The News Made Us Do This

On this Episode of The News Made us do it, Lex and Ace catch up after a short break to discuss the changes both in parliament and at Buckingham palace. We discuss the first few weeks of Liz Truss government and the controversial mini-budget which Chancellor Kwartneg had to embarrassingly U-turn on. We discuss wether this government will survive the next coming weeks let alone days!

On this episode of The News Made Us Do This Lex and Ace discuss the Tory leadership race between Liz truss and Rishi Sunak. We discuss what the two choices bring to the table and what it would mean for Britain when one of these people assume office in September. We discussed the ongoing cost of living crisis in Britain with energy bills set to rise again in October. We discuss the AFCFTA, which is the African Fair Trade Agreement which works like the European Union in that Africans can now freely move between African nations and move goods between African nations.

We Are Back! - Such A Shame That The Sleaze Is Still Around by Lex & Ace

Episode 70 BLACK GIRLS, BLACK GIRLS! let them be Black Girls. Lex and Ace discuss the shocking story of Girl Q, who was stripped searched naked at her school because a teacher suspected she smelled of weed (no drugs were found on her). The incident happened two years ago and has led to protests and the people calling for sacking and resignations from both the teachers and police officers involved.

Episode 69.5 There's a war outside we ain't safe from! Lex and Ace discuss the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine, we try to comprehend how in the midst of war how African people are being marginalised and experiencing abhorrent levels of racism.

War Inna da Europe! Lex and Ace discuss the Russian invasion of neighbouring Ukraine and the mainstream media portrayal of the ordeal. We discuss the geo-political situation between Nato, the US and Ukraine that have led Russia to invade. We discuss Britain's role and response to the news. Is this Putin's war or Russia's?

Epsiode 68 Man slapped up dogs and slapped up cats! Word to D Double E, the news of French International and West Ham star, Kurt Zouma kicking his cat has caused unprecedented outrage in the British press and public. In a situation where it is abundantly clear that the act of the footballer was wrong, former goalkeeper chris Kirkland believes that the act was and is worse than racism ! Lex and Ace share their thoughts. Putin, is Putining again, as the Russian president has made it clear to all those who oppose him going to ware os long because their will be mo winners. These comments come off the backdrop of the conflict between Ukraine and Russia. And at the time of recording The prime minister still has not resigned!

Episode 67 We got to up and move Electric Avenue! coz Bills are getting higher! In the wake of Rishis Sunaks announcement that the price cap for energy providers has been raised by a whopping 54%, Lex and Ace discuss how this will further drive British families into poverty. The price hike comes at a time when inflation has nearly doubled and salaries are stagnant. Many people in insecure work due to the Covid and Brexit! What is left for the British people to do?

Clause 9 of the Borders & Nationality Bill, has been given a curve ball, with the High court ruling that it is unlawful to remove a persona citizenship without notice. Lex and Ace discuss if this will be the end of the Bill as we see it. FBA - Foundational Black Americans. Lex and Ace discuss, this rising group who are against the solidarity of all black people in the USA and only believe those who are direct descendants of slavery should be spoken about when discussing issues facing black Americans. As children of the continent we discuss what that means for us in the unique position where we have access to social mobility, resources and how we can use that to bridge the gap back to the continent and ways in which we can contribute to its development.

Episode 65 January transfer window, Newcastle is not the only club looking for new talent! Christian Wakeford of the Tory party has officially defected and joined the Labour party. Lex and Ace discuss what this means for the current government and the British two party political system overall. Are politicians fickle and jump from one polar opposite to the other? or is the left illusion of the labour party only that, an illusion and is it moreright that Tory MP's don't feel lost! Racist footage emerging from China have led us to discuss the packaged racism that European white supremacist have packaged and distributed across the globe, with some of the countries with little to no African heritage communities living there still being some of the most vehemently racist societies. We discuss how this is a mind F**K for African heritage communities as the countries which are the most "tolerant" are the ones who have done the most evil!

Episode 64 Sorry seems to be the hardest word! Lex and Ace discuss the Prime minister's pitiful attempt at an apology when he is finally pushed to acknowledge that he and his government have been having Lockdown raves when the whole country was put into Lockdown and it became a criminal offence to gather for raves let alone see a loved one. The VIP section is officially ILLEGAL. Lex and Ace discuss the recent high court verdict that the government having VIP lanes for "government contracts" were illegal, the government have ensured that their friends and families have gotten rich and awarded gargantuan amounts of money for sub-standard PPE and an inefficient track and trace system.

2021? Thank God we made it - Word Of The Year? Corruption - Unions Of Wealth by Lex & Ace

Episode 62 Cheese, wine and Fuckeries! In this Episode Lex and Ace discuss the lockdown raves happening ar Westminster, when we as a nation were told that our families and friends cam be contagious so dont interact with them, Boris and his Cronies were raving it up Countless times! THE NATIONALITY AND BORDERS BILL, probably the most devisive bill the Tory government have put through. We discuss the racial overtones that this bill presents and who is really British! F1 glory? We discuss the controversial end to the F1 season in Abu Dhabi which so Lewis Hamilton cheated in the 11th hour!

Omnicron vs Omarion ? As the news of a new covid variant has been announced we discuss how, the western media have chopped 'n' screwed the superb diligent south African scientists who first discovered and announced the new variant to the new variant now being dubbed the African variant? At the time of recording more European nations have announced cases of the new variant yet almost all of southern Africa and recently Nigeria with only three cases have been put on the "Red" list! As European leaders continue to show their A** , on the other side if the world the great people of Barbados have decided to cut away from the last remnants of their colonial past and get rid of the Queen of England as their head of state. We discuss how important this is and wether or not this would cause a domino effect across the other carribean islands ! We pay our respects to the ICON, that is Virgil Abloh! We reflect on his monumental rise to the top of the "High" fashion industry and his contributions to streetwear.

cap 26! Lex and Ace discuss the meeting of world leaders in Glasgow for COP 26 a conference of world leaders to discuss real solutions to fight against climate change! is it all pomp and circumstance? could they have just all had a word on the whats app group? BIG Up Uganda's Vanessa Nakate, who again showed up and showed out at another event, but has one again been erased from western media! Tories taking bribes? are they finessing the system or is this how the system is meant to work? We discuss Tory MP Owen Patterson and his dodgy dealings with Randox!

Dirty politics, Dirty Water! In a week where the government has OK'd the polluting of British waterways with Raw sewage, we discuss the dirty games politicians play!

In Episode 58 we discuss the exploitative nature of the travel industry since COVID, we discuss high price PCR testing through to the multiple Antigen test. We also discuss the inequality in vaccine distribution globally aswell as the discrimination that the Global south are proposed to be subject to in regards to the unfair travel rules which many people in the global south will not qualify for. Insulate Britain have caused disruption on the streets of London and Essex. We discuss their cause and if their means of protest is effective or just a nuisance to the general public.

Episode 57 Gove comes back to bite Gove! We discuss audio which has surfaced from 1987 of Michael Gove, berating the Poor and Northerners as well as upholding the British Empire. We discuss the government winter Pandemic plan and the Massive industry that the pandemic has created.

Episode 56 Two things in life are certain, Death and Taxes! In this Episode we discuss the National Insurance tax hike, in the Midst of a global pandemic, that the Tory Government feel is justified to impose on the working people of Britain. We discuss the other possible options the Government had and chose to not take.

In this Episode, we congratulate students across the country on their A-level results during particular during these testing times. We discuss school leadership from Headmasters to Government policy. Is this the end of Starmer, we discuss the oppositions leaders wherewithal in holding the Government accountable effectively as well as his leadership of the Labour party. Is he leading the Labour party to an eternity in the shadows?

Liar liar pants on fire! In episode 54 of The News Made Us Do This, Lex and Ace discuss the righteousness of MP Dawn Butler calling out the Prime minister in the House of Commons as a liar! And the subsequent lack of support from Labour Leader Kier Stammer. We also discuss as Dominic Cummins bares all to the BBC on the mind of Boris Johnson and the Government with their approach to the pandemic!

Episode 53 In this episode, Lex and Ace discuss the onslaught of abuse that Marcus Rashford, Jadon Sancho and Bukayo Saka have received. The three kings stood up and took a penalty for the England team, and seconds after received abuse across social media. We discuss how politics, culture and national identity has led to this point.

Episode 52 It's coming Home? Kingston, Jamaica or Lagos, Nigeria. As the England team progress through the Euros, we discuss the erasure of, England's best player Raheem Sterling. Handy Hancock, has been caught, handling the owner of Oliver Bonas wife. The bigger story is in a global pandemic where we have been told to social distance to the point couples should not see each other, the former health secretary was doing the opposite.

I'm today's episode of The news made us do this, Lex and Ace give their, Condolences to the family of Dea-John Reid, the 14 year old child murdered by a gang of white adolescent men. It's coming home? RACISM OR FOOTBALL, as England prepares for the euros we discuss the hostility players are being faced with for taking the Kneee against racial injustice.

Episode 50 In this episode Lex and Ace discuss, the "shocking" revelations, coming from Domonic Cummings, who is the former special advisor to the prime minister. Cummings discuss the government's laxxed approach to the Covid pandemic with some wild comments being made by the prime minister. We also want to thank everyone for being on this journey with us we are 50 episodes deep and hope we can continue to deliver

Episode 49 Boris is Broke! Lex and Ace discuss the the PRIME MINISTER OF THE UNITED KINGDOM, having a Court County Judgement (CCJ), admist the most corrupt dealings from a British government in years. Black wealth, a topic close to our hearts reports suggest Black Brits are passing down 0% wealth.

Episode 48 Lex and Ace discuss the "now past" local elections. Particularly discussing whether Conservative candidate Shaun Bailey, winning would have been a "WIN" for the black community. Labour's decline has raised the question, who do they represent? We discuss generational Labour votes in the black community and whether they are sustainable under the current leadership.

Celebrating Black British Hero's - The Tory Party Reveals Itself As The League Of Villains by Lex & Ace

Lex and Ace, discuss the closing of the Derek Chauvin trial, the MURDERER who MURDERED Mr George Floyd on the streets of Minneapolis. At the time of recording the Jury had been sent back to find a verdict. We now know the Jury have found Derek Chauvin Guilty of all charges. We now await sentencing. R.I.P Mr George Floyd.

The trial of Derek Chauvin, the police officer who murdered George Floyd by kneeling on his neck, is ongoing, Lex and Ace discuss the cultural ramifications of this trial, and what a controversial verdict could mean for the state of black people globally. Closer to home we discuss the controversial race report commissioned by the Tory government, which concluded that Britain is not institutionally racist. At the time of recording this episode, news of Richard Okorogheye's body being confirmed as the one found at Epping forest had not been confirmed. The news made us do this, send our condolences to Richard's mother, loved ones and anybody who has been affected by his passing.

Episode 44 Kill The Bill? Which one? On the TNMUDT Lex and Ace, discuss the recent protests surrounding the amendments Home secretary Priti Patel has made to protesting in the UK. The amendments have sparked nationwide protests, with shocking scenes of overzealous policing going viral all over social media in places like Bristol. The recent protests have recently caught more momentum as there are now more questions surrounding the six-month extension of the Coronovairus Act. The extension of the Act takes the governments powers into 2022. Lex and Ace discuss if this is a cause for concern on our basic human liberties?

Rest in peace Sarah Everard. We discuss the murder, and the spark of conversation which have ensued, around Women's safety in regards to men, the police's inability to effectively police themselves and strangely the position being taken by some in the media to link the subsequent protests and vigils held for Sarah Everard to the Black Lives Matter protests!

Royal Review - Piers Belongs To The Streets - What Do The Elite Think? - 16:03:2021, 22.35 by Lex & Ace

Winner winner chicken dinner! In this episode of The News Made Us Do This, we congratulate Daniel Kaluuya and John Boyega coming off their Golden Globe wins, for Judas and the Black Messiah & Small Axe respectively. Madame President of the World Trade Organisation, Mrs Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has had to put the press in their place with sexist comments being printed about her, a week in the job. Royals on the run we discuss the bubbling news on Meghan Markle and her husband.

Episode 40 In this episode of The News Made Us Do This, Lex and Ace discuss the trifling tories breaking the law. In end is Nigh! Or isit as Boris gives us a roadmap to the end of Lockdown we discuss how realistic is it. "PUT ME ANYWHERE ON GOD'S GREEN EARTH, ILL TRIPLE MY WORTH...." Jay Z may have well done that, discuss his major deal with Luxury brand LVMH. Ace revisits a discussion on Brother Malcolm, as we discuss the LAPD confessions of their involvement with Brother Malcolm's assassination!

I AM A Revolutionary! In this episode of The News Made Us Do This Lex and Ace discuss #Judasandtheblackmessiah movie. The story of Chairman Fred Hampton and William O'Neal, the man who infiltrated the Black panther party on behalf of the FBI. We discuss the varying stances African-American revolutionaries have stood on over the years, which inevitably lead to their  Assassinations. Who are today's Revolutionaries?

In this episode of The News Made Us Do This. Lex and Ace discuss the poised appointment of Ngozi Okonjo as head of the World Trade organisation, she will become the first African, man or woman to hold this role. We discussed the controversy surrounding a proposed documentary on the alarming death rate of black women during childbirth in Britain. Candice Braithwaite and Rochelle Humes are at the centre of this controversy. We discuss techno-racism as two Google engineers quit due to Google's treatment of AI research.

Episode 37 Lex and Ace discuss Internet Trolls who continue to spew racist rhetoric online at Black footballers, Movie stars, politicians and little girls ?!*? We take a look at the Biden administration's plans to put Harriet Tubman on the $20. An idea which was proposed several years ago but now seems to be gaining both political and social traction.

Lex and Ace discuss the newly appointed chair of the Black Cultural Archives, Mr Ansell Wong. We take a look at the juxtaposition of the rhetoric surrounding Covid-19 and the African-Caribbean community compared to how Africa is dealing with the virus. Madam Vice-president, we discuss the historical achievement of Kamala Harris being elected as the first female Vice-president, and the mammoth task that she and Biden have in front of them.

Happy new year to you all! We are back with a new episode. We discuss the terrorist assault on the Capitol building in Washington from so-called "Trump" supporters. Meal or no meal, the government are criticised for the poor excuse for meals which have been sent to the families of children who are entitled to free school meals.

In Episode 34 of The News Made Us Do This Lex and Ace, TIER FOUR, Christmas is canceled and shops are shut for residents in London, the South East, and East. We discuss how this shock announcement is another show of Tory's incompetence in dealing with The pandemic. In the big Three, we discuss mainstream media and its narrow control at the top. The events of this year will lead to somewhat of an Awakening we discuss the dormant masses.

n Episode 33 of The News Made Us Do This Lex and Ace, discuss the racist incident that took place at the Istanbul İstanbul Başakşehir F.K. vs Paris Saint-Germain champions league match. The game was suspended after both teams walked off the pitch in protest after an official was accused of making a racist comment towards Basaksehir assistant coach Pierre Webo. Baby boomers v Millennials, many of those at the top of government were those who purchased homes for a pittance of what they are worth today. They studied at university for free! The question is what are those in power doing to help us!

In Episode 32 of The News Made Us Do This Lex and Ace, revisit small Axe to get Ace's perspective on the Steve McQueen cluster of movies focusing on the African-Caribbean experience in the United Kingdom. British born Ghanaian twins Alex and Alec Boateng have been appointed heads of 0207 Def Jam, Def Jams UK division. We discuss the importance of the UK scene getting the funding it deserves and the importance of having two Black men at the helm.

In Episode 31 of The News Made Us Do This Lex and Ace, discuss Small Axe, the Steve McQueen cluster of movies focusing on the African-Caribbean experience in the United Kingdom. We discuss the first two movies Mangrove and Lovers Rock. Lockdown diaries continue, we discuss the government announcement of the ending of lockdown and implementing the Tier systems.

In episode 30, Lex & Ace look at how even the most heartwarming advert 'staring a good friend of ours' can trigger the racist of Britain! 'The Gravy Song' which picked up over 3 million views in under a week has come under fire and review in the comments section of Twitter and various other social media platforms, listen to hear how we dissect and analyze this topic.

In episode 29 Ace & Lex are joined by @nirvana_herbalist listen as we explore potential alternatives to the dreaded Tory Vaccine

In Episode 28 of The News Made Us Do This Lex and Ace, discuss Lockdown 2.0. The government has announced a second national lockdown, we discuss the inevitable domino effect this will have on the economy and on the public's overall well being. We revisit SARS and where it is going, we discuss the importance to keep the conversation going and shedding light on the atrocities that continue to take place at the hands of the SARS unit in Nigeria. Twas the eve of the US Elections and we discuss the implications of the elections on us as British citizens and whether this is the biggest US election in history?

In Episode 27 of The News Made Us Do This Lex and Ace, discuss 10 years of austerity under a Conservative lead government. The year 2020 encapsulates the incompetence and failings of the Tory Government, and puts a mirror up to the society in which they have created. One more unequal, than they Inherited. We discuss the complex Tier system introduced to categorise towns and cities which have higher Covid risks. Aswell as snubs in the recent Peerage appointments.

In this episode, Lex and Ace discuss the ongoing #ENDSARS movement in Nigeria and across the globe. We delve into the problems which have led to these protests, everything from internationally stated funded terror, Nigeria's recent colonial history, and the hangover effects which contribute to the state in which we see today.

Lex and Ace sit down and have a corona update as well as discuss the UK's Chancellor Exchequer's comments on those in music and arts considering "Retraining" and the implications of those comments. In good news, the iconic British music channel #ChannelU announced they will be making a return to our screens. Western world leaders and the West exploitation has been prevalent in the times that we are in more so than ever, Lex and Ace go into how the facade of the West is falling. We observer the somewhat of awakening that is taking place globally

Lex & Ace discuss, the Breonna Taylor verdict which has sent shock waves through the USA and across the world. As the three police officers involved in the murder of Breonna Taylor were all not convicted for the murder of Breonna Taylor. Louisville lawmakers have said the evidence does not conclude to any form of murder, the two other officers Jonathan Mattingly and Myles Cosgrove - had been "justified to protect themselves and the justification bars us from pursuing criminal charges". The latest documentary Social Dilemma on Netflix has got the Internet speaking ironically Lex and Ace discuss the extent social media influences the masses, explore the extent business owners will go to to amass wealth, explore the use of machine learning (super calculators) to exploit human behaviour in order to retain and engage the products (people who use social media) in order to sell to clients (advertising agents, brands, businesses for adverts), how algorithms are used to maximise profits and influence user behavior. We end with another COVID round up and try to make sense of Boris Johnson's bizarre covid rules.