EP.797: HK’s Regina Ip: Hong Kong’s Police Are Far More Restrained Than Western Police!

On this episode of Going Underground, we speak to member of Hong Kong’s Executive and Legislative Council Regina Ip on the continuing Hong Kong protests, how the Hong Kong SAR government has listened to some of the demands of protesters, biased Western media coverage of the protests, the police force’s response compared to the responses of Western police to mass protests and why she says Hong Kong’s governance was more efficient under the British! Next we speak to Sevim Dağdelen, deputy leader of Die Linke (The Left Party) on the rising tension between the United States and Iran, the possibility of war with Iran and what must be done to de-escalate the situation, how Boris Johnson is America’s latest poodle in Britain, how Der Linke plans to improve its poor electoral performance and oppose the Merkel government and more! Finally we speak to Mark Fernyhough about his latest single ‘Divided Cities’, Brexit and more!