alongside me, i've got john mcternan, political got john mcternan, the political strategist adviser strategistn as to tony blair and also known as the man that's upset the nation tonight, suggesting that if you've got a spare bedroom in your privately owned home, you should on. also should be taxed on. it's also alongside us. we've got henry hill, deputy editor of hill, a deputy editor of conservativehome back. everybody, as i was just alluding to, you're still getting in contact. they're not over it. the reeling john, at the suggestion that if you've got a spare bedroom and you're private and home, you should be taxed on. what was the sentence you just to me earlier, you just said to me earlier, john? if it moves regulator and if still tax, it's he if it sits still tax, it's he was quoting he wasn't using ronald reagan like ronald reagan ronald reagan like a as a hard worker i'd like to be given an opportunity to get private health care, says linda . but not willing to tax on the nhs . you're asking if people can nhs. you're asking if people can afford all these smart tvs, smartphone phones,

along side me, john mcternan , along side me, john mcternan, also known as the guy that's upsetting many they say , they say, to day. they say, they say, what's the matter? last week you wanted talk to taxes all and i spy wanted talk to taxes all and i spy bedrooms in our own houses and now we'll keep you in your house. yeah you say that you don't mind the army or whoever is spying. i'm a patriot. i'm never going to deny that . well, never going to deny that. well, sorry. yeah. also john and also henry. well, we all know upsetting people say. oh, well , upsetting people say. oh, well, we got. yeah, people are happy with you. i'm also upset and people antoinette's says please please, someone tell please, please can someone tell michelle her awful lipstick michelle that her awful lipstick is a distraction and it's tacky , tacky, tacky . it's not true. , tacky, tacky. it's not true. well it was all right, actually, quite frankly. and if it's all right with you, i'll continue with it on my face. i lots of you guys by the way. thankfully, you guys by the way. thankfully, you do seem to be in

john mcternan how this issue. john mcternan how could a labour government .ment. and sir keir starmer as prime minister. be firm with the unions given the fact that labouris unions given the fact that labour is reliant on union donations for its very survival 7 donations for its very survival ? how could keir starmer stand up to insidious woke culture or extreme political correctness in our institutions? given the fact that he can't define a woman is even though he's to one, and to what extent a labour government tackle the energy crisis , given tackle the energy crisis, given the fact that they want to start a 1970s style state backed company investing in flaky renewables ? i mean, we're renewables? i mean, we're rolling back the years back to the nightmare of the early 1970s, aren't . we? that's just 1970s, aren't. we? that's just ridiculous, isn't it? i mean, even even today with all the strikes against the current government , you've got, was it government, you've got, was it not 1% of working days are being lost as a tiny fraction of working days being l

john mcternan how this issue. john mcternan how could a labour government .ment. and sir keir starmer as prime minister. be firm with the unions given the fact that labouris unions given the fact that labour is reliant on union donations for its very survival 7 donations for its very survival ? how could keir starmer stand up to insidious woke culture or extreme political correctness in our institutions? given the fact that he can't define a woman is even though he's to one, and to what extent a labour government tackle the energy crisis , given tackle the energy crisis, given the fact that they want to start a 1970s style state backed company investing in flaky renewables ? i mean, we're renewables? i mean, we're rolling back the years back to the nightmare of the early 1970s, aren't . we? that's just 1970s, aren't. we? that's just ridiculous, isn't it? i mean, even even today with all the strikes against the current government , you've got, was it government, you've got, was it not 1% of working days are being lost as a tiny fraction of working days being l

now joining me now to debate this is political strategist and former press secretary for tony john mcternanvery much . mcternan. thank you very much. and in the studio, the senior editor at contact magazine, nina powell . now, nina, seeing as you powell. now, nina, seeing as you are in the studio with me, what your take on this utter lunacy ? your take on this utter lunacy? well, i think reality is crashing down around nicola sturgeon's , you know , being. sturgeon's, you know, being. i think kind of desperation to try to link logistics and totally reasonable criticism and opposition to the housing of male prisoners with women where she tries to link it to sort of racism and homophobia i mean is extreme desperate? i think sounds like she's a sort of 70 year old arguing her parents trying to sort of a associate all these negative things together . and she's not sort of together. and she's not sort of taking any of the reasonable seriously at all. and i think, yeah, i wonder if it's curtains also it is a crime hates speech hate crime to be some of these things to homophobic or to be racist to

panel, the writer and broadcaster dominique samuels, alongside to samuels, and alongside us to john mcternanthe political strategist and a former adviser to good evening , to tony blair. good evening, both you. happy new year to both of you. happy new year to you. yeah you know the drill, don't you want dewbs & co? it's don't you want dewbs& co? it's not just about us three here in the studio. it's about you at home as well. what's on your mind tonight? you can get in touch with all the usual touch with me. all the usual ways. email, which views. ways. email, which is gb views. gbnews.uk tweet me at gbnews.uk or you can tweet me at news as you just been news and as you just been heanng news and as you just been hearing the walls, indeed, breaking news tonight, the british has decided british government has decided to scotland's what some to block scotland's what some would say is controversial changes to the gender recognition reform bill. it was basically a bill, if you've not been following it, which means that kids as young as 16 can self—identify to be the opposite genden self—identify t