Mike Parr

Kemi Badenoch delights Tories with pledges on stamp duty and tax cuts Latest news after Kemi Badenoch’s conference speech

The Conservative leader came out swinging at conference after her ‘lost year’ with bold policy announcements — but will it be enough to revive her fortunes?

Ah…this has arrived. Talented broadcaster. Sounds equally at home on R4 or the Radio 1 Breakfast Show! Pretty amazing. Keen to find out more…..

Having a rainy afternoon clear out. Fond memories of Steve Wright & the Afternoon Boys on R1. He’d never get away with stereotype characters like Mr Mad & Damian the social worker now!

I’m on the verge of predicting that neither Starmer or Badenoch will fight the next election. Although she did find her feet (for the first time) at this week’s PMQs.

This is brilliant. The BBC Proms pulling an all-nighter!

Never underestimate the power of Radio 4. TWO shows in Salford on the live tour just about sold out. Lucky to get tickets.

This is the best community radio breakfast show I’ve come across. Refreshingly clutter free & a grown-up listen. Iain is excellent. @radiowesterross.bsky.social

Can’t recommend Lakeside Hotel highly enough. Stand out food & service. Location’s not bad either😉

Mum turns 90.

Spot on from the Sunday Times. R2 is back on track. Good to hear the radio pro’s back in charge👍

Lab & Cons combined now come in at less than 50% (48%) in the polls. Interesting times ahead for politics geeks like me.

Plenty in the Sunday Times today about the future of the BBC

Train breakfast❤️

…..and the award for the best ad on the Tube goes to…

My top tip for 2025…..

“What is Nigel Farage’s strategy? Why is Elon Musk so interested in Britain?”

Lewis Goodall responds to @vicderbyshire.bsky.social - saying ministers are “asleep” to the potential effects of the world’s richest man donating millions of dollars to Reform UK

#Newsnight

Controversial🤔

A year ago the BBC seemed to have handed the death sentence to Newsnight…yet the dire prophesies have been defied’

@iburrell for the i paper writes that the average audience is up 30% since NN’s relaunch & the digital views for its interviews are in the tens of millions

Now, we couldn’t possibly recommend you do this at your DAB radio stockist. Boom listener Tim has confessed to the deed.

Isle of Man people urged to protect against winter illnesses The Manx public health directorate calls for people to practise

Love it. “Good respiratory etiquette”….ie don’t cough in someone’s face

Not sure I can face 2hrs 35m of Strictly😩. Pub anyone?

How you know you and your friends are getting on a bit:
1. You’re all still sending Christmas cards
2. One arrives saying “Merry Christmas Maureen” Who? 🤷‍♀️😆
3. Another has sent me an empty envelope 🤦‍♀️
Merry Christmas, one and all 👵

The Starmer speech today had all the excitement of a bus timetable🤷‍♂️. I am now politically homeless.

And South Korea think they’ve got it bad

Could Gregg Wallace now be heading in the direction of GB News??

Revealed: emails show BBC was warned about Gregg Wallace in 2017 Celebrity MasterChef contestant Aasmah Mir told the corporation: ‘This must not happen again to another woman’

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‘Although the BBC tried to persuade her to stay, insiders said it had already overlooked Husain for the role she coveted…One person said: “She really wanted the BBC1 Sunday politics show but they gave it to Laura Kuenssberg instead. That was disappointing for her”’

#MishalHusain leaves BBC

As Zoe Ball(R2) & Mishal Husain(R4) step away from early mornings,a reminder that those 2 stations are the giants of breakfast radio. Top UK shows: Radio 2 - 6.2m. Radio 4 - 5.8m. Radio 1 comes a distant 3rd - 4.3m

New(ish) rail ticket app. This one shows split ticketing options www.railboard.com