The Thought Police

It's the last contemporaneous Thought Police before Christmas and Mike Graham and Kevin O'Sullivan have quite simply had enough. Not much festive cheer here as they get stuck into: London being plunged into Tier 3, Chris Whitty's incompetence, the COVID death rate, how senior ministers are neglecting their duties, Angela Merkel's uselessness, why journalists are getting an easy ride, New Year's Da...

Mike Graham and Kevin O'Sullivan have another big week of news to eviscerate as the Thought Police returns. Today's topics include: Matt Hancock crying on TV, men showing their emotions, Brexit negotiations, Michel Barnier, Kay Burley and Beth Rigby's COVID controversy, Millwall fans booing players taking the knee, football supporters, how while the nation slept the government was woke, putting Lo...

Mike Graham and Kevin O'Sullivan might be recording in a different location but if anything it's given them a better overview of the madness that is UK politics.  Today they discuss: Wales' draconian measures, the ineffectiveness of lockdowns, why those on the left of centre make terrible decisions, Neil Ferguson, the BBC's failure to take people to task, Boris Johnson's hair, dogs with COVID, pol...

There's plenty for Mike Graham and Kevin O'Sullivan to go at on this week's Thought Police including: Boris Johnson's dodgy connection, Fulham's ongoing penalty woes, the US election possibly coming to an end at last, big bets, people who cheat at golf, paying tribute to a couple of beloved Fleet Street colleagues who have sadly gone before, colour writers, the poor press performance during the CO...

The shackles may well be on for the public, but they are well and truly off for the Thought Police as Mike Graham and Kevin O'Sullivan return. Today they discuss: why lockdown 2 was a terrible idea, Boris Johnson going into hiding to suit himself, the recent Cummings and goings from the government, lefties leading the green agenda, vaccine concerns, a counterproductive test and trace system, Carri...

Mike Graham and Kevin O'Sullivan are back to cast doubt on the science and eviscerate the 'experts' as the Thought Police returns.  Today's topics include: the worst penalty of all time, calling the US election too early, why Trumpism certainly isn't dead, poorly portrayed possibilities from the pollsters, COVID's seasonal nature, being duped by dubious stats, concerns about the validity of a vacc...

Mike Graham is back from his hols to join Kevin O'Sullivan for another look at the week's big stories. Today they include: upsetting lefties, do-gooders in society, lockdown 2 and whether it can possibly be justified, the 'Covid wars', putting the blame on the people, why pubs need to be open, Boris' terror, 'charity porn', food banks, having no sense of humour, Jeremy Corbyn, betting on the outco...

While Mike takes a moment to get away from the news, why not remind yourselves what's been going on this year (as if you can forget) as we take a look at some of the best bits of The Thought Police since Kev joined back in July.   Topics include: Donald Trump, COVID-19, the problems with working from home, the woke crisis, terrestrial TV, the return of football, boring students, exam results, Brex...

Time for some more common sense among the mass hysteria as Mike Graham and Kevin O'Sullivan take to the Thought Police once again. Today they discuss: the BBC's woke new series and ludicrously gratuitous overspending, Gary Lineker's hypocrisy, tiered lockdowns across the country and why they are a waste of time, why waiting is sometimes better than doing, propaganda being promulgated in the press,...

Mike Graham and Kevin O'Sullivan are back to shout into their megaphones as the Thought Police rolls into town once again. Today they discuss: Dominic West's alleged philandering, Donald Trump's bizarre performance last week, Lily James, the difficulty of being an actor who frolics on set one minute and returns home to the other half the next, David Attenborough's lack of depth, celebs losing the...

Mike Graham and Kevin O'Sullivan are back to point fingers and poke fun at politicians as they bring you another Thought Police podcast.  Today they assess: Donald Trump's media savvy as he recovers from COVID-19, the sheer scale of American election campaigns, how voters in the States are feeling, why what we see on TV isn't the real USA, Boris Johnson's latest speech and Prime Ministerial perfor...

Mike Graham and Kevin O'Sullivan are back for more after another gloomy week of news. Today they discuss: the golden age of journalism, how Kev started in Fleet Street, why things used to be better, bars closing at 10pm (except in parliament), Boris Johnson mixing up his own rules, the NHS coronavirus app, COVID marshals, why students have gone from breaking rules to following them, Matt Hancock's...

The Thought Police - Mike Graham and Kevin O'Sullivan - are primed and in position ready to unleash both barrels once again. Today they respond to Prime Minister Boris Johnson's latest coronavirus containment measures and take a look at the wider handling of the crisis from the government and their appointed 'experts'. They also discuss wokeness and how parliament is joining in with the movement,...

Mike Graham and Kevin O'Sullivan return for another dissection of the week's news. Up for discussion are topics such as: Diversity's performance on Britain's Got Talent, taking the knee, Ofcom, football clubs alienating their fans, whether the conspiracy theorists have a point, Covid cases, the R rate, the rule of six, British spirit making a comeback, the drinking test, why so many people in the...

Mike Graham and Kevin O'Sullivan debate the week's hottest issues including: young footballers doing what young footballers do - Icelandic models, pushy parents with unrealistic expectations, Mike and Kev's football careers, why kids need to get a grip, Jonathan Van-Tam, the twisted statistics which keep us all on edge, mask etiquette, confusing public advice, why news about the virus is always ne...

Mike Graham and Kevin O'Sullivan are back to ignite a few fires and urinate on several others. Today they discuss: kids finally returning to school (with confusing messaging), the coronavirus death toll, social challenges for people who continue to work from home, Piers Corbyn's on the spot fine, why the police seem to favour some protests and not others, the Tories' obsession with climate change,...

Mike Graham and Kevin O'Sullivan get stuck into the week's big talking points including: Harry Maguire's ill-fated trip to Mykonos, footballers abroad, Gareth Southgate's selection blunder, Boris Johnson fighting back, Land of Hope and Glory, the ongoing pandemic panic, kids returning to schools, the next large-scale march, London's travel chaos, the British Museum, television's woke agenda and th...

Ring the bell, it's time to have your work marked by the Thought Police. On the agenda with Mike Graham and Kevin O'Sullivan today is: The A-level results fiasco, boring students, university education, the migrant matter, Priti Patel, why it's better to work from the office, Public Health England, Dido, institutional incompetence, becoming a nation of curtain-twitchers, the real coronavirus crisis...

Mike Graham and Kevin O'Sullivan are back again a little worse for wear following MG's big birthday bash last week. But never fear - there's still plenty left in the tank as they attempt to set the world to rights. Today's topics include: why you should never supply your own booze, getting teachers back to work, the youth of today, why it's so important to get the economy back up and running, the...

Mike Graham and Kevin O'Sullivan are back once more to vent as the Thought Police podcast rolls into town. Today's talking points are: the failures of lockdown, Track and Trace and virtually every politician, why it's impossible to enforce rules if you can't understand them, the shroud of secrecy about why we are still locked down, coronaphobia, the refusal of teachers to return to work, the usele...

Mike (Graham) and Kev (O'Sullivan) are back for a second week with the New European traveller Matt Kelly still otherwise indisposed. As the government continues to impinge on our daily lives whilst we're in the midst of a pandemic, the boys' frustration has reached boiling point.   Today they discuss: holiday plans being impacted by COVID-19, false information about the spread of the disease, whet...

While Matt Kelly takes a much needed hiatus, Mike Graham is joined in the Thought Police think tank by his old pal Kevin O'Sullivan. If you were expecting sweetness and light, you've obviously forgotten what this podcast is all about. These two must have been waiting a while to get a few things off their chest as they launch into a furious rant about the last few months of lockdown including: the...

Mike and Matt are in your ears once again to run the rule over the latest news. Topics today include: people enjoying the sunshine, relaxing of lockdown and whether it's the right move, how contagious the coronavirus is, why kitchen workers are all mad, the underwhelming return of the Premier League, 30 years of hurt coming to an end for Liverpool fans (and why winning the title matters most), cab...

Mike Graham from talkRADIO and Matt Kelly from the New European are back for more current affairs debate and discussion. Topics include: Marcus Rashford's free school meals campaign, seeing the best in people, trying to capture the mood of the nation from within the news room, incendiary headlines, what the public want from their news, the seriousness of our political environment, scrapping statue...

Mike Graham and Matt Kelly triumphantly return for more highbrow news debate including such topics as: the government's handling of the coronavirus pandemic, the confusing nature of the latest regulations, Dominic Cummings' curious personality, whether pulling down statues of controversial individuals is a practical form of protest, virtue signallers jumping on the latest bandwagon, sports stars t...