{"id":616,"date":"2026-03-26T08:01:01","date_gmt":"2026-03-26T08:01:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/videos\/616\/"},"modified":"2026-03-26T08:01:01","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T08:01:01","slug":"planet-normal-allison-pearson-takes-on-essex-police-podcast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/videos\/616\/","title":{"rendered":"Planet Normal: Allison Pearson takes on Essex police | Podcast"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title = \"Planet Normal: Allison Pearson takes on Essex police | Podcast\"   width=\"580\" height=\"385\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/z53vu3azxZs\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n<br \/>\nPlanet Normal: Allison Pearson takes on Essex police | Podcast<br \/>\n<br \/>\nIn this week\u2019s dispatch from the sanctuary of sweet reason, your co-pilots of sanity Liam Halligan and Allison Pearson, address the rise of antisemitic attacks in Britain, including the chilling firebombing of Jewish charity ambulances in North London. <\/p>\n<p>Alison shares her continuing case against Essex\u2019s police and crime commissioner, as well as the county\u2019s police force over a post on X, which has since been deleted, which led officers to investigate her for a potential offence of \u2018inciting racial hatred\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>Liam is dismayed at the cognitive dissonance in government promising an \u2018AI revolution\u2019 while the national grid remains unfit for purpose, warning that the government\u2019s green activists are threatening the very data centers needed for the technological future they claim to champion.<\/p>\n<p>Returning stowaway is former advisor to then-Chancellor George Osborne, Helen Thomas, CEO of Blonde Money who tells your co-pilots why Labour is signing its own death warrant\u2026<\/p>\n<p>Sign up to our most popular newsletter, From the Editor. Look forward to receiving free-thinking comment and the day&#8217;s biggest stories, every morning. telegraph.co.uk\/fromtheeditor |<br \/>\nRead Allison \u2018If Nadiya Hussain thinks she\u2019s suffered from BBC discrimination, she should try being a white man\u2019: https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/news\/2026\/03\/18\/nadiya-hussain-bbc-discrimination\/ |<br \/>\nRead more from Allison: https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/authors\/a\/ak-ao\/allison-pearson\/ |<br \/>\nRead \u2018Allison Pearson sues police chief over social media investigation\u2019: https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/news\/2026\/03\/24\/allison-pearson-sues-essex-police-chief-social-media\/ |<br \/>\nRead Liam \u2018Artificial intelligence won\u2019t solve Britain\u2019s looming fiscal crisis\u2019:<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/business\/2026\/03\/22\/artificial-intelligence-wont-solve-looming-fiscal-crisis\/ |<br \/>\nRead more from Liam: https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/authors\/liam-halligan\/ |<br \/>\nRead Liam\u2019s Substack: https:\/\/liamhalligan.substack.com\/ |<br \/>\nNeed help subscribing or reviewing? 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