Thank goodness for that - the Thought Police are back. It's time again for Mike Graham and Kevin O'Sullivan to take a sweary look at the week's news. Topics include: Boris Johnson's claim that lockdowns are more effective than the vaccine, opinion polls, the madness of asymptomatic testing, the Royal Family having to mask up at Prince Philip's funeral, reluctance to take the jab, jobsworths and their arrest warnings, Keir Starmer's failed attempt to look cool, the complicated David Cameron story...
Apr 15, 2021•33 min•Ep 124•Transcript available on Metacast It's time for the hottest, sweariest and angriest podcast in town as Mike Graham and Kevin O'Sullivan return for another sparkling episode of the Thought Police. Today they discuss: their dogs, Boris' latest pathetic briefing, the ongoing lack of freedom, being in the clutches of Sage and the scientists, vaccine passports, how parts of America are flying in the face of Presidential orders, returning to British values, Beth Rigby, the latest climate change initiatives, the Oxford and Cambridge bo...
Apr 07, 2021•33 min•Ep 123•Transcript available on Metacast Mike Graham and Kevin O'Sullivan are full of vim and vigour and ready to punch their way through the week's news agenda. Today's topics include: working when the clocks change, local council madness, smart motorways, why climate change is not an emergency, rebelling against the woke brigade, how the reaction to Diana's death may have informed societal norms, self-indulgent podcasters, why the government need to push back on cancel culture, Labour's vote-gathering strategy, having to tread on egg...
Mar 31, 2021•35 min•Ep 122•Transcript available on Metacast Mike Graham and Kevin O'Sullivan discuss all the big news as the Thought Police comes to you once more. Topics include: the return of Line of Duty, Tim Davie's strange decision making, Midsomer Murders, Guardian readership, Joe Biden tripping over stairs and his words, the American political scene, lockdown potentially being extended again, wearing masks for years to come, horse milk, marking a year on from the beginning of lockdown, the future of the pubs, the truth about a third wave, why some...
Mar 24, 2021•36 min•Ep 121•Transcript available on Metacast The Thought Police - namely Mike Graham and Kevin O'Sullivan - are back to discuss the news that you want discussed. Topics include: The fallout from Piers Morgan's unceremonious exit from Good Morning Britain and ITV's handling of the situation, why Harry and Meghan's Oprah interview has to be allowed to be questioned, the Russian-designed new briefing room at Number 10, Allegra Stratton, a bus load of cash for a load of new buses, Dame Jenny Murray, political point-scoring from the ever-haples...
Mar 17, 2021•37 min•Ep 120•Transcript available on Metacast The Thought Police are back and there's only one story in town - Chris Whitty and his cronies. Why are they insisting that we will have to endure another lockdown when the vaccination programme is supposed to be the permanent way out of the COVID crisis? They also discuss the political scaremongering of the UK population... ...oh, and there's also the small matter of that Harry and Meghan interview as well. Was Oprah the right person to conduct it? Is Harry hindered by his lack of intelligence? ...
Mar 10, 2021•35 min•Ep 119•Transcript available on Metacast Mike Graham and Kevin O'Sullivan welcome you back to the latest edition of the podcast everybody is talking about, the Thought Police. On today's episode they discuss: the budget, furlough being extended, Rishi Sunak, Kev's new gig hosting the Weekend Breakfast show on talkRADIO, why we should be moving more quickly out of lockdown, the worst world leader, Carrie's influence on Boris (and the interior of their house), governmental advisers, Harry and Meghan's Oprah interview and what might be ne...
Mar 03, 2021•46 min•Ep 118•Transcript available on Metacast It's time for another edition of the Thought Police with possible hope on the horizon. There's still plenty to moan about for Mike Graham and Kevin O'Sullivan however including: Boris' unfathomable roadmap out of COVID, lockdown hair, Los Angeles under the Democrats, the recall system, snow in Texas, Joe Biden's ineffectiveness, Donald Trump's comeback, why we keep hearing from no-mark doom-mongers, how the Government are completely avoiding the central narrative, projections for the coming mont...
Feb 23, 2021•40 min•Ep 117•Transcript available on Metacast Mike Graham and Kevin O'Sullivan reconvene to try and find some sense among the madness once again. Today they discuss: Fulham's recent win, footballers taking the knee, reopening the schools, why the experts never have anything positive to say, the importance of no more lockdowns, talkRADIOs popularity, Donald Trump's impeachment case and the future of the Republicans, MG's pot problems, the publicity shy couple who've left for a quiet life in America, and Prince Harry's feet. It's the podcast ...
Feb 17, 2021•34 min•Ep 116•Transcript available on Metacast Mike Graham and Kevin O'Sullivan return for another exciting edition of the Thought Police. They discuss: Matt Kelly and the New European, the EU's vaccine policy, MG's son's painting, Matt Hancock's 'good looks', the best and worst looking footballers, Six Nations rugby, Jonathan Van-Tam, how restrictions have been enabled by the digital age, the conjecture around coronavirus death rates, ten-day hotel quarantines, what Britain we will return to after lockdown, Mike Tindall's furlough fiasco, m...
Feb 10, 2021•38 min•Ep 115•Transcript available on Metacast It's about time we heard from the Thought Police (that's Mike Graham and Kevin O'Sullivan) on the week's news. Today's topics include: the EU's terrible week, Nicola Sturgeon losing control in Scotland, what's really happening north of the border, whether a vote for independence is a wise move at this point, Biden's bizarre battles, travelling around rural America, the military coup in Myanmar, Donald Trump's last acts, and Fulham's recent Premier League struggles. It's the fastest-growing podca...
Feb 03, 2021•33 min•Ep 114•Transcript available on Metacast Mike and Kev return to pick holes in the latest news as the Thought Police podcast returns. Topics include: excessive swearing and whether it's a sign of intelligence, MG's son's brilliant painting, missing the theatre, Keir Starmer self-isolating again, why questioning lockdowns should be welcomed and not dismissed, intentional and unintentional misuse of language, the winter and its effect on the virus, what happens to the economy when the furlough scheme ends, elite sportspeople not having to...
Jan 28, 2021•38 min•Ep 113•Transcript available on Metacast Mike Graham and Kevin O'Sullivan return to bring some sense to the nonsensical on the latest episode of the Thought Police. Today they discuss: Why dogs are both brilliant and bonkers, Joe Biden's inauguration, Trump's last act as president, the death penalty, Matt Hancock's COVID hypocrisy, the ineffectiveness of lockdowns, Mark Drakeford, the latest reports on the vaccine, China's deception, Fulham's upturn in form, Celtic's self-inflicted woes, and the bizarre behaviour of the tennis players ...
Jan 20, 2021•35 min•Ep 112•Transcript available on Metacast Mike Graham and Kevin O'Sullivan return with more common sense on the latest sparkling edition of the Thought Police. Today they ponder: social distancing rules, the importance of challenging lockdowns, public compliance, why no measures can contain the virus, issues with the vaccine, talkRADIO's YouTube ban, Donald Trump's social media booting, whether Twitter should be regulated, the Trump impeachment case and why he isn't to blame, football teetering on the brink of cancellation, Scotland's t...
Jan 14, 2021•32 min•Ep 111•Transcript available on Metacast It's time for the first Thought Police podcast of 2021 and unsurprisingly the tightening of restrictions have left Mike Graham and Kevin O'Sullivan a tad miffed. Today they vent their spleens about: the efficacy of lockdowns, the state of the UK, introducing stricter measures, why people mixing has to stop, fox hunting, how the Government will spin success in the summer, the Bonking Boffin, mystery about the information coming from China, herd immunity, pushing tolerance of restrictions to the l...
Jan 06, 2021•36 min•Ep 110•Transcript available on Metacast As we count down to 2021, here's a chance to look back at some of the best bits of the Thought Police in 2020 with Mike Graham, Kevin O'Sullivan and Matt Kelly...remember him? Don't forget to subscribe from your favourite podcast provider and you can download all of the episodes in the archive while you're there. There are over 100 to choose from, what more do you need to get you through these tough times? Enjoy! Find the show on Twitter: @ThoughtPoliceTP or email: thoughtpolicepod@gmail.com. Se...
Dec 30, 2020•1 hr 3 min•Ep 109•Transcript available on Metacast It's Christmas and so it's now time for the inaugural Thought Police Awards with your esteemed hosts... Mike Graham and Kevin O'Sullivan! The first batch of prestigious categories are as follows: - Absentee of the year (unofficial award) - Reporter of the year - Broadcaster of the year - Love rat of the year - Political analyst of the year - Footballer of the year - City of the year - Self-isolator of the year - Baldy cover-up of the year - Liar of the year - Hero of the year - Virtue-signaller ...
Dec 23, 2020•24 min•Ep 108•Transcript available on Metacast It's the last contemporaneous Thought Police before Christmas and Mike Graham and Kevin O'Sullivan have quite simply had enough. Not much festive cheer here as they get stuck into: London being plunged into Tier 3, Chris Whitty's incompetence, the COVID death rate, how senior ministers are neglecting their duties, Angela Merkel's uselessness, why journalists are getting an easy ride, New Year's Day restrictions, talking through a mask, nipping normality in the bud to the cost of the country, the...
Dec 16, 2020•24 min•Ep 107•Transcript available on Metacast Mike Graham and Kevin O'Sullivan have another big week of news to eviscerate as the Thought Police returns. Today's topics include: Matt Hancock crying on TV, men showing their emotions, Brexit negotiations, Michel Barnier, Kay Burley and Beth Rigby's COVID controversy, Millwall fans booing players taking the knee, football supporters, how while the nation slept the government was woke, putting London back into tier 3, the Vicar of Dibley Christmas special and introducing the Thought Police Awar...
Dec 09, 2020•32 min•Ep 106•Transcript available on Metacast Mike Graham and Kevin O'Sullivan might be recording in a different location but if anything it's given them a better overview of the madness that is UK politics. Today they discuss: Wales' draconian measures, the ineffectiveness of lockdowns, why those on the left of centre make terrible decisions, Neil Ferguson, the BBC's failure to take people to task, Boris Johnson's hair, dogs with COVID, politicians talking rubbish (and getting away with it), Michael Gove, scotch egg-gate, Nicola Sturgeon, ...
Dec 02, 2020•28 min•Ep 105•Transcript available on Metacast There's plenty for Mike Graham and Kevin O'Sullivan to go at on this week's Thought Police including: Boris Johnson's dodgy connection, Fulham's ongoing penalty woes, the US election possibly coming to an end at last, big bets, people who cheat at golf, paying tribute to a couple of beloved Fleet Street colleagues who have sadly gone before, colour writers, the poor press performance during the COVID crisis, making up the data to suit the argument, why the government have no right to interfere i...
Nov 25, 2020•33 min•Ep 104•Transcript available on Metacast The shackles may well be on for the public, but they are well and truly off for the Thought Police as Mike Graham and Kevin O'Sullivan return. Today they discuss: why lockdown 2 was a terrible idea, Boris Johnson going into hiding to suit himself, the recent Cummings and goings from the government, lefties leading the green agenda, vaccine concerns, a counterproductive test and trace system, Carrie playing PM, getting back to work, Matt Hancock's gormless arrogance, the future of the Tories now ...
Nov 18, 2020•35 min•Ep 103•Transcript available on Metacast Mike Graham and Kevin O'Sullivan are back to cast doubt on the science and eviscerate the 'experts' as the Thought Police returns. Today's topics include: the worst penalty of all time, calling the US election too early, why Trumpism certainly isn't dead, poorly portrayed possibilities from the pollsters, COVID's seasonal nature, being duped by dubious stats, concerns about the validity of a vaccine, government reluctance to return to normality, schools being open and pubs being closed, finding ...
Nov 11, 2020•33 min•Ep 102•Transcript available on Metacast Mike Graham is back from his hols to join Kevin O'Sullivan for another look at the week's big stories. Today they include: upsetting lefties, do-gooders in society, lockdown 2 and whether it can possibly be justified, the 'Covid wars', putting the blame on the people, why pubs need to be open, Boris' terror, 'charity porn', food banks, having no sense of humour, Jeremy Corbyn, betting on the outcome of the US election, why the notion of the public vote is a nonsense, the importance of swing stat...
Nov 04, 2020•42 min•Ep 101•Transcript available on Metacast While Mike takes a moment to get away from the news, why not remind yourselves what's been going on this year (as if you can forget) as we take a look at some of the best bits of The Thought Police since Kev joined back in July. Topics include: Donald Trump, COVID-19, the problems with working from home, the woke crisis, terrestrial TV, the return of football, boring students, exam results, Brexit, who can be considered the best James Bond and loads more! Enjoy this selection of great hits from ...
Oct 28, 2020•42 min•Ep 100•Transcript available on Metacast Time for some more common sense among the mass hysteria as Mike Graham and Kevin O'Sullivan take to the Thought Police once again. Today they discuss: the BBC's woke new series and ludicrously gratuitous overspending, Gary Lineker's hypocrisy, tiered lockdowns across the country and why they are a waste of time, why waiting is sometimes better than doing, propaganda being promulgated in the press, the faults of the Track and Trace system, myths surrounding hospital bed capacity, the idiot who co...
Oct 21, 2020•36 min•Ep 99•Transcript available on Metacast Mike Graham and Kevin O'Sullivan are back to shout into their megaphones as the Thought Police rolls into town once again. Today they discuss: Dominic West's alleged philandering, Donald Trump's bizarre performance last week, Lily James, the difficulty of being an actor who frolics on set one minute and returns home to the other half the next, David Attenborough's lack of depth, celebs losing the plot about the Presidential recovery, who wins the US election, the UK's latest baffling response to...
Oct 14, 2020•37 min•Ep 98•Transcript available on Metacast Mike Graham and Kevin O'Sullivan are back to point fingers and poke fun at politicians as they bring you another Thought Police podcast. Today they assess: Donald Trump's media savvy as he recovers from COVID-19, the sheer scale of American election campaigns, how voters in the States are feeling, why what we see on TV isn't the real USA, Boris Johnson's latest speech and Prime Ministerial performance, why nothing seems to be normal, Scotland's draconian lockdown measures, whether exams really g...
Oct 07, 2020•39 min•Ep 97•Transcript available on Metacast Mike Graham and Kevin O'Sullivan are back for more after another gloomy week of news. Today they discuss: the golden age of journalism, how Kev started in Fleet Street, why things used to be better, bars closing at 10pm (except in parliament), Boris Johnson mixing up his own rules, the NHS coronavirus app, COVID marshals, why students have gone from breaking rules to following them, Matt Hancock's rule of sex, intentional scaremongering, the new John Bercow, what BoJo was doing in Exeter (and wh...
Sep 30, 2020•38 min•Ep 96•Transcript available on Metacast The Thought Police - Mike Graham and Kevin O'Sullivan - are primed and in position ready to unleash both barrels once again. Today they respond to Prime Minister Boris Johnson's latest coronavirus containment measures and take a look at the wider handling of the crisis from the government and their appointed 'experts'. They also discuss wokeness and how parliament is joining in with the movement, footballers deciding not to take the knee, Britain's Got Talent losing viewers, and how businesses a...
Sep 23, 2020•34 min•Ep 95•Transcript available on Metacast 
