Andy Buchan

Sounds great fun. Looking forward to hearing it. 👍

I wish Madeley would stick to his specialist subject, shoplifting.

It’s getting more difficult by the day to know what’s real and what’s not! I enjoy listening to you on the radio, you talk a lot of sense. 👍

Just to be pedantic, Reform isn’t a PLC because it would then be publicly accountable. It’s a private limited company controlled by one person, Farage. I don’t believe he would want more work but less money so I suspect he will sell the company at some stage possibly to vested interests abroad.

What is the silly old fool babbling on about now?

@mrjamesob.bsky.social Please remember that the agenda has been set by the Trump team with the selective release/redaction of the Epstein files which is distracting a largely complicit media so they focus on anyone other than Trumps inner circle. Starmer isn’t in the files but Farage is.

Can he take Michelle Mone with him?

I’m obviously seeing too many posts supporting Reform! I think reforms are difficult while it’s so easy to dissolve companies and erase debts. It’s become common practice so Mone did it and Sunak’s wife also dissolved companies leaving significant debts owed to HMRC and ironically in Covid loans!

Reform won’t be doing anything to harm the wealthy, they are the ones they are working for.

Can they do the same for Michelle Mone who managed to get away with taking £120m of tax payers money.

I could definitely say that I didn’t receive a payment of £75 let alone $75,000!

I think that this year many will see the benefits coming from the work of this government which can turn opinions favourably. Yes I’m optimistic but I see some positive signs. The last thing we want is to go back to Toreform.

He did commit to serving a full term as Mayor so in addition to the distraction of election campaigns wouldn’t the right wing media be desperate to undermine his integrity potentially losing both elections?

If you're living somewhere outside the USA, one thing you can do is pressure your leaders to boycott World Cup and Olympic events here.

The federal government is executing American citizens in the middle of the street for exercising their constitutional right to freedom of speech.

This is tyranny. No free people can accept this kind of government. We need to bring an end to the Trump regime.

Lying scum trying to justify cold blooded murder.

It feels like they are above the law and they know it. Dangerous times.

I understand your point but they don’t say that Trump is an ally, it’s always the US is an ally and we’re all hoping that Trump is removed soon, one way or another.

Looking forward to the new stuff for what sounds like a great year. Glad things are going well with you. 👍

It’s hard to predict what happens next. Trump seems to be increasingly unhinged at home and overseas. The next week is important because his tariffs may be ruled illegal creating another tantrum. He’s literally threatening war because he didn’t get the Nobel peace prize. Let’s hope he’s stopped.

British crowd cheer loudly when the US National Anthem is sung at an NBA in London, as he shouts,

"Leave Greenland alone"

You’re right it is a good un!

You choose brilliant people for the podcast and strike a great balance between leading the conversation but not overly controlling it.

It feels like a lively and engaging conversation between friends in many ways which is meant as a compliment. 😊

Thank you.

Yes and we must avoid buying American goods as much as possible.

The sooner that he’s gone the better.

Please share this Nadhim Zahawi tweet as I think it’s now been deleted.

Good question, it’s horrendous hearing about so many atrocities, especially knowing that people won’t face the consequences of their actions. I guess we have to focus on the things that we can control and find ways to be kind to ourselves and others to rise above those that want to divide us.

I call on my party and my government to remove themselves entirely from X and communicate with the public where they actually participate online and can be protected from such illegality.

I had forgotten this, but it is consistent with Trump's efforts to pressure Zelenskyy into dangerous concessions to Putin. It should be (yet another) alarm signal to European leaders - Trump's goals in Ukraine may be the opposite of Europe's.

There is of course nothing to stop Farage doing well in an election and then immediately selling Reform UK Ltd to someone else possibly in Russia. 🤔

I’m increasingly doubtful that the election was free and fair, probably thanks to Musk.