The Three Old Hacks discuss the visit of Donald Trump and whether our Prime Minister's apparent fawning over him is the only way to treat someone so vain. "Flattery pays off with Trump", says David Smith, Economics editor of the Sunday Times. "You don't want to make an enemy of him". They note that Rupert Murdoch was on the guest list for dinner with the President of the United States, but Nigel Farage wasn't. "Farage is not as close to Trump as he makes out", says David. Also on th...
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The Three Old Hacks discuss the visit of Donald Trump and whether our Prime Minister's apparent fawning over him is the only way to treat someone so vain. "Flattery pays off with Trump", says David Smith, Economics editor of the Sunday Times. "You don't want to make an enemy of him". They note that Rupert Murdoch was on the guest list for dinner with the President of the United States, but Nigel Farage wasn't. "Farage is not as close to Trump as he makes out", says David. Also on th...
The Three Old Hacks discuss immigration this week. Mihir Bose, former Sports editor for the BBC, came here as an immigrant from India in the 1960s, not long after Enoch Powell made his famous 'Rivers of Blood' speech. Keir Starmer has been accused of evoking a fear of 'otherness' by echoing Powell's words, when he said Britain risked becoming an 'island of strangers'. David Smith, Economics editor of the Sunday Times, said Brexit had led to a massive increase in immigration, and w...
Three Old Hacks
The Three Old Hacks discuss the visit of Donald Trump and whether our Prime Minister's apparent fawning over him is the only way to treat someone so vain. "Flattery pays off with Trump", says David Smith, Economics editor of the Sunday Times. "You don't want to make an enemy of him". They note that Rupert Murdoch was on the guest list for dinner with the President of the United States, but Nigel Farage wasn't. "Farage is not as close to Trump as he makes out", says David. Also on th...
