they were the ones the government drove the government who drove the lockdown crisis and now saying that. but we can't afford to give a pay rise to our british nurses when we're sending billions our money to ukraine and new packages and for climate reparations for net zero. and yet we afford to give a pay rise to nurses yet we're spending so much to the tune of trillions for other things which aren't as important to us so well. alice grant , i believe important to us so well. alice grant, i believe in important to us so well. alice grant , i believe in the grant, i believe in the principle of the nhs . i think principle of the nhs. i think the american system is terrible i don't want to live in a country where if you run country where if you get run over or , have a heart attack, over or, have a heart attack, you've got show credit card. you've got to show credit card. but i would that this current system working and we need to system is working and we need to have a national conversation. absolutely and i think this with

the government actually reassessing the way it's treated the nhs, they us to clap for it and yet aren't willing to support nurses and we're firing those who refuse to take a vaccine. so there's definitely a double standard going on here and i think our politicians should be held accountable for this. nina nurses going on strike to specific dates in. december other health professionals suffering menopause will be working from home and doing lighter duties. that's not going to help with the backlog of 7 million people waiting for treatments. will you say that, mark? but i'm the only one here. you may. well, you give lip service and say your to menopausal women, but you can't possibly know. you can't empathise in the situation you know what the menopause is like and with respect neither can alice and neither can andy. i can tell that the menopause is nothing to be just shrugged off . it can last for years and years and years. and it's about time that society. and finally

is recognising what women through and how debilitating , through and how debilitating, demoralising, dispiriting, depressing the menopause can be and physically , you know there's and physically, you know there's brain fog there's also you know just the hot cold there's everything that you know so if you if you recognise that women finally all are getting some kind of recognition for what they suffer the debilitating that are then you must also go back the time when women didn't maternity leave women got pregnant and then had to leave their jobs , look pregnant and then had to leave theirjobs , look after their their jobs, look after their children and the jobs were not safe for them to save for them to come back to this society finally recognise that women's physical and mental emotional needs at this time of change must be taken into account. it's not saying that every woman should be sent home. we know lie on the sofa and with a cold compress i had because because she's menopausal. that's not heat at all. it's just a

recognition of that that there must be a you know sort of some kind of account taken that if you're working in the hospital then you have can have a you know, a light and not such a heavy a uniform that there are fans if you're too hot that if you're very you know explosion in your temperament that there is a probably a reason for it you know that not something to be taken lightly and i understand i personally believe that that the organisation of national health service is at fault. it's, it's, it's agree that it's a money but there's another aspect to this the government i believe are running it down there they're not helping it they're letting it run down that eventually we can have it privatised by great american pharma companies. that's what i that's that's at the back of it . but that's what i that's that's at the back of it. but i would like to see a national health service

where you can get a appointment that it's working seven days a week that people do have to go to a&e just for something that they could have got from the gp . we don't have the health that we deserve and that we are paying we deserve and that we are paying for and that is it that is i agree with alice . it's the is i agree with alice. it's the government fault . well, let's government fault. well, let's bnng government fault. well, let's bring andy ford into this. andy, what's your view? i take on board everything that nina has said, but there are many battling with the menopause in the private sector who won't get a of this level of support. well, it's a very hard hitting subject that i'm going to try and use all my experience as a comedian to sort act for you. good luck that he i married to a wonderful lady who has been going through the menopause for quite a long time and men . we quite a long time and men. we never known how a lady's body works or what feels we never have we don't know since he was a bum . no change there . so

a bum. no change there. so whoever has been making the decisions at, the top of nhs, it should only be blokes should be nowhere near this subject . i nowhere near this subject. i mean, you learn when you live with a lady going through the menopause mean my wife was on the so phone we're watching the telly and then suddenly the cardigan comes off and i'm just concentrating on the telly not even thinking was saying are you hot and she no i'm bloody freezing so you do it. so now i don't i don't quite say it as often as i used to. i am and it's a learning process i never get so is making decisions speak to these ladies about it know us we, know nothing. i mean well , to these ladies about it know us we, know nothing. i mean well, i tell you alice last on this for i mean we've had some points tonight but i just think this you have really it's fun and i the nhs is breaking point we've already established this that is simply isn't sustainable at the

moment. so the question is whether taxpayers have to be burdened even more excessive early because of policies like this when actually there are real problems and there is an enormous this is not a real problem . this is not a real problem. this is not a real problem. this is not a real problem. then alice. no, i'm not saying just saying that's true. i'm just saying that's true. i'm just saying management saying i think the management needs to be reassessed and definitely the way funds are . definitely the way funds are. nina, nina, nina. very briefly , nina, nina, nina. very briefly, this sort of policy, you know i guess on paper, it understandable, but but it would never happen in the private sector it's taxpayers will be bankrolling this one possibly patients paying for with their health as treatments close up. well well , women are paying for well well, women are paying for it with health and actually you're not quite correct there, mark. i mean, john thompson's, you know, that the firm that does the case in the repairs and all of that. he it i think it was two years ago he announced menopause help for his staff so there are there are genuinely really sort of regressive sector

men that can actually make this just happen. it's not just it's just happen. it's not just it's just the nhs you know if you look at if you look at people like mariella frost and davina mccall have been very honest about this, they've brought it to the fore and it's it can only be a good thing. okay well, look, a very serious matter . it look, a very serious matter. it is. what is your view market coming later in the show is black friday a con and also is it time for football to ditch the rainbow flags speak to a gay male commentator who thinks they should buy. mark meets guest is elvis presley's biographer. but next, the big question should it be harder to go on strike? see you

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unless the nhs get rid of most of their middle managers , things of their middle managers, things will never improve . norma says will never improve. norma says mark. i agree with you. the nhs was started as a money . it was was started as a money. it was never really well thought out. every nation is able to use the nhs free. glynis says on the subject of the menopause because nhs workers suffering symptoms will be given lighter duties and told to work from home, glenys says more women have been going through the menopause thousands of years without and they just get on with life. working from home is sheer indulgence caused mainly by diva celebrities jumping on the bandwagon . i went jumping on the bandwagon. i went through the menopause without hrt. yes. flushes not nice, but you get used to it by working through it. that's from glynis in swansea . stephen says. my in swansea. stephen says. my granddaughter. pneumonia, blood clots , sepsis. the doctor over . clots, sepsis. the doctor over. the phone sent her to the

chemist . a week later she went chemist. a week later she went to a&e and was transferred to the acute care unit and spent nearly two weeks in hospital. you are correct. the nhs is broken, but i fail to hear anybody with a silly ocean. and last. anybody with a silly ocean. and last . but not least on this one last. but not least on this one for now. an says the company timpson is offering menopause . timpson is offering menopause. this will help. no wonder it so much to get shoes resealed and resold . cheaper to buy new resold. cheaper to buy new footwear . that's resold. cheaper to buy new footwear. that's annie in norwich. keep those emails coming. market it's time now for this this . yes it's time for the this this. yes it's time for the big question in which we tackle a major news story of day tonight as britain faces a winter of discontent with lecturers downing tools this week with nurses striking for the first time in over 100 years into semba and with the rmt promising travel chaos. both

sides of christmas with rail disruption and with civil servants, lawyers teachers and others threatening industrial action given threat to our economy and the smooth of the country, should the change the law to make more difficult to strike . to debate this, i'm strike. to debate this, i'm delighted to welcome the conservative mp for dudley north, marco longhi . mr. luigi, north, marco longhi. mr. luigi, welcome to gb news. nice to see mark. do you think that there should be a sort of overhaul of union law? should it be harder to on strike ? well, look i think to on strike? well, look i think going on strike is a right that that's workers should have . but that's workers should have. but what i would urge is that they pay what i would urge is that they pay more attention to their consciences rather than paying attention to their union barons . six figure salaries . and, you . six figure salaries. and, you know, if we're talking about nurses in particular, i want to see all nurses paid . they see all nurses paid. they command a huge amounts of

goodwill in nation. but the moment death or someone comes to see this harm and is tracked back to the fact they have gone strike they will lose a of that goodwill very quickly. so i would urge them to get back to the table on and discuss what is what is the right way forward this. i think most people out there would want to see nurses pay there would want to see nurses pay more but 19% increase in salary is by anybody's anybody's reckoning a huge increase that i think most people out there know the nation is to really struggle to afford at a time when we know we need to control inflation and more salaries increases . the more salaries increases. the more salaries increases. the more inflation goes so it becomes a never ending circle and it has to be broken somehow. mark we love our nurses don't we? and we'd like to see a fair a fair settlement for i've just

argued in my big opinion that there isn't a problem with doctors nurses , porters, doctors nurses, porters, cleaners the cooks, the security. they're all brilliant reception staff . the nhs itself, reception staff. the nhs itself, i think, needs a complete overhaul . i think, needs a complete overhaul. but i think, needs a complete overhaul . but the issue i think, needs a complete overhaul. but the issue is i think, needs a complete overhaul . but the issue is that overhaul. but the issue is that if the nurses go on strike, which it's been confirmed, they will lives will be diminished and lives will be lost. is this wrong ? well, this is my point. wrong? well, this is my point. think that it is morally wrong for effect to be using other people's health as a ransom to try and force the government into a different position . i into a different position. i think most nurses that i know the ones that i have spoken to would really wrestle with their consciences over this . and you consciences over this. and you know these you know unions as a as a whole always talk about the working class but i think nurses and looking to go on strike as

the train drivers yet again and the train drivers yet again and the communications workers union they have to be thinking about which people they're are going to be most are ones that are the better off that can pay their way through and find solution that the problem a strike is causing . or is it going to be causing. or is it going to be working plus plus people that are going to be suffering more . are going to be suffering more. my are going to be suffering more. my submission to you is that it is not coming back to the nhs though the nhs has a budget which is now verging too on hundred billion pounds. but tony blair first came to government in 1997. we paid blair first came to government in 1997. we pai d £33 billion, so in 1997. we paid £33 billion, so that's virtually a six fold increase in the amount of money we spend just on the nhs increase in the amount of money we spend just on the nh s £200 we spend just on the nhs £200 billion, just to put it into context is the whole the size of the portuguese economy and is on an organisation which is about 1.3 million employees. i believe it's the largest organisation in

europe that employs people. why it why is it i ask you that nurses and doctors , the ones nurses and doctors, the ones that we are most short of where is all of the money going that we are spending on the nhs ? i we are spending on the nhs? i want to see more nurses , want to see more nurses, doctors. we have more actually if you look at the statistics. but where is that better performance coming out ? the nhs performance coming out? the nhs for all the money that we are spending on it because we have to think not just to patients here but also about the taxpayer what we can afford as a country . oh, marco, let's bring my panellists tonight in the studio. we have political and student grant. we have legend journalist nina minskoff and we have comedian andy ford . nina have comedian andy ford. nina i do . it's a fundamental human do. it's a fundamental human right to on strike to withdraw your labour. if you backed off that. your labour. if you backed off that . marco your labour. if you backed off that. marco longhi but your labour. if you backed off that . marco longhi but the rmt that. marco longhi but the rmt unions action has been estimated

to potentially cost the economy £3 billion at a time when we could really do without that hit. i think it's at a time when it doesn't actually affect the country or commuters it's no point in calling a strike on christmas day for instance for the rmt because would notice the no difference . i mean, the thing no difference. i mean, the thing is, if the government really wanted to sort this out, then shapps when he was transport minister, would many ago have sat down with mick lynch and it seems me that the government has actually put a spoke in the wheels of any kind of decent negotiate options because the rail owners are hands are tied by the government and this is just ridiculous . anne—marie just ridiculous. anne—marie trevelyan went on her brief tenure as as transport minister under liz truss . she actually under liz truss. she actually met mick lynch, but then of course she was out like liz truss was . and so now we have i truss was. and so now we have i think it's mark harper. i mean ,

think it's mark harper. i mean, correct me if i'm wrong, but because we've had a dizzying array characters , you know, array of characters, you know, over the last couple months, but he actually has finally met mick lynch. so that so there is a hope that they be taken it's like be taking it seriously . but like be taking it seriously. but the government really wants to vilify unions and that's why they're dragging their heels. they want to try and equate it . they want to try and equate it. they want to try and equate it. the 1970s than margaret thatcher and the miners . they want it. and the miners. they want it. they want to make make the union cause, the sort of the demons . cause, the sort of the demons. the unions are just people. they're like us. they're you and me they're ordinary people. so this is, you know, the government are on a hiding nothing. and the reason that so many people are so desperate to make feelings heard is because the cost of living crisis, the inflation, the screw up with . inflation, the screw up with. liz truss over the over the over the budget which means that mortgage is i mean people who are desperate for a for a house or to move house are actually stymied so there's an it's been

12 years of tory misrule and if there was any kind of feeling of we're all in this together , we're all in this together, we're all in this together, we're all in this together, we're all pulling together, it's ukraine and that's put, you know, energy up and you know, but it's really us and them and the government have brought this on themselves. okay. well, alice grant, i would say that many of these public sector workers and private sector do deserve a pay rise. the problem is that we shut down the economy two and a half years. we borrowed a trillion quid. the country's broke, it's not going to be possible . i agree entirely. and possible. i agree entirely. and many of these workers , they're many of these workers, they're not just fighting for full pay rise, but also for the that it is so extremely difficult to turn afford to live on this society and to afford freedom . society and to afford freedom. and you know, three years ago nurses would be able to live fine with a with that wage. but now it's increasingly difficult. and, of course they're demanding a pay and, of course they're demanding a pay rise . we have a cost of a pay rise. we have a cost of living crisis and crisis. and

this is caused ultimately the government and their mismanagement . so i agree with mismanagement. so i agree with what's been said . i think it's what's been said. i think it's very clear that the government has a large hand in this, especially the covid especially with the covid lockdown destroyed many lockdown which destroyed many businesses us businesses and impoverished us further . now more businesses and impoverished us further. now more push further. and now with more push towards net zero agenda, which is going further us and is going to further us and ultimately i think things need to change coming from top because it is the ordinary who are suffering indeed these are suffering and indeed these are suffering and indeed these are people who who we cared about on nurses, people who work the rail strikes. i sympathise with a lot. of i with them. a lot. of course i understand frustration that understand the frustration that many facing . your many people are facing. your patients backlogs and those are people to travel but . people just want to travel but. ultimately it does feel as though i can sympathise far more with workers than with with the workers than with a government who has driven our economy ruin over so many economy into ruin over so many years and forward. i've only got a few seconds closing thoughts on this. well, it's very difficult to legislate when . difficult to legislate when. people are passionate about what they really love. i mean, that sounds a bit totalitarian to me, but people are struggling financially at the moment and

want a little bit more. and it's very i can't remember a time when there haven't been strikes . they normally sorted out some point. it'sjust . they normally sorted out some point. it's just the moment everyone's struggling and if people are really passionate , people are really passionate, the nurses legislating to stop them from being passionate don't really work, does it not? not for me anyway . marco longhi, for me anyway. marco longhi, thank you so for giving up a chunk of your friday. it's been an illuminating conversation. do join us again in the near future. marco is the conservative mp for dudley . conservative mp for dudley. thanks to my brilliant panel as well . what's your view? well. what's your view? mark@gbnews.uk coming up in the next hour . my mark@gbnews.uk coming up in the next hour. my mark mark@gbnews.uk coming up in the next hour . my mark meets guest next hour. my mark meets guest is the elvis sally. a hurdle she tells his incredible story. is the elvis sally. a hurdle she tells his incredible story . plus tells his incredible story. plus we got the papers at 1030 with a sneak peek at 10:20 with full panel reaction . but later this panel reaction. but later this houris panel reaction. but later this hour is time for footballers to get rid of the rainbow flag. that's the of a gay commentator who'll be joining me before ten.

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strong opinions on the nhs . strong opinions on the nhs. nigel says mark the nhs should be replaced with a social insurance scheme just like the ones that operate every other first world country . the first world country. the netherlands, france japan, they perform so better on health care than we. we need to grow up on this subject, says nigel edwards , says mark. maybe if the nhs hadnt , says mark. maybe if the nhs hadn't sacked many of its staff who an experimental vaccine they would be in a position to deal with things better. blame the vaccines . ellis, who were happy vaccines. ellis, who were happy to turn the nhs into a covid only service . strong opinions only service. strong opinions keep them coming. mark@gbnews.uk now the cost of living crisis appears to been put on hold this

weekend . shoppers flock to both weekend. shoppers flock to both physical shops , the high street physical shops, the high street and online in pursuit of black friday. but is this import a genuine opportunity to save money and grab a bargain ? or is money and grab a bargain? or is it an almighty con? to get the definitive answer, i'm delighted to welcome the director of strategy at i emoji, andy . andy strategy at i emoji, andy. andy welcome to the show . thanks for welcome to the show. thanks for having me . any black friday having me. any black friday purchases yourself ? i have made purchases yourself? i have made a few, but they're the presents for other people, so i can't give the detail of them . oh, no. give the detail of them. oh, no. top secret, of course. it's a great filler, isn't it? it's a great filler, isn't it? it's a great opportunity to do the christmas early. so you're not under pressure . the 24th. yeah, under pressure. the 24th. yeah, i guess so. and it's a it's a very strange thing. it's a it's an american institution effectively . it's linked to effectively. it's linked to thanksgiving in the in the us we don't have thanksgiving there, but we can it via amazon . and

but we can it via amazon. and it's a it's a big sales campaign. you don't really want to be doing one as a retailer because demand high so you want people to be spending full price because need to buy things for christmas . normally because need to buy things for christmas. normally you because need to buy things for christmas . normally you would christmas. normally you would discount things when you have an end of the season . you need to end of the season. you need to close some stock out the warehouse so is not warehouse even so this is not like that just we've got like that this is just we've got to it kind of market to do it kind of the market sidedness we've got to do it so it's very difficult thing, but we're stuck with can't do anything it . isn't there a anything about it. isn't there a bit jiggery pokery going on bit of jiggery pokery going on when comes to black friday, when it comes to black friday, for example, my team , a bit of for example, my team, a bit of research and they found a report from which year and there was toshiba tv for sale on very .com for hundred an d £79. now said for hundred and £79. now said that this was a discount of 100 quid with the tv previous on sale for 379 but it been listed at 37943 days before black friday. i smell a rat . well the

friday. i smell a rat. well the thing with what they do with their prices is it's linked to demand . so if what they'll do is demand. so if what they'll do is you don't want to be selling at discount, you will be selling things at full price. if you haven't things, it's haven't sold things, it's because the demand there because the demand isn't there and therefore you need to discount. what the which report found they were times found is that they were times throughout where these throughout the year where these things been than things have been cheaper than the black friday. that's the normal black friday. that's not nefarious not necessarily so nefarious behaviour on the part of the retailer it just means that, you know, maybe two months when know, maybe two months ago when there sale they there was a mid—season sale they wanted some stock wanted to clear some stock because bought it and didn't sell . there wasn't the demand sell it. there wasn't the demand for might have for it. so they might have slashed it quite heavily order to rid of the thing to actually get rid of the thing that work. so then comes that didn't work. so then comes to black friday and you think, well, again well, we'll try and clear again here, don't necessarily here, but you don't necessarily need reduce quite as need to reduce it quite as because the demand is a bit higher so there's not quite as much pressure to do that. so, yes, they might cheaper yes, they might have cheaper another not it's another time, but it's not it's not the way the things not it's just the way the things are. it's not necessarily bad behaviour you know, you behaviour and you know, you think, you know, sort of

instinctive like when you see something this something you think is this worth, know , hundred pounds worth, you know, hundred pounds or whatever that thing and if it's reduced to 350, you know, just represents a good deal. and i think electronic is a bit difficult is difficult when something's £500. i mean, if it saves something's £500. i mean, if it save i've got no idea saves £500 on a i've got no idea whether it's savings wher e £500. whether it's savings where £500. although look although if you look at something of something like a pair of trainers says know it was trainers if it says know it was £50 and now it's £35, you can look at it. it will probably thatis look at it. it will probably that is worth 50 quid. normally s 0 £35 actually feels like so £35 actually feels like a reasonably good deal. so i think when people use this sort of sense intuition , you know, sense and intuition, you know, you can, you can sniff, sniff out the bad things and, work out what is actually pretty good . what is actually pretty good. well, i mean we well, perhaps so. i mean we found as that was found a fridge as well that was on sale fo r £869. my god, that's on sale for £869. my god, that's a posh fridge . but it dropped in a posh fridge. but it dropped in price by £20. less than a week later and stayed the lower price every until february. forget about black . here's my point, about black. here's my point, i'm a bit of a traditionalist . i i'm a bit of a traditionalist. i just think, andy, that we don't

black friday. it's an american invention. we've got the january we've got the summer , we've got we've got the summer, we've got shops like tk max where it's sale all year long. why bother with this weekend . so there's with this weekend. so there's a lot of retail . i mean if we lot of retail. i mean if we could wave a magic wand and say, you know what , we just sort of you know what, we just sort of get rid of black friday. i a lot of retailers would probably say yeah that's white that one. but the problem is we're stuck with it because in lead to it now because in the lead to christmas, there's now this idea that should just be to that you should just be able to get discover get loads stuff out, discover everybody's run, a and everybody's got a run, a and this you can of course take a principle stand against it which is which some retailers do. but ultimately your competitors will do it . there will always be do it. there will always be someone who does it so you get dragged into it. there's just no way can get out. and the ones who that stand, you're s if who take that stand, you're s if you go to their website , they're you go to their website, they're not necessarily got a black friday sale but have got friday sale, but they have got a 50% site which just yeah, 50% off site which just yeah, let's bring panel in if we can,

because they're shoppers. andy ford , an awful lot of money as ford, an awful lot of money as panto star. i think it's ford, an awful lot of money as panto star. i think it' s £10,000 panto star. i think it's £10,000 a day or something. we've also got grant, who's a struggling student , loves a bargain. got grant, who's a struggling student, loves a bargain. and nina minskoff has had more fleet street pay than you've had hot dinners . so the drinks are on dinners. so the drinks are on her list. let's start with you and do you like a black friday purchase? a lot of people are addicted it, aren't they? yeah, not for me lover. don't appear with me at all. if you want to buy something . and that is on buy something. and that is on a special do something you want to buy. well yeah right. go for it . don't be tempted then . and . don't be tempted then. and particularly, you know, it's 50 quid off. plus we got a special deal quid off. plus we got a special deal. get it done. nothing to pay deal. get it done. nothing to pay into someone's home by the time you've done all the hpi, you've ended up paying more for it . no, i don't. you've ended up paying more for it. no, i don't. i'm a bit. who are a bit miserable. don't know . but it's just a free sale and you america for that. when i young asked me if on valentine's

young asked me if on valentine's you bought a valentine's day for your sweetheart and thank you, america. no valentine's day. it costs you an arm and a leg because you've got to send to everyone. it'sjust because you've got to send to everyone. it's just marketing gone crazy. well, if you need to buy it, if you don't need it, buy it, if you don't need it, buy it. that's exactly . i've buy it. that's exactly. i've just received a call from your mrs. andy ford expecting a big night on the 14th of february. so strap yourself in and not that family. show alice grant's black friday, a vulgar americanism , a con. oh well, i'm americanism, a con. oh well, i'm not the biggest fan of , you not the biggest fan of, you know, unbridled consumer . and know, unbridled consumer. and but i do think that at this point , it is but i do think that at this point, it is quite a good idea to stimulate our economy. and i if it's a small british who also are going to take part in this, then why not support them by selling? of course, shoppers be aware of the occasional cons , aware of the occasional cons, which is your team have , you which is your team have, you know, have looked into but there

are quite a few bargains which aren't actually that much of a bargain. so but otherwise why not? i think it's a good idea to support british and any way you can . if the black friday can can can. if the black friday can can help stimulate our economy, then why not? nina ms. scarf, i do love traditional january sales is a perfect antidote to that hangover after christmas, isn't it? and the summer sales as well. you can pick up some bargain, but i do remember black friday when i was growing up. it feels to me like an unwelcome cultural imposition. well true. i mean, they used to be only as . you said the january sales and the summer sales then of course shops , have been discounting shops, have been discounting things, you know really every kind of brand reason you know because trade is so bad but i agree with you black friday it is just an american thing. i mean, i've been in america dunng mean, i've been in america during thanksgiving and you have your thanksgiving. it's the third thursday in november. so the big holiday and then people

are off for weekend and americans don't get as many holidays as we do by any means. so the fact off until the following monday is a big deal for them. so then the friday these sales were instituted. so that you all the families are together and we'll rushing together and we'll go rushing to the spend all our the shops and spend all our money that's where it's come money and that's where it's come and and it's nothing to do and it's and it's nothing to do with is is to with us is it is tied to thanksgiving because everything is leads up to thanksgiving it's a massive deal and all the all the advertising on tell us about it and the minute you know friday dawns it's black friday and then after that it's downhill to downhill to christmas couldn't put it better the i am og do a brilliant job they represent online retailers in the uk and their director of strategy is andy mock andy thank you so much forjoining us and congratulations to your family for all of those early christmas presents . what i find very odd presents. what i find very odd about a black is always electric toothbrush is, isn't it? i'd be

honest with you, i've got a few cavities, so maybe i could do with that. don't forget, it's not black friday. it's the whole bloody . lots more to bloody weekend. lots more to come after. they should footballers ditch the rainbow flag . we'll speak to a gay man flag. we'll speak to a gay man who thinks should. plus, after ten, i'll be dealing with nicholas so shortly .

is black friday, a con. alex says retailers should be forced to display the past six months of an item's pricing . also jonny of an item's pricing. also jonny says i find the only time it's worth black friday is when you need and you can't wait until beyond november. for example my phone contract expired recently i decided to hold off on getting a new one until black friday came around. i'm looking at £8 a month saving, which adds up two years. that does sound like a

bargain. jonny and finally the nhs at this stage, press honour has emailed the program having , has emailed the program having, worked in the nhs for 46 years. i can tell you the money is not being used to recruit frontline staff. it's used by senior managers to create unwanted jobs with fancy titles for their mates to retire on lump sums. this what frustrates the staff and causes jobs for mates. press on a thank you for that. keep those emails coming mark@gbnews.uk as a continued debate rages around whether football stars should wear the pride rainbow flag to support lgbt . q plus people during the lgbt. q plus people during the cup england , captain harry kane cup england, captain harry kane seems to have forgotten the brits at home are struggling financially and definitely doesn't read the room whilst wearing a half million pound rolex rainbow watch over £500,000 worth. he may have just the watch, but i'm not sure about the optics at this in time

. well, one particular commentator went on twitter on the issue of footballers and rainbow flags . take a listen . rainbow flags. take a listen. well thank you ever so much for all of the kind of loves and of that sort of stuff. i am a gay man. i don't want to keep talking about a bloody rainbow flag . thank you for the support flag. thank you for the support on one from also members of, my own brethren, so to speak . i own brethren, so to speak. i want to also watch england tonight . are they playing? i tonight. are they playing? i believe they are right without waving a flag, without talking about a flag, without doing some sort of ritual like putting the hand over the mouth , all of hand over the mouth, all of that. i just want to get a bottle of wine. i was going to say a few beers, but that would be fine. not far away from i am. i want to enjoy it. and i do want to talk about bloody armbands and flags and rituals that people to support . my

armbands and flags and rituals that people to support. my kind of group if that makes sense . of group if that makes sense. well as mentioned in the video steve is a gay man and is a weight loss guru. he's the founder . of weight loss guru. he's the founder. of the very weight loss guru. he's the founder . of the very successful founder. of the very successful fat gnosis loss program. and he us now. first of all, congratulations on video steve. it's really it's sparked a debate. first of all, did you have that bottle of wine and did you watch the game. well, i had half a bottle of wine because i knew i talking to you. so i can't be leppard . but i think my can't be leppard. but i think my point is accurate tonight because i don't know , you were because i don't know, you were able to see any of the match , able to see any of the match, but played pretty poorly but england played pretty poorly andifs but england played pretty poorly and it's probably because they were running in their shorts thinking armbands, thinking about what cheese, what actually wear next time and what flag am i going to wear next. i'm frankly on a more serious note. i'm fed up the back teeth of it, to be quite honest with. i know. and the reason that is many. but

why are we? this is the world cup . let's be talking about the cup. let's be talking about the technical issues of football all. let's be talking about the lads on rather than be talking about , you know, lgbtq i hope about, you know, lgbtq i hope i've got all the letters in plus one. i think stop beat out and let's let's let the lads play the game. big point here though as well is it was around if i think i've got my dates right about ten years ago we had quite about ten years ago we had quite a lot of different gay rights quite rightly, you know implemented gay marriage and, civil partnerships, the equality act and all that sort of stuff, right? it may be over ten years. we weren't wearing , we were we weren't wearing, we were waving a flag and we weren't putting our hand over our mouth . so i do not agree with all this focus on our own battles and talking politics in football all the time and actually , you all the time and actually, you know, i don't agree with the laws over there, but frankly , it

laws over there, but frankly, it ain't none of our business. and if you don't agree with the law over there, you don't go and play over there, you don't go and play the match your mind up and stop flashing in your rolex watch or whatever is virtue signalling to people like me who find it very patronising and to other people who are really struggling right now . and i also struggling right now. and i also think it's over top promotion of flags armbands, rituals the pubuc flags armbands, rituals the public are starting to resent it. and i tell if you keep poking some things are going to explode too and that's going to be the public they've had enough of it. frankly, i'm not surprised . stephen miller, you surprised. stephen miller, you earned the other half of bottle of wine. congratulations your fantastic viral video very . fantastic viral video very. what's your twitter handle? so people go back and watch it in all its glory , of course, steve all its glory, of course, steve stephen jay miller. all its glory, of course, steve stephen jay miller . there you stephen jay miller. there you go. check it out. and of stephen miller is the founder of fat gnosis. a successful weight loss

. and he lost a bit of weight. that video, let me tell you . that video, let me tell you. great, great debate and a great video . thanks, stephen. see you video. thanks, stephen. see you soon. lots more to come. i will see you shortly. i'll be dealing the next hour with nicholas sturgeon don't go anywhere .

a fascinating conversation about black friday. is it a con? the emails are flooding in thick and fast market gb news. uk marks small businesses cannot afford to have sales before christmas as margins so tight this is crucial trading time for high street businesses and also determine whether they will be trading next year. black friday is yet another disastrous. import from america , which only

import from america, which only helps big online companies who pay helps big online companies who pay little tax . strong words pay little tax. strong words that from andrew . keep those that from andrew. keep those emails coming. market gb dot uk. it is 10:00 and this is mark dolan tonight my mark meets guest is presley's biographer who tells his incredible story a story . what a story all about story. what a story all about king his life his childhood his fame, his riches and his untimely death in the news with my panel. does society people on benefits ? and after a man is benefits? and after a man is fired for not socialising after work? do you have to be friends 7 work? do you have to be friends ? your colleagues? are you pals with your work mates? market plus we've got tomorrow's papers exactly 1030 with a sneak preview at 1020. that is 10 minutes before every one else. but after this might take it ten. nicholas sturgeon's independence dream is in tatters . look, brexit is off table for

now. find out more shortly. i'm not pulling my . but first, the not pulling my. but first, the headuneis not pulling my. but first, the headline is with bethany elsey . headline is with bethany elsey. mark, thank you. i am bethany elsey with your top stories from . the gb newsroom. an independent review into the london fire brigade has called it institutionally misjudged , it institutionally misjudged, honest and racist . it reveals honest and racist. it reveals accounts from a black firefighter who had a noose by his locker . women being groped his locker. women being groped and people having their helmets filled with urine. review was commissioned after firefighter jayden francois espirit his own life in 2020. london brigade bosses have said behaviour is not acceptable and welcomed all 23 recommendations . the prime 23 recommendations. the prime minister has said has enormous respect for nurses , but their respect for nurses, but their pay respect for nurses, but their pay demands of 19% are simply

on. staff in england , wales and on. staff in england, wales and northern ireland will out for two days on the 15th and 20th of december in their first national strike in over a century . the strike in over a century. the royal college of nursing has accused the government of rejecting formal talks as an alternative to action. but rishi sunak says he's hopeful they find a resolution . i know things find a resolution. i know things are difficult right, find a resolution. i know things are difficult right , for are difficult right, for everyone because of what's happening with inflation. and that's why all plans that we outlined last week get a grip of inflation and bring it down. really important and in the meantime, what the unions asking for, i think, is a 19% pay rise and. i think most people watching will recognise that's obviously unaffordable and why i'm pleased that the health secretary is sitting talking to the union and. hopefully we can find a way through this. well, the leader, sir keir the labour leader, sir keir starmer, says the government is shirking its responsibilities, says have been driven to this by the government and that's badge of shame for the government

never taken strike action before for patients . this is going to for patients. this is going to be devastating news . nurses be devastating news. nurses don't want to go on and the world cup england have missed out on a chance to secure a place in the final 16 after a nil nil draw against. place in the final 16 after a nil nil draw against . the usa in nil nil draw against. the usa in qatar in the al bayt stadium the were booed by disappoint fans as the final whistle went and supporters watching on from a fanzone in south london with furious by the result throwing cups and spraying drinks. england can still make it to knockout stages, but this match has piled on the pressure heading into tuesday as eagerly anticipated clash with wales fans safe didn't perform well and they'll be devastated after their own game gone on a62 straight, you're thinking slight for your next game if you go in it's just nothing us we were just a bit a little bit just didn't press the ball didn't go for it nothing we just played it

safe . at the end of the day, i safe. at the end of the day, i think we should still get for the group puts a lot pressure the group puts a lot of pressure the group puts a lot of pressure the wales on tuesday night the wales game on tuesday night but our goal weight wasn't but yeah, our goal weight wasn't good practise good enough. i'll still practise you're up to date tv online and dab+ radio. this is gb news. now let's get back to . let's get back to. mark many thanks to bethany elsey, who returns in an hour's time. welcome to mark dolan tonight it's big stories, big guests and always opinions in the news agenda with my panel. does society demonise people on benefits ? and after a man is benefits? and after a man is fired for socialising after work , do you have to be friends with your colleagues . plus tomorrow's your colleagues. plus tomorrow's papers at exactly 1030 sharp with a sneak preview 1020 that's 10 minutes earlier than everyone else. and my guest is , elvis else. and my guest is, elvis presley's biographer , she tells presley's biographer, she tells his incredible story. but first,

it's his incredible story. but first, wsfime his incredible story. but first, it's time for my take . a it's time for my take. a ten. the dream is over the uk supreme court has unanimously that the scottish government cannot hold an independence referendum without westminster's permission , dealing a blow to first minister nicholas sturgeon efforts to take scotland out of the union this is good news because the case for scottish independence raises more questions than . a gary barlow questions than. a gary barlow tax return . firstly, what tax return. firstly, what currency would emperor sturgeon use the snp glibly assume it would be the pound. well the treasury will have something say about that. who will defend scotland in the unimaginable scenario of a foreign attack? putting actually given that nicola wants nuke the nukes .

nicola wants nuke the nukes. sturgeon committed to getting rid of trident exposing scotland at. a time when monsters like putin are rampaging across europe and when china circles a sharpened pencil around the map of taiwan . the golden promise of of taiwan. the golden promise of scottish independence is eu membership . but would spain membership. but would spain accept this and risk losing catalonia ? and how would the eu catalonia? and how would the eu protect their beloved single market with an open border between ? england and scotland. between? england and scotland. good luck with that. but the snp wants sovereignty only to hand it over to brussels. shows how irrational and incoherent this plan is. control of their currency as would have to take the euro . no control of their the euro. no control of their borders with schengen. no control their courts. plus huge monthly payments for the privilege of membership. it all doesn't add up. talk about jumping out of the frying pan into the fire . and the last time

into the fire. and the last time i checked the eu isn't great with small countries . exhibit a with small countries. exhibit a greece who was skewered like a kebab by angela merkel and friends . what happens to friends. what happens to democracy north of the border if scotland leave the union with labour support as all time low and with brief tory renaissance strangled at birth. you're looking at single party rule under, looking at single party rule under , emperor sturgeon possibly under, emperor sturgeon possibly decades. under, emperor sturgeon possibly decades . it's my view that decades. it's my view that independent scotland would be poorer more divided and of course more woke. don't forget about empress sturgeon's various policies . example children as policies. example children as young as five. being able to change their name or pronoun without parental permission . without parental permission. civil servants in scotland have been ordered to write him or her on their emails and so—called hate laws are now so draconian that you could potentially get

arrest made for making an off colour remark in your own home under the politically correct ideology of the snp , the holy ideology of the snp, the holy church of woke , the likes of church of woke, the likes of national hero billy connolly would be strung up for his wonderfully naughty comedy . and wonderfully naughty comedy. and don't be fooled by the electoral success the snp. they are sitting on the electoral map due the hopeless collapse of and the tories. but it doesn't mean that they are loved and respect it. there's just no alternative. and a for the snp is not necessarily a for the snp is not necessarily a vote for independence . a vote for independence. scotland would be more divided if she left and reason why is because this country a beautiful country though she is was hardly split over indyref2 won a scottish departure from the uk would cement that divide it's been reported and many of you have written to me on this show to confirm those who voted for scotland to stay in the uk keep

their views quiets for fear reprisals, attacks on social media, trouble at work or socially . and one particular socially. and one particular viewer told me in an email that if you openly campaigned for scotland to stay you might get a break through your window. that's how sectarian this has. in the end, scottish independence just makes no sense . the united kingdom is the greatest political union in history. britain is a beacon of diversity . it's the fifth diversity. it's the fifth biggest economy in the world and is a political, diplomatic , is a political, diplomatic, military and creative powerhouse . i'm not saying scotland not survive outside. of course it would. scotland will always . would. scotland will always. scotland is an incredible country. its people are the best. but scotland would weaker and poorer, as would england, northern ireland and wales. and poorer, as would england, northern ireland and wales . you northern ireland and wales. you see, we need each other . that's see, we need each other. that's always been the beauty of relationship. a reciprocal partnership that has provided and political stability over 300

years. don't fix it if it ain't broke . the temptation , of broke. the temptation, of course, is to call nicholas sturgeon bluff and grant her the referendum. let really sell what i'm calling mook. brexit, given such a terrible idea. i just can't see how a majority of scots would vote for it. the advantage of her bluff is that it would . the boil of it would. the boil of independence and kill this idea forever and, with that likely impressed political career . impressed political career. because independence the only thing that she's got to offer. outside of that only achievements are disastrous health outcomes , failing health outcomes, failing education policies and appalling levels of addiction. independence is sturgeon's political fig leaf behind which you will find nothing in the absence of independence. it will be immediate declare sturgeon is , the emperor with no clothes . , the emperor with no clothes. the naked truth is that an independent scotland would be a

disaster for scotland and a tragedy for the uk . and nicola tragedy for the uk. and nicola knows it. i do hope this bagpipes . bagpipes. down no flower of scotland. what's your view ? scotland. what's your view? gbnews.uk. i particularly like to hear from you. if you are north the border, and especially if are a supporter of please change my mind because my mind is open and mark dolan tonight is open and mark dolan tonight is always a broad church of opinion. hence my fantastic panel tonight reacting to my take at ten and all of the big stories of the day political commentator and alice grant legendary journalist nina metcalfe and the brilliant and panto star andy ford. alice, what do you think about independence , the dream finally independence, the dream finally oven independence, the dream finally over, given this supreme court ruling ? while i do hope there is ruling? while i do hope there is someone scottish heritage, i feel very strongly this. of course, i think that a true

patriot, unlike eu fanatic nicholas sturgeon, would know that this would indeed be disastrous for scotland. we're talking about 300 year old union is so much more integrated than any kind of modern political union, like the eu for example. and this is something that's so incredibly special, our nations and to basically to distract the scottish with it because as you said, mark it's like her fig leaf behind this independence is that except for someone who is tyrannical , authoritarian and tyrannical, authoritarian and quite frankly does not have the interests , the scottish people interests, the scottish people at heart. so definitely against this. well, the scotland breaking away from from this union, someone who deeply cares about scotland and who loves and who loves that country. andy ford, have you performed up in scotland. what's view about this scottish with independence? i've done a couple of gigs in scotland was fantastic. the i don't to talk about it and i wish i didn't bring up thank you very much. i've had a few of

those to quote the words of joni mitchell you don't know what you've got to gone and i just feel i mean i've grown up i love our country. i love the uk, but i live in scotland and there are people with different views and if that's what they want and then enough of them want it . then enough of them want it. there ain't a lot we can do . the there ain't a lot we can do. the supreme court thing, i mean it'll go on and on and on and on ihope it'll go on and on and on and on i hope it doesn't because i like the idea of us being a remote it's great to be scotland of course, but we do love driving to i love driving to wales and i love the power of our united . so love the power of our united. so i'd disappointed if they happened but it ain't done to me . however, nina metcalfe i've pointed out in my take it ten nicholas sturgeon enjoy unprecedented political support there are enough scots out there

that back the snp that would suggest scotland deserve this referendum . it should be granted referendum. it should be granted just on democratic grounds . on just on democratic grounds. on democratic grounds . and if democratic grounds. and if you're talking about democracy , you're talking about democracy, scotland in the brexit debate 62% voted remain . that's nearly 62% voted remain. that's nearly two thirds of the country. and they have found themselves to be ruled over by an increasing lee well, disastrous tory government in a 12 years that would be enough to put anybody off and you know why cannot scots decide themselves. i was born in scotland. my mum was so i feel you know i have i have some kind of say in it but it's up to us to say what scotland should do. the people of scotland should decide. i mean, europe not decide. i mean, europe not decide when the uk wanted to leave . there wasn't a vote in leave. there wasn't a vote in europe wasn't a law in europe that that actually prevented the uk having its own vote and

leaving so why couldn't scotland their own decision too? well however, nina metcalfe shouldn't , we have a vote on this . no, , we have a vote on this. no, it's the uk in northern ireland in england and in wales because it affects us to know because it's an it is actually nothing to do with the rest of the uk. i mean of course the ramifications will that but but it's the will the scottish people if that's what they want then they should get it. and the thing is nicholas sturgeon will make the next election a vote on this . next election a vote on this. she will make it very very clear that it if you vote for the snp it is a vote to leave but that's just undermining the vote that took place in 2014. surely the scottish people should have been heard then when they decided to do remain within this union. well, they might excuse me because i'm not truly democratic it would to actually listen it would be to actually listen to the people to the voice of the people when said, to remain in said, no, we want to remain in the united kingdom. well, they tell did for the three

tell me they did for the three have. oh, for heaven's sake. i mean, times change. i mean , we mean, times change. i mean, we waited 47 years for them on the eu eight years later and referenda it's eight years later. and people changed their minds. people changed their minds. people changed their minds. an awful lot of people have their minds and they should have their minds and they should have their minds and they should have the right decide. it's not up to us. it's up to the scottish nation. and i don't agree with you, mark, that that that she doesn't have best interests of scotland at heart she is scottish through and, through. and believe me, billy is still a hero there and would be cancelled in way and not be cancelled in any way and not by nicholas sturgeon i can tell you that. well, i think in terms economically , from an economic economically, from an economic point of view, it is so that scotland leaving , the united scotland leaving, the united kingdom and being independent would really be damaging to the scottish economy. that's right. but i think what you want to make the argument, professor mark blyth, who sits on a scottish governmental economic advisory council, has admitted himself that it would be disastrous for and this is even

mentioning the fact they could potentially become part of the european union, which would mean even further economic damage to scotland's . why would that be? scotland's. why would that be? why why would if you why would you truly have the best interests scotland heart you would neighbours would not want to our neighbours suffering more economic suffering under more economic pressure and further impoverish the people the uk a whole minus scotland . but while in fact scotland. but while in fact northern ireland voted against leaving and wales only voted to leave because there were so many engush leave because there were so many english living there that swayed the vote that's been so they they got their say. why should scotland not get their say to have their sovereignty if they want their sovereignty and it's economically disastrous as indeed brexit has been so far for us , then let them have it. for us, then let them have it. okay well, if that's what want and yeah i was just going to say when they come back and starts everyone give views and if people are influenced by people that don't want scots to leave

our union then that argument will win it. that's what democracy is, isn't it? you put your point of view and then vote is taken. so you know , it is up is taken. so you know, it is up to the scottish people. i hope they don't go because i love some but not not our jobs. so some but not not ourjobs. so there you go in terms of my panel it's a of two out of panel it's a vote of two out of three the to be three for the scots to be granted an independence referendum. what's your view mark gbnews.uk? claire has emailed to in mark. i support nicholas sturgeon and it is the democratic right , the scottish democratic right, the scottish people to choose their future. look at two more of your emails very shortly coming we're going to speak to elvis presley's on his incredible life and amazing career. i've got the papers at 1030 with a sneak preview after this break .

welcome back to mark tonight. and at all as always, at this time of the show, every friday, saturday and sunday we'll take a sneak peek at the paper's 10 minutes earlier than everyone else. so let's a look at the daily mail now. battle of britain england's world cup flop sets up a crunch clash . wales, sets up a crunch clash. wales, england are facing a historic battle of britain match against wales on tuesday after last . of wales on tuesday after last. of course, that was tonight's dismal against the usa also the queen an intimate biography by royal gyles brandreth the major serialisation starts in daily mail am i the only that misses her terribly i'm i'm not at the daily mirror world weary yawn in the usa wags verdict as dull drawer sets up or die clash with more of your . at exactly 1030 more of your. at exactly 1030 but it's time now for this this.

more of your. at exactly 1030 but it's time now for this this . yes but it's time now for this this. yes in which i speak to the biggest names in the world politics showbiz sports business beyond. tonight, the celebrated presley biographer sally hurdle , now the biographer sally hurdle, now the best selling author of destined to die young is now out with her latest book . it's winning rave latest book. it's winning rave reviews . it is called what's it reviews. it is called what's it called, destined to fly the story of the pilot ron straus from iowa to elvis. that's right. it's all elvis. his pilot, ron straus , famous for pilot, ron straus, famous for flying the lisa aeroplane. and this pilot got to know him intimately. i'm delighted to say that the bestselling author of both books , sally a hurdle, is both books, sally a hurdle, is with us now. hi, sally . hey, with us now. hi, sally. hey, mark, how are you? i'm well. i want to get to the detail of elvis is amazing in life but what inspired this new book about the guy that flew around

the world. yeah well ron strauss the world. yeah well ron strauss the first person i met who knew elvis when i was researching destined to young and he kind of became that anchor for me because i know i after meeting ron and i met him here in northern michigan where i live because he would vacation here in summertime time the in the summertime time and the chances someone knew chances of meeting someone knew elvis michigan are elvis in northern michigan are slim . it kind of slim to none. so it was kind of a exciting thing and he just quickly an for me in the quickly became an for me in the elvis world because what you know dozen research know we're half a dozen research trips to tupelo memphis and trips to tupelo and memphis and meeting so people knew meeting so many people who knew elvis incredible people . but elvis and incredible people. but what that, you what i did know is that, you know of know there'd be a lot of exaggeration attached elvis . exaggeration attached to elvis. and you kind of and as a journalist, you kind of have through. and have to weave through. and meeting ron first, who was such a integrity i've heard a man of integrity i've heard him a times . him tell a story a dozen times. it never changes. it never grows. became grows. so he just quickly became a friend and he has an a good friend and he has an incredible story , you know, incredible story, you know, including the two he flew including the two years he flew elvis before elvis and certainly before after. just an honour to after. so it's just an honour to tell flew , tell his story. when he flew, was it during elvis or his golden period ? well, elvis

golden period? well, elvis acquired the lisa—marie, which is his famous aeroplane that sits on elvis presley boulevard today in 1975. so he flew home from five until his untimely in 1977. so tonnes of touring going on in those years it's time in elvis his career you know doubt because he's touring more than he ever but certainly towards the tail end. and what did ron strauss this iconic pilot tell you , elvis, that you didn't know you, elvis, that you didn't know . well know what this book gives us. it'sjust . well know what this book gives us. it's just a really insight into elvis as a boss, because we know elvis always had he's known for having all these guys around him all the time with the mafia. right. we know he has the colonel . i elvis kind colonel. and i think elvis kind of buried in that little of gets buried in that a little bit, just shows up and bit, like he just shows up and sings else does sings and everybody else does everything is, everything. the truth is, is that elvis was very much the boss that organisation . and boss of that organisation. and of one could be elvis of course, no one could be elvis for elvis. see this really for elvis. so we see this really lovely, you know, professional relation ship between him and the pilots , there's a little bit

the pilots, there's a little bit of professional distance that's kept know, kept there that isn't, you know, present in some of the other relationships become relationships that become a little too enmeshed and that professional but professional is crossed. but this one of the few times this is one of the few times that a crew of that elvis has to hire a crew of professionals no one else can fly that aeroplane. of fly that aeroplane. and of course hiring course is famous for hiring cousins , family and friends, cousins, family and friends, you know, and them into positions. but he couldn't that for. know, and them into positions. but he couldn't that for . the but he couldn't do that for. the aeroplane. get aeroplane. so we really get to see as a boss and it's, it's a, it's interesting look. yeah. i mean looking at elvis all one of the world's most celebrated elvis biographers , was he elvis biographers, was he a happy man . i elvis biographers, was he a happy man. i think so. you elvis biographers, was he a happy man . i think so. you know, happy man. i think so. you know, i think elvis had the ups and downs of anyone. maybe some of those ups and downs were higher or lower than most people, because a you know, because he a life, you know, unlike anyone else and a level of that no else had of fame that no else had achieved, you know, at that time . more than once . but he said more than once that, he loved being elvis presley. i think have to presley. and i think we have to believe he that. but of believe him when he that. but of course struggles . and you course he had struggles. and you know my first know what we know from my first book research and that book and the research and that is had a tremendous

is that he had a tremendous amount of health struggles, weren't weren't weren't known and many weren't at so he at the time. so. so he definitely highs and lows but i think overall loved elvis think overall he loved elvis presley. my viewers presley. well, yes my viewers should take note of your fantastic first best seller, elvis destined to die young . elvis destined to die young. what were some of those ailments that he disguised . because if that he disguised. because if you look at him in his he was such an adonis , wasn't he? and such an adonis, wasn't he? and he glowed good health. but the opposite was actually the case . opposite was actually the case. yeah. and you know that appearance, i think one of the reasons this information has been for long, because been buried for so long, because he so in 1957, it's he does look so in 1957, it's hard . imagine there's anything hard. imagine there's anything wrong elvis presley . but wrong with elvis presley. but the is that he was the truth is, is that he was just as ital in 57 as he was in 77, they just not visibly apparent yet . by the time he apparent yet. by the time he passes in 1977, he disease or disorder and nine of the 11 systems of the body at least five of those are proven to be present prior fame. so they couldn't be the end result of the prescription which the prescription problem, which does a problem, but does become a problem, but they're likely genetic in

they're most likely genetic in nature. know, that first nature. you know, that first book through his family book does go through his family tree, young death tree, see a lot of young death in family . see lot of in that family. we see a lot of heart, liver, lung related issues. they're all issues. and they're all explained that book. what were the circumstances around his death , sally? are they stories death, sally? are they stories of him being the bathroom having just eaten another burger apocryphal or is there some truth to that ? i think that truth to that? i think that elvis is the biggest victim of sensationalism in our worldwide culture . the idea of him being culture. the idea of him being a glutton, i think, is a false one. there were times that he indulged question. but i think because he's of and because he's the of rock and roll and that idea of indulgence because he's the of rock and roll tofi that idea of indulgence because he's the of rock and roll iof comesdea of indulgence because he's the of rock and roll iof comes along indulgence because he's the of rock and roll iof comes along withlgence because he's the of rock and roll iof comes along with itance because he's the of rock and roll iof comes along with it or:e kind of comes along with it or gluttony, but truth. yes, he did. he passed in the bathroom and reasons for and one of the reasons for writing and really writing that book and really that does that question of why does he turn prescription turn to the prescription medication does it medication and why does it continue returning to it is to kind you know, to make sure kind of, you know, to make sure that there's bigger that there's a bigger conversation around elvis, than that there's a bigger con\heation around elvis, than that there's a bigger con\he took around elvis, than that there's a bigger con\ he took too und elvis, than that there's a bigger con\ he took too manyelvis, than that there's a bigger con\he took too many pills than that there's a bigger con\he took too many pills and, just he took too many pills and, died bathroom. he died in the bathroom. he certainly that certainly deserves more that he's a historical figure, just a

rock star. so book rock and roll star. so the book does know, leading does explain, you know, leading up to that, know, the up to that, you know, the medication takes. why he medication he takes. why he takes lot . the things takes it out a lot. the things that he's taken really have that he's taken really do have reasons and of reasons even then. and of course, there's a number of things like autoimmune that course, there's a number of thi sufferse autoimmune that course, there's a number of thi sufferse athatnmune that course, there's a number of thi sufferse athat wouldn't at he suffers from that wouldn't have 1977. so have been understood in 1977. so it's kind of a combination of those things . you know, think those things. you know, i think he's the greatest singer in history of music. he was, wasn't he? the biggest star the world had ever seen , invented the idea had ever seen, invented the idea a global celebrity paving the way for michael jackson. the beatles . you name it. way for michael jackson. the beatles . you name it . what is beatles. you name it. what is his legacy , do you think? does his legacy, do you think? does his legacy, do you think? does his popularity endure and what has he left with the world? i absolutely it endures. he's been gone now for 45 years and he's still known the world over his first name and his image alone. you know, that is remarkable. i think that his legacy is simply that he culturally shifted the universe in a way no one before him or after ever has. and it's

certainly still there. you i always say you should listen to music . you don't know the music. you don't know the foundation of frankincense , foundation of frankincense, major and elvis presley. everything that came after is rooted those guys in a big rooted in those guys in a big way a certainly elvis way and a certainly elvis presley. i mean, he changed fashion and music and of course as movie years mean as the movie years i mean there's it's iconic . there's just it's all iconic. absolutely well, look, i really enjoyed the first book which lovely tom is going to give us a still of now. and that's your original bestseller , destined to original bestseller, destined to die young. well, her latest is out now, and i can't wait to read it. winning rave reviews. it's called destined to fly the story of the pilot. ron straus from iowa to elvis. congratulation on its release and all those great and sally will catch it next time laura your next book comes out. sounds great. it's great to see you again, mark. great stuff. a hurdle there. a more to come next up , the papers, lies and next up, the papers, lies and uninterrupted. see you .

in two. lots more to in the news agenda with panel following . the news with panel following. the news that a man has been sacked , not that a man has been sacked, not being sociable with his work. are you supposed to be pals with your with your co employees and also do we benefit claimants. we'll discuss of that shortly. but it's just gone 1030. it's time now for tomorrow's papers. and let us with where should we start? let's start with this . start? let's start with this. okay. let's have the times newspaper and they with it stop tweeting , get on with the job. tweeting, get on with the job. police told . the police must police told. the police must virtue signalling on social and get on with the job they're paid to do. one of england's most senior officers has said stephen watson, the chief constable greater manchester, said he

wanted to avoid online fluff nonsense and get on with catching criminals and answering nine, nine, nine calls. also tamed. harry let let his england to a nil nil draw against usa in qatar failing to nail down a place in the final 16 next stop wish we go let's go to the telegraph now . not enough is telegraph now. not enough is being done to help the next generation from the princess of wales who vows to build her work, improving the lives of under five year olds and shine a light on early years education pension age move to 68 could disrupt her retirement and could hire 13,000 nurses for a 1% pay rise . the guardian next care rise. the guardian next care charities forced to evict disabled residents severely disabled residents severely disabled care home residents are

being evicted because of disputes . one of the being evicted because of disputes. one of the uk's best known care charities and a number of local authorities that the charity has accused of refusing to meet the soaring costs . care also stalemates costs. care also stalemates three lions struggle in draw against the usa daily express. well, that was a relaxing friday night. wasn't it nervy lions edged closer to the last 16 and parents pensions to bail out loved ones. parents are afraid retirement funds early to help their children through the cost of living crisis figures show half people withdrew a total of three and a half billion pounds from pension pots in three months this year. the sun now you're in the usa but at least we're on the brink of going through england were held to a bonng through england were held to a boring nil nil draw by the usa in the world cup but. boring nil nil draw by the usa in the world cup but . the three in the world cup but. the three hons in the world cup but. the three lions will make the knockout stages as long as they are not hammered by wales and group's other result goes against them.

there you go. we're looking for other teams to help us out this will come to that shortly . also will come to that shortly. also revealed final days of the queen as she watched line of duty. she had bone marrow cancer the son understand and she supported prince andrew through his troubles the we can next tories fear mass of mps before the next election . rishi sunak has been election. rishi sunak has been warned wall meps will quit amid economic turmoil after levelling up. minister and young rising star diana davidson, star of gb of course becomes the third tory mp to say will not stand at the next general election. also deputy prime minister dominic raab faces more bullying complaints as the floodgates open. complaints as the floodgates open . the daily star wags to open. the daily star wags to stay awake as england are held to a draw. yawn in the usa is the headline they go for as

well. i've got to say they've been quite unoriginal fleet street tonight, all going for the what a bore draw . the same. what a bore draw. england were held a nil nil england were held to a nil nil in their soccer balls showdown with team usa . next up, it's with team usa. next up, it's battle of britain with wales on tuesday all be glued to that one we can get to the mail which we looked at at 10:20. now for the battle of britain england's world cup flop sets up crunch clash against wales and the queen. an intimate by royal confidante gyles , a major new confidante gyles, a major new serialised version starts in the mail tomorrow and. last but not least, once again, third time lucky the daily mirror world cup, where we yawn in. the usa wags verdict as england draw sets up do or die clash wales and those are your front pages and reacting to all of those stories political commentator and student alice grant legendary journalist nina and brilliant comedian and panto star andy ford. and folks , let's star andy ford. and folks, let's have a look at this story in the

times. stop tweeting and get on with the job. please nina, this will be good news for many who are worried about crime . are worried about crime. absolutely. i mean , thing is absolutely. i mean, thing is that the police be solving crime. they be. they should be walking our streets . you know, walking our streets. you know, policing neighbourhoods being becoming part of a community. they shouldn't be sitting at the office making clever clogs on social media. it's ridiculous . social media. it's ridiculous. well, turning up at people's houses for a hearty facebook post. oh you know, it . they've. post. oh you know, it. they've. somebody's got to take a grip of this and i hopefully the met new commissioner sir mark riley will. he seems to be tackling things . but will. he seems to be tackling things. but of course the will. he seems to be tackling things . but of course the proof things. but of course the proof is in whatever happens to it, you know. well, i don't want to use w word with abandon, but i just wonder whether police force is now institutionally . well is now institutionally. well deafening institutional problem here . but i deafening institutional problem here. but i think it's particularly pervasive in london where. we have such a strong crime really, and especially and

more impoverished areas with crime and children involved in and really serious crime here. and yet we see police, you on social media these things play off of them visiting people for a mean tweet or misgendering a. exactly and ultimately is taxpayers money which is being wasted here and taxpayers money is police like in the go to you know look at protesters and it's just it's not it's not really acceptable at this point. so i do you feel protected the police. i personally don't look to the police for especially in london i've had my phone stolen nothing was done . i know that nothing was done. i know that there are people who are undergoing issues with stalkers and with with really intense violence and nothing is being done about it either and you we've have so many stories of muggings and things and just nothing there's nothing goes . nothing there's nothing goes. these crimes are reported, nothing else. and so that's

something severely with all with our system. well, we talked didn't we andy about the nhs in crisis. i just wonder whether pubuc crisis. i just wonder whether public are going to suffer a crisis of crisis of confidence in relation to the police if things don't change pretty fast i think i can this i'm a little bit radical but hear i hope we don't get taken off how about you don't tweet when you working difficult and don't tweet when work don't tweet well you're not going to break free when working. don't drink. thank you for it. gb news. nicely done. i think he'll go down history for that one lover. well, i think it's a solution and we know the forces go online because they want to send out a message about tolerance . and obviously we all tolerance. and obviously we all don't want hate crime happening in our country. but the public will feel that this focus on these sort of digital are at the expense of people being mugged for their phones or drug in the street, terrorising locals . yeah

street, terrorising locals. yeah but in the end , the police are but in the end, the police are there with the movie in a worse day and i don't think it's right. just keep hammering them. yeah, there are problems . yeah, there are problems. there's too much social media are on the phones, all the flippin time and i just think you should go back to doing work when it's worked out. it's work time and in between it's i think they often tweet in an official capacity, you know, and but but they're also i think they're trying to sort of, communicate and show that we are you know, they're of the digital age they're part of the digital age , that's it. they should , but that's not it. they should be relationships within , be making relationships within, the community. they should be visible as a visible presence. and i think women , particular and i think women, particular young particular, are young women in particular, are very wary of the police . sarah very wary of the police. sarah everard that know, that everard yeah, that know, that really shook people and women in particular. yeah. i mean also my thought is that , you know, i'm thought is that, you know, i'm a, i'm a big libertarian. for so i'm supportive of lgbt . q i'm very supportive of lgbt. q plus rights, if you you can fall

in love with whoever you want to. we live in a free country, so that's my strong view. but why the job to why is it the police's job to perpetuate that message? you know, my view that it's their job make the country safer, job to make the country safer, not to make the world better place. i agree. they're moral police after all that's supposed to actually a tangible to be actually doing a tangible job and as the points made just earlier, they need to be in the community as a as a tangible presence , presence for presence, presence for protection safety at the protection and for safety at the moment is as much as the digital world is taking over to a certain at the end of the day , certain at the end of the day, you know crimes and gangs that is something really to communities and much more real than hate crime tweets will ever be. so if you feel suffering a neighbourhood with crime that is going to be at the top of your priority list. so no wonder people are becoming crushingly frustrated. you do wonder about that another in the that. you another story in the daily telegraph. and actually there were stories dovetail there were two stories dovetail , the express and the telegraph. the telegraph leading with

pension move to 68 could pension age move to 68 could destroy retirement plans. meanwhile, in the express parents raid pensions to out loved ones, nina the dream of early dead . i would have thought early dead. i would have thought so mean this is happening but also it's quite fair because people are maintaining their health for so you know when i was when i was you know when dinosaurs roamed the earth and i much much younger the age of 40 a woman was finished that was it you were over you know that that was that was it. but you you were over you know that that was that was it . but you know, was that was it. but you know, we can all if you if you've got your health you can go on working i mean it's lovely to be able to put your feet up but honestly people can't afford it but worked hard and but people that worked hard and paid pensions, paid into those pensions, haven't shortchanged ? haven't they been shortchanged? if suddenly got to work if they suddenly got to work till example, it's till until 68, for example, it's true that they'll have to be some kind phasing in, as it were, but as i'm way past that age now . i can see it's done, age now. i can see it's done, but i mean, retire at age used

to be 60. that was it. now it's crept up every year. and as we if we are getting healthier and healthier , then why not? we're healthier, then why not? we're living longer. 60 is the new 40 and i think i'm terribly unfair . i'm worried about the conservative voter base because this will be most of their voters pensioners who paid into their pension for many years. and i this is a great betrayal of those voters . and i don't of those voters. and i don't think this is going reflect think this is going to reflect well the conservatives. many well on the conservatives. many of bankrolling kids of are bankrolling their kids futures now by dipping into those pensions to get them on the housing ladder even just the housing ladder or even just pay the housing ladder or even just pay and really show pay their bills and really show that. absolutely you know, that the days , you know, you save for the days, you know, you save for your pension, you retirement age of then you put your feet up and that was it. but the thing is actually, it's very good if you can keep on working because lot of they retire and two of people, they retire and two years that's it. yeah yeah. i don't ever want retire. i love what i do it's my hobby and my

job i, you know i'll do taught me. cooper in the end you know but the best thing when i was in the theatre all my hero was when he her majesty's life at her majesty's and i was watching live on telly, i was sitting in the audience and we, we, we couldn't quite believe what had happened because they the curtain down. but we could just sort of see that he was still we could see a shift . so you could could see a shift. so you could see you could see the shape, the curve. you see the shape that he was lying jemmy was still lying and jemmy tarbuck come on i mean tarbuck had to come on i mean after the break and just you know that at the yeah and it was the most awful night i people thought he was joking because i think the snoring sound absolutely yeah absolutely more meat on the there because very good friend of mine les dennis was on that show with dustin with dustin jane and when that happened they weren't meant to be home for a while trump you're all jemmy out that's how i that's why i knew it was something radically wrong because i was a mate , les and

because i was a mate, les and dustin and. i knew the act was not that was the whole stage. and they were brought on in front of the curtain. so, you know, it was it was very behold, of this man died at the of course, this man died at the top and died doing what he loved. we'll get some more loved. well, we'll get some more stories the papers very stories from the papers very shortly . do we demonise people shortly. do we demonise people on and you supposed to be friends with your work colleagues especially .

reacting to tomorrow's papers we have political commentator alice grant's we have journalist and author mitchell of and comedian king of panto andy ford . andy, king of panto andy ford. andy, before we get to our next story , your panto sold out this year . i don't know why why don't we

do a plug for it just in case it's not that the bristol hippodrome is cinderella craig revel, and me buttons revel, horwood and me buttons and is various. we've been all tonight so i might look a little bit. well we've been rehearsing day long and we only get nine days of full rehearsal and it's going to be a really funny show .thank going to be a really funny show . thank you for that. there you 90, . thank you for that. there you go, cinderella bristol hippodrome . there you go. get hippodrome. there you go. get your ticket. the hot ticket for the christmas season and we could do with bit of a giggle, could do with a bit of a giggle, couldn't a 48 year old woman couldn't we? a 48 year old woman has described the heartache she's felt after being rejected by men for being on benefits . by men for being on benefits. she's been branded a parasite by potential matches after . they potential matches after. they find out that she's unemployed and on disability allowance. so it begs the question does society demonise on benefits. i think the to that andy is yes well think those blokes of berks is that was that too easy . i is that was that too easy. i mean if they're looking at you in that way because they don't know anything about your life .

know anything about your life. if it's the first time and that's what they come up with, you're better off out of there. some bloke that really on well they are and the thing is that we've seen haven't we would we've seen it haven't we would landlords tenants who landlords he take tenants who are on on housing it's we are a very snobby we are very judgemental but but in terms of kind of online dating which didn't exist in my days and perhaps most more the better for you all arranged by your mother no no you friend movie you at work or your friends or whatever, you know. but anyway , whatever, you know. but anyway, the thing is that if you watch couple on first, you know that lovely programme first date so you watch that it's great fun and but you you look at somebody if somebody said i'm on benefits, i'm, i'm sure the audience just goes over really but but what about proves is that how many ghastly there are out there isn't it ? that how many ghastly there are out there isn't it? this woman has a heart condition for heaven's sake. it's not like

she's lying . the sofa lazy , her she's lying. the sofa lazy, her face with doughnuts and you can tell just by looking at the no, you can't. but it just shows you how many repulsive people there are . there really are. it's just are. there really are. it's just shocking what young have to go through repulsive alice or honest no i with the panel i think that it's sad but there's this such prejudice on society. of course you i feel like this is sadly going to increase as well as the cost of living crisis increases the working population feel as they have a supporting you know they're paying supporting you know they're paying into like the you know the stereotype of lazy people who can't work but there's a reason for the welfare state. and i think it is just a voice. i think the fact that this woman has some disabilities is definitely game changer. and i think totally right that think you're totally right that they are idiots for rejecting her but in relation her in that way. but in relation just really looking for someone to fall in love with , don't you to fall in love with, don't you want them to be a bit a high want them to be a bit of a high achiever? mean would you date a guy the dole? i no comment.

guy on the dole? i no comment. and i cannot be on a panel and say no , i'm sorry. that's say no, i'm sorry. that's against the rules and i think we can read between the lines. i've only couple of seconds . only got a couple of seconds. the brilliance doyle is the brilliance andrew doyle is next for headline is that 11. but can you and should you be friends with a colleague a man in france lost his job because he wouldn't go for beer after work so you be should be. i mean have you been mates with colleagues? fleet colleagues? you've been in fleet street? fun . street? yes that's great fun. that's it. and i wouldn't have missed of the any of those evening mates with your colleagues your colleagues in order to do your job. well. really but on job. well. no, not really but on the hand, an atmosphere the other hand, an atmosphere can if if the can develop if these if the people they people are being they standoffish way standoffish in some way rejecting it. but that's why i have office phobia. i haven't worked in an office 1984 or something so i you know i don't want to be part that but i like i to work with people i like so this way i can choose to come to come onto your show because i like but i choose to go on not to go on somebody's shows because i don't like them. i have that luxury . but you know have that luxury. but you know

but but women have been but but but women have been discriminated past discriminated in the past because that because it used to be that men used go and golf and used to go out and play golf and women didn't join in. so could do deals and business do lots of deals and business over out to strip over golf all men out to strip clubs so that was the other thing in the city. yeah i know. i know. shocking isn't it. and women obviously weren't part that so you know it is tricky in the office it really is that's why i've avoided for decades. well there is unspoken pressure isn't it, to sort of go out with the team after work or do the secret santa or have a whip round for maureen's birthday. why can't you just go work and go home? i don't do a normal job and if you try and not be friendly people in my business, for example well, depends what we're if you try and we're doing now. if you try and just self what that don't work we're all their darlings. yeah well that's it. especially craig revel. well that's it. especially craig revel . what an upstart he can be revel. what an upstart he can be a—list. couple of seconds to be friends with colleagues. well, i think it's not a good symptom of a healthy society. if you feel forced to hang out exactly the freedom rules, andrew doyle.

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