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Is it time we treated gambling addiction as a public health issue? As many as 2% of people in NI may have a gambling problem. Frank spoke to MLA Philip McGuigan who chairs the All Party Group on Gambling Harm Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rishi Sunak wants to be seen as on the side of the motorist. But is the PM jeopardising his party's record on the environment? We ask the Vice Chair of the All Party Group on the Environment, Conservative MP Anthony Browne. Plus, for the first time in two years, prices in shops are falling. Bloomberg's Katie Linsell explains if this is a watershed moment for the government's struggle to tackle inflation. Hosted by Caroline Hepker and Yuan Potts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Veterans In Politics- Season 4, Episode 5 with  Colonel Bob Stewart DSO MPThis veteran in politics is know by most simply as 'Colonel Bob' due to the fact that he was a regular feature on our TV screens during the 90s and the conflict in Bosnia.  To that, he's also known as 'Bosnia Bob' and was decorated with a DSO as a result of his distinguished military service.  Alongside James Sunderland MP, a previous guest, Bob is the most senior ranked veteran in the Commons.Bob was warm and engaging to talk to, not holding back, authentic, funny and honest.  We cover his many tours in Northern Ireland, and the tragic day where he lost 6 men and 35 wounded, and of course, how conflict changed in Bosnia and how he piloted a new relationship with the press.Like our host he read International Politics at Aberystwyth, and attributes his ability to operate in complex environments in part to his academic studies.  He also talks about what it was like being encouraged to become an MP at nearly 60, and how he helped start the career of our very first guest, Johnny Mercer MP.  There's a lot in this episode!About Bob:Colonel Bob Stewart DSO was born in 1949.  His father, Jock Stewart MC, was an RAF officer and his mother, Joan Stewart, had been a member of the Special Operations Executive in the Second World War, a fact of which Bob is especially proud.  He spent most of his early years abroad in the Middle East with his parents but in 1959, together with his younger brother, he was sent to boarding school at Chigwell in Essex.When he was 17 years old Bob was selected to attend the Royal Military Academy at Sandhurst and he graduated from there in 1969 as an infantry officer, commissioned into The Cheshire Regiment.Thereafter Bob was an Army officer for a total of 26 years. From 1974-77 Bob was sent to read for a degree by the Army; being awarded a First in International Politics and Strategy from the University of Wales, Aberystwyth.  In all he has completed 7 operational tours of Northern Ireland during the troubles; serving there as a Platoon Commander, Intelligence Officer, Company Commander, and finally Commanding Officer.  He was the incident commander at the scene of the Ballykelly bomb in 1982 where 17 people were killed including 6 of his own soldiers from A Company, 1st Battalion The Cheshire Regiment.In 1992, as a Lieutenant Colonel, Bob took his Battalion to Bosnia as the first United Nations Commander of British Forces there. On return Bob was promoted to Colonel and posted for his final appointment in the Army as Chief of Policy at Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe in Mons, Belgium. Bob left the Army in January 1996 and worked successively as Senior Consultant Public Affairs in Hill & Knowlton Ltd, Chief Executive of WorldSpace UK Ltd and then for himself as a freelance consultant until he was elected to Parliament in 2010 as Conservative MP for Beckenham. He was re-elected in 2015, 2017 and 2019.In Parliament Bob was a member of the House of Commons Defence Committee from 2010 to 2017.  He has also, at various times, been a member of the House of Commons Arms Control Committee.  In addition he has been Vice Chair of the All Party Group for the Armed Forces representing the Army since he was elected.  More recently, in November 2016, he joined the House of Commons Select Committee on Northern Ireland.Bob lives in the Constituency with his wife and family.   His youngest children have attended or are still attending local schools and he commutes to Westminster daily by train.NOTE- Please rate us on Apple Podcasts, donate or become our mate on our website HERE:  Donate - CampaignForce

Recorded on Friday 21 May 2021 In this episode:0:30 – McVitie’s4:15 – DWP questions6:31 – The latest coronavirus variant8:32 – The situation in Palestine and Israel10:45 – All-Party Group work12:43 […]

Welcome to a series of podcasts called children’s palliative care voices from Together for Short Lives, the leading UK charity that, together with our members, speaks out for children and young people who are expected to have short lives. Our first podcasts are recordings of oral evidence sessions held by the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Children Who Need Palliative Care. The All-Party Group, or APPG for short, is a group of MPs and peers at Westminster with a specific interest in improving the quality of life - and quality of end of life care - for the 49,000 babies, children and young people in the UK who have life-limiting or life-threatening conditions. During 2017 and 2018, Together for Short Lives is supporting the APPG to conducting an inquiry into the extent to which the UK government’s end of life care choice commitment is being met for children in England. This oral evidence session is part of that inquiry. During our first podcast, you can hear the APPG’s co-chairs, the MPs Catherine McKinnell and Dr Caroline Johnson, hear evidence from Lucy Watts MBE, a young woman who has a life-limiting condition. This evidence session, recorded on 7 February 2018, is one of several which the APPG held as part of its inquiry. If you would like to know more about Together for Short Lives, or how you can support our vital work, please visit our website at www.togetherforshortlives.org.uk

Welcome to a series of podcasts called children’s palliative care voices from Together for Short Lives, the leading UK charity that, together with our members, speaks out for children and young people who are expected to have short lives. Our first podcasts are recordings of oral evidence sessions held by the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Children Who Need Palliative Care. The All-Party Group, or APPG for short, is a group of MPs and peers at Westminster with a specific interest in improving the quality of life - and quality of end of life care - for the 49,000 babies, children and young people in the UK who have life-limiting or life-threatening conditions. During 2017 and 2018, Together for Short Lives is supporting the APPG to conducting an inquiry into the extent to which the UK government’s end of life care choice commitment is being met for children in England. This oral evidence session is part of that inquiry. During our first podcast, you can hear the APPG’s co-chairs, the MPs Catherine McKinnell and Dr Caroline Johnson, hear evidence from Lucy Watts MBE, a young woman who has a life-limiting condition. This evidence session, recorded on 7 February 2018, is one of several which the APPG held as part of its inquiry. If you would like to know more about Together for Short Lives, or how you can support our vital work, please visit our website at www.togetherforshortlives.org.uk

Professor Lord (David) Alton of Liverpool gives the 2017 John Milton Lecture. Member of the House of Commons from 1979-97 and Independent Crossbench Peer since 1997; Chair and a founder of the All Party Group on Freedom of Religion or Belief who has authored reports on North Korea, Sudan, Tibet and Pakistan; a founder of the Jubilee Campaign; author of twelve books including Building Bridges: Is there Hope for North Korea? with Rob Chidley (2013).

Professor Lord (David) Alton of Liverpool gives the 2017 John Milton Lecture. Member of the House of Commons from 1979-97 and Independent Crossbench Peer since 1997; Chair and a founder of the All Party Group on Freedom of Religion or Belief who has authored reports on North Korea, Sudan, Tibet and Pakistan; a founder of the Jubilee Campaign; author of twelve books including Building Bridges: Is there Hope for North Korea? with Rob Chidley (2013).

The Rt Hon Sir Vince Cable is the former Coalition Secretary of State for Business Innovation and Skills and President of the Board of Trade (2010-2015). He was Member of Parliament for Twickenham 1997-2015; deputy leader of the Lib Dems 2007-2010 and shadow chancellor 2003-2010. As MP Dr Cable was chair of the All Party Police Group and All Party Group on Victims of Crime and a member of the Treasury Select committee. From 1983 to 1990, Vince worked as special advisor on Economic Affairs for the Commonwealth Secretary General, Sir Sonny Ramphal. In 1990 he joined Shell International taking up the post of Chief Economist in 1995. He has also been head of the economics programme at Chatham House and is a former fellow of Nuffield College Oxford and the LSE.

Elizabeth Berridge is a barrister by training but her life changed course in 2006 when she was appointed Executive Director of the Conservative Christian Fellowship. She was appointed to a life peerage in 2011, and when she took up her seat in the House of Lords, she was then the youngest woman in the House. Amongst the many political interests that occupy her time, she currently chairs the All Party Group for International Religious Freedom.