"The American fascist would prefer not to use violence. His method is to poison the channels of public information."

These words, written in 1944 by Henry A. Wallace, Vice President under Franklin D. Roosevelt, resonate as deeply today as they did during the height of World War II. Wallace’s essay, The Danger of American Fascism, originally published in The New York Times, is a stark warning about the insidious threats to democracy from within.

Henry Wallace’s essay, written nearly 80 years ago, serves as a guidepost in uncertain times. As Wallace himself said:

"If we put our trust in the common sense of common men and 'with malice toward none and charity for all' go forward on the great adventure of making political, economic, and social democracy a practical reality, we shall not fail."

So, I’ll leave you with this question: What are we doing today to ensure democracy remains a practical reality?

And how can we resist the insidious influence of those who would sacrifice truth and justice for money and power?

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Thousands of Prisoners are to be released to make room for the PPE fraudsters and insider traders from the Tory party

Kier Starmer is chairing a meeting of European leaders and desperately trying to avoid saying Brexit, free movement, immigration or Europe for two days

Nigel Fáragë, Liz Truss and Boris Johnson have all rushed to Millwalki to find ways to make money from Donald Trump and his ear apparent JD Vance

Meanwhile President Biden has caught COVID in an attempt to prove he's not a frail old man

In other plague news, Baroness Hallet releases her first COVID Enquiry report criticising the governments' preparedness for a pandemic, the Daily Mail will almost certainly blame Angela Rayner for this

And now, for the Pothole count from Aidan

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And that was the news, from Trumpton.

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Britain is in the middle of a General Election, one that promises big change after a long period of austerity, war and privation the nation is ready for a change. It's June 2024 but Mike takes a look back at the Labour Manifesto from 1945 - the election that created the NHS, Free Secondary Education, Nationalised transport, power and industry, the Welfare State and the United Nations. It's not quite a Wikipedia page this episode, it's the original document and it's contents resonate today as much as they did back then.

Read the original document here:

http://www.labour-party.org.uk/manifestos/1945/1945-labour-manifesto.shtml

Find Mike Reads Wikipedia here:

pod.link/1561158559

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On this week's show Mike asks - "what's the point?" as the election gets more and more tedious. Suella has a plan for the surplus uniforms she finds herself with, Clive Denby has switched sides, yet again, and the new Labour candidate is revealed. But then Brian, formerly the PotHole guy, comes up with a brilliant policy - so perhaps all is not lost.

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It's Election Time! and your favourite Trumptonshire Podcast team are back to discover who is standing to be the next MP for Trumpton (not Chigley)

We pick through the confusing new candidates for the seat and uncover some surprises - including a few defections, a hostile takeover and a new independent candidate with his own chopper!

We get answers about the key issues facing Trumptonshire South - (it's potholes)

Join Mike Dicks and Aiden Goatley for 15 minutes of your life you will definitely never get back.

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•Good Morning, Good Lunchtime, Good Tiffin and Good Night Sweetheart.

•Today I’ll be asking the Prime Minister why he wants Nigel Farage to be his friend

•Sir Kier Starmer will be here to tell us how he managed to lose the Uxbridge by-election and explain Ulez to us

•Our Agony Aunt Suella Braverman will be here to take your questions about money

•And local Tory MP, Sir Clive Denby, will be here to explain whatever it is his paymasters want him to explain

•But first, let's go over to Aidan in the TBC chopper to find out how many bank accounts Nigel Farage could have opened if he wasn’t such a snob … 42 …

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