On this weeks episode we look at the amazing story of Austin Applebee; Epstein, Mandelson and Starmer; Epstein and Trans;  The Too White Countryside; Billy Eilish and “Stolen Land’;  Sanae Takaichi wins Japanese election; Mandani reads from Quran;  Islamic child abuse; Bradford NHS asks for ‘Close Relative Marriage Nurse’; Feedback; the Good Things about Canada; Ricky Gervais on Virtue Signalling; German Greens ban salt – hospitals fill up; When is assault not an assault – when it is done for Palestine;  Zali Stagel justifies ‘globalise the intifada’;  Haviv Retag Gur; Nationalising Prostitution in Scotland; LGBTY Scotland leader convicted of grooming; Dundee girls vindicated; Church of Scotland decline continues;  Is AI biased towards evangelicals; Michael Jackson Irish Folk Style; and the Final Word; with music from the Peat Bog Faeries; Nana Mouskari; the Battlefield Band; Lada Strings Duo;  The Stone Coyotes; Michael Jackson; and Eden Bridge…

<p>On&nbsp;<a href="https://theweeflea.podbean.com/e/beauty-for-ashes-18/">this weeks episode</a> we look at the amazing story of<a href="https://x.com/collinrugg/status/2018827133687312745">&nbsp;Austin Applebee;</a>&nbsp;Epstein, Mandelson and Starmer;&nbsp;<a href="https://theguardian.com/film/2020/nov/19/born-to-be-documentary-trans-surgery-center">Epstein and Trans</a>;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="https://www.spiked-online.com/2026/02/02/no-the-english-countryside-is-not-too-white/">The Too White Countryside;</a>&nbsp;<a href="https://spectator.com/article/democrats-must-ignore-the-witterings-of-billie-eilish/">Billy Eilish and &ldquo;Stolen Land&rsquo;;&nbsp;</a>&nbsp;<a href="https://unherd.com/newsroom/sanae-takaichis-historic-victory-plays-to-trumps-advantage/?set_edition=en&amp;tl_inbound=1&amp;tl_groups%5B0%5D=18743&amp;tl_period_type=3&amp;utm_source=UnHerd+Today&amp;utm_campaign=04640a678c-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2026_02_09_11_53&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_term=0_79fd0df946-04640a678c-34684397">Sanae Takaichi wins Japanese election;</a>&nbsp;<a href="https://x.com/josh_hammer/status/2019841406836302007?s=12">Mandani reads from Quran;</a>&nbsp; Islamic child abuse; Bradford NHS asks for &lsquo;Close Relative Marriage Nurse&rsquo;; Feedback; the Good Things about Canada; Ricky Gervais on Virtue Signalling; German Greens ban salt &ndash; hospitals fill up;&nbsp;<a href="https://x.com/HeidiBachram/status/2019040224333160637">When is assault not an assault &ndash; when it is done for Palestine;</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="https://www.facebook.com/reel/1423407112565346">Zali Stagel justifies &lsquo;globalise the intifada&rsquo;;&nbsp;</a>&nbsp;<a href="https://x.com/rachelgur/status/2020720008452575725?s=12">Haviv Retag Gur</a>;&nbsp;<a href="https://x.com/newsandpics/status/2018763058483536050?s=51">Nationalising Prostitution in Scotland;</a>&nbsp;<a href="https://x.com/jonnywsbell/status/2018825046832095311?s=51">LGBTY Scotland leader convicted of grooming;</a>&nbsp;<a href="https://x.com/MarieMacklin/status/2020071609529200796">Dundee girls vindicated;</a>&nbsp;<a href="https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/cash-strapped-scots-church-chiefs-36648642?utm_term=Autofeed&amp;utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=Facebook">Church of Scotland decline continues;&nbsp;</a>&nbsp;<a href="https://www.premierchristianity.com/opinion/ai-is-biased-in-favour-of-us-evangelicalism-it-doesnt-have-the-mind-of-christ/20900.article">Is AI biased towards evangelicals;</a>&nbsp;Michael Jackson Irish Folk Style; and the Final Word; with music from the Peat Bog Faeries; Nana Mouskari; the Battlefield Band; Lada Strings Duo;&nbsp; The Stone Coyotes; Michael Jackson; and Eden Bridge&hellip;</p>

David Robertson discusses faith, culture and politics from a Christian perspective.

<p>David Robertson discusses faith, culture and politics from a Christian perspective.</p>