For the last 12 month Mike Dawson has been working undercover for the Wythenshawe in Action TV programme.  In this weeks edition he exposes the sordid underbelly of the North West’s number one Community radio station.  Risking his own personal safety he took hidden cameras into one of Wfm’s regular cake eating parties.  He meets the kingpin of the whole operation namely James “The Legacy” Murphy and talks to Mathew “The Caretaker” Carol.  The film ends with an explosive confrontation in which Dawson confronts “The Legacy” with his evidence.  Not to be missed

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Terry Waite is of course the patron of a great charity called Emmaus and Mike Dawson was there at the open day chatting to some of the residents.  Terry Waite was there supporting them as usual and was kind enough to spend some time with Mike explaining why he supports this organisation.

With Terry Waites background it was inevitable that the conversation would turn to politics and religion.  It was some time ago in 1980 when he successfully negotiated the release of several hostages in Iran.  In 1984 he negotiated with Colonel Gadafi for the release of british hostages in Libya and succeeded.  From 1985 he became involved in hostage negotiation in Lebanon. He went to Beirut in January 1987 and was then held for 1,763 days as a captive himself, the first four years of which were spent in total solitary confinement, and it was not until November 1991 he was released.

He has since become an established author and speaker and discusses with Mike the changes in the political world since his release as well as the role of religion in the worlds troubles.

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Emmaus Mossley is a brilliant, simple and clever idea for helping people get off the streets and back into main stream life and work.  They are effectively a well resourced charity superstore whose employees are all ex homeless.  Ex because working at Emmaus entitles them to earn their board and lodgings on site.  The charity is supported from its own profits and hard work.  Surplus cash can then be offered to other projects using the same business model.

In addition they utilise the skills on site to provide workshop training in woodwork, cycle repair etc.  Often the donated goods can be donated once more through the charity to needy local people.  The store itself provides a great service in the local community with a huge range of good quality furniture, books and bric a brac.  They even have an on site cafe selling snacks and drinks.

Mike Dawson went down to chat to some of the workforce and Les was kind enough to explain what this organisation has meant to him.  As usual just click below to hear the full uneditted version

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Keith Mann is a controversial animal rights campaigner and author.  Initially working on both sides of the law to prevent animal abuse.  The police have claimed he was at the top of the ALF pyramid.  He spent 7 years in prison for offences relating to the firebombing of meat lorries and subsequently escaped.  In his own words he has been beaten up, shot at, spit on and been accused of crimes he did not commit.  All in the name of stopping those who he says are willing to profit from animal abuse and torture.

Because of his stance and the media portrayal of animal rights activists many of his interviews are confrontational and fail to address the animal rights at all. The rights and wrongs of direct action are well documented and discussed but seldom are the reasons why these people feel the need to break the law.  It also highlights a growing trend in the governments prevention of free speech. He speaks to Mike Dawson in this exclusive interview about his beliefs and passion for the rights of animals and making their voice heard and why he has no regrets about giving up 7 years of his life and more.  His book “Dusk till Dawn” catalogues the history of the animal rights movement from his own perspective.

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A small point but I did promise after all.  On our recent show I refered to a document which made certain claims about the alleged fight against Cancer.  As I said in the show you will have to administer as many pinches of salt as you wish.  It claims that despite the £400 Million pound research budget by one charity alone. (Cancer Research)  Cancer has in fact gone up by 40%.

That being the case its for you to decide where you place your charitable donations in the future.  Bear in mind Cancer research are one of many who fund research into this illness.  That being said you can use the links below and make up your own mind

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The Document

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