crusade or your tv online and on your wireless today we will be discussing justin. well these £100 million fund to quote address past wrongs of slavery cardinal pell's fury at the vatican's theological direction and discussing your faith on social media. the first is the news weekly. i listen . good news weekly. i listen. good afternoon. it's 3:00 is the latest from the gb newsroom. a seven year old girl remains in a stable but life threatening condition after a drive by shooting in north london . police

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around the archbishop suddenly having aroun d £100 million behind the around £100 million behind the back of the sofa . when vicars back of the sofa. when vicars are losing their jobs and are losing theirjobs and parishes are being merged . parishes are being merged. shortly before he died on tuesday, cardinal george wrote an article for the spectator in which he denounced the vatican's for its forthcoming synod on synod similarity rather as a toxic nightmare . i'll be asking toxic nightmare. i'll be asking should more senior figures in the church speak their minds .7 the church speak their minds? question authority ? and of question authority? and of course, we will be discussing whether harry and meghan will be ianed whether harry and meghan will be invited to the king's coronation. this we have to play some role believe there's a chance of peace talks. but both need to hold their hands up and admit they got a lot wrong . and admit they got a lot wrong. and of course , can join in any of of course, can join in any of our discussions by email and gb views at gp, uk or by at gb news news .

news. the archbishop of canterbury has once again apologised for church's quote, historic links to trans—atlantic chattel slavery and the church of england has set slavery and the church of england has se t £100 million in england has set £100 million in reparations for quiet communities impacted by slavery . if the church is looking communities in england impacted by slavery might i recommend rochdale , blackpool, oldham , rochdale, blackpool, oldham, rotherham and many similar across the country where young engush across the country where young english girls have been abused by pakistani rape gangs. i don't think the church is interested in addressing modern day slavery though. instead, it chooses virtue signal over a rather horrific period of our history that truly over. we that is well and truly over. we have repented as a nation . our have repented as a nation. our government has apologised . our government has apologised. our monarch has expressed sorrow . monarch has expressed sorrow. it's time to move on. if we truly are a christian nation that we profess to be . the step that we profess to be. the step following repentance is forgiveness . but it's sad to see forgiveness. but it's sad to see the church fall . the trap of

the church fall. the trap of victimhood. the church's right to want to engage in these conversations. but i think it's doing so in a destructive and counter—productive manner. instead, wouldn't it more fitting for the church to remind itself and the nation that the christian abolitionist initiated it and organised the abolition ? it and organised the abolition? it is christians who perpetrated the end of the trans—atlantic slave trade. william wilberforce was motivated by a desire to put christian principles interaction and to serve god in public life. in his diary, wilberforce wrote , god almighty has set before me great objects. the suppression of the slave trade and, reformation of morals , how sound reformation of morals, how sound 7 reformation of morals, how sound ? if you ask me, the church of england is splashing out ? if you ask me, the church of england is splashing out £100 million on its latest virtue signalling project, whilst neglecting its core role. the number of bums on pews is rapidly declining and christianity is in a minority faith in england for the time. i suppose this comes down to priorities . gone are the days

priorities. gone are the days when theologians and pastors led to the church. now we're in a time of bureaucrats and types. my time of bureaucrats and types. my view, it seems the upper echelons the church of england are overseeing managed decline and. their priority is to leave behind a embalmed liberal corpse . behind a embalmed liberal corpse. this week, the church of england , the creation of a £100 million fund to address past wrongs of slavery. the decision comes . a slavery. the decision comes. a report last year found that some of the church's wealth came from historic in the slave trade. however, clergy and parishioners have criticised the archbishop of canterbury for suddenly finding of canterbury for suddenly findin g £100 million behind the finding £100 million behind the sofa at a time especially when churches are closing and vicars are losing their jobs and are losing theirjobs and parishes are being merged . parishes are being merged. joining me now is historian and broadcaster dr. david starkey . broadcaster dr. david starkey. welcome to the show again, dr.

david starkey. could you. well first of all, have you read the commission's report before? i ask you what you think of it? yes, i have. i skimmed it. i've rarely seen a worse argued and even more interestingly, calvin was present to document. it's as though they tried to present this as a serious piece of accounting. in other words, we've gone through the books and we've gone through the books and we can say this much of our wealth comes slavery. there's even a great section by one of the big four chartered accountants by grant ford. but then you at it. and you know what ? it's very difficult to what? it's very difficult to read it . footnotes seem to be read it. footnotes seem to be misplaced . the actual relation misplaced. the actual relation kinship and the evidence to the at these two columns, it sort of gets out of sync and you realise that this isn't just virtue signalling , calvin, it's signalling, calvin, it's something even more interesting . it's signals . there's a . it's signals. there's a pretence here pinning it all down. now, can we just do a

quick sketch? why? the issue has ansen. quick sketch? why? the issue has arisen . the foundation of the arisen. the foundation of the wealth of the church. commissioners which is the basis on which the church still funds so much of its activities along . side congregational donations was led by queen. one of the most you talking about morality? one of the most consciously moral monarchs in british history . a devoted high church . history. a devoted high church. at the beginning of the 18th century. she deliberately gives away what was left of the wealth . the ten was seized from . the . the ten was seized from. the church. she gives it back to the church. she gives it back to the church. and what they try to do is to invest it as sensibly as they could . so they invested in they could. so they invested in this new government. it's very much like gordon brown. it's a piece of it's called the south sea company, which was an attempt at getting the huge debt that's being accumulated by wars against france off government's books. so you of slither into

this company which sort of does a bit of slave trading the way. they hugely exaggerate it. it exports 38,000 slaves in the 18th century. although that sounds awful lot, kelvin. we export it in three and a half million . so it's a tiny, tiny million. so it's a tiny, tiny proportion. most of the of the south sea bubble is , stock south sea bubble is, stock market and government stock trading. that's what it was there for. but you see, i got a much bigger question to ask the church and to ask you, why does this super pious queen at a time when there's a conscious moral going, why she let the money as it will be eventually be in which she dies, but the money, as it were, consciously ring fenced as a moral gesture. why is she put into the slave trade 7 is she put into the slave trade ? you know what? because nobody culpable. i'm sorry. actually

thought it was wrong . the church thought it was wrong. the church did not. that it was wrong . did not. that it was wrong. everybody thinks that people like queen anne and edward colston were somehow hypocrites . because, of course, they're not. nowhere in the bible is any condemnation of slavery. is that culpable? well, there is there is an implicit. culpable? well, there is there is an implicit . absolutely. when is an implicit. absolutely. when there is, there is. because in there is, there is. because in the in those days , slavery was the in those days, slavery was common. but a cry said that actually is equal and the slave is lesser than the master. that's very much against how. i would like . to however , the would like. to however, the bible better. a poll in the epistle to the of galatians and in chapter three verse 28. there is not the. neither the journal of ripley's. but please. this is important. i'm not teasing god that it's neither bold nor free

there is neither that it was there's neither slave nor free. there neither man or woman . or there neither man or woman. or male or female. but we are all in christ. now, they're not. jesus isn't saying and paul isn't saying , let's abolish isn't saying, let's abolish genderis isn't saying, let's abolish gender is saying, let's abolish two. and greek is saying that in the mystery of christ these earthly things are abolished. this is not a campaign to aboush this is not a campaign to abolish the on the contrary. so paul explicitly says that master should be obeyed by their slaves. this is rather than saying there's something implicit of the one you should record , is that for whatever record, is that for whatever number of thousands of years , number of thousands of years, 1800 years, hardly anybody . 1800 years, hardly anybody. slavery is wrong . hardly any slavery is wrong. hardly any christian thinks slavery is . now christian thinks slavery is. now i it addressed that it was the cultural moment of the. absolutely. but there is certainly a that there isn't a

colour to that . you put that colour to that. you put that passage you quoted and passage which means identity shouldn't be rooted in our immutable characteristic . it should. it characteristic. it should. it should be invested . christ. and should be invested. christ. and this is what unifies. it doesn't mean that it means earthly identity is subsumed into the identity is subsumed into the identity of christ in the novel. and that's what this is how the world is. the kingdom come to christ brought about how we shall we just pop this . okay. shall we just pop this. okay. well, paul, because you're often wrong, so i'll let it slide . but wrong, so i'll let it slide. but you've mentioned the south sea , you've mentioned the south sea, and i want to know what the report says it in contrast to what you've said about the sovereignty company. well, look at the what it said and quite simply, it says there is a very large measure of the investment . the south sea company that derives the slave trade. but what i'm trying to what i'm trying to explain it, nobody thought they were doing wrong . thought they were doing wrong. so that's what it must be . just so that's what it must be. just please. agree with you. but i'm trying to move the conversation on, david, because compare it to

today where the church of england invests in the church of england invests in the church of england today, invests in lots of companies on. the stock market, for example, been market, for example, has been caught seeing them caught up virtually seeing them against companies whilst against certain companies whilst also them . so the also investing in them. so the argument is very different argument today is very different to the south sea to it was with the south sea company. quite it company. you're quite in that it was the norms. it wasn't was the social norms. it wasn't seen wrong. but today we're seeing the church invest in, for example, companies while example, oil companies while speaking against speaking out against oil companies do think companies when they do think it is actually, the is wrong. so actually, the hypocrisy evident what hypocrisy quite evident is what i'm say. yes, yes, i'm trying to say. yes, yes, that's just that's fine. but that just doesn't tackle the big question. the big question, which i'm trying to get you to, is that what the you you put up wilberforce where i could also alongside wilberforce and the church of england i could cite members of the society of friends i got quakers, i could dr. johnson with his wonderful remarks that nobody small in favour of liberty than yankee slave driver that extra movement paradox. what we've got to understand calvin and this is what we should be talking about

now rather than arguing over each. now rather than arguing over each . we should be admitting you each. we should be admitting you be admitting there is a great moral revolution at the of the 18th century. it takes place only in one place. takes place in britain . and also people like in britain. and also people like wilberforce and the quakers phrase it in terms of religious sin. they cannot actually or ideas any single biblical in support of what they're saying. in other words, the notion of fundamental human equality does not come from . it comes from not come from. it comes from common law . it comes from the common law. it comes from the political traditions of england. this is why when england first, as you are telling us rightly , as you are telling us rightly, when england has this unique , when england has this unique, everybody had slavery, the unique of england is the need to aboush unique of england is the need to abolish slavery. when england abolished slavery. it is no support, but as in the rest of the world the english of the congress of vienna, after that

great triumph the wars against napoleon. it to persuade all the european powers to join in the abolition of slavery not one of them will. and then have this extraordinary fact in the early 19th century. the hard politicians brutal , realists politicians brutal, realists like lord palmerston , the like lord palmerston, the greatest of all foreign secretary as regards his was setting aside idea like wilberforce hardly was politicians a man like like palmerston regards his greatest triumphs as being using the weight and the force or the power of the british navy to destroy the slave trade. now that's the church of england should be talking about it should be talking about it should be talking about it should be asked how it could bnng should be asked how it could bring about share in a moral revolution of the 20th century and instead you say it just does the things that surely the church should never do. it just adopts moral values of the time . whingeing about black slavery

without civil rights or have which we spent far too much time arguing about the reason. but we agree that actually england was instrumental or in ending slavery on a global scale. and that's what we should have gotten to. but thank you anyway. historian and broadcaster dr. david, thank you your david, thank you for your time today. we tried to get someone today. we tried to get someone to debate to defend this to on debate to defend this policy get anyone policy. we couldn't get anyone from of england, from from the church of england, from the the anti the commission, from the anti anti—racism task force or , from anti—racism task force or, from the bishops college. interestingly i want to get your views on it. so on the topics we've talked about today, especially story that i especially the story that i broke twitter , i ask the broke on twitter, i ask the question the church of england has question the church of england ha s £100 million reparation has £100 million in reparation for, quote communities impacted for, quote, communities impacted by slavery . should the of by slavery. should the c of e pay by slavery. should the c of e pay for , quote, historic links pay for, quote, historic links to trans—atlantic chattel slavery? lots of you have tweeted your thoughts. let's start with luke. luke's as the church of england has committed £100 million of reparation. if the church really does have that amount of money. then they should share the wealth with local. my local vicar manages

five churches and she is only paid a half salary because . paid a half salary because. that's what the diocese can afford. hit the nail on the head there. the parochial system is fundamental in the church of england. it means that everyone in country, priest, in the country, a priest, everyone belongs to parish and has a priest praying for them at all whether they turn up all times, whether they turn up to not. and right now to church or not. and right now we priests who are we have too many priests who are in charge of, you know, 50 and 60 in parishes all at once it's too many to manage. too many churches to manage. it's unsustainable. it's unrealistic. unsustainable. so putting so the commission be putting money says pay money into that. angel says pay to the family descendants of the 2000 british royal navy africa squadron. a sail is who died preventing slave ships from sailing and captured their ships and freed the slaves . angel. and freed the slaves. angel. i don't believe in reparations . don't believe in reparations. i'm with you. if we're going to pay i'm with you. if we're going to pay reparations to someone, it should be the people that actually lost their lives to end slavery around the world. absolutely fantastic. zellick goes on to say, they need to be very careful with how they tell lie. and i can understand that

they to demonstrate accountability . i'm not accountability. i'm not convinced this solution is biblical. i need to see what this package truly entails . and this package truly entails. and as i actually write to the church needs to make sure that whatever it's doing is rooted in scripture and that needs to be at the forefront of what they're doing values doing rather than moral values the day. david says the church. i attend has decided to stop paying i attend has decided to stop paying its parish share the is outraged there is authority to pay outraged there is authority to pay money to a generation who are not victims of slavery. parishioners will stop money when they find out. this is how it's spent . for those who don't it's spent. for those who don't know the, parish share is what the parish church pays to the dioceses. it's the big fund that all clumps together so i think that's quite a sensible move if you are going to continue paying money your church, perhaps money to your church, perhaps your stop sending your church, to stop sending money to the church of england and locally and fund and keep it locally and fund local and who local projects and people who need the need it rather letting the church england splash it church of england splash it around vanity projects. around on these vanity projects. i also had a poll up over the

past couple of days that past couple of days asking that very question should the very same question should the cfa for historic links to cfa pay for historic links to trans—atlantic chattel ? 90% of trans—atlantic chattel? 90% of you said no. 8% said yes. and only 1% said either. so thank you all so much for sending in your views and for voting in the poll and for reply in the comments . a spokesman for the comments. a spokesman for the church commissioners for england who announced the establishment of the fund said we recognise investment comes at a time when there significant financial challenges for people and churches and the church has commitments to address all the wrongs from past. we will continue to support these groups and remain committed to exist being funding obligations. plenty more come this afternoon on my common sense . after the on my common sense. after the break, shortly before he died on tuesday, cardinal george wrote an article for the spectator in which he denounced the vatican's for its shortcoming synod on synods as a toxic nightmare. i'll be asking should more

senior figures in the church speak their minds and question . speak their minds and question. but first, let's a look at the weather . hello but first, let's a look at the weather. hello again. i you're enjoying your sunday but looking ahead weather wise and it's going to remain cold there'll be snow for some of us but also quite a bit of winter sunshine look forward as well. the for look forward to as well. the for the cold weather is this area of low pressure to the east of us that's allowing for our winds to come from the north. so cold arctic across the arctic air plunging across the uk is why going to be uk which is why it's going to be so notice weather so cold. notice this weather system in west system waiting out in the west that's going to fringe south coastal parts as we go through night. otherwise for many through sunday night, yes, there'll spells, there'll be some clear spells, also some rain, sleet and snow across northern could across some northern could lead to ice risk to something of an ice risk here. snow showers piling here. and snow showers piling from north across parts of from the north across parts of scotland. could scotland. these totals could build we go through the build up as we go through the night. going to a cold night. it is going to be a cold night. it is going to be a cold night even the south. some night even in the south. some places below freezing places falling below freezing could minus . places falling below freezing could minus. in could get as low as minus. in the parts of scotland the sheltered parts of scotland the sheltered parts of scotland the rain, sleet and snow across parts of the southeast could cause problems early doors, cause some problems early doors, but away as go

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crusade. with me, calvin on your tv online and on your wireless and what is believed to the last pubuc and what is believed to the last public statement before his death this week , australia's death this week, australia's most senior catholic cleric wrote a scathing criticism of church's synod on synod . the church's synod on synod. the article , published in the article, published in the spectator, where cardinal pell, who described the synod as a toxic nightmare, which did not have the adequate concern for catholic orthodoxy . in addition, catholic orthodoxy. in addition, a vatican has claimed pell was the anonymous, author of a memo made public in march, which was very critical of the pontificate of pope francis. now me to discuss these stories is damien , who is associate editor at the spectator. first of all, it was great to see this article come out in the spectator . can you out in the spectator. can you tell us a little bit, damien, about how it came to be and how cardinal pell wrote his last pubuc cardinal pell wrote his last public piece with , you guys? public piece with, you guys? well it's yeah. the article the

spectator is dynamite. it's a bombshell . and it's the cardinal bombshell. and it's the cardinal under, bombshell. and it's the cardinal under , his own name talks about under, his own name talks about these plans for a synod on synod ality . ludicrous concept, but ality. ludicrous concept, but basically is an by which an ultra liberal in the church is manipulating the pope or the popeis manipulating the pope or the pope is allowing them to manipulate him. pell, i from my long conversations with been deeply disturbed by process of the senate on synod ality in this country just 8% of practising catholics. that's 8% of what know three 350,000 catholics, which is all the number that go to mass these days. response bonded to it. and so pell wrote by an enormous , so pell wrote by an enormous, regularly worshipping everywhere, don't endorse the presence in our findings. neither is there much enthusiasm at senior church . continued of at senior church. continued of this sort deepen divisions and

knowing few exploit the muddle and goodwill . listen to this. and goodwill. listen to this. the examiner reckons among us are right to identify the deepening confusion . the attack deepening confusion. the attack on traditional morals and the into the dialogue of near marxist jargon about exclusion and alienation. events to marginalisation . you know, the marginalisation. you know, the sort of thing the voice less lgbt as well . the displacement lgbt as well. the displacement of christian notions of forgiveness , sin, sacrifice forgiveness, sin, sacrifice healing, redemption. why the silence on the after of a reward or punishment on the for last things death , judgement, heaven things death, judgement, heaven and hell . so these are extremely and hell. so these are extremely fundamental criticisms of the synod documents . however even synod documents. however even more of a bombshell them. that was the revelation which appeared like this article the day after cardinal pell died and he was a he was a friend of mine

. i know a close friend of many. that was a terrible terrible loss. how much will miss him? anyway, it was revealed by the vatican of the sunday magister that , vatican of the sunday magister that, cardinal pell was in fact the author of the so—called demos memo , which was published demos memo, which was published some time ago, i think in march last year, which is a memo by an anonymous cardinal whom we now know have been cardinal george pell , in which he describes the pell, in which he describes the current catastrophic state of the catholic church and the best thing i can possibly do is just tell you. what's in it? because most don't know what's coming up.and most don't know what's coming up. and then let it's not real frequently wrong read some of these points because they're so important okay he starts out by saying the successor saint peter is the rock on which the church is. okay. covering that one. but

then he quickly moves on to say then he quickly moves on to say the journalists and speaks on homosexuality. women priests, communion for the divorced . the communion for the divorced. the p0pe communion for the divorced. the popeis communion for the divorced. the pope is silent. cardinal holbrooke, who's in charge of the thing, rejects the christian on christian sexuality . the on christian sexuality. the papacy is silent. this is we're out of time. but where can people find the full faith political ? he does not use code political? he does not use code or hints . if the cardinal were or hints. if the cardinal were to continue without roman correction, this would not like you. sorry. sorry. we've got to go. but people can read more on the spectator. you've got a wonderful article about you and joe and cardinal pell's got a nice club there to thank you so much. is damian, associate much. that is damian, associate editor you are editor at the spectator. you are with gb news on your tv online and, on your wireless. after the break, we'll be discussing whether harry meghan will be whether harry and meghan will be ianed whether harry and meghan will be invited carnation. invited to the king's carnation. this insiders this may. some royal insiders believe a chance of peace talks , but both sides may to hold their hands up and admit they were caught. it's wrong. now it's for check on news it's time for check on news headunes it's time for check on news headlines out . 333. here's

headlines with out. 333. here's the latest . a seven year old the latest. a seven year old girl remains in a stable but life threatening condition . a life threatening condition. a drive by shooting in north london yesterday. police have urged to come forward after six people were shot outside a funeral in houston. four women and the 12 year old girl also required hospital with one of them suffering life changing injuries. superintendent jack rowlands says the suspects used a shotgun. we the suspects discharged a shotgun from , a discharged a shotgun from, a moving vehicle , which was a moving vehicle, which was a black toyota . we want to hear black toyota. we want to hear from anyone who witnessed the incident or , has information incident or, has information about it . six people have incident or, has information about it. six people have died following a plane crash in nepal following a plane crash in nepal. the country's aviation disaster in, 30 years. 72 people were on board yeti airlines flight, which crashed in pokhara dunng

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welcome back to the crusade. with me, calvin , on your tv with me, calvin, on your tv onune with me, calvin, on your tv online and on your wireless . a online and on your wireless. a royal source has reportedly said that peace talks between prince harry and the royal family will take place before. the coronation. the source told times it's going to take flexibility on all sides, but it be done. it's fixable . but can be done. it's fixable. but can this really accomplished before may the sixth? to give his on this story is royal commentator and broadcaster rafe heydel—mankoo . rafe, how are you heydel—mankoo. rafe, how are you today ? always a pleasure to be today? always a pleasure to be on again, calvin. thank it's a pleasure to have you. do you think these peace talks can be achieved in a few more months that we have before the coronation? what hurdles do have to overcome? well they're going to overcome? well they're going to hear . it to overcome? well they're going to hear. it all seems very rushed, doesn't it . i mean, the rushed, doesn't it. i mean, the times is reporting this senior source from the palace who has the ear of the king saying they want king. prince william

want the king. prince william and prince harry, to have a reconciliation april, at which point the wives would be invited into . meghan and perhaps with into. meghan and perhaps with queen camilla , who knows? so queen camilla, who knows? so that they can be happy families by may sixth. i think that's a rather tall order. i mean the first thing is, of course, how prince william and the king have any trust in harry and meghan that they're sincere , first and that they're sincere, first and foremost. and secondly that they won't divulge these private discussions and mediation ehhen discussions and mediation either. in a tv interview or with with with the in book. you can't go off and start on that sort of a basis. can't go off and start on that sort of a basis . and then again, sort of a basis. and then again, when harry and meghan live in an alternative reality where you know, which where black is widen up as down with this completely distorted of the truth as we've seen from the falsehoods and the inaccuracies , the distortions of inaccuracies, the distortions of truth in their book, how can you even begin to actually engage in meaningful discussion with people who don't actually reality in the way that you ? and

reality in the way that you? and also, of course, harry demanding as a prerequisite for these negotiations , reconciliation negotiations, reconciliation that the palace , the royal that the palace, the royal family apologise not only to him, but also to his wife, to meghan. and how can you, if you are the prince and princess of wales for example, how can you actually apologise and turn the other cheek when you know full well that you're not in the wrong? now prince wrong? now you know prince william pushing country william is also pushing country first. this is surely a first. but this is surely a limit. i would have said. first. but this is surely a limit. i would have said . and limit. i would have said. and then another issue here really is we've seen recently that harry's got messiah complex . harry's got messiah complex. he's in a he seems increasingly and self—righteous, which is a dangerous combination for a man of limited internal ability. and he thinks he's on a mission to the media. and most importantly to reform the monarchy . and in to reform the monarchy. and in that sort of way, he's actually , i suppose, the epitome of woke because he thinks he's in and the royal family is unenlightened and it's his job to open their eyes and teach even if they don't want to be

taught, which i would say is the definition of woke. but how can you have a meeting of minds on an equal level when you're deaung an equal level when you're dealing with someone who's convinced they're actually convinced that they're actually right? sounds right? absolutely. it sounds like doesn't want to compromise. in sounds he wants in fact, it sounds he wants to denigrate role of not just denigrate the role of not just prince of wales, also the prince of wales, but also the king, because this is obviously an with future king an issue with the future king that he he wants him to that he has. he wants him to effectively down his knees to effectively down on his knees to him. and you know what ? him. yes, i and you know what? i'm angry about i'm actually quite angry about this . the king been this because. the king has been placed this , you know, this placed in this, you know, this invidious position just four months coronation, when months before coronation, when all attention the whole nation should be focussed on the monarchy, on the king setting out his new role the commonwealth realms being introduced to the king for the first time as the king, because don't know him so well . and at don't know him so well. and at a time when we're supposed to be focusing on national unity and harmony and looking forward to this great ceremony and constitutional event, the first time in 70 years we instead have , you know, this this nasty and destructive melodrama that's

sucking all of the attention away from what should be the most important event in 70 years. and then at the same as all of this, just when, you know, when the royal think that harry's his last you know harry's five his last you know broadsides against now says broadsides against he now says are . well i actually held back are. well i actually held back the most explosive content from the most explosive content from the book just wait and see you know if i wanted i could know if i wanted to i could pubush know if i wanted to i could publish a second even more instead injury volume. now, what is if that's not a threat? you know, it seems if terrorism is blackmailing the royal family, engage me , reconcile and engage with me, reconcile and apologise to me, or else you . apologise to me, or else you. they have a book deal for three books, i believe, isn't it? and it doesn't have to be a biography for next book. so it does seem a threat. i thought they going to write they were going to write something like a children's something else like a children's book. do you think harry's made a of distraction on a bit of a distraction here on purpose run up to the purpose in the run up to the coronation by publishing this now. well, hard. it's hard now. well, it's hard. it's hard to things either way. to see things either way. it's actually deal. and actually a full book deal. and we that meghan's been we know that meghan's been keeping anyone keeping diary. so anyone who thinks over for thinks that it's game over for all these revelations and

all of these revelations and scandal , they've got another scandal, they've got another thing coming. but what i should say that harry and say actually is that harry and meghan always hoping to have a reconciliation down the line. why? because know that without the royal family nothing. all of their wealth , of their status, their wealth, of their status, all of their relevance depends upon their association with the family and that, in fact, the book they. well i said i said last year in the spring on the summer and it was reported elsewhere that harry and meghan's plan originally, he actually fulfilled their obugafions actually fulfilled their obligations with netflix and random publishers to this random house publishers to this money out this money by putting out this document this and then document and this book and then waiting a long time before approaching . and as as i said at approaching. and as as i said at the time, no one expected the queen to die so early. and the anticipation had been maybe in the later this year or 2024, 2025, when the queen died . that 2025, when the queen died. that would be the time to magnanimously have a reconciliation by the sussexes. what better time than when the

family is grieving for family to come together and have reconciliation? but of course, things turn out that way. and of course , soon as the queen died, course, soon as the queen died, as we know from reports, harry was trying to edit was desperately trying to edit or delay publication of this book, knowing the diamonds that would be caused by it coming out when did. but of course, he when it did. but of course, he wasn't in that. and wasn't successful in that. and it as it has. it has come out as as it has. and that's why chances of and that's why think chances of a reconciliation are a lot less likely than they would have been had the original plan come to fruition. i tend to agree with you.thank fruition. i tend to agree with you. thank you much was you. thank you so much that was the royal commentator and broadcaster rafe heydel—mankoo. before on today, let's before we move on today, let's have a look at what you've had to today's topics on to say about today's topics on slavery. terry says slavery. referee terry says there seems to be a classic liberal tactic try to look good by their proposal and actions, but in reality it's unfair. by giving reparations , actually giving reparations, actually giving reparations, actually giving to some, but not all. how is that, christian? two wrongs don't make a right. is that, christian? two wrongs don't make a right . well, i don't make a right. well, i agree with you, terry. is it is about looking good. that's what virtue is, because it's easy to

look at than to actually do it. mary adds to by saying, i mary adds to this by saying, i think an amends is a good thing , but needs to be an amends. , but it needs to be an amends. an attempt to mend . but throwing an attempt to mend. but throwing away money may not the way. away money may not be the way. also, exactly is the money also, where exactly is the money to? to whom ? clarity on the to? to whom? clarity on the amends details crucial for true reparations in any scenario. well that's the question i always ask when it comes to reparations. pays whom? and it seems in this case, the church is looking communities harmed by trans—atlantic slavery. i don't think anyone today was harmed by slavery , christian says . no one slavery, christian says. no one should have to pay for the sins of a forefather they never knew, penod of a forefather they never knew, period indeed. we don't know . period indeed. we don't know. who was involved? who wasn't involved , whose forefathers were involved, whose forefathers were and were not. it's a ridiculous situation to find ourselves in. but thank you for sending in your thoughts. bbc been your thoughts. the bbc been criticised for giving jihadi bertie , jihadi brigitte, shamima bertie, jihadi brigitte, shamima bergen her own ten part podcast. the bbc says the series entitled

i'm not a monster will give full account of beckham's story and insists her story will not go . insists her story will not go. however, critics say the broadcaster is wasting licence payers money on giving a platform . someone who admits platform. someone who admits they joined a group. to give us, his thoughts on this is social analyst dr. rakhi rakhi . thank analyst dr. rakhi rakhi. thank you for joining analyst dr. rakhi rakhi. thank you forjoining us analyst dr. rakhi rakhi. thank you for joining us today. should be worried that the bbc has decided give a platform to a known terrorist . i think we known terrorist. i think we should a little bit concerned kalvin , i authored a piece for kalvin, i authored a piece for the telegraph earlier in the week . in that the telegraph earlier in the week. in that piece i said the bbc risks becoming part of a wider cultural, which is more interested in framing begum as a victim as opposed to a willing and committed isis volunteer. and i do so that. there's a there's a broader discussion to be in terms of the kinds of voices we platform. now, of course, i'm saying that shamima begum shouldn't be platformed at

all. quite frankly, had multiple mainstream media outlets giving her airtime over the years. but i would like to see more voices belonging to groups which have been persecuted by isis being given the space to tell story and for them to the untold misery and suffering that they may have directly experienced or their loved have experienced at their loved have experienced at the hands of islamist . what did the hands of islamist. what did you make of the actual podcast itself? i mean, i gave it a listen. i found it unnervingly sympathy attack to shamima . i sympathy attack to shamima. i could almost cross that podcast itself as terrorist sympathising. was quite one sided in many aspects . know they sided in many aspects. know they talked about different ways of telling a story and what she and then they found out that actually she wasn't groomed she set a lot of this stuff set up a lot of this stuff herself. what was your take? well, i think that there's been a deal of stripping. a great deal of stripping. shamima begum of personal agency and i don't agree with that at all. and i don't think that's the kind of road that we should

be going down. i think in terms of metoo and, the podcast itself, unfortunately, as she comes across as well the inauthentic and that's logic in many of her interviews , she many of her interviews, she strikes contradictory positions . i think more generally we have growing liberal bias in. many of our public institutions which see muslims as oppressed group and that leaves individuals those institutions to pleas of sympathy from who are associated islamist terror groups. and i think that that's crying shame when really i'd to hear the voices of those that actually suffered at the hands of islamist . yeah well there's a islamist. yeah well there's a difference between and justice in christianity . well. i think in christianity. well. i think she should face justice receive a just punishment. do you and what would a just punishment be in this situation ? well, i think

in this situation? well, i think that there's been many debates about , the citizenship stripping about, the citizenship stripping , the revocation of , shamima , the revocation of, shamima fagan's, british citizenship . fagan's, british citizenship. and i think that that that that came across as more of a short term fix . what i've suggested in term fix. what i've suggested in the past is that we need to have a modernised version of our treason laws. kalvin which these this modernisation reflects , the this modernisation reflects, the ideological composition of the terror threat that we face as a country. and i think there should be very severe penalties indeed for those who are found guilty joining and being member of the proscribed terrorist organisation. i think that would be a more sustainable , a longer be a more sustainable, a longer term strategy and didn't necessarily agree with the government's . when sajid javid government's. when sajid javid was home secretary in terms of trying to push to them onto one of their who is an important of the commonwealth. so what you don't want to do when it comes

our sort of counter terrorism policy but also our citizenship regime is alienate fellow members of the commonwealth in the post—brexit world. with you always. thank you, dr. raki for the social policy analyst. speaking of the release of the shamima podcast, bbc journalist josh baker said there are different ways to tell shamima begum story. the one about a 15 year old schoolgirl who groomed and lured to a warzone isis and now needs saving from a syrian detention camp. there's the one about a traitor who fled britain to join isis and became known the world as a terrorist and must be stopped from coming back to britain. i should mime a beckham challenges the removal of her british citizenship by the uk government. i've examined her accounts to give listeners a narrative on this complex, nuanced and shocking story . nuanced and shocking story. early this writer james

delingpole wrote the following on twitter . does anyone else on twitter. does anyone else learn psalms for a hobby or am i alone on one? the psalms are an anthology of religious in the old testament of the bible, mostly by king david, in which he expresses , his faith in god he expresses, his faith in god and begs forgiveness for his sins. and delingpole joins me on the line now . thank you for the line now. thank you for coming on on a sunday. could you start off by telling us why you decided to post that tweet and, the sort of responses you've had to it? well i posted it because i do enjoy learning psalms. it's my hobby. i have in my head an of english poets . and now i've of english poets. and now i've moved on to the psalms because the psalms , the mediaeval used the psalms, the mediaeval used to used to work their way through the psalter day of their lives and. if you if you recite the psalms in your head. not only do you get to know them much better, but also you feel

your your yourself with with the holy spirit. get this, you off demons . i. i holy spirit. get this, you off demons. i. i did a podcast holy spirit. get this, you off demons . i. i did a podcast once demons. i. i did a podcast once . a guy called jerry moshinsky , . a guy called jerry moshinsky, who treats aids in arizona and he treats paranoid schizophrenic patients . and he discovered that patients. and he discovered that the best defence against, the voices in their heads, which were wishing harm on them was to teach them to recite the 23rd psalm. you know, the lord is, my shepherd, i shall not wanting you make me to lie down in green pastures so that one. that's the kind the classic psalm that protects you from evil. so it sounds great. i'm with you on that. it's not just the monks that. it's not just the monks that recite and the way through them every day we a lot of them can still do it. the people stick by the book common prayer, morning and evening prayer. you read the psalms every single day. good to get day. it's a good way to get through all in one month. through them all in one month. what your faith journey been like? always a like? james you always been a christian. i've i've christian. well, i've i've always been cultural christian .

always been cultural christian. so i remember getting going to confirmation classes at my boarding school and sitting through these rather dreary lectures from the from the chaplain. but i was mainly in it because you got an extra day out with your with your godparents and, you and, you know, you've got sort of presents like maybe a gold st christopher necklace. so i was in it for all of the wrong reasons. and now i, then i moved on to the stage where i thought that being a christian was of our culture, a key part of, our defence against the war on civilisations. now i've come to be a proper believing christian. i believe that are christian. i believe that we are approaching , let's say. approaching end, let's say. i think i think the revelation is about to be fulfilled . and i about to be fulfilled. and i think that we should all be trying to go because he's our salvation . absolutely. with you salvation. absolutely. with you . can you give us a run through one of your favourite songs ? i one of your favourite songs? i think probably play life well, the easiest is psalm 2023 .

think probably play life well, the easiest is psalm 2023. i mean, everyone should learn that one first. the lord is my shepherd i shall not want you make me to down in green pastures he lead with me beside the still waters you restore with my soul you lead me in the paths of righteousness by his namesake yay the light walk through the valley of the shadow of i will fear no evil thou art with me i rot in my staff, they comfort me that prepares the table before me in the presence of one enemies that are not just my head with oil my cup brothers over surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days my life i will dwell the house of the lord forever . that's the the lord forever. that's the king james version. i know it's not the book of common version . not the book of common version. some subtle variations , still some subtle variations, still very sound. i do like the coverdale version though too, but thank you much for that. but thank you so much for that. that writer james delingpole and you guys should be reading the psalms, very good. psalms, too. it's very good. each we like each week on this show, we like to a prayer, actually, and to end a prayer, actually, and today sunday in an today is the second sunday in an ordinary time or second sunday after epiphany. so here's

today's pray today's collect. let us pray almighty. and god discovered almighty. and god who discovered all things in heaven and earth . all things in heaven and earth. mercifully here the supplication supply people and grant us like peace all the days of our life through jesus christ, our lord . through jesus christ, our lord. i know you have been watching common sense crusade with me the reverend calvin robinson. i'll be back with you next sunday at 3 pm. sincere apologies for cutting the damien thompson story short. we will get him back.i story short. we will get him back. i promise you that. now now is up next before that now quiet is up next before that here's weather forecast here's your weather forecast dazzle . have good week. god dazzle. have a good week. god bless . hello dazzle. have a good week. god bless. hello again. i hope you're enjoying your sunday but looking weather wise and it's going remain cold there'll be going to remain cold there'll be snow for of us , but also snow for some of us, but also quite of sunshine quite a bit of winter sunshine to look to as well. the to look forward to as well. the for the cold weather is this area low pressure the east of area low pressure to the east of us that's allowing winds us that's allowing for our winds to the north. so cold to come from the north. so cold arctic air plunging across the which is why it's going to so which is why it's going to be so cold. notice weather system cold. notice this weather system waiting the that's waiting out in the west that's going to fringe south coastal parts as we go through sunday night. otherwise for many

through yes, there'll through night, yes, there'll be some spells, showery some clear spells, some showery rain, snow across some rain, sleet and snow across some northern to northern parts could lead to something, here. and something, an ice risk here. and snow showers in from the north across of scotland. these across parts of scotland. these totals build up as we go totals could build up as we go through the night. it is going to be a cold night even in the south, places falling below freezing as as minus freezing could as low as minus ten. in sheltered parts, ten. in the sheltered parts, scotland, rain, sleet and scotland, the rain, sleet and snow parts snow across parts of the southeast could problems southeast could cause problems early that will clear early doors, but that will clear as through morning. as we go through the morning. otherwise then through monday. for going to be for many, it is going to be largely dry with lots of winter sunshine. yes, there'll be some showers towards, the and showers towards, the east and also showers towards also plenty showers towards parts scotland . here, they parts of scotland. here, they are gradually going to be falling as but for many, falling as snow, but for many, largely dry with sunny spells. despite though it's cold, despite that, though it's cold, colder today for most colder than today for most generally mid single generally staying in mid single figures celsius little change for many as we go through monday evening and so most places staying largely clear but continue to see showers across parts scotland and then some parts of scotland and then some showery sleet and snow showery rain, sleet and snow starting to push from the starting to push in from the southwest. we through the southwest. we go through the night. to keep an eye on

night. need to keep an eye on this because there could be some significant snow across some southwestern as we go southwestern parts as we go through the hours of through the early hours of tuesday. is going tuesday. it is going to be a cold tonight, then this coming night could even get low night for could even get as low as or —12 perhaps in as minus 11 or —12 perhaps in the to glasgow, scotland the show to glasgow, scotland through cold, through tuesday. then a cold, frosty start many of us. frosty start for many of us. first thing, watch out for the showery sleet and snow across southern little of southern parts. little bit of uncertainty much uncertainty regarding how much we're to but it is we're going to see, but it is worth up to date with worth keeping up to date with that. further that. there'll be further weather through the weather as we go through the rest the week. drier on rest of the week. drier on thursday, bye bye thursday, but staying. bye bye for you later. monday for now. see you later. monday to thursday, 9 pm. till 11 pm. join me. dan i'll bring you the sharpest take and hottest debates. you can't believe in prison. i don't believe in prison. i don't believe in prison. completely stuck. i guarantee you that we no spin, no bias , no censorship. no bias, no censorship. i actually personally quite offended by it and no reason to go to bed. so i guess i've always been quite woke. that's dan wootton tonight in tv radio online monday to thursday 9 pm. till 11 pm. on gb news the people's channel. britain's news.

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