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Surrey Heath Cast: notes from the 'Blue Wall'

Surrey Heath Cast explores the things that really matter in the international, national and local news - and place a distinctly Surrey Heath lens on the issues affecting our lives in the formerly safe Tory strongholds of the "Blue Wall". Presented by Dr Al Pinkerton (Geopolitics/Royal Holloway and Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Spokesman for Surrey Heath) and Jacqui Hames (BBC Crimewatch). We will also be charting Al's journey as the next MP for Surrey Heath, talking about the issues that really matter to him and the people of Surrey Heath, understanding his motivations, and discussing the things that really need to be changed and improved in our community.Join us for "Surrey Heath Cast: notes from the Blue Wall."

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Surrey Heath Cast: notes from the 'Blue Wall'

Criminal sentencing, Tory reshuffles and resignations, and Gove's backsliding on a "Green Brexit"

September 01, 2023 • Alasdair Pinkerton & Jacqui Hames • Season 2 • Episode 1

**NEW SERIES**

In this first episode in the new series, Jacqui and Al get stuck into the big stories of the past few weeks:

What will be the impact of forcing criminals into the dock during sentencing proceedings? Why has Sunak parachuted Grant Shapps into Defence? What are the Lib Dems chances in Mid-Bedfordshire? And whatever happened to Michael Gove's promises of a "Green Brexit" given the government's announcement this week that they intend scrap environmental regulations on house builders.

Finally, we take our regular look at Al's diary, which has included talking to residents in Camberley about Michael Gove and his flip flopping on the environment - see this Guardian article: https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2023/aug/31/foul-fumes-and-sewage-spills-in-tory-stronghold-of-michael-gove

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