Sep 28, 2026 · 19 min · 16 segments
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Stephen AllenHost
We're going to spot a theme across the main front pages, I'm afraid, but the Times goes with Iran link investigated in terror plot at RAF base.

Actually, I said the same point when it was to do with Russia, but I had to say it more when it was to do with the situation in the Middle East.

There was never really a way of not getting involved in a way that would not make us the target.

Do you know what I mean? The kind of people who would be upset about Donald Trump's actions wouldn't be like, we don't like the West, but you didn't let me use your Air Force base.

But every time we talk about triple lock stuff, I have to point out, if you abolish the triple lock, that's not abolishing pensions.

And yet you try and start talking about abolishing the triple lock and someone will be, these pensioners have paid in all their life and now they're meant to get by.

In the same way that I think we need to change the way that the basic train fares go up linked to inflation in July every year, all it takes is for, like, one thing to go weirdly...

You'll end up with an entire year's worth of more expensive... and compound that more expensive train ticket based on the...

We're going to spot a theme across the main front pages, I'm afraid, but the Times goes with Iran link investigated in terror plot at RAF base.

Actually, I said the same point when it was to do with Russia, but I had to say it more when it was to do with the situation in the Middle East.

There was never really a way of not getting involved in a way that would not make us the target.

Do you know what I mean? The kind of people who would be upset about Donald Trump's actions wouldn't be like, we don't like the West, but you didn't let me use your Air Force base.

But every time we talk about triple lock stuff, I have to point out, if you abolish the triple lock, that's not abolishing pensions.

And yet you try and start talking about abolishing the triple lock and someone will be, these pensioners have paid in all their life and now they're meant to get by.

In the same way that I think we need to change the way that the basic train fares go up linked to inflation in July every year, all it takes is for, like, one thing to go weirdly...

You'll end up with an entire year's worth of more expensive... and compound that more expensive train ticket based on the...
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