December 12, 2025 - "American Week": In new National Security Strategy, Trump bins transatlantic alliance

Simon's live roundup for James O'Brien's morning programme on the UK's LBC.

Simon's live update on President Trump's surprise announcement that he is filing his proposed defamation lawsuit against the BBC, more than a month after the idea was first floated. For Iain Dale's nightly programme on the UK's LBC.

Simon's live update on fresh evidence that there is no floor to how low President Trump is willing to go.  With Tom Swarbrick in the UK's LBC.

Simon's live update for ABC Radio Sydney's breakfast programme, with Chris Taylor presenting.

Simon's weekly chronicle of events in the United States for Tom Swarbrick's Friday drivetime programme on the UK's LBC.  Listen live every Friday at 5:50pm or find it here on demand afterwards. This week: Trump's new National Security Strategy; his latest bigotry towards non-white communities; and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem faces a grilling on Capitol Hill.

Simon's live update for James O'Brien's morning programme on the UK's LBC. Read Trump's 2025 National Security Strategy for yourself here. And read Simon's article for The iPaper here.

Simon's live update for Nick Abbot's Sunday night / Monday morning programme on the UK's LBC.  

Simon's weekly chronicle of events in the United States, for Tom Swarbrick's drivetime programme on the UK's LBC.  Listen live every Friday at 5:50pm or find it here on demand afterwards. This week: Trump goes to war with America's Somali community; the country's doors close to virtually everyone; and remembering LBC's Brian Hayes, and the role American newsmakers played on his radio programmes.

Simon's weekly chronicle of events in the United States for Tom Swarbrick's drivetime programme on the UK's LBC.  Listen live every Friday at 5:50pm or find it here on-demand afterwards. This week: a gunman attacks National Guard troops in Washington DC on the eve of the Thanksgiving Holiday; US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff's pro-Russian sympathies are nakedly revealed; and Trump meets Mamdani...and likes him.

Simon's live roundup with James O'Brien on the UK's LBC.