We won't be producing a podcast this week as a mark of respect to Margaret (Mags) Casey, Ciaran’s beloved Mother. Mags was almost 94 and she died in Dublin last Monday after a short illness. I have recorded a very short eulogy and normal service will resume next week.

QUICKER, FUNNIER, NO FOOTBALL,POLITICAL IDIOT OF THE WEEK, NEW LAWS I’D INTRODUCE, MOAN, MOMENT, IDEA OF THE WEEK,MY FAVOURITE MUSIC, POEMS AND JOKES.....PHEW!

TODAY WE START WITH THE APPALLING CONTAMINATED BLOOD PRODUCTS REPORT IN THE UK ON HOW THE NHS KILLED 3,000 PATIENTS AND LEFT A LARGER NUMBER WITH AIDS AND HEPATITIS A, B AND C.

AFTER THAT WE NEEDED A LIGHTER TOPIC TO RECOVER SO WE DO OUR 2024 PREMIER LEAGUE REVIEW AND EUROS PREVIEW.

Chapter 2 of Jim’s memoirs of a career in the Health Service. We present this as the fourth in our ARTILECT Series. This one includes hunting burglars, office rows, sniffing petrol and a trip to the Houses of Parliament.

A GALLOP THROUGH TOTTENHAM’S NEW CORNER FLAG; REGGIE’S FIRST DAY AT A NEW PLAYGROUP; CIARAN ATTENDING A CONFIRMATION; THE DANGERS OF BIKES; AND LOTS OF OTHER BITS BEFORE THE MAIN COURSE...WHY HAVE STANDARDS FOR CIVIL BEHAVIOUR DETERIORATED AND WHY DOES NO ONE TALK ABOUT DUTY, SERVICE OR RESPONSIBILITY ANY MORE?

This week Ciaran and Jim address end of life issues, not necessarily a bundle of laughs but we try and keep it light enough. The whole serving is leavened along the way with a discussion of how the Arsenal managed to appoint the ref for their game with Spurs, great glee at the demise of the SNP in Scotland and a bit of a spat about the trade in illegal immigrants from the UK to Ireland....at least we think that's what it was about. All human life is still here.

This week Ciaran and Jim spend a lot of time talking about how not to pay to much tax and how much we should pay with plenty of examples. We also touch upon the Jewish man who was told by a policeman he was ‘

obviously Jewish'.....its not as simple as it sounds. Also where have all the Mr Mainwaring Bank Managers gone?

This week after a brief but alarming account of how Jim might face up to 500 Arsenal Supporters, he and Ciaran quickly get into the nuts and bolts of protecting freedom in the teeth of the Trendy Revolution fascists who seem hell bent on making us do as we are told...George Orwell eat your heart out.

Its quite worrying actually.

Apologies for the sound this week, we struggled to hide the raucous noise of Jim’s cold.

AFTER AN INITIAL BIT OF SILLINESS AND A NUMBER OF INTERJECTIONS ABOUT DEFENCE AND BUREAUCRACY AMONGST OTHER THINGS; CIARAN AND JIM FINALLY GET ROUND TO THE THORNY ISSUE OF THE ALMOST IDENTICAL FAILURES OF HOUSING POLICY IN IRELAND AN THE UK.

WHAT IS A SWASTIKA? WHY DO WE EXPECT POLICEMAN TO NOT ENFORCE THE LAW? ANTI JEWISH MEANS ANTISEMITIC...RIGHT OR WRONG?

JK ROWLING AND THE APPALLING SCOTTISH HATE SPEECH LEGISLATION.

FINALLY ABOUT 20 SECONDS OF FOOTBALL, WHY DIDN'T TOTTENHAM GET A THIRD GOAL AGAINST LUTON ?

THIS EPISODE DEDICATED TO LOLLY, REGGIE AND BILLIE-ROSE.