1 00:00:00,160 --> 00:00:02,800 Speaker 1: Into Brady, UK, corresponding with us right now, Inda, Hello 2 00:00:02,920 --> 00:00:03,440 Speaker 1: to you. 3 00:00:04,480 --> 00:00:07,600 Speaker 2: Well, hello stranger, congratulations and welcome back. 4 00:00:07,760 --> 00:00:10,440 Speaker 1: Thank you very much, very much, very happy to be back, 5 00:00:10,560 --> 00:00:12,400 Speaker 1: very happy to be talking to your good self in 6 00:00:12,440 --> 00:00:14,480 Speaker 1: to tell me what's going on with the boomingham bin strike. 7 00:00:14,520 --> 00:00:15,040 Speaker 1: Where are we at? 8 00:00:16,560 --> 00:00:19,440 Speaker 2: So the papers have some interesting information here today as 9 00:00:19,480 --> 00:00:23,000 Speaker 2: we're into week five now of Birmingham, the second city 10 00:00:23,000 --> 00:00:26,960 Speaker 2: of England, not having its bins connected collected. Would you 11 00:00:27,040 --> 00:00:31,400 Speaker 2: believe the union officials driving this industrial dispute none of 12 00:00:31,400 --> 00:00:35,760 Speaker 2: them live in Birmingham kelcer Preeze. So they're the ones 13 00:00:35,880 --> 00:00:39,520 Speaker 2: sitting around the negotiating table saying that this isn't good enough, 14 00:00:39,560 --> 00:00:42,440 Speaker 2: that isn't good enough. One of them lives fifty miles 15 00:00:42,520 --> 00:00:48,080 Speaker 2: outside of Birmingham. Another lives in Kingston upon Thames, Southwest Leafy, London, 16 00:00:48,400 --> 00:00:51,200 Speaker 2: nowhere near Birmingham. And guess what their bins are being 17 00:00:51,200 --> 00:00:55,360 Speaker 2: collected every week. So it's fascinating what's going on and 18 00:00:55,480 --> 00:00:59,440 Speaker 2: the whole dispute. It turns out the changes to the 19 00:00:59,520 --> 00:01:04,480 Speaker 2: working can in pay will affect seventeen bin men. Seventeen 20 00:01:04,520 --> 00:01:07,240 Speaker 2: bin men are holding the city of Birmingham one point 21 00:01:07,240 --> 00:01:11,280 Speaker 2: two million residents to ransom. It is shocking what's going on. 22 00:01:11,560 --> 00:01:15,280 Speaker 2: And meanwhile German newspapers are running headlines rats as big 23 00:01:15,280 --> 00:01:18,040 Speaker 2: as cats and that is what's happening in Birmingham right now. 24 00:01:18,120 --> 00:01:22,920 Speaker 1: So they're bringing the military strategist rather than your average soldier. 25 00:01:23,040 --> 00:01:25,440 Speaker 1: But do you have any idea what a military I 26 00:01:25,480 --> 00:01:27,240 Speaker 1: don't know what a military strategist is, do. 27 00:01:27,160 --> 00:01:31,800 Speaker 2: You fellows who sit behind desks looking at computer spreadsheets. 28 00:01:31,800 --> 00:01:34,080 Speaker 2: I mean, what the people of Birmingham need right now 29 00:01:34,480 --> 00:01:36,880 Speaker 2: is boots on the ground and bins off the street. 30 00:01:37,400 --> 00:01:39,280 Speaker 2: You don't need to be a strategist to work out 31 00:01:39,360 --> 00:01:41,720 Speaker 2: what needs to happen. And mark my words, Heather, I 32 00:01:41,760 --> 00:01:44,880 Speaker 2: had colleagues there yesterday filming. They were finding rats dead 33 00:01:44,920 --> 00:01:47,600 Speaker 2: in the street. The next thing will be some sort 34 00:01:47,680 --> 00:01:50,920 Speaker 2: of wild disease or some sort of public health outbreak. 35 00:01:51,280 --> 00:01:54,720 Speaker 2: Five weeks of not having public refuse collected. It is 36 00:01:54,840 --> 00:01:56,440 Speaker 2: beyond disgraceful. 37 00:01:56,720 --> 00:02:00,080 Speaker 1: It's a bit black plague, isn't it. 38 00:02:00,080 --> 00:02:02,000 Speaker 2: It is it is, But I mean when you look 39 00:02:02,040 --> 00:02:05,600 Speaker 2: at who the union leaders are, where they're living, I mean, 40 00:02:06,000 --> 00:02:09,040 Speaker 2: where is the leadership? And it turns out starmers on holidays. 41 00:02:09,080 --> 00:02:12,360 Speaker 2: By the way, the Prime Minister's finally taking a break, 42 00:02:12,440 --> 00:02:14,200 Speaker 2: So this ain't going to be fixed this week. 43 00:02:14,919 --> 00:02:18,040 Speaker 1: Hey, where are we at with the efforts to save 44 00:02:18,120 --> 00:02:19,600 Speaker 1: British steel? Are they getting anywhere? 45 00:02:21,160 --> 00:02:25,119 Speaker 2: So this is rumbling on. Today is a big day. 46 00:02:25,200 --> 00:02:29,680 Speaker 2: But apparently a shipment of coking coal has arrived at Immingham, 47 00:02:29,720 --> 00:02:32,760 Speaker 2: which is the nearest port to Scunthorpe, that will be 48 00:02:32,840 --> 00:02:37,320 Speaker 2: transferred at speed to the blast furnaces. Because the suspicion 49 00:02:37,480 --> 00:02:40,280 Speaker 2: was that the Chinese owners were going to run down 50 00:02:40,280 --> 00:02:43,600 Speaker 2: the blast furnace so it went out. Apparently they're extremely 51 00:02:43,639 --> 00:02:47,320 Speaker 2: difficult to restart, and then all the contracts were making 52 00:02:47,360 --> 00:02:50,480 Speaker 2: steel would have been transferred to mainland China. That was 53 00:02:50,520 --> 00:02:53,720 Speaker 2: the plan. So ultimately the other day, would you believe it, 54 00:02:54,040 --> 00:02:57,720 Speaker 2: the Chinese leaders on site barricaded themselves into a boardroom 55 00:02:58,040 --> 00:02:59,760 Speaker 2: and they could only be got out when the local 56 00:03:00,080 --> 00:03:02,679 Speaker 2: lea were called. That is where we are. So there's 57 00:03:02,680 --> 00:03:06,520 Speaker 2: a big debate now over Chinese ownership of critical infrastructure 58 00:03:06,560 --> 00:03:10,360 Speaker 2: in the UK. I think a lot of people are 59 00:03:10,400 --> 00:03:13,239 Speaker 2: just wondering. You know, who you do deals with? It's 60 00:03:13,280 --> 00:03:13,960 Speaker 2: not worth it. 61 00:03:13,960 --> 00:03:15,800 Speaker 1: No, not at all. Now are we really in a 62 00:03:15,800 --> 00:03:17,799 Speaker 1: position where Dublin is not going to have a vote 63 00:03:18,000 --> 00:03:19,000 Speaker 1: on who should be the mayor. 64 00:03:20,720 --> 00:03:23,800 Speaker 2: Yes, so what I'm hearing from all the authorities in Ireland, 65 00:03:24,280 --> 00:03:26,640 Speaker 2: there was going to be a National Plebis site on 66 00:03:26,720 --> 00:03:29,600 Speaker 2: whether or not to have an elected mayor of Dublin 67 00:03:29,760 --> 00:03:32,200 Speaker 2: like they have with Side Cahn in London and Andy 68 00:03:32,240 --> 00:03:35,080 Speaker 2: Burnham in Manchester. Dublin's a big city. It drives the 69 00:03:35,080 --> 00:03:39,200 Speaker 2: Irish economy. But there is the specter of a political 70 00:03:39,240 --> 00:03:43,760 Speaker 2: career looming for one Connor McGregor. The authorities do not 71 00:03:43,960 --> 00:03:46,240 Speaker 2: like him in Ireland. They don't want him running to 72 00:03:46,280 --> 00:03:49,520 Speaker 2: be president in November, and I think he's going to 73 00:03:49,560 --> 00:03:52,920 Speaker 2: struggle to get on the nomination ballot for president. However, 74 00:03:53,160 --> 00:03:55,520 Speaker 2: he could run to be mayor of Dublin and to 75 00:03:55,600 --> 00:03:58,280 Speaker 2: offset that and to make sure it never happens, they've 76 00:03:58,320 --> 00:04:00,880 Speaker 2: now decided, you know what, we'll without the mayor. 77 00:04:02,240 --> 00:04:03,880 Speaker 1: How do you feel about that, Inda. 78 00:04:05,480 --> 00:04:07,800 Speaker 2: Given that it could be Connor McGregor. I don't like 79 00:04:07,920 --> 00:04:11,040 Speaker 2: the guy personally. I think he is not a good person. 80 00:04:11,160 --> 00:04:13,320 Speaker 2: He is not a good ambassador for Ireland and I 81 00:04:13,320 --> 00:04:17,080 Speaker 2: would question why he is going into politics. I mean, 82 00:04:17,080 --> 00:04:20,000 Speaker 2: he popped up in the White House on Saint Patrick's Day, 83 00:04:20,240 --> 00:04:22,919 Speaker 2: Trump seems to surround themselves with these Andrew taits and 84 00:04:22,960 --> 00:04:26,760 Speaker 2: Connor McGregor's. I don't think Connor McGregor going into politics 85 00:04:26,800 --> 00:04:29,640 Speaker 2: is good news for anyone in Ireland, and certainly any 86 00:04:29,760 --> 00:04:33,440 Speaker 2: migrant in Ireland who we're seeing pictures social media people 87 00:04:33,480 --> 00:04:36,520 Speaker 2: being harassed the whole time. I mean it's getting very 88 00:04:36,720 --> 00:04:39,640 Speaker 2: very nasty and there will be Irish people listening to 89 00:04:39,640 --> 00:04:42,440 Speaker 2: this in New Zealand. We've gone all over the world unhindered. 90 00:04:42,600 --> 00:04:45,440 Speaker 2: No one has bothered us. I just find that our 91 00:04:45,480 --> 00:04:48,039 Speaker 2: country in a very strange place right now. If McGregor 92 00:04:48,080 --> 00:04:50,359 Speaker 2: runs for president, do you know what, Heather? If he 93 00:04:50,400 --> 00:04:52,640 Speaker 2: runs for president, I'll go up against them and let's 94 00:04:52,640 --> 00:04:53,240 Speaker 2: see who wins. 95 00:04:54,320 --> 00:04:56,600 Speaker 1: I'd poud to say that in the Thank you very much, 96 00:04:56,640 --> 00:04:58,120 Speaker 1: I really appreciate We're going to hold you to it 97 00:04:58,160 --> 00:04:59,600 Speaker 1: in The Brady UK Correspondent. 98 00:05:00,120 --> 00:05:03,279 Speaker 2: For more from Hither Duplessy Allen Drive, listen live to 99 00:05:03,360 --> 00:05:06,400 Speaker 2: News Talks itt B from four pm weekdays, or follow 100 00:05:06,440 --> 00:05:08,239 Speaker 2: the podcast on iHeartRadio.