Alice Bourne

Jul 30, 2023 | lbc.co.uk | Alice Bourne

Richard Branson, speaking to Andrew Castle, said that politicians don’t have the courage to speak out and admit drug policy failings and that reform should focus on an ‘acceptance’ that ‘millions of people do drugs.’Following the Global Commission on Drugs Policy calling for a renewed approach to decriminalising drugs, the British businessman told Andrew Castle, “I have watched the war on drugs for 60 years, I have seen that it's been an abject failure”.

Jul 25, 2023 | lbc.co.uk | Alice Bourne

David Lammy comments on the merits of affirmative action David Lammy asked listeners to look at the FTSE 100, even public sector firms and realise that “on the whole they come from middle class background and on the whole they go to private schools.” As Slaughter & May seeks out more working-class lawyers David Lammy broached the subject of affirmative action telling listeners: “My children aren’t living a working-class life, they’re absolutely living a middle-class life and opportunities...

Jul 12, 2023 | lbc.co.uk | Alice Bourne

‘This is only the tip of the iceberg’: Chemical weapons expert banned from government event James O’Brien heard from chemical weapons expert Dan Kaszeta, who was banned from a Government conference, saying that an apology "doesn’t address the underlying issues," and so he's "not finished yet".

Jul 12, 2023 | lbc.co.uk | Alice Bourne

Carol Vorderman defends herself after Tory backlashCarol Vorderman has launched a blistering attack on Johnny Mercer's wife claiming she had been harassing her with "60 tweets" a day to the extent that she "almost felt like reporting her.":Carol told LBC's James O'Brien that she "almost felt like reporting" Felicity Cornelius-Mercer following due to the social media attacks.

Jul 11, 2023 | lbc.co.uk | Alice Bourne

'Shocking' healthcare in Shropshire leaves residents 'terrified'Nick Ferrari hears from a caller who drives her children “all the way down to London” to see a GP in Fulham because she doesn’t trust child healthcare services in her area.