Scarlett Mccgwire, Nick Buckley Mbe & Edwina Currie on The Lembit Öpik Show - 05 August 2024

GUEST 1 OVERVIEW: Scarlett MccGwire is a media and communications adviser to a host of organisations and prominent people, particularly politicians. She has worked with five of the last six Labour Party leaders and is a member of the board of Rights and Security International. Scarlett has worked in television and radio, at a national and local level, as a reporter and writer for 10 years. She has written for many publications including the Guardian, Observer, Independent, Independent on Sunday and New Statesman. 

GUEST 2 OVERVIEW: Edwina Currie, born in Liverpool, graduated from Oxford and London Universities. She taught economics, served as a Birmingham City Councillor (1975-1986) and MP for South Derbyshire (1983-1997), and was a minister under Margaret Thatcher. She resigned over a food safety warning. A pro-European, she ran for the European Parliament in 1994 and held leadership roles in European political groups. Currie, a prolific author, is known for "Life Lines" and the bestselling novel "A Parliamentary Affair." She has presented TV and radio programs and appeared on shows like "Strictly Come Dancing." Her tweet to Paul Joseph Watson on December 16, 2020, gained significant attention.