On tonight’s LIVE with LITTLEWOOD – at the earlier start time of 5.45pm:

• Shooting the messenger – should broadcasters and journalists be held responsible for their interviewees’ outrageous comments?
• Sage Advice – will Boris Johnson bow to increasing pressure for a full lockdown in October?
• Closing Time – hard-hit pubs, restaurants, gyms and more could be closing their doors for the last time. How deep will the long-term economic damage be?

Host Mark Littlewood will be joined by Conservative MP Ben Bradley; the Academy of Ideas’ Claire Fox; commentator and YouTuber Mahyar Tousi;   journalist Benedict Spence;  The Freedom Association’s Andrew Allison and IEA Head of Lifestyle Economics Christopher Snowdon.

 Join us LIVE for the issues that matter – TONIGHT at 5.45PM – HERE or on YouTube.

The schools are back. MPs are back.  But, more importantly, Live with Littlewood is back!

Tonight at 6 pm, the IEA’s Mark Littlewood will be joined by a stellar cast of journalists, commentators and think tankers to discuss and debate the hot issues of the week.

Guests include activist, blogger, columnist and founder of Conservative Home, Tim Montgomerie, commentator and journalist Tom Harwood, Spiked Online Editor Brendan O’Neill and award winning author Helen Dale

They’ll also be joined by Brexit Party chairman Richard Tice, vlogger Mahyar Tousi, the Cato Institute’s Ryan Bourne, John O’Connell, Chief Executive of the TaxPayers’ Alliance, and author and scourge of the nanny state, Christopher Snowdon.

They’ll be asking whether Boris Johnson’s government is making the grade, discussing what’s next for Brexit, examining the future of the BBC and surveying the Dis-united States of America.

All that, plus a look at the shape of Rishi Sunak’s upcoming budget and an assessment of the shortcomings of Public Health England and the World Health Organization during the pandemic.

Join in the debate – LIVE at 6 – here or on YouTube.