Columnist at Spiked Online Ella Whelan kicks off todays show by delving into the mornings top headlines as a police investigation looms over what could become the biggest maternity scandal in NHS history as it emerged the inquiry into baby deaths at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust will be the largest ever carried out in the UK with 1,700 cases now being examined. TalkTVs very own Kevin O'Sullivan joins shortly after to discuss the latest from the BBC as controversy continues as the broadcaster made just two attempts over several weeks to contact the family who made what it describes as a "very serious" complaint about a BBC presenter. Social Policy Analyst Rakib Ehsan returns to The Independent Republic to discuss his latest report for Policy Exchange in the Daily Mail as asylum-related spending hits £3.5bn a year which includes hotel accommodation, allowances, healthcare, school places & more. Journalist & Author of ‘Free Your Mind’ Laura Dodsworth returns for her weekly takedown of the worst headlines from clown world, and Times travel correspondent Ben Clatworthy closes the show to explain why your train ticket might finally become cheaper - but don't hold your breath!. All that and so much more, so tune in!
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