MICHAEL
Hello and a very warm welcome to episode 0341 of Five in the Eye - your favourite news review show, right here on Colourful Radio. This is me - Michael Ohajuru - looking forward to looking back over some of the stories that have recently caught our eye.
PHIL
And this is Phil Woodford joining Michael via Zoom this week and revealing that our top story is going to be about the man they call Big Dog. Or the man who calls himself Big Dog - our Prime Minister, Boris Johnson. He is throwing ‘red meat’ to the Tory faithful in the form of action against the BBC, protestors and migrants.
MICHAEL
For story number two, we ask a question: should the personal statements attached to university applications be abolished? That’s the proposal from a professor of social mobility, who argues they work in favour of privileged middle-class applicants.
PHIL
Meahwhile, supermarket chain Aldi is opening a Shop & Go store in Greenwich, south London. There’s no checkout and facial recognition software will determine whether you’re old enough to buy alcohol. That’s story number three this week.
MICHAEL
What’s at number four? Well, Phoenix Group - the owner of Standard Life - is no longer asking for ‘energetic’ and ‘enthusiastic’ people in its job ads, as it might put off old people. Like me!
PHIL
And finally this week, to wrap up the five, it’s the news that Prince Andrew apparently has a hissy fit if the maids try to rearrange his teddy bears.
MICHAEL
I give my maids complete freedom to rearrange my houses! And that’s this week’s Five in the Eye!
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