Leader of the Social Democratic Party William Clouston kicks off today's show by delving into the morning's top headlines as protests erupt as video shows woman ‘grabbed by throat & dragged out of shop after hitting man with basket’ after she was caught shoplifting. Professor Karol Sikora joins shortly after to discuss why on Earth NHS strikes caused 36,000 cancer appointments and operations to be cancelled according to new data.  Former First Minister of Scotland & Leader Alba Party Alex Salmond returns to The Independent Republic to discuss last nights football as England beat Scotland 3-1, Conservative MP and Former Brexit Minister David Davis joins Mike shortly after to discuss why a government unit accused of seeking to suppress free speech should be suspended immediately and face an independent review, a cross-party group of MPs has said. David Davis, the Conservative MP, and Caroline Lucas, the Green Party leader, have written to Michelle Donelan, the Secretary of State for Digital, Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT), raising concerns that the Counter Disinformation Unit (CDU) is “monitoring online dissent”. All that and so much more, so tune in! 

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