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Chuka on BBC London Radio

Saturday, November 15th, 2008

Chuka was one of the studio guests on Sony Speech Broadcaster of the Year, Eddie Nestor’s BBC London Radio show this Sunday.

He joined Eddie for the Rum Shop, where guests and listeners discuss the main stories making the headlines in London that week. Discussion ranged from the Baby P case to teenage pregnancy and tax cuts. Eddie is best known for his starring roles in The Real McCoy and Casualty, and presents his own blend of outspoken, opinionated and entertaining radio.

Listen again to the show at: http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/aod/networks/london/aod.shtml?london/eddienestor

Chuka in the Media

Wednesday, November 12th, 2008

Chuka has been quoted in the press over the last week, and a few people have been asking for the links to be put on the website…

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Chuka appears on BBC Radio 5 Live

Wednesday, September 24th, 2008

Chuka appeared on Richard Bacon’s show on BBC Radio 5 Live last night. Chuka was discussing Prime Minister Gordon Brown’s big speech to the Labour Conference and, amongst other things, how Labour has delivered for the people of Streatham. To listen to the show, click here: Richard Bacon - BBC Radio 5 Live.

Speaking up for Streatham on BBC Radio 4’s the World Tonight

Thursday, September 4th, 2008

On Tuesday the government announced that homebuyers will not have to pay stamp duty on properties costing £175,000 or less for the next 12 months.  Tonight Chuka will be discussing Prime Minister Gordon Brown’s big speech this evening to the Scottish CBI and what else the government is doing to help ordinary working people in Streatham and beyond with writer and broacaster, Lance Price, and others at 10pm on BBC Radio 4.  To listen to the programme, click here: BBC Radio 4 - The World Tonight (4 Sep ‘08)

Working Lunch

Tuesday, August 26th, 2008

Chuka will be talking about proposals to levy a windfall tax on the energy companies, a proposal backed by more than 80 MPs, today at 12.30pm on BBC2.  Earlier this month Chuka called on the government to levy a windfall tax on the energy companies to help ordinary people.  Commenting on why he supports this measure, he said,
“I am in the business of politics because I want to build a fairer, more equal, democratic and sustainable world for people here - I think this necessitates, amongst other things, government intervention where appropriate, which is I am calling for this measure.”
“The point is not to punish the energy companies – the winners in this situation - for their unearned fruits, or even that the increase in global fuel prices is their fault; the point is that those fruits should be spread more widely to relieve the burden on the many residents in Streatham, Brixton, Clapham, Tulse Hill and beyond who, faced with these huge price rises, are the loosers here.”
To watch the programme, click here: BBC2 - ‘Working Lunch’.

Who’d want to be an MP?

Tuesday, July 8th, 2008

I will be appearing on Simon Mayo’s show this afternoon on BBC Radio 5 Live with Liberal Democrat MP, Jo Swinson, former MP and Minister, Chris Leslie and Conservative blogger, Iain Dale. We have all been invited on to discuss who’d want to become a Member of Parliament and why. In short, I believe that politics is the best vehicle through which we can effect positive change in society and I want to help bring about positive change for the people of the Streatham constituency (which covers Streatham, parts of Balham, Brixton, Clapham and Tulse Hill) and put something back into the community I’m from - that is why I am putting myself forward. For more, tune into Simon’s show between 3 and 4pm this afternoon. You can access his part of the BBC website here, where you will also be able to listen to the show after the event.

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