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we're going underground 1683 days in the u.k. backed saudi violence here we're going on the ground 1683 days in the u.k. backed saudi violence in the world's worst humanitarian crisis coming up in the show 48 hours a day in the world's worst humanitarian crisis coming up in the show 48 hours after the so-called davos in the desert the investment conference the question the political and media sub to the so-called davos in the desert the investment conference we question the political and media silence around the saudi war on yemen with eyewitness testimony and eunice islands around the saudi war on yemen with eyewitness testimony and eunice. if embassador that drivel correspondent

martin bell plus once responsible for up some bastard that drivel correspondent martin bell plus once responsible for occupied yemen what is the legacy of ira assassinated loyal lord mountbatten here by d.m. and what is the legacy of ira assassinated loyal lord mountbatten we're told by a 100 loney about his blog to overthrow the labor government and his role in the with. me about his plot to overthrow the labor government and his role in creating today's kashmir prices where he catalyzed the killing would be go displayed in creating today's kashmir prices where he catalyzed the killing would be go displacing of millions during india's partition over them all coming up in today's going under going to sing of millions during india's partition over them all coming up in today's going underground let's go straight to the world's worst humanitarian crisis yemen in a moment we'll hear from a journalist on the get straight to the world's worst humanitarian crisis yemen in a moment we'll hear from a journalist on the ground in yemen's capital sanaa but 1st i'm joined now by the

legendary war correspondent and now unicef u.k. and around yemen's capital sanaa but 1st i'm joined now by the legendary war correspondent and now unicef u.k. ambassador to yemen martin bell martin thanks for coming on the us and geo fan as an artist of yemen martin bell martin thanks for coming on the us and geo fairness and accuracy in reporting they claim that without context yemen might as well be on mommas curacy and reporting they claim that without context yemen might as well be on mama's what's it like being unicef ambassador to communicate what's happening in yemen what's it like being unicef ambassador to communicate what's happening in yemen it's very hard to communicate if as i did you see a 5 year it's very hard to communicate if as i did you see a 5 year old child dying of malnutrition because she called to the feeding center to old child dying of malnutrition because she called to the feeding center to go.

it how do you communicate that people don't understand they don't know late how do you communicate that people don't understand they don't know where your money is hardly and there's very little reporting of it suddenly on top where you have money is hardly and there's very little reporting of it certainly on television i mean we used to be able to have a much wider compass in the old days elevation i mean we used to be able to have a much wider compass and they'll today's but now. you have advice for not exist for you hear about but now. you have advice for not exist for you hear about it and you're right it is against some fierce competition i think in the world is it and you're right it is against some fierce competition i think in the world's most acute humanitarian crisis that's what the u.n. is saying again very most acute humanitarian crisis that's what the u.n. is saying again very difficult to comprehend 12300000 children these are your

unicef figures in the difficult to comprehend 12300000 children these are your unicef figures in danger 2000000 that's acute malnutrition 360000 in the age of 5 danger 2000000 that's acute malnutrition 360000 in the age of 5 i do think partly it's because the reporting in prior conflicts and famine i do think partly it's because the reporting in prior conflicts and famines and so on made things worse why exactly is communicated now in 0 on made things worse why exactly is communicated now. because it is so removed from people's daily lives. because it is so removed from people's daily lives and i believe that our media generally print radio television have forgotten i believe that our media generally print radio television have become much more concerned with domestic issues is

being merely call it celebrity much more concerned with domestic issues is being merely call it celeb recreation of the news agenda there are wars going on now south sudan the arson of the news agenda there are wars going on now south sudan yasi yemen which are virtually unreported in my experience so what is the yemen which are virtually unreported in my experience so what exactly is the situation you were there before the the us u.k. baggage of zach lee is the situation you were there before the the u.s. u.k. baghdad allman fled the war had already started between the who's the rebels and women fled the war had already started between the who's the rebels and the and the and the government i was there a time before it and they and the government i was there at a time before it intensified and we fence 6 and

a half 1000 children intensified and we found 6 and a half 1000 children killed or wounded in the last 3 years. it killed or wounded in the last 3 years. it is hard to communicate because i think a sort of compassion fatigue sets in and it is hard to communicate because i think a sort of compassion fatigue sets in and people don't seem to be as interested in the wider world as they used for the point of view of people didn't seem to be as interested in the wider world as they used for the point of view of a new. i think we just have to keep at it going through says it's also unicef ambassador i think we just have to keep at it going through says it's also very direct very very just it's. nice is organized. to want to risk want to take the risk of some 70000 people in these dangerous it is

to take the risk of sending people to these dangerous places that they go to syria they go to very dangerous places. i mean that they go to syria they go to very dangerous places. i mean a news editor at one of our mainstream broker they're not going to be silly news editor at one of our mainstream brokers they're not going to be sitting there seeing the feed because they're afraid pictures of the famine coming through and cholera and they're seeing the feed because they're afraid pictures of the famine coming through and cholera and so on and them just going you know modern baby and so on and them just going you know modern day be on about this but we shouldn't put this on the headlines of the news syria is on about this but we shouldn't put this on the headlines of the news syria is is is an interesting perspective and lloyd

shooter of the times who to me is is an interesting perspective anthony loyd shooter of the times who to me is the best war correspondent now operating where 3 years ago it was the best war correspondent now operating where 3 years ago in coming out of aleppo he got kidnapped by his old mind own mind so often coming out of aleppo he got kidnapped by his old mind own mind shot in both his ankles and was very lucky to survive and all the other would be rolled war reporter both his ankles and was very lucky to survive and all the other would be rolled war reporters took. most of that and a lot of reports done now are from across his took notice of that and a lot of reports done now are from across the border 2030 miles distance from fairly safe places but across the border 2030 miles distance from fairly safe places because unicef are in yemen this is one of the reasons i love them

unicef are in yemen this is one of the reasons i love them they're there with partners i mean they are they're active on their they're with partners i mean they are they're active on the ground and very very few organizations are because haven't been intimidated out of it in the ground and very very few organizations are because haven't been intimidated out of it. you know i support them because they are there they're there. you know i support them because they are there they're there before the cameras arrive and they're there after the cameras leave and that's true of a lot of other countries before the cameras arrive and they're there after the cameras leave and that's true of a lot of other countries too do you fear for unicef. starts to do you fear for unicef. still off life i fear for the stuff especially

the recruited stuff minute live i fear for the stuff especially the recruited stuff a minute locally recruited stuff it's there it's there it's their country and the oakley recruited stuff it's there it's there it's their country and there are a lot of un staff have been killed kidnapped that a lot of un staff have been killed kidnapped there. in somalia in south sudan i don't think we've been living in in somalia in south sudan i don't think we've been living in such a genuine. time in all the years i was reporting most but again such a generous time in all the years i was reporting most but again another super the tip of the deadly health of the world health organization another super the tip of the deadly health the world health organization claiming 1000000 suspected cholera

cases the worst cholera outbreak in history claiming 1000000 suspected cholera cases the worst cholera outbreak in history. i was shattered when i saw those figures i'm sure i was shattered when i saw those figures i'm sure they're i'm sure they're right there's no there's no disease control there's very little that i'm sure they're right there's no there's no disease control there's very little sanitation and fresh water these are the conditions in a relatively wardle sanitation freshwater these are the conditions in a relatively waterless country in which disease flourishes and the fact that it was to his country in which disease flourishes and the fact that it was a old british colony that doesn't help get the message through it was part of old british colony that doesn't help get the message through it was part of it was an

old british colony if you remember there were 2 yemens north and south and a bit of it was an old british colony if you remember there were 2 yemens north and south and the british colony was was south yemen and of course of british were involved colony was was south yemen and of course of british were involved in the in the late sixty's rather notoriously in the i think you got to be quite up there in the in the late sixty's rather notoriously in the i think you've got to be quite old as i am to remember when it was a i've actually been to the british cemetery in age and old as i am to remember when it was a i've actually been to the british cemetery in age and south yemen beautifully kept but it's all such a long time ago and only sort of the emma beautifully kept but it's all such a long time ago and only old people like me remember the british link the un itself has said in september old people like me remember the british link the un itself has said in september claiming that the british. may be complicit in war claiming

that the brits. may be complicit in war crimes. do you think that it's difficult now for unicef and crimes do you think that it's difficult now for unicef i know oxfam has been particularly on the line about attacking government and walk families being particularly on the line about attacking government is it difficult for n.g.o.s right now to remain politically impartial in such a convey is it difficult for n.g.o.s right now to remain politically impartial in such a conflict it is there for gold and at this point i will take off my unicef at the spirit allowed to do that it is there for gold and at this point i will take off my unicef at spirit allowed to do that i mean allowing myself to do that i think we've reached a point firstly i'm in allowing myself to do that and i think we've reached a point firstly not for the but the unions have had long when we have to seriously

impose a turnout for the but the unions have had long when we have to seriously impose a total ban on arms sales to the saudis because the targeting of the central ban on arms sales to the saudis because the targeting of the society of force has been as shall we say approximately in the last 3 years i actually idea of force has been as shall we say approximately in the last 3 years i actually resigned from an advisory committee of a electronics company pick resigned from an advisory committee of a electronics company because they were about to get involved in this i said no this is called a stop well as you know the british government as they were about to get involved in this i said no this is called stop well as you know the british government says it has one of the most robust arms control regimes in the world says it has one of the most robust arms control regimes in the world when it comes to exporting arms

and indeed appealed the decision in the court world when it comes to exporting arms and indeed appealed the decision in the courts here the. attempted to stop u.k. arms sales well again with my unicef's here that tempted to stop u.k. arms sales well again with my unicef off i would say that we have a robust regime of selling arms off i would say that we have a robust regime of selling arms until we don't and suddenly you find things a slipping through which it is until we don't and suddenly you find things a slipping through which shouldn't. i've got to ask you finally on a question aside from unicef we are good to us who finally on a question aside from unicef we are headed for a general election maybe that will have an impact on policy on yemen i don't know but headed for a general election maybe that will have an impact on policy on yemen i don't know if you were the 1st independent m.p.

since 951 who was elected and you were the 1st independent m.p. since 951 who was elected as everyone now talking about independent candidates did you pave the way for these new him independent everyone now talking about independent candidates did you pave the way for these new him and independent iran today it's not aligned to any political i will but eyes of marriage are going to reveal and iran today it's not aligned to any political i will as a manager going to move the unicef off in the last months i mean i was the i was the 1st indigenous off in the last months i mean i was the i was the 1st independent as you say for nearly 50 years i should say that used to anti corruption identity you say for nearly 50 years i should say that used to anti corruption i did i did indeed and i had sort of the time i had done a bit of good i'm not sure in the long term that i did it i did indeed and i had sort of the time i'd done a bit of good i'm not sure in the long term that i did but now there are there have

been about 35 of them and i think it's a very good talk but now there are there have been about 35 of them and i think it's a very good talking about they are supporting him were they on the independence of the comeback campaign launched on on saturday involved they are supporting him were they on the independence of the comeback campaign once on on saturday there's a lot to be said on the present votes how states of politics they have members of parliament that there's a lot to be said on the present votes how states of politics they have members of parliament who represent the people and not the party bottom bell thank you well now let's get to represent the people and not the party bottom bell thank you well now the. go to some in yemen to hear from a journalist who has witnessed the trial cities in yemen firsthand from in yemen to hear from a journalist who has witnessed the trustees in yemen firsthand hussein al because he joins me now thanks for coming back on just remind us what you know because he joins me now thanks for coming back on just remind us what the role of britain has

been in yemen 1st of all there is a political role voted the role of britain has been in yemen 1st of all there is a political role for the. u.k. in the war on yemen by supporting the. u.k. in the war on yemen by supporting saudis in the international community and the human rights panel that you and as only you and he could ease in the international community and the human rights panel that you and others all you and security council and there's a military role with. the council on that as well as military role with. channel 4 a report have said that the british. were consulted by for a report have said that the british. can side by side with the times today they will not be able actually without that help they side with the times today they will not be able actually without that help they want to be able to conduct

that massive strikes on yemen want to be able to conduct that massive strikes on yemen as well their main support actually is when the united kingdom has been as well their main support actually is when the united kingdom has blocked that oft twice to form an interim nice looked at that oft twice to form an international investigation team to be sent into yemen you see the british government says investigation team to be sent into yemen you see the british government says. it wants to sell more arms to saudi arabia which of course are then used to bomb yet once to sell more arms to saudi arabia which of course are then used to bomb yemen they back something called the joint incident assessment team and i know them and they back something called the joint incident assessment team and i know the united nations is criticize them but they they say for instance

the bombing of an m.s.f. course of the united nations is criticize them but they they say for instance the bombing of an m.s.f. hospital was a mistake where is i think you and others but all was a mistake where is i think you and others claim that there is a deliberate attempt at killing civilians by british claim that there is a deliberate attempt at killing civilians by british back governments in yemen i don't believe it could be called dish back government in yemen i don't believe it could be called a mistake because that would actually should not be i mistake to target mistake because that would actually should not be i mistake to try to get to a hospital. i'm well aware that if a hospital a hospital. i'm well aware that the. hospitals here in yemen

marked on as was their code then it added to here in yemen in marked as well that coded it out of it being given to saudi arabia and the saudi led coalition i believe that that's always being given to the to be on the saudi led coalition i believe that that's all he actually is used in this coded given to deliberately thought to get those also because they have actually is used in this coded given to deliberately thought to get those also because they have thought to get some city the heart of with cluster bombs out of the sun as it is the heart of with cluster bombs. i believe that the 30 years ago they have thought a good school inside of in many i believe said the 30 years ago they have thought a good school inside itself in many cities they have targeted all roads all infrastructure power station the war in yemen actually in cities they have targeted all roads all infrastructure power station the war in yemen actually is a big mistake on unite can do actually should not. and this is

a big mistake on unite can do actually it should not. and this and this world in yemen more than 15000 has been killed by direct strike and this world in yemen more than 15000 has been killed by direct strike 280000 give many civilians many of them children have died for the 280000 good many civilians many of them children have died from but event of a disease like malaria and put it out unicef have saved one child die every 10 but event of a disease like malaria and put it out unicef have saved one child die every 10 minutes because of those but even to diseases that has actually only come after the saudi woman it because of those the event to build diseases that has actually only come after this over the war on blockade on yemen so i believe that yemenis will not forget. yemen so i believe that yemenis will not forget forget

what they might kingdom has done to them because if there was no supper to night forget what they night kingdom has done to them because if there was no support tonight to condemn all the us i don't think that's how the award i get stehman will all the us i don't think that's how the award i guess stehman well meant sums up front here doctors without borders may not like them but who is there in the u.k. back jointed to do so from here doctors without borders may not like them but who is there in the u.k. back joint incidents assessment team actually this is a team that is appointed by saudi arabia so you can imagine assessment team actually this is a team that is appointed by saudi arabia so you can. imagine what type of person has been appointed to so do they have actually been flagged in what type of person has been appointed there so do they have actually been brought up pointed that team that has assassinated. them and i pointed that team that has assassinated. them and no one knows what is his body i believe that they will not come to any and

no one knows what is his body i believe that they will not come to any decision to directly condemn or directly held that the decision to directly condemn or directly held the saudi accountable well saudi arabia this week hosts an investment conference a saudi accountable well saudi arabia this week hosts an investment conference called the double in the desert bank of america the schroeders both sonora of brazil is called the double or so in the desert bank of america the schroeders brazil software and the b.b.c.'s nick gowing trumps on the north. city grisoft rank the b.b.c.'s nick going trumps on the north. citi group may just be secret sweet will i am pop store. wages we see credit sweet will i am pop stores. are always banks there because there's money to be made out of the bombing of yemen

yeah of course as long as banks there because there's money to be made out of the bombing of yemen yeah of course as long as this war in yemen we've seen that the united states and united kingdom autumn deals as this war in yemen we've seen that the united states and united kingdom autumn deals is depend on creating conflict on wars in many areas that they start with as depend on creating conflict on wars in many areas that they start with afghanistan by supporting al qaida and i believe those type of meetings and so we did bring in afghanistan by supporting al qaida and i believe those type of meetings and so we did bring. in many business men or our bubba stars or if there are 2 saudi arabia is many business men or our baba stars or if there are 2 saudi arabia is it because that's all we. call it is. is because that's all we. call it is. because saudi have money

because so you have the oil that's why i believe you will because saudi have money because so you have the oil that's why i believe saudi will continue in its war on its primary against them and there was a record continue in its war on its primary against them and there was a record 5 percent increase in oil prices on the day of the hoofy retaliation 5 percent increase in oil prices on the day of the hoof the retaliation on the around in saudi arabia when should we expect the next on the around in saudi arabia when should we expect the next strikes on saudi oil facilities to be honest. strikes on saudi oil facilities to be honest i'm not sure but i can tell you if there will be an attack that's going to come ashore but i can tell you if there will be an attack that's going to come it will be

a huge and major attack and it could break saudi because it will be a huge and major attack and it could break saudi because. they have announced about 2 months ago a truce. they have announced about 2 months ago a truce from one side until now the saudi has not responded to the studios that is . until now the saudi has not responded to the studios that is not our port which exports 95 percent of the saudi oil production and you can order a port which exports 95 percent of the saudi oil production. and you can imagine if he decided to look to take that imagine if he decided to knock over to take that i believe that would be devastating devastating. i believe it would be devastating devastating got abia they believe that the world

will come to and if united states and u.k. believes they want they believe that the world will come to end if united states and u.k. believes they want to keep it on in saudi come by or that type of love is what we invited to keep it on in saudi come by or that type of love is where we invite the saudi ambassador to london and of course all these bankers and people that visit the saudi ambassador in london and of course all these bankers and people that visit the us in the desert this week that alone will am on to this show they're saying albuquerque thank you in the desert this week that alone will i am onto this show for saying albuquerque thank you thank you very much after the break as india prepares to formally develop thank you very much after the break as india prepares to formally divide general in kashmir really don't go in violence what has been the legacy of lord mountbatten general and kashmir amid ongoing violence what has been the legacy of lord mountbatten 40 years since his assassination by the ira all the

similar coming up about 40 years since his assassination by the ira all the similar coming about to him going underground. going underground. you know world a big part of. you know world a big part of the lot and conspiracy it's time to wake up to dig deeper authors and conspiracy it's time to wake up to dig deeper to hit the stories that

mainstream media refuses to tell more than ever to hit the stories that mainstream media refuses to tell more than ever we need to be smarter we need to stop slamming the door on the back and show me to be smarter we need to stop slamming the door on the back and shouting past each other it's time for critical thinking it's time to fight past each other it's time for critical thinking it's time to fight for the middle for the truth the time is now. for the middle for the truth the time is now for watching closely watching the hawks. closely watching the hawks. welcome. welcome back today 51 years ago the

british queen in there has been paid a visit to brazilian fascist come back today 51 years ago the british queen in there has been paid a visit to brazilian fascist costa a silver then responsible for some of the worst atrocities against civilians during the course to a silver then responsible for some of the worst atrocities against civilians during the country's years of u.k. u.s. backed military dictatorship nowadays royals like prince harry countries years of u.k. u.s. backed military dictatorship nowadays royals like prince harry more likely to go to rugby world cup finals in japan than arguably prop up imperial be more likely to go to rugby world cup finals in japan than arguably prop up in. aerial war crimes but as violence continues in kashmir between nuclear armed competence a new book is war crimes but as violence continues in kashmir between nuclear armed competence a new book is being published about a participant in british colonial rule them out about their lives and has been published about a participant in british colonial rule the mount about their lives and loves is by

one of britain's most successful literally agents and biographer sandra downie he loved his by one of britain's most successful the tree agent and biographer sandra downie he joins me now and you're welcome back to going underground i know it's 2019 but me now and you're welcome back to going underground i know it's 2019 but a book about my own bat and you're still found it difficult as you say in the book to come out my own bat and you're still found it difficult as you say in the book to get some of the official papers from the government that have still not been released about get some of the official papers from the government that have still not been released about mountbatten yes i mean there's a lot that's still closed and there are certain papers what mountbatten yes i mean there's a lot that still closed and there are certain papers where we think he's involved like the can cora boys' home papers that would be released last year and i was so we think he's involved like the can cora boys home papers that would be released last year and i was told they'd be released they wouldn't give them to be until

last year and now they've been closed and told they would be released they wouldn't get in to be until last year and now they've been closed again but now they have to child abuse allegations later in the story but that's just again you know you have to child abuse allegations later in the story but that's just one other cases though is it national security. in other cases though is it national security that they hide behind national security and data protection and international relations and relations with the sovereign i mean they hide behind national security and data protection and international relations and relations with the sovereign. i mean they have a whole series exemptions they deploy but yes the still clearly a cover up going on and it was extraordinary have a whole series exact funds from used to but by the law doris isn't but yes the still clearly a cover up going on in this extraordinary thing is that public funds were used to buy the baton diaries and letters. in lieu of tax for them and boost papers are

still remained letters. in lieu of tax for them and boost papers are still remain closed to this day when the later in the book because i do want to go to the glam photos to this day when the later in the book because i do want to go to the glamorous beginning to look at edward lord ennen who used to be provost of university college london where it's beginning to look at edward lord ennen who used to be provost of university college london you could him as saying there were is that about the king or a boy's room you heard him as saying there were is that about the king or boys or war is that of a tempted against harold wills well i mean he's involved or is that about tempted against harold wills. well i mean he's involved i think in both i mean the coup i mean no 68 against wilson he always denied i think in both i mean the coup i mean you know 68 against wilson he always denied his involvement but it's quite clear

when you know look at the papers and triangulate the correspondence his involvement but it's quite clear when you know look at the papers and triangulate the correspondence that they basically he was very involved he actually put up candidates including the head of they basically he was very involved he actually put up candidates including the head of her i am a horror films as a possible member of the cabinet very much but had a very high sense of his own hammer horror films as a possible member of the cabinet very much but had a very high sense of his own. achievement and role and his qualities and he felt he could be prime minister and he loved this idea of being in charge of of this national government and. achievement role and that's his qualities and he felt he could be prime minister and he loved this idea of being in charge of of this national government but of course he says it's edwina his wife who is but of course he says it's edwina his wife who is on the left and he's on the right

so and you explore that in the book in great yes on the left and he's on the right so and you explore that in the book in great yes well i would say he was on the right he was very progressive in his views i think in some ways he was very keen as a i would say he was on the right he was very progressive in his views i think in some ways he was very keen as a public servant as a naval officer not to be seen to be involved but time and time again he can't help himself a public servant as a naval officer not to be seen to be involved but time and time again he can't help himself so he threatens to resign during sue is his 1st sea lord he's very again off so he threatens to resign during sue is his 1st sea lord he's very against appeasement and rights to even when he resigns so he does get involved but i think to peace mint and rights to eden when he resigns. so he does get involved but i think it we know is the one clearly who was almost a communist and she in fact good wieners the one clearly who was almost a communist and she in fact has a following her because of her communist associations filed by the f.b.i.

yup you know i mean that he has a fall too but for other things i mean around the world has a following have because of her communist associations filed by the f.b.i. yup you know i mean that he has a fall too but for other things i mean around the world and certainly of you it certainly isn't what you his watch what you can we can this in india idea that and can catch kashmir here we'll know more about him for one thing the mon batten plan to just go through the we'll know more about him for one thing the mon batten plan just go through the fact that george the 6th king george the 6 and his cousin in fact that george the 6th king george the 6 and his cousin lord well bowden and endless work has been done on the fact that today and endless work has been done on the fact that today the problems in kashmir

a potty mouth battens fault yeah i think so i mean the problems in kashmir partly mountbatten is fault yeah i think so i mean he sent in march of 47 with the instruction to bring about independence and he sent in march of 47 with the instruction to bring about independence by june 148 but i think when he gets there he realizes it's not just him others do as well by june 148 but i think when he gets there he realizes it's not just him others do as well that unless they give it depends much more quickly they'll be nothing to give it that unless they give it depends much more quickly will be nothing to give it a butcher's thought is diminishing the i.c.'s is no longer the force it was the sectarian butchers thorgils diminishing the i.c.'s is no longer the force it was. the sectarian problems are growing they've been riots and i think he just rushes things and he was always very growing they've been riots and i think he just rushes things and he was always very impatient so within 4 months he has to divide this

huge country but it was during those previous occasions so within 4 months he has to divide this huge country but it was doing that was previously a very in the center in your book and since it is about the buttons gloria usually have a very in the center in your book and since it is about the buttons blower all you seem to suggest that he sped things up deliberately partly because of marital seem to suggest that he sped things up deliberately partly because of marital problems with his wife and of course we're talking here about the largest human migration bills with his wife and of course we're talking here about the largest human migration in world history of 2 of the partition of india i mean you know in world history of 2 of the partition of india i mean you know i think no one to speak to the problems would be partition and that's true of the engine politician i think no one to speak to the problems would be partition and that's true of the engine politicians as well i think you know he did i don't buy the fact the teens as well

i think you know he did i don't buy the thought that he did it because you want to get back to his naval career or or anything else i think he just felt that he did it because he want to get back to his naval career or or anything else i think he just felt that the only way to sort out the problem was to keep things in since the momentum going the only way to sort out the problem was to keep things in since the momentum going i think where he's at fault is he only announced the politicians the i think where he's at fault is he only announced the politicians the boundaries after independence he wanted intervention celebrations to go with the swing and not boundaries after independence he wanted intervention celebrations to go with the swing. and not in since the british not to be in control when the problems arose. that would you know and since the british not to be in control when the problems arose. that would you know also something the engine politicians want to themselves

and i think the indian politicians have to take some responsibility here also something the engine politicians want to themselves and i think the indian politicians have to take some responsibility for not preparing themselves properly because the world warnings about the problems that would wouldn't sue for not preparing themselves properly because the world warnings about the problems that would wouldn't suit by kevin's jenkins who's a governor of the northwest frontier who were warning about what was going to happen by kevin's jenkins who's a governor of the northwest frontier who were warning about what was going to happen. but you know and there were troops there prepared to do it but i think the feeling with the british had was that we don't want them but you know and there were troops there prepared to do it but i think the feeling with the british had was that we don't want to be we're no longer responsible for the constant now it's up to the indians to do what they feel to be we're no longer responsible for the constant now it's up to the indians to do what they feel is right and we'll protect what is always a border the way that radcliffe does right and we'll protect what is always a border the way that radcliffe drew the border under well you know certain things

that didn't work out but i mean he did do the border under well you know certain things that didn't work out but i mean he did extraordinary job in a very short period of time his commission divided sectarian grants it was left an extraordinary job in a very short period of time his commission divided sectarian grants it was left to do on his own i think this was a feeling that we much more cooperation than there in fact was later on as i think this was a feeling that we much more cooperation than there in fact was later i don't think any normal person would reserve when a 1000000 people were killed because of this no i don't think he felt i don't think any normal person would reserve when a 1000000 people were killed because of this no i don't think he felt the need to resign i think he felt the need to solve the problem and in some ways he did he set up an emergency clinic to resign i think he felt the need to solve the problem and in some ways he did. he set up an emergency committee and he in that we know were i think you know selfless in the way they were and that's this committee and he in that we know were i think you know selfless in the way they were and that's in some ways we're bond with with with their really developed what they did afterwards so

that on ways we're bond with with with their really developed what they did afterwards so that in some ways which i find to stop at them in the stories always said that if if you're in a hole the best in some ways which i find to stop at the main the story is always said that if if you're in a hole the best place the best person to get you out is to keep but he'll got you into the mess in the 1st place to place the best person to get you out of his sticky but he'll got you into the mess in the 1st place so this is probably another good example of that the tragedy lives on today in terms of so this is probably another good example of that the tragedy lives on today in terms of trying to understand god but about an early on in the book when the when you're trying to understand god but about an early on in the book when the when you recount the kind of lifestyle they have which is so. recount the kind of lifestyle they have which is so out of reach and beyond what anyone in british society could read you say

that when they meet a true of reaching beyond what anyone in british society could read you say that when they meet chaplin charlie chaplin on the early when. bad calls chaplin charlie chaplin in the early when. bad calls when a shy and pathetic little man. is a kind of. a shy and pathetic little man. there's a kind of. emblematic of the lack of empathy of lord mountbatten for normal people in this country i mean obviously chaplin would go bad think of the lack of empathy of lord mountbatten for normal people in this country i mean obviously chap it was it all he would but yeah a working class man from relevant to guzzle yeah well i mean that was it all he would but yeah a working class man from relevant to guzzle yeah well i mean that was a certainly a private letter i mean he was very. very faint and slightly pompous to circulate a private letter i mean he was very. in a very faint and slightly pompous and i think. how they talk i mean i think what

the purpose didn't of time and i think it's how they talk i mean i think what the purpose didn't know the time was chopping it made a pasta wiener on the honeymoon or all she'd made a pass at him you know she could chop and made a pasta wiener on the honeymoon or although she'd made a pass at him you know she could be an embarrassment to him at times because of course not in a public pronouncements but also in her private life an embarrassment to him at times because of course not in a public pronouncements but also in her private life and that was always his concern you know not to upset the royal family and not to stymie his career i found that was always his concern you know not to upset the royal family and not to stymie his career but the infamous liaison with the great communist red but the infamous liaison with the great communist bull ropes when you look at it didn't come out with the fact that maybe the evidence let's just pull ropes when you look at it didn't come out with the fact that maybe the evidence isn't there for a relationship between paul robes and. i certainly she had

a long relationship isn't there for a relationship or even paul robeson to. i certainly she had a long relationship with a know about mine called lesley hotchpotch and so i think i do quote some people say it with a know about mine called lesley ha tractions i think i do quote some people say they may have been relationship with ropes and it's difficult to tell she certainly wasn't a virgin and they have been relationship with ropes and it's difficult to tell she certainly. to doctoring her diary the official books say there wasn't an affair because she doesn't talk to doctoring her diary the official books say there wasn't an affair because she doesn't talk about the affair and she always mentions her affair and her diaries but you know how do we know that because nobody found she always mentions her affair and her diaries but you know how do we know that because no one else has seen those diaries except the official biographer us dars a close to researches who else has seen those diaries except the official biography us dars a close to researches. except by the family by the family well by the government

actually i think the family except by the family by the family by the government actually i think the family are not behind it it's the government of closed it with southampton university i mean you're an expert on spies not behind it it's the government of closed it with southampton university i mean you're an expert on spying as well because you're on this show but your previous books are all in there you know no cover ups by the governing as well because you're on this show but your previous books you know this is the no cover ups by the government is the same thing but surely it's more i mean when you started out writing lives you did much the same thing but surely it's more i mean when you started out writing lives you didn't think the government would be hiding secrets about battles the way they would understandably i didn't think the government would be hiding secrets about the battens the way they would understandably arguably be hiding about russian spies in here and i don't know ghibli be hiding about russian spies in here and i don't want to know and i didn't think that i would discover that i was writing

about another promiscuous bisexual and i didn't think that i would discover that i was writing about another promiscuous bisexual. so there are all surprises but it's a great thing about blogs for you start you just don't know where it's going to lead you so there are all surprises but the great thing about blogs for you start you just don't know where it's going to lead you i'm sure that you can duchess of windsor at the moment i don't know who knows what one might find to do that you can duchess of windsor at the moment i don't know who knows what one might find. or do you suspect is the reason the british government will not release the papers is it embarrassed or do you suspect is the reason the british government will not release the papers is it embarrassment or is it political i think there's there there clearly things that they say about the royal family which they would or is it political i think there's there there clearly things that they say about the royal family which they pretty don't want out i think props the i mean we know that she had 16 plus affairs pretty don't want out i think props the i mean we know that she had 16 plus affairs and he had many self the maybe other affairs as

a matter of course not and he had many self the maybe other affairs as a matter of course not but i mean i covered the father being a break in at buckingham palace in october 9 $149.00 somewhat i mean i covered the father being a break in at buckingham palace in october $949.00 some of cable came to look for the king and you go to over the wall in 30 seconds climbed up an open cable came to look for the king and you go to over the wall and 30 seconds climbed up an open ladder by an open window and got in now they've tried to shut that story down because of they say the ladder by an open window and got in now they've tried to shut that story down because of they say that they use the same security arrangements now as they didn't 1990 there is a culture of secret they use the same security arrangements now as they didn't 1990 there is a culture of secrecy in this country and anything to do the royal family is covered up quite unnecessarily in this country and anything to do the royal family is covered up quite unnecessarily i mean the royal archives are pretty much closed.

you know they all get a private archive i mean the royal archives are pretty much closed. you know they all use a private archive i would argue that it's part of the public life now one i would argue that it's part of the public life now one aspect that you were able to get lots of information on is the 942 d. aspect that you were able to get lots of information on is the 942 d. a raid which was a disaster and it was a naval officer some people say a raid which was a disaster and as a naval officer there are some people saying it was the precursor to d.-day how did not about and how did the evening it was the precursor to d.-day. how did not about and how did he even go one being a naval officer after a raid which killed what 97 percent even go one naval officer after a raid which killed what 97 percent of the canadian troops that were he was very

good at shifting the blame to all the people he's a canadian you know had troops that were he was very good at shifting the blame to all the people he had a mentor but like burgess stayed in churchill was his great mentor i mean he was we had a mentor like burgess stayed in churchill was his great mentor i mean he was moved on recently quickly after that to southeast asia but he was a man he moved on reasonably quickly after that to southeast asia. but he was a man he was a ruthless self promoter and he was a great you know a teflon man who was a ruthless self promoter and he was a great you know a teflon man things didn't really stick now in the end he's not killed by things didn't really stick now in the end he's not killed by an indian. angry at him for partition he ends up being killed in the indian. angry at him for partition he ends up being killed in learned what have you discovered about his

assassination whether. and what have you discovered about his assassination well the extraordinary thing is that he had a private bodyguard a little problem a minute extraordinary thing is that he had a private bodyguard a little private a military policeman who did a damage assessment to us who could see that shutter 5 was on protect a policeman who did a damage assessment to us who could see that shutter 5 was unprotected night and vulnerable and reported that nothing was done he notes at night and vulnerable and reported that nothing was done he noticed that there was a belfast car belonging to an ira activist in the vicinity just that there was a belfast car. belonging to an irate activist in the vicinity reports that nothing was done and i thought this chap graeme you'll was sacked reports that nothing was done and i thought this chap graeme you'll was sacked made to sign a gagging order which only expired 2 years ago. and made to sign

a gagging order which only expired 2 years ago. and the protections given to the garda who were not really qualified to do that job but also the protections given to the garda who were not really qualified to do that job but also must have been told repeatedly not to go to on that year they knew there was a plot to side been told repeatedly not to go to on that year they knew there was a plot to assassinate him over the royal family probably him and it was pretty responsible not only to go but to bring stated over the royal family probably him and it was pretty irresponsible not only to go but to bring his family with him and make them. victims themselves while of course one of his family with him and make them. victims themselves while of course we don't blame blaming them but i mean when you're talking about the changes in security blaming that but i mean when you're talking about the changes in security protection you're not saying that

there would have been insiders you protection you're not. saying that there would have been insiders well there were certainly suspicions that there were insiders. sympathizers well there were certainly suspicions that there were insiders. sympathizers working in his household. but there were certainly people watching him but they already have it working in his household. but there were certainly people watching him but they already of course was it was a backfire the support from north america dried up the corporation of course was it was a it backfired the sport in north america dried up the corporation across the border increased and the army is always been sympathetic to the i raise the border increased and the army is not always been sympathetic to the i raise aims so they killed in effect the wrong man but we have to get the papers i mean you separates the killed in effect the wrong man will we ever get the papers i mean you separate it very specifically the rumors about child abuse and all the rate it very

specifically the rumors about child abuse and all the rest of it will we ever get these papers do you looking at the rest of it will we ever get these papers do you looking at the things you looked at believe any of this can cora boys when bill 1st . killings you looked at believe any of this can cora boys when bill 1st abuse scandal like i quote 2 boys who claim to be abused and who came from can core and like i quote 2 boys who claim to be abused and who came from can call and they say they were to me persuasive and they knew things that they wouldn't have known they couldn't have made out and they said they were to me persuasive and they knew things that they wouldn't have known they couldn't have made up but you know it's not just them there are lots and lots of which i did i couldn't put in the book for legal but you know it's not just them there are lots and lots of which i did i couldn't put in the book for legal reasons and the because i couldn't stand up it

up properly suggesting his links with reasons and the because i couldn't stand up it up prop. really suggesting his links with with the sexual abuse rings are not and this testimony from a driver from the with the sexual abuse rings or not and this testimony from a driver from the 2nd world war as well who went to new zealand so things are beginning to emerge 2nd world war as well who went to live in new zealand so things are beginning to emerge even now since the book came out people are telling me things so i think there's a lot more jeev now since the book came out people are telling me things so i think there's a lot more to the story than meets the eye and the call beach thing has made people dismiss all these books the story the meat and the call beach thing has made people dismiss all these these stories and i think we throw in the pot the baby out with the bathwater but i think the case of i see stories and i think we throw in the pot the baby out with the bathwater but i think the case of bisexuality is pretty much made the case for the paedophilia i agree is more 2nd sexuality is pretty much made

the case with paedophilia i agree is more circumstantial but as i said more stuff is coming in and it's pretty consistent. but as i said more stuff is coming in and it's pretty consistent and really thank you that's it for the show will be back on monday on the eve of the global 1000000 let me thank you that's it for the show will be back on monday on the eve of the global 1000000 mom march against political corruption go inside with the very folks plot to bring down the british while it's much against political corruption go inside it with the very folks plot to burn down the british parliament. social media don't forget to subscribe for your chance . to be judged by social media don't forget to subscribe for your channel.

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