Strong Message Here - Be Vigilant (with Phil Wang)

This week, Armando is joined by Phil Wang to look at the use and abuse of political language.

Defence Secretary John Healy says we need to 'be vigilant', and Reform councillor Laila Cunningham says 'Labour want us to shut up and die' - we look at how the public and the police respond to horrific events, and at our relationship with the police.

We also discuss chocolate getting worse, Nigel Farage straddling the line between being a maverick and assuring the markets, and what other things Rachel Reeves is 'refusing to rule out'.

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Sound editing: Chris Maclean
Production Coodinator: Jodie Charman
Executive Producer: Pete Strauss
Recorded at The Sound Company

Produced by Gwyn Rhys Davies. A BBC Studios production for Radio 4.

Published on Thursday, 6th November 2025.

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