Trump and Right Wing "Racism" with Matthew Spence and Mothin Ali

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Friday, 20 March 2026 - 59 minutes

On todays show, Deputy Green Leader Mothin Ali to discuss Nick Timothy, Tory MP describing Ramadan prayers as an “act of domination”. Then, Matthew Spence, former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Middle East Policy under Obama joins to break down the US war with Iran.But first it's the week unwrapped. Ali couldn't make it today so comedian, satirist and host of Privacy Settings on FUBAR Radio its Will Sebag-Montefiore! Zoe and Will discuss Nigel Farage's Cameo conundrum and Angela Rayner's splash back in headline politics.Nigel Farage has found himself in hot water after selling videos on Cameo in which he endorsed a neo-Nazi event, repeated extremist slogans and supported a man convicted over his involvement in a far-right riot recently.Nigel Farage has sold videos in which he endorsed a neo-Nazi event, repeated extremist slogans and supported a man convicted over his involvement in a far-right riot recently.Farage charged £155 for one video he made in 2025 for a man he was told had received a 16-month sentence for his involvement in a far-right riot. The Reform leader told the man to “keep acting in the right way”.He was paid £141 for another video in which he promoted an event by a Canadian neo-Nazi group, which used the clip in propaganda alongside fascist salutes and antisemitic imagery. Farage called the event “the best thing that ever happened”.Farage has been producing content on the platform for 5 years now, and charged at least £374,893 most clips are trivial Happy birthday’s and Happy Valentines Fellow Reform MP Lee Anderson, who had already been warned about commercial filming in Westminster, sold two videos filmed from what he called the “beating heart of democracy in Westminster” in early February 2025.In the rest of the cameo, sent as a Valentine’s Day wishes to “Steve”, a Reform voter and member. “Make sure you treat the missus to something really nice and hopefully get you down here to Westminster one day and come and say hello to Reform UK. Have a good one, fella,”--Then Deputy Green Party Leader Mothin Ali joins to discuss Tory MP and Shadow Justice Secretary Nick Timothy, who described Ramadan prayers in Central London as "an act of domination". Many politicans across the Right have come out in defence of Timothy, including Kemi Badenoch and Nigel Farage.Mothin Ali describes this moment as "really dangerous", arguing that "there's no outrage when there's Passover or Hanukkah celebrations. Or there's Easter celebrations, or the or the Sikh celebrations"Guest Bio:Mothin Ali is a British politician who has served as Deputy Leader of the Green Party of England and Wales, alongside Rachel Millward, since September 2025. He has also served as a member of Leeds City Council for Gipton and Harehills since 2024.--After this, as speculation that Donald Trump might call time on the Iran War grows, Matthew Spence, Former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Middle East Policy under Barack Obama, joins the show to break down the history of US-Iran relations, why Trump is struggling in the war so far and the role that Israel has played in the invasion.Guest bio:Matthew Spence is a co-Founder and Board Member of the Truman National Security Project and Truman Center for National Policy.Matt is Managing Director and Global Head of Venture Capital Banking at Barclays, where he focuses on emerging technology companies, with a focus at the intersection of defense technology, cybersecurity, and national security. He also serves as Professor of Practice at Arizona State University's Thunderbird School of Management and Law School.Before entering the private sector Matt held senior roles in the government in national security. Matt served as Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Middle East Policy, where he was the principal advisor to three Secretaries of Defense on U.S. policy toward the Middle East. He received the Secretary of Defense Award for Outstanding Public Service.

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