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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'

The war of words over Israel-Gaza; by-elections; and events closer to home

October 29, 2023 • Alasdair Pinkerton & Jacqui Hames • Season 2 • Episode 5

In today's episode (recorded in Friday 27th October 2023), Jacqui and Al discuss the war of words surrounding the Israel-Gaza crisis that is embroiling everyone from the Secretary-General of the United Nations to the BBC and what that reveals about the challenge of understanding and interpreting such a timeless and seemingly intractable geopolitical issue.

We also discuss the recent by-election in Mid Bedfordshire and, closer to home, the possible judicial review into NHS staff bonuses (a BIG issue in Surrey Heath), the growing petition on the closure of the M3 Bagshot-Lightwater footbridge, and gratuitously plug the upcoming Surrey Heath Liberal Democrat dinner, with celebrity guest, Sue Perkins.

LINKS:

M3 Footbridge petition: https://www.change.org/p/prevent-the-two-year-closure-of-the-bagshot-heath-footbridge-over-the-m3?source_location=topic_page

NHS bonus judicial review: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-67220186#

Surrey Heath Liberal Democrat dinner: https://events.libdems.org.uk/events/51819/surrey-heath-liberal-democrats-annual-dinner-2023-with-sue-perkins-sarah-olney-mp

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