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John Sopel

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112 total appearances

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The News Agents
How Trump's failed war in Iran screwed Britain

And it's just seen, I think for the ordinary football fan, it just seems increasingly obscene.

The News Agents
How Trump's failed war in Iran screwed Britain

Look, Adam, we spoke to you when the Qatar World Cup was going on and the problems there were around that and the ideological objections about Qatar hosting the World Cup.

The News Agents
How Trump's failed war in Iran screwed Britain

We've got it happening in America now.

The News Agents
How Trump's failed war in Iran screwed Britain

Do you think the fans are going to turn up?

The News Agents
How Trump's failed war in Iran screwed Britain

Because the fans turned up in Qatar and it was, broadly speaking, a pretty well-run World Cup.

The News Agents
How Trump's failed war in Iran screwed Britain

And there were all these facilities that were laid on without the price gouging that went with it.

The News Agents
How Trump's failed war in Iran screwed Britain

I mean, I just look at the sheer cost of it.

The News Agents
How Trump's failed war in Iran screwed Britain

If you were an England fan and you think you're going to get through the group stages and then you're going to get to the knockout stages and, you know, please God, you get to the World Cup final.

The News Agents
How Trump's failed war in Iran screwed Britain

If you went to every match, you would have to be a very, very wealthy person to pay for that.

The News Agents
How Trump's failed war in Iran screwed Britain

So on Monday's episode of the podcast, we talked about what had happened at the White House Correspondents' Dinner and the attempted shooting that took place, how the guy was arrested.

The News Agents
How Trump's failed war in Iran screwed Britain

And then we look back over the years when there was the attempted assassination on Ronald Reagan and there was a change in gun laws as a result of that in 1981.

The News Agents
How Trump's failed war in Iran screwed Britain

And we said, will anything happen now?

The News Agents
How Trump's failed war in Iran screwed Britain

And we said, not a chance.

The News Agents
How Trump's failed war in Iran screwed Britain

And I'm afraid to say we were wrong.

The News Agents
How Trump's failed war in Iran screwed Britain

I think something is happening.

The News Agents
How Trump's failed war in Iran screwed Britain

Easier.

The News Agents
How Trump's failed war in Iran screwed Britain

Easier to own a gun.

The News Agents
How Trump's failed war in Iran screwed Britain

So the lesson from Washington is that you need to make it easier for people to have a gun.

The News Agents
How Trump's failed war in Iran screwed Britain

I'm so happy for the gun manufacturers that they'll be able to sell more guns.

The News Agents
How Trump's failed war in Iran screwed Britain

I'm so happy for the gun shops that they'll be able to sell more guns.