17/08/2010
Stephen Nolan sits in for Victoria. He takes calls on former PM Tony Blair, who is donating all his book proceeds to the British Legion. Plus clamping, and cannabis factories.
Stephen Nolan sits in for Victoria.
Britain's top police officer on cannabis factories tells Stephen that children from China and Vietnam are being trafficked into the UK as cheap labour.
A man who staged a thirty hour sit in, after being clamped, says he's delighted at the change in the law, meaning clamping on private land is no longer allowed in England and Wales.
Former PM Tony Blair is donating all his book proceeds to the Royal British Legion. Stephen asks if that's charitable, or a good PR stunt.
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Trafficked children working in UK 'cannabis farms'
5 live reporter Rowan Bridge explains what a cannabis factory is and Commander Allan Gibson reveals how trafficked children are working in them.
Duration: 09:02
Discovering the cannabis factories and how the police intend to crack down on them
Commander Allan Gibson explains how police discover the illegal factories, plus the landlord who discovered one of his properties was being used to grow the plant.
Duration: 09:43
A generous gesture - or a guilty conscience?
Tony Blair will donate the proceeds from his autobiography to the Royal British Legion. Former member of Labour's National Executive Mark Seddon and New Labour columnist Paul Richards discuss.
Duration: 11:34
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- Tue 17 Aug 2010 10:0091热爆 Radio 5 Live
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