This week we take a look at the year ahead and make some predictions – including immigration, foreign doctors in the NHS; Islamisation – Mamdani, cancelling New Year celebrations, Brigitte Bardot; Wars – Ukraine, Gaza, Venezuela, Cambodia, Thailand, Japan, China, India, Pakistan, Sudan; Euthanasia – in the UK and Canada; Iran; Keir Starmer and Albo; Social Media – Djokovic; The AI bubble; Woke – Trans police in WA, Gabriel Jesus; Christian Growth; the Final Word with music from Robert Plant, Deep Purple, Steely Dan, Blue Oyster Cult, and P.O.D
Here is the music used in this months podcast on Spotify….
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Catch up on last weeks episode here – Beauty for Ashes 12 – That Was the Year that Was – A review of 2025
Here is the local segment used on the radio show – we look at these issues from a local perspective…