Teacher in essex, says he did fill in the survey, but the governments policy on raac changed mid way through the process. I will tell you my comment about yesterdays comment. Its, well, hey, we arent all monks, are we . Weve probably all had our own discretions at times, but they arent always recorded. However, i quite like a compliment when i cook a nice dinner for my wife, but i usually fish for the compliment at the end of the meal, not before ive finished cooking it. So lets wait until we are at the end of this crisis and then well decide who deserves a thank you at the end. Thats really my take on it. With regard to the more recent comment that you just spoke about, well, i dont think that thats aimed at me particularly because i am a school that did fill out the questionnaire that then was then put in touch with the dfe and then the dfe kindly surveyed the school for us and kindly commissioned a report. That report is what identified the fact that we had raac. However, i think the issue is that the policy changed so our raac was deemed high, medium and low. A combination of those three. There is a higher rating called critical, we didnt have any critical. And the policyjust going into the Summer Holiday was that only raac rated critical needed some immediate attention. So, we were following that policy right up to mid august where we were still engaging with the dfe to organise an Additional Survey and then an action plan for the remedial work over time. And then the policy changed to be any room with raac could no longer be used. Lets bring in our panel paul waugh, Political Editor there is reporting that it closed you and right ovary and went for the most hostage often unilaterally. The bad news is its notjust schools, its public buildings like social housing. All sorts of different buildings that have been built with cheap material. I different buildings that have been built with cheap material. Built with cheap material. I think what the big built with cheap material. I think what the big problem built with cheap material. I think what the big problem here built with cheap material. I think what the big problem here is built with cheap material. I think| what the big problem here is that for the government overall politically, this is a timing issue thats the timing nightmare. Pupils are heading Back To School, and it looks like they may have to do Remote Learning or go in for prefabs. On the political level, the pm was due to be Back To School at Hogwarts In Westminster and he was trying to reset his equipment. The real problem is as a result, the unseemly blame game thats taking place where the minister suggests that the schools are to blame and the schools are saying theyre doing their best leads only to one direction, which is ultimately the person responsible rishi sunak when he was chancellor didnt provide schools enough money to repair themselves and build new schools to avoid this problem or rectify it. I think its a really difficult start to the new terms, because ultimately, you can get away with this kind of thing in a new government, but when youve been in powerfor 13 years, it government, but when youve been in power for 13 years, it feeds into this metaphor of britain being broken and public fabric falling around her ears. Ithink broken and public fabric falling around her ears. I think thats the real political difficulty for the Prime Minister, no matter how well his Education Secretary may not have handled it. The former Prime Minister was secretary said he asked for money he didnt get. Scott, its a legacy issue. These schools were built in the 1950s and current governments make decisions under budget constraints. Its a similar debate in america. I remember back injune, the Us Government gave 58 million in grants to schools to remove lead from drinking water, which is extraordinary in this day and age. But thats a similar type of example where governments know about it, they could have changed it, they sit on their hands and Public Infrastructure isnt improved. Is there a broader point about the way governments, particularly central, approach public for structure and buildings . Inaudible it appears the uk the same path. We not only it appears the uk the same path. We not only have increasing including but influence. A Record Number of students but influence. A Record Number of students are being pulled out of public students are being pulled out of Public Schools by wealthy parents to be put Public Schools by wealthy parents to be put in Public Schools by wealthy parents to be put in private schools, and theres be put in private schools, and theres less appetite for investment. Literally we had a Condominium Collapse at 1 30am with no explosion. It was a lack of regulatory no explosion. It was a lack of Regulatory Oversight and investment. Within Regulatory Oversight and investment. Within Walking Distance of that collapse is the four seasons at surfside collapse is the four seasons at surfside that is selling condominiums that £4000 a square metre condominiums that £4000 a square metre If Condominiums that £4000 a square metre. If you insist on the aggressive policy in the 1 does not pay their aggressive policy in the 1 does not pay theirfair share, the aggressive policy in the 1 does not pay their fair share, the easiest place pay their fair share, the easiest place to pay their fair share, the easiest place to cut is around infrastructure. Wealthy people have their own infrastructure. Wealthy people have their own health care, their own schools. Their own health care, their own schools, their own transportation. I worried schools, their own transportation. I worried that schools, their own transportation. I worried that the uk is heading down the same worried that the uk is heading down the same place we are, and that is our bridges the same place we are, and that is our bridges and infrastructure, disasters. Our bridges and infrastructure, disasters, bridges collapsing that youte disasters, bridges collapsing that youre heading down the same dangerous path. The people who are most influential and have the most power most influential and have the most power by most influential and have the most power by frankly dont need infrastructure. Power by frankly dont need infrastructure. W. , infrastructure. Scott makes a really aood infrastructure. Scott makes a really good point. Infrastructure. Scott makes a really good point, paul. Infrastructure. Scott makes a really good point, paul. As infrastructure. Scott makes a really good point, paul. As you infrastructure. Scott makes a really good point, paul. As you just infrastructure. Scott makes a really good point, paul. As you just said, | good point, paul. As you just said, there is a history to this. You put it in the context of covid in the money the government was troubling out the door. Obviously the finances the government had and decisions being made, the first thing thats been cut is the safety of our children in schools. Thats how it would appear. find children in schools. Thats how it would appear would appear. And thats the difficulty. Would appear. And thats the difficulty, unlike would appear. And thats the difficulty, unlike the would appear. And thats the difficulty, unlike the us, would appear. And thats the i difficulty, unlike the us, where would appear. And thats the difficulty, unlike the us, where difficulty, unlike the us, where to be fair to the Us Government, president biden� s act are pumping billions into infrastructure right now. Theres a boom that there hasnt been since fdr. Over here, weve had 13 years of withered capital budgets, whether its not just on buildings, but also things like diagnostics, that keep people out of hospital. So, those are things that you need to spend money on, but its the first thing that any Government Cuts if it comes under pressure. This isntjust the conservative the last labour chancellors plans in the wake of the financial crisis when pressure was really, really heavy on public finances, his first resort was to cut some capital budgets. That was his plan for the 2010s if labour had won. The question is how long term all they are they and their politics . Is where a lot of the projects need to be done. Whether or not the treasury changes its brain to long term, just as the City Of London has a problem with that as well. ,. ,. ,. Well. Just one thing that occurred to me, well. Just one thing that occurred to me. Scott. Well. Just one thing that occurred to me, scott, talking well. Just one thing that occurred to me, scott, talking in well. Just one thing that occurred to me, scott, talking in the well. Just one thing that occurred to me, scott, talking in the uk. To me, scott, talking in the uk about Birmingham City council, its effectively bankrupt. It doesnt have enough money to do extra curricular activities like building projects. Is there a dichotomy here . I dont know, is there a split between federal and local government that needs to be solved when it comes to Capital Projects like Building Schools . Comes to capital proects like Building Schools . Comes to capital proects like Building Schools . Yes, but it all comes from Building Schools . Yes, but it all comes from the Building Schools . Yes, but it all comes from the same Building Schools . Yes, but it all comes from the same place. I Building Schools . Yes, but it all comes from the same place. Fortunate companies comes from the same place. Fortunate companies in comes from the same place. Fortunate companies in the us are paying no tax rates companies in the us are paying no tax rates. When those plummet, whether tax rates. When those plummet, whether the pie gets split up between state and federal, at the end of between state and federal, at the end of the between state and federal, at the end of the day, its a Resource Problem end of the day, its a Resource Problem. And it all began with thatcher problem. And it all began with thatcher and reagan in the 805 with the scourge of its government where we decided the scourge of its government where we decided if we are all up5et or. We can we decided if we are all up5et or. We can ail we decided if we are all up5et or. We can all agree on the federal government. This notion of demoni5ing our in5titution5, government. 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As long as the top 1 are killing it, that is Tripling Economics that will continue. We had U5t Economics that will continue. We had just appeared to not want to learn the same just appeared to not want to learn the same lessons over and over. Tiers; the same lessons over and over. Very interesting the same lessons over and over. Very interesting. Lets the same lessons over and over. Very interesting. Lets talk the same lessons over and over. Interesting. Lets talk about another pressure. A new law has taken effect in New York City that restricts Short Term Rentals through platforms such as airbnb and vrbo affecting both hosts and guests. Thousands of bookings across various sites will no longer be able to offer stays of less than 30 days unless Property Owners have registered with the mayors office. Implementation of the law was delayed after airbnb sued, claiming the restrictions made it difficult for hosts to do business, but the case was dismissed last month. Nada tawfik is in new york. To me, it looks tantamount to a ban. Airbnb has called it a de facto ban, christian. Not only do not have this process where they have to register with the mayors office, but the restrictions include the host having to be present during the entire stay. Theyre limiting it to just two guests in each rental. When you look at hosts who want to continue, they said these are severe restrictions. Already, if you look, the numbers of postings on airbnb there was 15,000 hosts last month with several listing. Now the city has only approved registrations for 260 properties so far. This will be a long process and it will greatly impact anyone who is coming to look for properties for short term stays in the city and certainly for hosts. Im reading a quote on social media, someone reacting to the story. Speaking as a vancouver resident, the sounds reasonable to me. To the 67 of new yorkers who are renters will applaud the decision. Keep 67 of new yorkers who are renters will applaud the decision. Will applaud the decision. Keep in mind that this will applaud the decision. Keep in mind that this has will applaud the decision. Keep in mind that this has been will applaud the decision. Keep in mind that this has been a mind that this has been a decade long battle between New York City and airbnb. New york is such a tight real estate market, and when you look at the fact that many people were taking their second homes or even a room of their primary residences and saying that, i could get more money, i could be more profitable if i use this for airbnb for these short rentals. What the city has argued is that that has left rentals skyrocketing again in this very tight market. Its exacerbated this shortage in the city. For many people who see this as relief from those issues and for those who were complaining about Noise Complaints and what it was doing to their buildings and communities, for them, this is a positive. Itsjust communities, for them, this is a positive. Its just really interesting to see the kind of pro and against for this law. And against for this law. Nada, thank you and against for this law. Nada, thank you very and against for this law. Nada, thank you very much. Scott, good idea or bad idea . Im also a shareholder 7 im also a shareholder in airbnb. . Im also a shareholder in airbnb. But our . Im also a shareholder in airbnb. But your guest . Im also a shareholder in airbnb. But your guest summarised . Im also a shareholder in airbnb. But your guest summarised it but your guest summarised it perfectly. This is a transfer of weaith perfectly. This is a transfer of wealth from renters who were getting additional wealth from renters who were getting additional monetisation of their property additional monetisation of their property by letting it out via airhnh property by letting it out via airbnb. Its bad for them and its good airbnb. Its bad for them and its good for airbnb. Its bad for them and its good for the Hospitality Industry that want less competition, and also fron1~~~ that want less competition, and also from. , �. ,. ,. , from. Isnt it dangerous to tell eole from. Isnt it dangerous to tell people what from. Isnt it dangerous to tell people what they from. Isnt it dangerous to tell people what they should from. Isnt it dangerous to tell people what they should do people what they should do with their flat in a Capital Economy . Thats a fair point. Private property thats a fair point. Private property has very strong protection. Just to play the other side, when housing crisis to play the other side, when housing crisis is to play the other side, when housing crisis is are to play the other side, when housing crisis is are so extraordinary, and some crisis is are so extraordinary, and some of crisis is are so extraordinary, and some of the crisis is are so extraordinary, and some of the rentals are off the market. Some of the rentals are off the market, tojust some of the rentals are off the market, to just strictly. Some of the rentals are off the market, tojust strictly. How we reached market, tojust strictly. How we reached a market, tojust strictly. How we reached a point where there needs to be reached a point where there needs to he more reached a point where there needs to be more stock . I reached a point where there needs to be more stock . Be more stock . I think many city would say be more stock . I think many city would say yes be more stock . I think many city would say yes. Quick be more stock . I think many city would say yes. Quick break. Be more stock . I think many city i would say yes. Quick break. Youre watching bbc. Around the world and across the uk. Bbc news bringing you different stories from across the uk. Tucked away in a quiet corner of the Malvern Hills is this little green oasis. Valerie and jane are visually impaired members of the well bean gardening club, which runs every tuesday and friday. When people offer you these little things, and you think, oh, ill try it. Oh, i can do it. There is a way. Where theres a will, theres a way. And suddenly, a new world opens for you. And you think, right, that door� s closing, but yesterdays yesterday. Its today and tomorrow, and i can live my life again. Thats the main aim of the centre, to use the healing power of plants to help people from all backgrounds. Theres reams and reams of evidence to say that gardening, being in nature, helps to calm a person. It helps in reducing stress. It gives people a meaningful activity thats outside, in nature. A sense of belonging. Part of a family, if you like, a community. For more stories from across the uk, head to the bbc news website. Youre watching bbc news. Its time for the panel. Scott, i want to turn to you first. I havent seen you on twitter. You havent been posting, why . First of all, im addicted havent been posting, why . First of all, im addicted to havent been posting, why . First of all, im addicted to twitter, havent been posting, why . First of all, im addicted to twitter, so havent been posting, why . First of all, im addicted to twitter, so iml all, im addicted to twitter, so im trying all, im addicted to twitter, so im trying to all, im addicted to twitter, so im trying to go all, im addicted to twitter, so im trying to go cold turkey. You are referring trying to go cold turkey. You are referring to trying to go cold turkey. You are referring to a story where, through a mutuai referring to a story where, through a mutual friend, referring to a story where, through a mutualfriend, elon referring to a story where, through a mutual friend, elon musk asked to meet a mutual friend, elon musk asked to meet with a mutual friend, elon musk asked to meet with me and felt unfairly attacked. I declined the meeting. I tell you attacked. I declined the meeting. I tell you what i told my friend. I think tell you what i told my friend. I think mr tell you what i told my friend. I think mr musk engages in homophobic and anti semitic Conspiracy Theory and anti semitic Conspiracy Theory and i and anti semitic Conspiracy Theory and i had and anti semitic Conspiracy Theory and i had no desire to meet with him and i had no desire to meet with him 0r and i had no desire to meet with him. 0r eight hours later, i was locked out him. 0r eight hours later, i was locked out of twitter. It did seem awfully locked out of twitter. It did seem awfully coincidental. When i talked about awfully coincidental. When i talked about it awfully coincidental. When i talked about it on the podcast, the media picked about it on the podcast, the media picked it about it on the podcast, the media picked it up. I heard from twitter saying picked it up. 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It would be difficult to find another company over 1 billion to find another company over 1 billion of to find another company over 1 billion of revenue that has seen a 60 billion of revenue that has seen a 60 decline in revenue within 90 days of 60 decline in revenue within 90 days of a 60 decline in revenue within 90 days of a new owner. This is been a disaster. ~ days of a new owner. This is been a disaster,. �. ,. , days of a new owner. This is been a disaster,. � ,. , disaster,. Im concerned that i put a nail in disaster,. Im concerned that i put a rrail in that disaster,. Im concerned that i put a nail in that coffin disaster,. Im concerned that i put a nail in that coffin and disaster,. Im concerned that i put a nail in that coffin and you disaster,. Im concerned that i put a nail in that coffin and you will. A nail in that coffin and you will get back on twitter lets hope he wasnt watching. Paul, weve talked about all the bad news, but youve got a nice story. We about all the bad news, but youve got a nice story got a nice story. We heard all the dire stuff about got a nice story. We heard all the dire stuff about whats got a nice story. We heard all the dire stuff about whats come got a nice story. We heard all the dire stuff about whats come out | got a nice story. We heard all the i dire stuff about whats come out of English Schools thats been discovered over the summer. Something thats nice thats been discovered is an old copy of the first harry potter novel. This school, which was in oxfordshire near whitney, school, which was in oxfordshire nearwhitney, bought school, which was in oxfordshire near whitney, bought an original proof coffee for just £1 near whitney, bought an original proof coffee forjust e1 in 1997. They then lost it, but the summer, they rediscovered it. It was worth a lot of money. Today, they put it up through auction. One guy bid £13,000 for this addition of this harry potter book, the philosophers stone. That wasnt enough to meet the bid price. Theyre going to auction again. Im sure theyre going to meet that price. Its just a nice new story. We going to meet that price. Its ust a nice new storyi a nice new story. Ive got to say, im a nice new story. Ive got to say, im absolutely a nice new story. Ive got to say, im absolutely amazed a nice new story. Ive got to say, im absolutely amazed its a nice new story. Ive got to say, im absolutely amazed its still i a nice new story. Ive got to say, | im absolutely amazed its still in the library. I could never get the book i wanted. Scott galloway and paul, well be back in time tomorrow. Hello from the bbc sport centre. Im sarah mulcair. Well start with the news that world cup winning coach jorge vilda has been sacked as Womens National team manager. He has been replaced by montse tome, who becomes the first woman to hold the position. Vildas sacking comes amidst the ongoing controversy surrounding the president of the Spanish Football Federation luis rubiales. He was widely criticised for Kissing Playerjenni Hermoso after the final, which she said was not consensual. Rubiales has refused to resign, but has been provisionally suspended by fifa, footballs world governing body. Most of vildas Coaching Staff resigned and 81 players refused to play for spain in the aftermath. Concerns over vildas Coaching Methods and regime were reported to have been a key factor in 15 spain players refusing to play for the National Team last year. Marca journalistjuan castro outlines the reasons why he feels vilda had to go. The research was clear. Reasons were clear. Lets say the new federation has nothing to do with all that to rubiales. Build up was one of the main systems of rubiales. The new federation doesnt want to mix rubiales with the new federation. Second thing, the government is pushing a lot to sack vilda. Third, with vilda, No One Spanish World Player will go to the National Team, so no way for him to be national coach. So, its montse tome who will now take charge she had been part of vildas coaching team. The former levante midfielder won four caps with spain and will take charge of their Upcoming Games against sweden and switzerland this month. Englands mens Football Squad have been training at St Georges Park ahead of their euro 2024 qualifier with ukraine on saturday. Amongst them isjordan henderson. He has given his first interview to the media after leaving liverpool tojoin the saudi pro league. In the interview with the athletic, henderson says he was really hurt after being criticised forjoining al ettifaq. He has been a vocal supporter of the Lgbtq Community same sex sex activity is illegal in saudi arabia. In the interview, he says. New zealand have beaten england by six wickets in the fourth t20 at trent bridge, meaning the series ends in a 2 2 draw. The home side won the toss and chose to Batjohnny Bairstow and willjacks opened for england with the former soon laying into the kiwi bowling attack. Bairstow hit an unbeaten 86 in the second match of the series and the sixes again began to flow. He was out for 73 as england finished on 175 8. But the kiwis have their own big hitters and tim seifert rose to the challenge with 48 runs. Rachin ravindra hit the winning runs for new zealand as they won with 16 balls to spare. Next up is a four match one day series starting in cardiff on friday. To the us open tennis, where the mens world number two Novak Djokovic is into his 47th Grand Slam semifinal. That is more than any man in history. The 36 year old was up against american ninth seed taylor fritz, who he has beaten in all seven previous meetings. And he wrapped up the first set quickly, 6 1, before fritz rallied to battle a little more in the next two. But its the 24 time grand slam winner who progressed in straight sets. And in the womens draw, american teenager coco gauff stormed into the semi finals for the first time with a superb, dominant victory over latviasjelena ostapenko. The 19 year old won 6 0, 6 2, in just 67 minutes to become the First American teenager to reach the last four since 2001. Defending mens Doubles ChampionsJoe Salisbury and rajeev ram reached the semi finals with a straight set win over Maximo Gonzalez and andres molteni. Aiming to win their fourth major title together at flushing meadows, the third seeds have won three of their four matches in straight sets. Sepp kuss saw his lead over marc solar at the Vuelta A Espana cut to 26 seconds after he could only finish 13th in todays individual time trial. Italys Felippo Ganna won stage ten. Meanwhile, at the tour of britain, Dutchman Olaf Coy was first across the finish line in beverley in yorkshire. Hes now won the first three stages of the race, which finishes in wales on sunday. And thats all the sport for now. Bye bye. Hello there. It was another hot day today, particularly across central and southern parts of the uk. It looks like temperatures will build further over the next few days. The peak of the heat wednesday and thursday and well also see the humidity increasing as well, and thats going to make it feel a bit more uncomfortable, both day and night. Our area of High Pressure sitting over scandinavia is drawing up the heat from the near continent. Low pressure sits out towards the west. Were drawing this heat up from france mainly, where were seeing some pretty high temperatures at the moment. Now, as we head through the evening and overnight period, it looks like more extensive low cloud, mist and fog will roll into parts of eastern scotland, eastern england, maybe around the irish sea coasts as well. Elsewhere, its going to be largely clear and dry and quite a muggy night developing, particularly towards southern counties. Wednesday, then, we start off with that early mist and fog. Low cloud across eastern areas will tend to burn back to the coast. It could linger across some eastern coast of scotland, but its a dry, sunny day for most of us, and a hot one. England and wales, high 20s widely, could be up to 32 celsius or so across the south east. Mid 20s there for scotland, northern ireland. As we move through wednesday night, theres a chance we could see some showers and thunderstorms moving through central and Western Areas, though most places will stay dry again with clear skies. But its going to be a warm and a muggy night, pretty uncomfortable for sleeping across parts of england and wales. Into thursday, then, a bit of a difference. We will see the chance of further thundery showers out towards Western Areas in response to the high humidity. But i think for most thursday, its going to be another dry and sunny one, with temperatures again reaching the 30 celsius mark or so across southern areas, but again, Mid To High 20s widely across england and wales. Friday, a similar story, a bit of a misty start. That mist melting away quickly, and then its going to be dry. Plenty of sunshine again. Chance of some thundery showers out west, particularly for northern ireland. But again, you can see its going to be another hot day high 20s for many, again, 30s or low 30s across some south eastern areas. Into the weekend, low pressure starts to edge in a bit closer to the uk, so it destabilises the atmosphere for northern and Western Areas. So this is where were likely to see the temperatures start falling, increasing chance of showers or thunderstorms, but it stays hot and sunny for most of england and wales this weekend. Its not until we get into next week that things start to cool down. Tonight at ten europes biggest council, birmingham, goes bankrupt. It means more than a Million People will be served by a council where all but Essential Spending is stopped. I have never heard of such a thing in my life how can the council be bankrupt . Its a dynamic, vibrant city, but this should never have happened. Well be looking at how birminghams finances have reached this parlous state and whether there are other councils which could follow suit. Also on the programme. At least 13 schools in england confirmed to have crumbling Raac Concrete had funding to rebuild withdrawn. Torrential rain engulfs parts of north east greece causing flash floods and misery for residents and holidaymakers alike. And the actor, the earl, and the portrait commissioned to acknowledge their shared history. On bbc london. On newsnight at 1030 well go deeper behind the headlines and speak live to key players on todays big stories. Plus, a first look at tomorrows front pages. Good evening. The largest local authority in europe, Birmingham City council, has declared itself effectively bankrupt. It says all new Council Spending in the city must stop except for services that it has to provide by law such as schools, social care and waste collection. And there are fears that roads, parks, libraries and cultural projects will now face cuts