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Nigel Cassidy

The latest political news with Josh Lowe: Berlin suspect manhunt, Corbyn critic quits as Labour MP, Christmas in prison for marine denied bail, Trump vs Alex Salmond

Nigel Cassidy
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The latest political news with Josh Lowe: Berlin suspect manhunt, Corbyn critic quits as Labour MP, Christmas in prison for marine denied bail, Trump vs Alex Salmond
Josh Lowe, Reporter at Newsweek, joined Share Radio for his weekly take on politics. He talked Europe-wide manhunt for Berlin suspect and the implications for Chancellor Merkel, the news that one of Jeremy Corbyn’s most persistent critics quit as a Labour MP to take a job in the nuclear industry, and the recently published letters sent by Donald Trump to then-Scottish first minister Alex Salmond, part of an intense lobbying campaign against plans for an offshore wind project near Mr Trump's Aberdeenshire golf resort.
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Louise Cooper, Josh Lowe

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Sarah Lowther

A day of horror – Josh Lowe of Newsweek discusses the events in Berlin and Ankara

Sarah Lowther
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A day of horror – Josh Lowe of Newsweek discusses the events in Berlin and Ankara
All of Tuesday mornings newspapers lead with pictures from the scene in Berlin after the fatal incident, which killed at least 12 people and wounded around 50. Just hours before the Berlin lorry crash, Russia's top diplomat in Turkey was shot dead by an off-duty policeman at an art gallery in Ankara. To offer more on these stories, and to look at the political implications, Josh Lowe of Newsweek joined Share Radio Breakfast.
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Chris Bailey, Josh Lowe

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Sarah Lowther

Scotland's place in Europe – Maurice Smith previews the release of Scotland’s post-Brexit proposals

Sarah Lowther
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Scotland's place in Europe – Maurice Smith previews the release of Scotland’s post-Brexit proposals
The Scottish government is to publish its proposals for Scotland's future relationship with the EU after Brexit, in a paper titled "Scotland's place in Europe". Theresa May has promised to listen to the governments of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland before taking an agreed UK-wide negotiation position to Brussels for formal talks, due to begin by the end of March. To look ahead to the publishing of the paper, our man in Scotland, Maurice Smith, joined Share Radio Breakfast.
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Chris Bailey, Maurice Smith

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Sarah Lowther

Are we entering a new era of strike action as we move into 2017?

Sarah Lowther
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Are we entering a new era of strike action as we move into 2017?
There is widespread concern after British Airways and the Post Office joined Southern Rail in striking over the Christmas period. According to the latest figures by the Office for National Statistics, 281,000 days were lost to strike action up until the end of October 2016, which is over 100,000 more days than the same time last year. Share Radio’s Matt Cox investigated this new era of strike action with industrial action expert Professor Chris Rowley, Visiting Fellow at Kellogg College, University of Oxford, and Professor Emeritus at Cass Business School.
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Matt Cox, Professor Chris Rowley

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Nigel Cassidy

Could the UK face a bill of £50 billion to leave the EU?

Nigel Cassidy
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Share Radio Breakfast

Could the UK face a bill of £50 billion to leave the EU?
Ryan Heath, Senior EU Correspondent and Associate Editor at POLITICO Europe, joined Share Radio Breakfast to talk politics. The Daily Telegraph leads with news the UK could face a bill of £50 billion to leave the EU. Meanwhile the Financial Times says Brussels is preparing rule changes which would deprive London of one of its flagship financial businesses.
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Ryan Heath

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Nigel Cassidy

Money for local services, but no changes to tax bands – the Scottish Budget unravelled

Nigel Cassidy
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Money for local services, but no changes to tax bands – the Scottish Budget unravelled
Scotland's Finance Secretary Derek Mackay has pledged a funding increase of £240m for local services as he set out his draft budget. Mr Mackay also confirmed he will not change income tax rates or bands. Those were two of the headlines from the Scottish Budget, and to bring us up to date with this, Share Radio’s Scotland Correspondent Maurice Smith joined Nigel Cassidy and Sara Sjölin.
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Sara Sjölin, Maurice

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Sarah Lowther

The latest political news with Dan Hodges

Sarah Lowther
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The latest political news with Dan Hodges
Dan Hodges, Political commentator at the Mail on Sunday, joined Share Radio Breakfast to give his weekly politics round-up. He looked over the situation in Syria and gave his take on the ASLEF and RMT union strike affecting Southern rail services. Finally, we discussed the latest that the News industry is worth £5.3 billion to the economy.
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Chris Bailey, Dan Hodges

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Sarah Lowther

The Chancellor calls for transitional arrangements to "smooth" Brexit – Jack Sommers offer his view

Sarah Lowther
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The Chancellor calls for transitional arrangements to "smooth" Brexit – Jack Sommers offer his view
Jack Sommers of The Huffington Post joined Share Radio Breakfast to give his weekly politics round-up. Chancellor Philip Hammond has called for transitional arrangements to “smooth” Britain’s exit from the EU. What did Jack make of this, and is there the possibility of a cabinet split? Jack also discusses the political implications of the Southern Rail strikes, and gives his take on the events in Aleppo.
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Paul Sedgwick, Jack Sommers

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Matthew Cook

Share Politics: Jenny Jones

Matthew Cook
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Share Politics: Jenny Jones
An increasing number of official bodies have been describing anti-fracking campaigners as "extremists" in response to a controversial Government strategy designed to prevent people from becoming terrorists. Councils, schools and police forces have listed anti-fracking campaigns in documents about the Prevent programme, which is part of the national counter-terrorism strategy. Green Party peer Baroness Jenny Jones has said she will push the Government to stop the police and local councils from using Prevent to "intimidate people who are objecting to their local water supply being threatened by the frackers" Share Radios Matthew cook spoke With Baroness Jenny Jones to find out more.
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Jenny Jones

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Colin Bloom

Share Politics: Peter Tatchell

Colin Bloom
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Share Politics: Peter Tatchell
Protesters led by Peter Tatchell have disrupted a speech by Jeremy Corbyn, calling on the Labour leader to demand action to end the conflict in Syria. Corbyn halted his speech while several protesters held up banners with slogans including: “Step up and demand action in Syria” and “End the suffering in Aleppo”. Tatchell, a human rights campaigner who has previously supported the Labour party, shouted over the party leader to demand he do more to condemn the actions of Russia in the Syrian conflict. He told Share Radio's Colin Bloom why he felt drastic action was needed.
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Peter Tatchell

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