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Welcome to 'The Week According To' where we invite a guest to give their thoughts on some of the talking points and headlines from the tabloids and across social media over the past 7 days.
This episode features Lembit Öpik discussing political and social issues in the UK and beyond. The conversation begins with the case of pro-life activist Isabel Vaughan Spruce, who received a police payout after a wrongful arrest for silent prayer, raising concerns about free speech. Lembit critiques proposed hate crime legislation on misogyny, arguing it could unjustly target individuals while misandry rises. The discussion also touches on Kamala Harris's political challenges in the US and the controversial Operation Early Dawn in the UK, emphasizing government overreach and judicial disparities. Lembit warns of potential societal fractures if current trends continue, calling for accountability and a return to sensible governance.

Born in Northern Ireland in 1965 to Estonian parents, Lembit Öpik studied Economics, then Philosophy at Bristol University. In 1988, He joined multi-national firm Procter & Gamble in Advertising, rising to Global Human Resources Training & Development Manager for the 112,000 staff. Lembit was British MP from 1997-2010, and as Shadow Secretary State for Northern Ireland helped negotiate the Northern Ireland peace. Lembit also chairs the world’s only Digital Parliament – Asgardia, the first ‘space nation.’ An intense liberatarian, Lembit regards increasing societal pressure to conform as the ‘potential end of reason.’ He regards the ‘climate emergency’ mantra as a ‘free speech emergency,’ where vested interests oppress scientific rigour: ‘They’ve the right to be wrong, but they’ve no right to silence other people who are right.’ He’s been broadcasting since the early 1990s on radio and television, and is a feature filmmaker and author.

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Recorded 23.8.24

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Links to discussed topics...
Pro-life activist https://www.foxnews.com/media/pro-life-activist-arrested-praying-outside-uk-abortion-center-receives-big-police-payout
Misogyny to be treated as extremism https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c15gn0lq7p5o
Harris by the numbers https://x.com/JasonMillerinDC/status/1826655468623913228
What is Operation Early Dawn https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/operation-early-dawn-prison-overcrowding-riots-b2598432.html
Child rapist is spared jail https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13768989/child-rapist-spared-jail-prison-overcrowding.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=social-twitter_mailonline
Almost three in four Britons worried about far right after riotshttps://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/article/2024/aug/22/almost-three-in-four-britons-worried-about-far-right-after-riots
UK PM: RIOTS WERE RACISThttps://x.com/MarioNawfal/status/1825546897437913425
Rioter who 'waved penis' at police officers jailedhttps://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cd6ygglnwveo
Man who poured cider over police jailed for 21 monthshttps://www.dorsetecho.co.uk/news/24521187.man-poured-cider-police-jailed-21-months/
Protester jailed after chanting at Police https://x.com/HeartsofOakUK/status/1825630987436318926
Man jailed for shouting at police dog https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cm2nm5jgxlko
'Keyboard warrior' jailed https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5y3gre3y9yo