James O'Brien Daily

Sir Keir Starmer has attacked Kemi Badenoch and Nigel Farage over their stance on the war in Iran, accusing both of U-turning on their support for Donald Trump. Could this be a turning point for Keir Starmer?
And, the head of the Treasury Select Committee has warned that young adults in the UK face a “perfect storm” of economic challenges, as it launches an inquiry into student loans. What is it like to be a young adult facing today’s economic challenges?
This episode was recorded on the 12th of March. Catch James O'Brien weekdays from 10am on LBC.

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, a British-Iranian who was detained as a political prisoner in Iran for 6 years, has joined more than 100 Iranians living in the UK urging Sir Keir Starmer not to draw Britain further into America and Israel’s war in Iran. James speaks with his listeners across the Iranian diaspora and asks where this leaves us now.
And, James is joined by former diplomat Arthur Snell, who’s first book How Britain Broke the World documented how the Iraq war helped fuel sectarian violence, regional chaos, and created the conditions which later fed ISIS. He discusses the war in the Middle East today, and his new book Elemental: The New Geography of Climate Change and How We Survive it.
This episode was recorded on the 11th of March. Catch James O'Brien weekdays from 10am on LBC.

British public opposition to US and Israeli military action against Iran up ten points since last week - why have we got it right this time? And, why is our political and media establishment dominated by those who want Sir Keir Starmer to bomb Iran with Donald Trump?
And, Lib Dem leader Sir Ed Davey says that King Charles should not go ahead with his scheduled trip to the US next month, during which he’d meet President Donald Trump, because of the president’s criticism of Starmer and his response on Iran. What should the King do?
This episode was recorded on the 10th of March. Catch James O'Brien weekdays from 10am on LBC.

Tony Blair - yes, disgraced Iraq-war orchestrator Tony Blair - has allegedly criticised Sir Keir Starmer for not joining Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu’s attacks on Iran. You can imagine James’ reaction - what was yours?
Also James is joined by LBC reporter and presenter Henry Riley for the newly coined Riley’s Reform Round-Up, and speaks with Alex Tait, co-founder of the campaign group Reform Political Advertising, to hear more about why we desperately need greater transparency and accuracy in election advertising.
This episode was recorded on the 9th of March. Catch James O'Brien weekdays from 10am on LBC.

It’s the seventh day of the war in the Middle East. President Trump has stated that, other than an "unconditional surrender", there will be no deal made with Iran.
The UK’s corporate media is largely supportive of active British involvement in the war, but YouGov polling shows that only 8% of Brits feel the same. Why is much of the British media supportive of America and Israel’s war with Iran - and why isn’t this working on the public?
This episode was recorded on the 6th of March. Catch James O'Brien weekdays from 10am on LBC.