Tuesday 24 July

The Wright Stuff

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THE WRIGHT STUFF - TUESDAY 24TH JULY 2012

PART 2/3 - CASH IN HAND AS BAD AS TAX DODGING?
First up is paying a cleaner, baby-sitter or tradesman cash in hand as bad as millionaires pouring money into aggressive tax avoidance schemes? A Tory minister thinks it is. But paying cash doesn’t automatically mean the recipient’s gonna fiddle the books. And even if they do, don’t ordinary people have the right to the odd perk - a little bit of discount - when MPs get free tickets to the Olympics, helping with their housing etc.

PART 4 - TODAY'S PAPERS

PART 5 - HAS OLYMPIC TORCH RELAY LIT UP YOUR LIFE?
And then we’re gonna hear your thoughts on £5m olympic torch relay which comes to an end on Friday after 70 tremendous or should I say tedious days? Are you one who feels the relay has brought the country together? Or maybe you feel it’s been little more than an exercise in self-indulgence - giving desperate celebs and corporate sponsors a chance to get in the papers?

PART 6 - LET BALE BALEIWAI STAY!
After your calls on that we’ll find out if youn support Bali Bah-la-wee’s bid to stay in the UK? The Fijian-born Lance Corporal has given the British army 13 years service. Normally four is enough for a Commonwealth trooper to get citizenship but a change in the law means a scrap Bali had with a colleague now counts as criminal conviction and that’s enough to boot him out. Is that fair?

PART 7 - ARE IRISH JOKES NOT FUNNY ANY MORE?
And finally: Are Irish jokes not funny any more? Olympian Daley Thompson was accused of racism after quipping that a tattoo artist who misspelt the word Olympic must’ve been Irish. Ok it might not be funny but is it offensive? I thought the irish loved a good joke...

- 09:15 25 Jul 2012
- Channel 5
Wed 25 Jul

Keith Allen is in the studio to promote his Official Fit Les Olympics Anthem. Today's panellists are Lee Hurst and Katharine Merry.

- 09:15 23 Jul 2012
- Channel 5
Mon 23 Jul

Presented by Matthew Wright who is joined today by comedian Marcus Brigstocke.
- 09:15 20 Jul 2012
- Channel 5
Fri 20 Jul

Presented by Matthew Wright who is joined today by actor, comedian and physicist Ben Miller.

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Comments (8)

10 months ago

Elly

To be in the army is a lot of discipline required. So for him to be deemed of good character is not good. He shows good character in all aspects
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10 months ago

m hannah

how do i sign for bale to stay in the county
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10 months ago

Mark

Re cash in hand/tax avoidance: MPs get public subsidised cheap drinks in the commons bars. Why don't they start by paying the full amount of tax on alcohol from their generous salaries !
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10 months ago

Dennis Terry

Matthew, I didn't get a chance to watch Tuesdays show, so I don't know whether you broached the lighting of the Olympic cauldron again, Why can't it be a paralympian, my choice, Ellie Simmons.
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10 months ago

Christine Bennett

Bale is married to my neice Kim. They have 2 lovely kids. Bale has left the army after 13 yrs' service to give them a better family life. It is so unfair that he is being treated like this. He served alongside Prince Harry so maybe Harry could have a word with his mum & ask her to do something to help one of her Commonwealth soldiers. Also, perhaps his mum could speak to the Royal British Legion. I understand that they wont give any support to Bale because he isn't a British citizen. That is just shameful.
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10 months ago

jane derbyshire

for what this man has done & they won't let him say is bang out of order, he put his life on the life for us and the goverment dont care BUT people who burn our flag can stop in this county, think its a little messed up, let him stop & kick the one's that dont care about our soldier's , our county
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10 months ago

robert derbyshire

any one thats fights for this county fore 13 years should stay hear if he wants to he put his life for us and we want to send him home thats NOT ON
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10 months ago

gerry Barrhead

LET BALE BALEIWAI STAY! As a Ex- Soldier of over 10 years service, I am ashamed that the way the Government and MPs have hidden from this and have not intervened and they should also make sure the Law is changed so this can never happen again to any Ex - Service personnel. Col Bob Stewart MP, my old commanding Officer now a Member Of Parliament, Sir, get a grip !
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