a very warm welcome to the programme. breathing life back into the high street that s expected to be one of the focuses of the queens speech later today as the uk government promises to rid britain s high streets of derelict shopfronts and help to restore neighbourhood pride. more money will be given to local authorities and extra powers will enable councils to force landlords to rent out empty shops. the plans are also set to include the ability to make pavement cafes a permanent part of the town centre landscape. joining me now is andrew goodacre, ceo, british independent retailers association. how far will this go to reviving high street? we reviving high-street? we welcome reviving high-street? we welcome a reviving high-street? we welcome a focus - reviving high street? - welcome a focus of regenerating high street, solving the problem of renting properties. they destroy the image of high street and make it seem as if it is not successful so that does need to be
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from texas? he was the white house doctor. a swing and a miss. at the very moment that he was questioning president biden s mental acuity, donald trump forgets his own former doctor s name. it s jackson. not johnson, donald. just the latest example of the proverbial cheese sliding off trump s cognitive cracker. plus, president biden s stark warning about trump s ability to alter the courts for decades. if he s allowed back into the white house. but we begin tonight with manufacturing consent. a concept introduced by edward s. herman and nome chomsky in their 1988 book on the political economy of the mass media. here s a clip from the 1992 documentary of the same name. but when the state loses the bludgeon, when you can t control people by force, and when the voice of the people can be heard, you have this problem. it may make people so curious and so arrogant that they don t have the humility to submit to a civil rule, and therefore, you have to control what people th
realistic or deluded? akinwumi adesina, welcome to hardtalk. it s good to see you, stephen. it s great to have you here. you need the world to believe in a bright african future. how is that going right now? it s going pretty well. if you take a look at the african economic outlook we had from the african development bank, the gdp growth rate, gdp growth rates last year was 3.1%. this year, it s 3.7%. and next year, it s going to be 4.3%. now, why that is important is that that is well above the global average. you still have ten out of the 20 fastest growing economies in the world being in africa. yeah, it s not quite as good as it sounds because you have fast rising populations across africa. yes, but when you have a lot of global shocks like we have, increasing real interest rates, and you have also a lot of geopolitical risks, you have a lot of inflation all around the world, africa still has its head above the water. yeah, i agree with you that in terms of the population
Relatively mixed. 0f they are treading water and relatively mixed. Of course, that first round in the election on france is on sunday. Traders are gearing up for that. We will take you through the markets a little bit later. Now, it might taste good, but could it also do good . We will meet the woman behind the Chocolate Brand which is co owner and by farmers in ghana. Also, as facebook begins work on mind control technology, we want to know, is mind control and social media a risky combination . Just think of the havoc it could cause. Let us know what you think. A very warm welcome to the programme. So, once again we start with our focus once again we start with our focus on whats going on in downing street. In less than an hour, the head of the European Parliament is due to meet with british Prime Minister theresa may. Thats Antonio Tajani, who is visiting as the uk prepares for an election which will be dominated by britains exit from the European Union. The European Parliament has