The Jon Gaunt Show

One of Jon's best mates has just been diagnosed with Covid-19 and Jon is fuming that like millions of others his mate has not had a test. Jon  is even angrier that NHS workers have not all been tested and indeed that they have not got proper safety equipment.

He says that Boris Johnson needs to get a grip and test the nation and put the UK into a full proper lockdown with a curfew not this halfway house the is still leading to people ignoring Boris' instructions to stay home.

Jon states that the battle between Sadiq Khan and Boris over the Tube has to stop and stop now and the best way to do this according to Gaunty is to close the whole tube down now.

Jon wants to utilise the Black cab trade to help NHS heroes to get to work on a contract basis as many do in normal times with school children.

Jon is also blunt hat we must all do our bit too and stop relying n the State for everything.

This Jon isn full flow and at his best, do not miss it.

Jon Gaunt is going around the globe and finding out how #coronavirus is affecting different countries by taking to real people in each nation.

Today he is talking to Brian Schaffer on the Gold Coast in Queensland.

Australia, despite only having  a relatively small number of cases and deaths has just gone closed all bars, nightclubs and restaurants.

All flights into Australia are banned and effectively the country has closed all borders

However at this point schools are still open.

Brian agrees with all of these policies and is willing to go further and have a total lockdown for a period to try and beat #coronavirus.

He is amazed that the UK is not in lockdown and Jon and he debate whether the politicians in both countries have acted quickly enough and ha sth right approach.

They also discuss panic buying, hoarding and the moronic approach of some people ignoring the advice to stay home and self isolate.

This is a fascinating podcast and hammers home the point that #Cov-19 is a global pandemic which needs tough and decisive action by all Governments.

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Jon Gaunt catches up with Tony Pycroft who is trapped on a tropical Island 300 miles away from Manila in the Philippines.

He was on a scuba diving trip but the authorities have even banned diving and have imposed a curfew starting at eight every evening.

He can swim in the hotel pool which is deserted but is not allowed on the perfect beach or in the pristine sea!

He also describes his trip from his home in Cambodia via Dubai where he says the testing and screening was fierce.

He believes the the UK should go into a complete lockdown now and says when he finally is allowed to leave the Island he has absolutely no intention of ever returning to the UK.

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A few weeks ago when of Jon Gaunt's best mates called him and told him was driving to his small apartment in Spain to escape all the nonsense surrounding #Coronavirus

Robbie is now trapped in Southern Spain and can't work out if he should drive back or not? It is a 5 day drive. He can't fly because of the dog? What should he do? Will the tunnel be open? 

He is keeping his chin up and at least he is not in hotel which will close down throughout Spain next week.

He is now in a lockdown and he describes what he feels like to be trapped in paradise!

However he agrees with the Spanish Government's actions and say that the UK should also go into lockdown too.

This is just one family's Coronavirus story and is great way to understand how the world has changed in these last few weeks.

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Jon Gaunt's guest today is Maurice Boland who has been living and broadcasting in Spain for decades.

This Talk Radio veteran gives Jon the lowdown on how the #coronavirus lockdown is working and whether people will obey it in Spain.

Maurice believes the the UK should adopt the same policy as Spain and the rest of Europe.

He talks about his concerns for the economy but believes that if people show real community spirit that the world can overcome and beat this invisible enemy.

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Jon Gaunt talks to Barbara, a business woman and mother, who has been locked down in her apartment in Modena, Italy with her young family for days.

She explains what the curfew is and describes how hard it is to cope with a young family all cooped up in the apartment. However she stresses that it is important to lockdown to fight #coronavirus and say that the UK should do exactly the same as Italy.

She describes, in detail how the Italians are keeping their spirits up by singing to each other on their balconies and she says that the people are respecting the reason for lockdown.

This is great podcast and illustrates what we all might be experiencing in the next few days.

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Jon Gaunt is going around the world speaking to his contacts to find out how #coronavirus is affecting them and their country.

Today Jon is talking to Paul Rouan, a property developer and businessman, who has lived in Los Gigantes on the beautiful island of Tenerife for over 40 years.

Paul tells Jon what it is like to live under a total lockdown which came into force just days ago.

Will the people abide by the law and keep off the beaches and out of the bars and shops?

What is the atmosphere like on the Island. Are trapped tourists going to be able to get back to the UK. Can the Spanish medical system cope?

Will Tenerife recover from this pandemic and can the tourist trade and normal life ever be restored?

Paul gives Jon his opinions in this frank and at times funny podcast.

This is the real world view  not the MSM!

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Jon Gaunt believes that Boris Johnson has made a fatal mistake today in not taking the chance to close all schools, public transport and cancelling major sporting events like the Cheltenham Festival and the London Marathon.

Jon says it is these kinds of silly delays that has caused the death toll to rise in Italy.

We needed strong decisive leadership and bold decisions from Boris not weak status quo statements hiding behind the views of scientists.

Jon wants the UK on a 14 day lockdown which he also suggests would bring other benefits for the selfish society that we live in.

Listen and then tell us your views.

Jon Gaunt says that Boris Johnson should announce that he is isolating the whole of the UK to defeat Coronavirus.

All public transport should be closed and all flights in and out of the UK stopped.

If people have a job where they can work from home they should do that but if people have jobs that can not be done from home then they should be financially compensated once the crisis is over.

This is not the time for half measures. It appears that China has now got on top of this virus by closing down whole cities and regions and it now looks like we have to do the same.

If you read between the lines of the news coming out of the Cobra meeting then this is where we are heading so why not stop messing around and do it now.

Is Jon mad or is he making some sense?

Listen to this and please tell him what you think.

Jon is back with his first podcast in ages and he is raging about how slow Matt Hancock and Boris have been in tackling the Coronavirus epidemic.

He also has Sadiq Khan in his sights and Harry and Meghan get blasted too.

But Jon says he has changed during his self enforced exile from politics and broadcasting and you need to listen to find out why.