A multi-award-winning business barrister has turned radio presenter radio host on an upcoming FM station. Business Barrister Tahir Ashraf Turns Radio Presenter Radio Host.
“I am pleased to announce that I have accepted an invitation to host a current affairs show on Revive FM, entitled ‘Real Talk with Barrister Tahir Ashraf’.”
Having presented two shows already, here is a snippet following a call that came in by Councillor Mr Manzar Iqbal, who is also a Youth and Community worker.
Revive FM Radio Show: Real Talk with Barrister Tahir Ashraf
After getting the introductions out of the way, I asked about leadership and said: “Insofar as leadership qualities are concerned, I raised it earlier that Teresa May has resigned from her position. And in her resignation speech towards the very end, she was quite emotional. Now, many people would say that showing that level of emotion is actually not a good quality of a leader. Others might disagree. Others might say, actually, it is a fantastic quality of leader. What’s your view? And I appreciate you’re a Labour man so let’s see how this goes!”
Cllr Iqbal replied: ‘To be quite honest, with you Tahir, Ive been quite privileged, in the sense that I’ve been to university I’ve gained an MBA in Strategic Leadership, I understand the role of a leader because within my capacity as a youth and community work manager I’ve been a leader for many many years. Whilst we’re on leadership I think it’s absolutely imperative that any leader even if it’s Theresa May, or Margaret Thatcher, or even Churchill that they actually demonstrate to the people we serve that we have emotional contact with them, that we’re not robots. The problem Theresa May had previously with the voters was that she was classed as a robot and she wasn’t showing her emotions.’
I then interjected, hopefully not too rudely and said, ‘Well hang on a second, well hang on hang on, she wasn’t showing her emotion earlier. But insofar as this particular set of circumstances was concerned, you do then, if I’m clear, you do agree that, actually, that was quite courageous. Would you agree? Would you agree it was quite courageous of the second female Prime Minister that this United Kingdom has ever seen, to be showing that level of emotion? She virtually broke down, so would you agree with me, that that was quite courageous? Very courageous and arguably commendable. Would you agree with that?’
The show continued and it turned out that Councillor Iqbal and I were on the phone for quite a while discussing also the lack of a clear position that Labour had on brexit. We also talked about the kicking in the teeth expected by Labour, despite being in opposition. Mainly due to a lack of clarity of a position by Jeremy Corbyn, the Labour leader on whether the party line would be to back a second referendum or otherwise.
Real Talk with Barrister Tahir Ashraf is on Sundays at a radio station in London called Revive FM. It is available for the moment online, on Facebook, on YouTube as well as various other media platforms. Crucially, Revive FM is due to launch on the FM frequency in July 2019.
I have added the link above so that those who wish to, can see and hear the clip of the show, from the point that I dive into the discussion.
I have not been asked why I accepted the invitation to present a radio show. Despite which, I want to explain. That I agreed to do this in the hope that I might inspire others to follow in my footsteps. In my view, I am also contributing to the debate around the issues of the day. Particularly in British politics. It just so happened to be that Prime Minister Theresa May resigned and was emotional at the end of her speech. So much so that commentators have talked about the qualities of leadership. It occurred to me to talk about this, and commend the prime minister, at the very least for her courage to show her emotions, in the face of adversity.
If you would like to appear as a guest for a discussion, or be interviewed on current affairs, please do not hesitate to contact me.