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On this week's episode: Rishi Sunak shows us what the Normandy landing looked like in reverse ... Donald Trump tries his luck with word-saying again ... And a bombshell revelation in the world of cylindrical food contract law ROCKS the community. To support our show on Patreon, go here: https://www.patreon.com/skepticrat To hear more from Evil Giraffes on Mars, go here: https://www.facebook.com/EvilGiraffesOnMars Get great deals while supporting the show by checking out our sponsors: https://mintmobile.com/skepticrat https://trustandwill.com/skepticrat https://auraframes.com (code: SKEPTICRAT) https://betterhelp.com/skepticrat https://factormeals.com/skepticrat50 (code: skepticrat50) Headline Sources: Supreme Court rejects challenge to abortion pill mifepristone: https://www.cnn.com/2024/06/13/politics/supreme-court-rejects-challenge-abortion-pill-mifepristone/index.html PM apologises for leaving D-Day commemorations early: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c722zv2myjro Reform UK candidate apologizes over Hitler neutrality comments: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cjmmrwexv4ko US ran anti-vax campaign under Trump: https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/usa-covid-propaganda/ Champion hot dog eater excluded from Coney Island contest over veggie franks: https://www.reuters.com/world/us/champion-hot-dog-eater-excluded-coney-island-contest-over-veggie-franks-2024-06-12/ Joey Chestnut to face rival Takeru Kobayashi in hot dog eating contest on Netflix: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5559677/2024/06/12/joey-chestnut-takeru-kobayashi-hot-dog-contest-netflix/ Gove's replacement caught out on claim he moved to Surrey Heath as home found on Airbnb: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/conservative-general-election-surrey-heath-michael-gove-b2559359.html Voters Laugh At Esther McVey After She Says 'Tories Always Get The Country Back On Its Feet': https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/voters-laugh-at-esther-mcvey-after-she-says-tories-always-get-the-country-back-on-its-feet_uk_66669940e4b0a01ba85b4df2 Trump's teleprompter goes out again, leads to rant about sharks and electric boats: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/06/11/trump-electric-boats-sharks/
The Guardian's John Harris is on the road, visiting Jeremy Hunt's seat in Godalming and Ash and Michael Gove's Surrey Heath constituency to find out why lifelong Conservative voters are abandoning the party. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/politicspod
Wave of Conservative MP Resignations To be fair, we knew this would be an issue for the Conservatives even before the election was announced. Prior to the election announcement, 66 Conservative MPs had already declared that they would stand down at the next election. Considering that the Conservatives held 344 seats before the election, this means roughly 20% of Conservative MPs are resigning at this election. Since the election was called, we have seen even more MPs announce their resignations. As of 9:00 AM on May 29th, the number has risen to 77. This group of 77 includes some very high-profile figures such as Graham Brady, chairman of the 1922 Committee; Chris Grayling, former Transport Secretary; George Eustice, former Environment Secretary; Michael Gove, Levelling Up Secretary and former Education Secretary; Matt Hancock, former Health Secretary; Sajid Javid, former Chancellor; and even Theresa May, former Prime Minister. In fact, of the 77 stepping down, 22 are either current or former Secretaries of State. Comparison of Resignation Numbers in Elections Indeed, the number of MPs resigning in this election is high. In 2019, only 32 Conservative MPs resigned, and in 2017, this number was just 12. However, this is not the highest number of resignations seen by an incumbent party during an election. Even back in 2010, 100 Labour MPs stepped down, although it's worth noting that MPs were embroiled in the expenses scandal at that time. The Conservatives' Challenge in Selecting Candidates With the election day approaching, the Conservatives now need to find candidates to replace these outgoing MPs. This is no small task. According to The Spectator, Labour is far ahead of the Conservatives in finalising their candidates. The deadline for this is Friday, June 7th, and as of Monday, the Conservatives still had 160 vacancies to fill. While this sounds like a daunting task, there are some signs that they might be able to meet this target. The Spectator points out that many of the remaining constituencies are unwinnable, with many of them located in Labour strongholds in inner London. As a result, few candidates typically apply for these seats. These seats should be relatively easy for the party to find candidates for and should not take them too long. However, the more challenging task lies in a handful of more attractive seats, those that appear more winnable, which have become available following the recent resignations of Tory MPs. Examples of such seats include Jo Churchill's Bury St Edmunds seat, Andrea Leadsom's South Northamptonshire seat, and Michael Gove's Surrey Heath seat. These constituencies have majorities of 24,999 votes, 27,761 votes, and 18,349 votes, respectively. The Conservatives will want to select their candidates much more carefully here as whoever they select stands a much greater chance of winning. Conclusion All in all, this is going to be a tricky task for the Conservatives, and whether they succeed is anyone's guess at this point. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/yangfx/support
In this episode, Liam talks to the Secretary of State for Levelling-Up, Housing and Communities Michael Gove. Having entered the House of Commons in 2005, the MP for Surrey Heath has emerged as one of the UK's most influential politicians. Having previously run the Departments for Education, Justice and Food and Agriculture, Gove has developed a reputation as a courageous reformer, who gets things done.After taking a prominent pro-Brexit role in the 2016 EU referendum, he then led Boris Johnson's leadership campaign, before changing this mind, allowing Theresa May to become Prime Minister.Now a Johnson loyalist, Gove says he is determined to see more homes built in the UK, not least social housing for low income and otherwise vulnerable families.In this wide-ranging, exclusive interview, Michael Gove criticises over-dominant large house builders and discusses the need for greater UK energy security. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Neil talks to Alice Barnden who at the age of 20 set up the Lavender Rose Project after the loss of a very dear friend. The Lavender Rose Project is all about helping people with mental health who hide and feel that they are unable to talk to anyone. Find out how Alice achieves this...... #lavenderroseproject www.facebook.com/thelavenderroseproject www.lavenderrosecharity.com
In this sermon for the Surrey Heath and Borders location of the Thames Valley churches of Christ, we examine what it means that we can participate in the divine nature.If you like this video, please click the "like " button and share with your friends.Don't forget to subscribe.Follow me here: @mccxWebsite: www.malcolmcox.org
Mike Thomason and his team have been working with the amazing Surrey Heath community, to ensured that over 100 children have been fed each day this week. It has been a great partnership between High Cross Church, Just4Kids Camberley and St Martins Old Dean. A free hot meal has been available at High Cross between 12-2 each day or a packed lunch from St Martins at the same time. No questions asked. If you need long term support due to food poverty please get in touch with High Cross and they will help you get the support you need.
On this episode, Neil is back discussing with Lisa and Kel about what has been going on with Pride and how the organisation adapted to going on Social Media, as well talking about plan for the future.
We talk to Tracy and Charles, Manager and Co-Chair of the committee of management about their aims and structure. WE discuss Volunteering and the fantastic Rainbow Café, owned by Surrey Heath Borough Council, and rented to Age Concern to give a base in the centre of town for the community. It is not just for the elderly to gather, but a place for the whole community to mix. Great snacks at fair prices are served too.
Very kindly Councillor Sarah Jane Croke, New Deputy Mayor of Surrey Heath popped in to say hello to us and to praise the magnificent work done at Surrey Heath Prepared. She, herself with Frimley making a massive effort to support everyone affected by COVID 19 the Borough of Surrey Heath. Well done to all. Community Support all round, High Cross Church still involved and doing a great job, having set up an amazing task force immediately COVID 19 Lockdown started.
This was one of Neil's most lively interviews in a long time and one not to miss. Listen as he interviews Husband and Wife team Roy and Debra who set up “The Surrey Heath Veterans & Families” a couple of years ago. This lively couple explains how the wonderful support group was set up to help Veterans and families with not only drop-in sessions but also how they have resources to hand to help and support on more of a long term basis. This group meets on a month but has events that run through the year. Both Roy and Debra have themselves a wealth of knowledge and would love to meet you. https://vflp.org.uk
In this packed episode of the Weekly Experience!!! Neil, Jenny and Mike discuss how Surrey Heath Prepared has finally been put to bed and what happens now. As well as all of the normal fun the discussion quickly turns on to comedians and comedies both old and new then they start to reminisce about the Carry On films after someone quotes a catchphrase. Jenny also causes a bit of trouble during the Bean Boozled Challenged!!! This episode has all the usual bells and whistles including mentioning how Camberley is coping with the latest Social Distancing rules.
Surrey Heath Age Concern is a strong caring team. They are loving and caring and eager to combat the loneliness of isolation. Charles Barbor President of Surrey Heath Rotary Club talks Caring and the great team getting The Rainbow Café ready to reopen. So many great ideas, a refit, easy to clean furniture and counters, The Rainbow Café Opens its Doors carefully to embrace Camberley's residents who need a pit stop in town to sit for a minute, catch their breath. Tracy and Ruth are there ready, with some beautiful new paintings by local lady Gwen McClafferty on their walls. A personal touch, Funds from sales going straight back into funding the café, How nice!
A return catches up with Reverend Mike Thomasson and Charles Barbor, The Power of Community in Surrey Heath is immense. You only have to look at SURREY HEATH PREPARED. Reverend Mike and a group of Rotarians immediately spotted how frightening COVID 19 could be within the community and set about, in record timing a hub of volunteers. Thousands of calls were taken and food and medicine distributed were needed for those who feared to leave their houses due to medical conditions and age. We were truly blessed as this immediately became the heart of operations with some members including Reverend Mike having no time off for weeks, keeping on full alert to care for the needy. Along the journey, Surrey Heath Borough Council came onboard with fantastic help and care help organised through the borough council from their own office and staff were deployed who also did long hours and amazing work. THANK YOU Surrey Heath Rotary, Borough Council and a huge shout out to our much loved Reverend Mike!
The re-opening of The Rainbow Café in Albert Road, Camberley, run by Age Concern Surrey Heath was eagerly anticipated. Spotlessly clean, wipe down smart furniture safely spaced proves to be a Pot of Gold for local elderly residents in Surrey Heath. A chance to have pre-wrapped sandwiches, biscuits currently and be out again in town. Safe seating, safe pre-packed food and NEW PROJECT lovely local art up for sale on the walls to raise the much-needed funds and donations to support this Age Concern venture. Modern look means that all age groups now pop in. Thank you Tracy and Ruth for a lovely chat. www.sh-ac.org.uk
Sam Sethi talks with Dr Alasdair Pinkerton and co-host Matt Hodges-Long about the recent UK general election where Alasdair stood in Surrey Heath as the PPC (Parliamentary Prospective Candidate) for the Liberal Democrats.Despite losing to Mr Gove, they managed to use social media to crowdfund £25k and increased the LibDem vote by 16%.We talked about the potential negative effect social media will have in the 2020 US election now that Mark Zuckerberg has decided not to fact check political ads.We also talked about the potential scenarios in a post-brexit Boris world given Alasdair’s PhD research work on ‘Global Britain’.
Thank you for listening to this podcast. You can find more episodes in our feed. Our web site is http://www.tvcoc.org. Please add your comments on this week’s topic. We learn best when we learn in community. Do you have a question about the Bible or the Christian faith? Is it theological, technical, practical? Send us your questions or suggestions. Here’s the email: tvcochrist@gmail.com. Thanks again for listening. Have a super day. God bless, Malcolm
Thank you for listening to this podcast. You can find more episodes in our feed. Our web site is http://www.tvcoc.org. Please add your comments on this week’s topic. We learn best when we learn in community. Do you have a question about the Bible or the Christian faith? Is it theological, technical, practical? Send us your questions or suggestions. Here’s the email: tvcochrist@gmail.com. Thanks again for listening. Have a super day. God bless, Malcolm Reading, tvcoc, Thames Valley churches of Christ, ICOC, Tim Dannatt, Malcolm Cox, ICCM, Lower Earley, Southampton, Winchester, High Wycombe, Oxford, Banbury, Deepcut, Frimley, Basingstoke, Salisbury, Amesbury, Sunday School, Reading University, Youth Ministry, Bracknell, Bracknell Leisure Centre, Shevvy Dannatt, Mark Abril, Rachel Abril, Churches of Christ, Christian churches near me, tv coc, International church, churches close to me, Thames Valley, Thames Valley location, Thames Valley church of Christ, the Thames Valley,
The candidates for the Conservative Party leadership will each go head-to-head with LBC’s Iain Dale and the station’s listeners in a series of programmes this month. This episode features Michael Gove, Environment Secretary and Conservative MP for Surrey Heath.
Thank you for listening to this recording. You can find more teaching tips here and on the on the YouTube teaching tips playlist. Please add your comments on this week’s topic. We learn best when we learn in community. Do you have a question about teaching the Bible? Is it theological, technical, practical? Send me your questions or suggestions. Here’s the email: malcolm@malcolmcox.org. If you’d like a copy of my free eBook on spiritual disciplines, “How God grows His people”, sign up at my website: http://www.malcolmcox.org. Thanks again for listening. Have a terrific Tuesday, and a wonderful week. God bless, Malcolm Reading, tvcoc, Thames Valley churches of Christ, ICOC, Tim Dannatt, Malcolm Cox, ICCM, Lower Earley, Southampton, Winchester, High Wycombe, Oxford, Banbury, Deepcut, Frimley, Basingstoke, Salisbury, Amesbury, Sunday School, Reading University, Youth Ministry, Bracknell, Bracknell Leisure Centre, Shevvy Dannatt, Mark Abril, Rachel Abril, Churches of Christ, Christian churches near me, tv coc, International church, churches close to me, Thames Valley, Thames Valley location, Thames Valley church of Christ, the Thames Valley,
Thank you for listening to this podcast. You can find more episodes in our feed. Our web site is http://www.tvcoc.org. Please add your comments on this week’s topic. We learn best when we learn in community. Do you have a question about the Bible or the Christian faith? Is it theological, technical, practical? Send us your questions or suggestions. Here’s the email: tvcochrist@gmail.com. Thanks again for listening. Have a super day. God bless, Malcolm Reading, tvcoc, Thames Valley churches of Christ, ICOC, Tim Dannatt, Malcolm Cox, ICCM, Lower Earley, Southampton, Winchester, High Wycombe, Oxford, Banbury, Deepcut, Frimley, Basingstoke, Salisbury, Amesbury, Sunday School, Reading University, Youth Ministry, Bracknell, Bracknell Leisure Centre, Shevvy Dannatt, Mark Abril, Rachel Abril, Churches of Christ, Christian churches near me, tv coc, International church, churches close to me, Thames Valley, Thames Valley location, Thames Valley church of Christ, the Thames Valley,
Managing Director, Dan Adams speaks to Eagle Radio about juggling running Conquest Consultancy and being the Mayor of Surrey Heath.
Candidates in the forthcoming #Surrey County Council Elections standing in the Heatherside / Parkside Ward of Surrey Heath take part in a Hustings
Cllr Vivienne Chapman appears on BBC Radio Surrey to talk about new powers introduced in Surrey Heath which will see fines of £400 issued to help tackle smaller scale fly-tipping, including inappropriate use of the recycling centres. #Surrey
Audio from the Surrey Heath Councillor eSurgery April 2016 #SurreyLive
@PaulDeach talks to the Mayor of Surrey Heath Cllr Joanne Potter about her charity ball
Audio from the 2016 Surrey Heath Business Awards #SHBA
Cllr Dan Adams, Cllr Paul Deach and Cllr Edward Hawkins hold March 2016 Councillor eSurgery. The next eSurgery will be held on Tuesday 26th April 2016.. Details will be provided on the Residents Network.
Cllr Dan Adams and Cllr Paul Deach hold February's Surrey Heath eSurgery #SurreyLive
Surrey Heath #CrimeSummit - 11th February 2016
Cllr's Oliver Lewis and Paul Deach appear on BBC Radio 4 #BREXIT
Audio from Surrey Heath Local Area Committee Public Question Time - 10th December 2015
Cllr Dan Adams, Cllr Paul Deach and Cllr Edward Hawkins take part in November #SurreyHeathLive Councillor eSurgery
Thank you to Paul Chapman for capturing the audio for the October 2015 Surrey Heath Local Area Committee Meeting
Surrey Heath Councillors Josephine Hawkins, Oliver Lewis, Dan Adams, David Allen, Edward Hawkins and @PaulDeach do a live brainstorm on the format of a eSurgery conducted on the new social network #Blab. This is ahead of a pilot which is to be announced shortly. #SurreyHeathESurgery
Surrey County Council Cabinet Member for Wellbeing & Health Cllr Helyn Clack addresses members of the Surrey Heath community at the Surrey Heath CCG AGM 2015.
Audio from the Surrey Heath Clinical Commissioning Group AGM 2015
The Duke of York Pub is opened by the Mayor of Surrey Heath and is a fantastic addition to #Camberley High Street #Love Camberley
The Duke of York Public House on the High Street opens its doors and the #LoveCamberley team are there to witness the Mayor of Surrey Heath cut the ribbon.
@PaulDeach talks to Peter Glove about Rushmoor and Surrey Heath Community Responders.
Presentation of the Surrey Heath Volunteer Awards
#SurreyHeath2015 Parliamentary Election Results and speeches.
@PaulDeach talks to Michael Gove MP as he campaigns across Surrey Heath.
Audio from the 2015 Surrey Heath Business Awards held at Camberley Theatre.
@PaulDeach talks to the leader of the Surrey Heath Borough Council Cllr Moira Gibson at the 2015 Surrey Heath Business Awards.
@PaulDeach talks to winner of Best Export Business Noamaan Saddiqi from Fraser Nash at the Surrey Heath Business Awards 2015.
@PaulDeach and Neighbourhood Enforcement Officer Russell Lister conduct a DogFouling patrol across Surrey Heath as part of a proactive campaign.
Audio from the public question time segment of the Surrey Heath Local Area Committee on 12th March 2015.
Pupils from Collingwood College present their petition to the Local Area Committee.
Quick introduction from @Paul_J_Chapman - UKIP Parliamentary Candidate for Surrey Heath and SHBC Candidate for Frimley Green Ward. #SurreyHeath2015