22/05/2016 The Papers

With me are the broadcasters John Stapleton and Esther McVey.

Two editions on a Sunday night, music to the ears of quite a few

viewers. Are we going to find the front pages? Maybe we're not to

bother. We can just talk at great and length -- greater.

The Financial Times quotes a bleak economic analysis by the treasury

The Daily Telegraph say the Prime Minister and Chancellor will

deliver a warning that leaving the EU will cost Britain hundreds

Where are they getting this idea of a recession from? It is a forecast

from the Treasurer which says, if you vote to leave, you will be

voting for a DIY recession. They think that GDP will go down by 6%,

that interest rates would rise and house prices would fall, et cetera.

It is also reported by the governor of the Bank of England and people

from the IMF. The league campaign are saying it is a very biased view

-- Leave campaign. As far as they are concerned, this is more from

project fear. One side says one thing, and the other side says

something that is the complete opposite. A different point of view,

we have read about this now for a long time. Every day it seems to

ratchet up. If you are at the chancellor or the Prime Minister,

you have to look at the country and what you shouldn't be doing is

talking the country and the finances down. At the moment, we are on the

eve of the last day that you can get a bid in to buy tighter steel. You

don't want to be dismissing the economy -- Tata. There is a warning

that this may well happen if you vote this way... You just said that

forecasts aren't right. They have said that... A lot of changes at...

The reality was that jobs have gone up by 2 million jobs. It was the

highest ever employment rates... The same kind of people who wanted to

put out an agenda were giving out incorrect facts at the last

election. Sorry, we don't have huge amounts of time. The Daily Mail said

that Cameron's Guru is saying that we must quit the EU. Which Guru is

this? I think this is a very interesting article. Steve Hilton,

many people say he helped David Cameron become the Prime Minister.

Wobbly one of the brains who helped him. He is saying that this is

absolutely wrong and we have to get out of Europe. He says he will take

power back from an arrogant, unaccountable elite, and we should

put power back to the people, where it wants. It's an earthshattering

story. David Cameron's former aid has also campaigned for the country

to leave the EU. I wonder what effect this will have outside the

Westminster bubble and the bubble of people who we mix with

professionally. Would the vast majority of people know Steve Hilton

from a bar of soap? When he is challenging what is being said,

talking about the NHS, there was a doctor who is the chairman of the

health committee, she said it was a cynical distortion of facts about

the NHS. When you have people coming forward and saying things like that,

people should listen... There would be an equal number of people on the

other side saying the opposite. A lot of people would say we would be

better out. There are not all of these hell and damnation stories.

Austria on a knife edge as the vote is too close to call. The centrist

party have disappeared without a trace really in this election. You

have a far right candidate and a former Green Party member who is

standing as an independent. Line it is a very divided set of choices,

but it is people saying, we are not happy with the mainstream parties.

They want something different. Right or wrong, they are saying that they

have heard the smooth words, they don't believe that and it's about

the voice of the people who are coming out in protest wanting

something different. You are just seeing it in Austria, you are seeing

it right across Europe. And in America too. Immigration is a key

issue there as well. That is at least partly responsible of the

success of the far right candidate. He will find out tomorrow whether he

is successful, 900,000 uncounted postal votes. Cash is used for fewer

than half of all consumer payments? It doesn't surprise me. I went to

catch a bus in the rain near where I live recently. I was shocked to

discover... You can't pay cash on London buses! I had to walk all the

way... You got very wet? Those contactless cards, I think they are

dangerous because you don't know how much you've spent. Arkley 's says

that the biggest rise in contactless payments were those over 60. We are

tapping and bowling. We also thought checks were going to die, but

apparently they are still going. A lot of the... When they did want to

get rid of checks, it was charities he said it would cut back on a lot

of donations. I agree with that. Long live the cheque. I don't use

cash because the kids have usually pinched all of mine. Don't let them

get your contactless card. The Daily Express... Eat more fat to stay

healthy? It seems that we have been badly advised? Is the same thing as

Europe. They are told one thing, then they are told something

completely different. Conflicting advice from so-called experts,

saying that eating more fat will reduce the obesity epidemic. This

certainly hasn't worked, our obesity problem is massive. It is costing us

billions of pounds a year. Bring back real food like steak and eggs.

Real, healthy food, as my grandmother would say, a little bit

of what you fancy is good for you. It would just be a staple diet and

not the sort of, low-fat which is full of other things. As he said,

egg and chips, nothing wrong with that. I read a nutritionist's look,

she said if it has more than five ingredients, don't go near it. Or if

your godparents wouldn't have recognised it, don't eat it. The

death of the song, not the story on tiny pets. But Jose Mourinho,

potentially going to be the Manchester United boss? He has had a

rough season, Louis van Gaal. The club haven't had any silverware for

three years. I am a Manchester City fan, but the fact that... If Jose

Mourinho is taking over and United still aren't confirming this, it

looks like shabby treatment. There has been so much speculation. Every

time he goes to press conference, they asked if Jose Mourinho is

taking over a. He said that the way he heard was that his wife saw

something on the television, gave him a call and alerted him that that

could be happening. I think that is shoddy. He did win the FA Cup.

Because he was expected to be there three years and it will only be one,

he will get a ?5.4 million compensation package. I wouldn't

mind managing Manchester United just for six months, if that is the

reward. You good job share! I would happily be sacked on that kind of

deal. Are you sure we are not going to do the song story? Baby boomers

to blame for a lost generation of gardeners. The Royal horticultural

Society are concerned about the state of a lot of gardens because

children haven't been taught how to garden. Wears see and baby boomers,

from the way this story is written, they didn't teach the children how

to garden. Also the problem is that more and more people are living in

flats. It could be that both parents are working, people are looking for

easy gardens. Astroturf instead of real grass. This links in with the

story about the food. You need extra time to enjoy the garden and do

proper cooking. Hopefully we will get back to a healthier lifestyle, a

bit more time in the garden, bringing your begonias -- pruning. I

love doing it, I have just put some rhubarb in. Very healthy. Nice to

see you both, a pleasure as always.