Shawcross Prevent Review, ULEZ "computer says no", Wennington fire, and the Mayor's bad junk food science.

Series 2 Episode 12

On Inside City Hall this episode, Neil Garratt and Nick Rogers discuss:

• Shawcross review. The Police and Crime Committee looked at the major review of the Prevent anti-terrorism programme.
• ULEZ. Unusually, not the charge itself but TfL's "computer says no" approach to people trying to pay it.
• Wennington fire. The London Fire Brigade's review of last year's major blaze which highlights that the LFB faces some distinctly rural firefighting problems, as well as more familiar urban and high rise challenges.
• Mayor's Junk Food ad ban. Research widely quoted by the Mayor and his allies has been cited by academics as case study for bad science, the kind of activist "research" that undermines public confidence in science.

What have we been reading, watching, or listening to this week?

In a naval-themed discussion, Neil's been watching the classic Master and Commander starring Russel Crowe, while Nick watched BBC documentary The Warship: Tour of Duty following Britain's biggest ever warship HMS Queen Elizabeth's maiden voyage through disputed waters around China.

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