Jo McKenna

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539 appearances 16 recordings 1 series first heard Apr 2026 last heard 5d ago

Jo McKenna’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.

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The Mike Hosking Breakfast · Full Show Podcast: 03 September 2026 · 2 Sep 2026 podcast

What are they going to do? voice-verified

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Yeah, I think there is a great deal of concern in Brussels about the escalation of what they consider to be hostile attacks by Russia. voice-verified

We've not only seen that Leipzig voice-verified

uh failed Leipzig attack but also other incidents, you know, suspected sabotage at a Polish defence facility and disruption to Baltic airspace as well. voice-verified

But I think there is this concern that uh Vladimir Putin, the Russian president, is getting increasingly desperate to try and expand this uh conflict from uh beyond the borders of Ukraine. voice-verified

In terms of disrupting Italian elections. voice-verified

Well that's a great question. voice-verified

Uh you wonder how much uh they have in terms of their resources, but in terms of cyber attacks and voice-verified

uh random attacks uh of sabotage. voice-verified

I think they still have a great deal of power and I I I think it's fair to say that the British government's also very concerned about that as well. voice-verified

But getting back to Italy, the Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tahani today raised the issue of potential Russian interference in the Italian election that'll be coming up next year. voice-verified

Well, I have to say I was quite shocked at the the numbers there. voice-verified

Uh you have to remember that while Joe Blogs out in the suburbs may not have air conditioning, it is crucial for tourism and hospitality businesses and the retail sector. voice-verified

And so that area, that sector was h hit with a seven hundred million euro increase in electricity costs between June and August twenty twenty six. voice-verified

Compared to the same period last year. voice-verified

Now that is due to extreme heat and rising fuel prices due to the war in Iran. voice-verified

And that is of great concern to an industry that has quietly been booming in the last few months. voice-verified

Look, I'm quite lucky because I have a small two bedroom apartment and I would be paying only about a hundred and fifty Euros a month. voice-verified

Um, for my electricity and gas. voice-verified

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