I took part in a panel discussion on Tonight with Vincent Browne on Ireland’s TV3 that went out on Thursday 27 November and was recorded in Charleville on Saturday 22 November. I argued that while the injustice of eurozone institutions blackmailing the Irish government to impose the bank debt owed to foreign creditors on Irish […]
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I debated the fiasco at the summit of EU leaders on 8-9 December on BBC Radio 4’s The World Tonight with Angela Knight, former Conservative minister and now lobbyist for the British Banking Association. Listen here
I was interviewed on BBC World’s World News Today on 1 December 2010 about whether the EU’s border policy is working, whether Europe really can control its borders, and whether there might be a better approach to immigration instead.
Pat Kenny interviewed me on RTE1’s The Frontline on 29 December 2010 about the EU/IMF “bailout” and Ireland’s banking and debt crisis. Part 1 Part 2 Part 3
I was interviewed on the BBC World Service’s Business Daily programme about Ireland, the euro and Europe’s banking and sovereign debt crisis. You can listen to the interview here.
I was interviewed on BBC World News on 25 November 2010 by George Alagiah about the euro-zone crisis and whether Portugal and Spain might be affected next.
I debated globalisation and protectionism on BBC Radio 4’s Today programme this morning.
I debated whether freedom of movement is a good thing on BBC1’s Sunday Morning Live with George Hargreaves of the Christian Party and Jon Gaunt, a right-wing shock jock. Part 2
Video of launch of Aftershock at LSE on 10 May 2010. In five parts. Part 2 » Part 3 » Part 4 » Part 5
I was interviewed bright and early on BBC Radio London’s Breakfast Show with Gaby Roslin and Paul Ross this morning about immigration and the election campaign. Listen to it here
I debate with Andrew Green of MigrationWatch on BBC Radio 4’s PM programme, yesterday, 29 April 2010. Bizarrely, Green lambasts the BBC for failing to give him airtime and then claims that his extremist anti-immigration group speaks for the majority of the British people. Listen to the clip here.
From Monday’s Panorama (BBC1, 19 April 2010)
On BBC Radio 5 Live this morning, I debated whether Britain is full up with Andrew Green of MigrationWatch. Listen here
In response to a "life-swap" television programme made by Today presenter Evan Davis that will be shown on BBC 1 tonight, I debated how immigrant workers are affecting the UK with Frank Field MP on BBC Radio 4's flagship news programme, Today. Listen to it here
On September 16 I appeared on BBC Radio 4's Iconoclasts programme to make the case for abolishing immigration controls. Listen here: Download Radio4-part1 Download Radio4-part2
Listen to it here.
I was interviewed on Frost over the World on 20 February. They won’t be making a film about the interview, but it was a great opportunity to meet a living icon.