19:22 Then you quit. Yeah, but they went no we need you. That's what he wanted. Yeah tweets about it Oh, he can't he's the one responsible one guy said I've given to party to this a tweet I've given the party two million pounds because of Nigel Farage And so he's back which is good for us the good for the show big time I want to start off with Gitmo Nation East for a moment big things happening in in the UK with new legislation that has been... well it hasn't been introduced, they're only talking about it, it will be a part of the Queen's speech according to David Cameron. This is the new counter-terrorism extremism bill.
20:09 which, as far as I know, won't become really available until the 27th when we have the Queen's speech. But David Cameron has already listed a bit of the veil about what this will be. And again, there we are with our podcastlicense.com. This is going to become pretty useful. I'm reading now from, just from the Guardian, which is kind of the best I could get. The measures would give the police powers to apply to the high court for an order to limit, quote, harmful activities of an extremist individual. The definition of harmful is to include a risk of public disorder, a risk of harassment, alarm, or distress, or creating a, quote, threat to the functioning of democracy.
20:53 Wait for it. The aim is to catch not just those who spread or incite hatred on the grounds of gender, race, or religion, but also those, it should be height and age by the way, but also those who undertake harmful activities for the purpose of overthrowing democracy. They would include a ban on broadcasting and the requirement to submit to the police in advance any proposed publication on the web and social media or in print. So, the way I understand this is you get a disruption order from the Queen and you're, hey, watch out son, we don't like what you're saying. If you want to then post something on Twitter or Facebook, you have to have it approved by their police. Exactly. Now again, that's a trend.
21:50 Well, you always talk about the UK being the beta test for the rest of the universe. Now... Worked out well for them, we should do it too. Theresa May, who is the interior person, she's in charge of Homeland Security, the British equivalent of Homeland Security. A fantastic interview of her on BBC Radio 4, which I listen to at night when I go to bed because it's morning, I get kind of the, you know, I can, I think I pick up a lot of it in the middle of the night. And it's a 12 minute interview which hold on a second you're telling me that you go to bed And you leave the BBC on all night. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, this is I don't know let me think about them Okay, go on well clearly the the sound is getting into my ears. I don't know my brain. I have weird dreams though I would think so I feel so British So Theresa May was on BBC for rated radio for and
22:47 The host, John, I forget his last name, good guy, he is trying to get her to explain the definition of extremism, which will be the mitigating factor in this bill where you are You know, we're going to be restricted from broadcasting. I presume that also includes podcasting, just posting anything on the website or social media without your messaging being approved by the politik operacik. So I thought it was very interesting to display two clips from this interview where Theresa May is trying to talk about this extremism. And the way she... And by the way, extremism does have a definition, which is belief in and support for ideas that are very far from what most people consider correct or reasonable. Which, by the way, is pretty much everything on this show, if someone listens to it who is all in. Not with us.
23:47 I would think so, yes. And she takes this back and tries to explain it. She can't necessarily explain extremism, but she can explain what is not extremist behavior, which includes, of course, British values. First of all, the reason for doing this, John, I mean, you talk about tolerance and intolerance. I mean, there are people out there... Well, you recall, we read in the EU, European Union documents that tolerance was going to be big on the agenda, that you have to be tolerant, which we probably should look up that definition as well while we're at it. Sadly, who are seeking to divide us. We are a government of one nation, we want to bring people together to ensure we are living together as one society, but there are those who are trying to promote hatred and intolerance.
24:33 seeking to divide us into a them and us and undermine our British values. And what we are proposing is a bill which will have certain measures within it, measures such as introducing banning orders for groups and disruption orders for individuals. For those who are out there actively trying to promote this hatred and intolerance which can lead to division in our society. This is fantastic. It is. It's great. Hey, I hate you. Douche. it
25:20 ever question what exactly are British values? Luckily it's the BBC. And understanding acceptance of different faiths. And freedom of speech, an essential prerequisite of a tolerant and decent society. And if you ban groups of people from getting together and talking about the things that worry them about the way our society is heading, don't you become a part of it? No, well first of all I would say that your description of what we're proposing to do is not right. Well you're talking about banning groups of certain groups of people getting together. We're not talking about banning groups of people getting together who are simply talking about problems in society or what they perceive as issues that need to be addressed. So when do they step over the edge? Good question!
26:03 extremism of all sorts, Islamist extremism but also other forms of extremism like neo-Nazism. Where's climate change denial? That should be extremism pretty soon. That is seeking to promote hatred, that is seeking to divide our society, that is seeking to undermine the very values that make us a great country to live in, that make us this great pluralistic society. You know, having lived in the UK for about five years, they can just arrest everybody I know because they're all racist. If they're hatred filled, not all that's an overstatement, but man, oh man, this is lots. This is very lots, extremely lots. Or as the the marketplace guy would say, gajillions. He keeps saying he said it again the other day.
26:52 Second clip. So again we want to know about the line, how do you cross the line into extremism, which again has not been defined by Ms. May. But the reason we're doing this is first of all because we do need I think to ensure that we are together as one society, we are one nation, we are working to ensure... Speaking with one voice? Is that speak with one voice? Is that like a Nazi reference? One nation, speak with one voice. I have no idea. It is a reference. It's a reference to something. There will be different views within that nation. Of course there will be different views. Nobody is suggesting that different views cannot be expressed. Yes. But one of the reasons for looking at this issue... Exactly what they're saying. Yeah, you cannot, as long as you're in line with everybody else. ...of extremism, is the path down which it can lead people.
27:39 And what we can see often is that this extremist preaching, this message of hatred, this message of intolerance... My God! People should be up in arms about this! You should be able to hate someone. You should be able to divide. It's crazy. ...can actually lead down a path of radicalization... And what I'm trying to get you to define is At what point it strays into that area? At what point it doesn't become just a disagreement with you or me or the bloke next door or the woman next door. It becomes something that should worry us to the extent that it should be banned. That's what I'm trying to get at. And what... And by the way, he tries this eight or nine times. It was just boring. Her answers were funny because she never got to the answer. But I just wanted to pick up one. At what point does it qualify for being banned?
28:28 Obviously when we introduce the legislation which has these banning orders, one of the tasks in that legislation will be to ensure that we have the definitions. You don't know this? We have a definition of extremism which we have in our extremism strategy. But you're saying you'll know it when you see it, which is a bit unsatisfactory, isn't it? know it when we see it. Pelosi is all over the place. John, the whole process of introducing legislation in this country is that actually you start off with the principle of what we want to do which is to ensure that we can promote British values, the values that unite us as a society. It's a woolly phrase isn't it, promoting British values. You can't have legislation to promote British values can you? A law that says these are our values and if you don't agree with them then well, well what? You're going to jail? Yes, yes, yes, yes.
29:12 Yes, you nailed it! You promote British values in a legalistic sense. I think, I suspect that there are many people listening to this program who feel that actually we haven't as a society... This is the dangerous bit because of course there are lots of older British citizens who don't understand, they're mad about everything, the country is not the way it used to be, which always happens when you get older. And she's now talking directly to them. These people of course also vote and will go out and say, yeah, we're all for this. about the values that unite us as a society. But what does that mean? Forgive me for using the phrase again, but that's a bit woolly, isn't it? Positive. I mean, I could run out into the street now and you couldn't say, look, these are the values we all stand for. Wonderful, wonderful. Somebody else would come along and say, rubbish, I believe in something different. Now, at what point, and what I'm really puzzled by, is how you get to define the line, you draw the line at which you've crossed over that line, and it's unacceptable, legally unacceptable.
30:14 Intelligence work takes place within a strong legal framework. We operate under the rule of law and are accountable for... In some countries, secret intelligence is used to control their people. In ours, it only exists to protect their freedoms. Protect their freedoms. Protect their freedoms. Protect their freedoms. You know, this legislation could be solely created just to arrest Nigel Farage. Now I think about it. I, I, yeah, I, I think that's a stretch. But I think he's part of the system. But I really, I really, probably, I really like the, uh, the getting permission to post on social networks. I think that's fantastic. You guys think that's the way it ought to be. UK is way ahead of the game. Good work. I have people should be protesting, be roaming the streets out of pissed off them.