Making what happens in Westminster relevant to people in the North. Featuring a great guest from our region and insight from our very own northern political team.
Sol B River is a Leeds-born writer and TV producer. His recent documentary about the first black university student in 1960s Mississippi won plaudits around the world. In a week which has seen such focus on football and racism, we asked Sol - a big football fan - to give us his view - of 'taking the knee,' the racism faced by players and the changes he wants politicians to make.
And Business Analyst Danni Hewson joins Gemma and James to talk about Yorkshire’s proud supermarket heritage. It comes after potential talks of a takeover for Bradford family owned Morrisons.
9 Jul 2021
Justice for our Postmasters
Former sub-postmasters across Yorkshire have been trying to clear their names after they were involved in one of the UK’s biggest miscarriages of Justice a scandal spanning 20 years. It was after money went missing from their accounts following a problem with a newly installed computer system. An inquiry is now underway to get to the bottom of how this happened. Caroline has spoken to families who devoted their lives to serving the Post Office who were then accused of crimes they didn’t commit.
Producer: Louise Wheeler
Studio Director: Qendresa Zena
4 Jul 2021
Spen(d)ing some time in Batley
The team speak to Politics Professor Dr Victoria Honeyman from the University of Leeds and local businessman Mike from Mike's carpets to assess the result of the recent Batley and Spen By-Election. We also hear from the winning candidate and now MP, Labour's Kim Leadbeater.
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