Tag Archives: William Campbell

William’s original complaint to RTÉ about AA Roadwatch’s status

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The tables are turned on podcast presenter William Campbell (top left) as RTÉ Radio One’s Morning Ireland veteran Cathal Mac Coille  (top right) grills William about his year-long battle with RTÉ and the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (BAI) over the status of [registered political lobby group] AA Roadwatch.

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Previously: Jam Today: RTE And AA Roadwatch

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The solutions-based current affairs podcast hosted by William Campbell (right) has reached episode 101!

William Campbell writes:

Are Airbnb units coming on the rental market because of #Covid19 a victory for renters? Or a distraction from the real causes of the housing crisis? I discuss real and fake solutions with Alison Gilliland (lef ) of the Labour Party and chairperson of Dublin City Council’s Strategic Policy Committee on Housing….

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The current affairs podcast hosted by William Campbell (right) meets Peter Boland (left), director of the Alliance for Insurance Reform.

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Peter speaks for an alliance of businesses about insurance costs. Are they paying way over a fair price? And, if so why?  And who is pocketing the money?  I ask the questions … and try to keep the Covid crisis in perspective.

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The current affairs podcast presented by William Campbell (right).

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What next after the election? I talk with political journalist Michael O Regan (above left) about what motivates the players in the  government formation game. Also Aengus Ó Snodaigh  on who runs Sinn Féin

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The current affairs podcast presented by William Campbell (right) on voting restrictions

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Will you vote? Will you be allowed? If you moved house since November 2018, you probably won’t be able to vote in a general election before 2025!

I challenge Fianna Fáil TD Seán Fleming (above left) about Ireland’s Jim Crow-level voting restrictions….

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The current affairs podcast hosted by William Campbell (above right), who writes:

What is Whiteness? Some proponents use it to cover everything from ‘all white people (and some others)’ to ‘white supremacists’, but have a hard time to define it.

Is this a real concept, or just an amorphous term to cover for bad arguments?

I ask (who else?) – a professor of social science, Steve Garner (above left) from the department of Social Science at Cardiff University…..

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Host William Campbell (right) meets John McGuirk (left), formerly of the Save the 8th campaign, about his new venture, the conservative news and opinion website Gript.

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Can we trust his opinions? Can we believe his news?

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Gript

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The lively current affairs podcast presented by William Campbell (above right).

William writes:

Paul Cullen, the Irish Times Health Editor(above left) is a lifelong cyclist, but some bike enthusiasts thought an article of his – and many others in his paper – are victim-blaming vulnerable road users who suffer the most in collisions.

In our discussion, I mentioned a number of articles and scientific studies, including this analysis of the reporting of deaths of vulnerable road users by Joe Lindsey, and this study by Kelcie Ralph et al. I also mentioned that international and Irish studies indicate – contrary to popular imagination – motorists break traffic laws more frequently than cyclists….

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The current affairs podcast presented by William Campbell (right) looks at the controversy surrounding the Public Service Card.

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Can the government just disregard findings of the Data Protection Commission because they claim to have different legal advice?

I ask data protection expert Dr Katherine O’Keefe (above left) of data consultancy Castlebridge. Our discussion refers to a twitter thread by Katherine and another by solicitor Simon McGarr.

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Earlier: I Am Not A Number, I Am A Free Man

 

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The current affairs podcast hosted by William Campbell (above right) presents a very heated debate…..

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If Farage, Rees-Mogg and Johnson are opportunists, who or what gave them their opportunity?

This week’s show involves a tense conversation about the quality of democracy in the EU with leading pro-European academic Brigid Laffan (above right)…

Includes: Pee Flynn!

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