These are difficult times for believers in the private delivery of Public Services. Its notjust the demise of carillion, other Contracting Companies face financial challenges. Train franchises are struggling, too. Virgin stagecoach pulling out of its east coast contract. In haringey, the Labour Council has been rocked by division over a Public Private partnership for redeveloping social housing and other public assets. Is the game up for contracting . These corporations, mr speaker, need to be shown the door. We need our Public Services provided by Public Employees with a Public Service ethos, and a strong public oversight. It is commonly framed as binary. Private sector, all good or all bad. But in reality, when you think of all the things that go on inside an organisation, its an argument about where you draw a line. The line between what you buy in from outside and what you keep in house. It applies as much in the private sector as the public. Some areas are relatively clear cut. Fe
An agreement on a text that can then be voted on a diplomatic editor james baker is following all of this at u. N. Headquarters in new york what is happening with this resolution james. Four hours ago was the original time for the vote weve had to postpone moments we were told it was then going to go ahead half an hour ago two thirty in new york time still a delay most of the ambassadors huddled in the corals around the Security Council the delay is negotiations with russia they are coming back with amendments to this resolution most of them concern the timing of this ceasefire theyve already offered the swedes and the kuwaitis who are drafting this resolution to change some things for example the resolution was supposed to start its work very quickly within seventy two hours of the Security Council meeting that now has been taken out of the new version the resolution but still the negotiations continue as we speak all the ambassadors of waiting to take their seats in the chamber but s
Dropping bombs on residential neighborhoods the death toll since sunday is now more than four hundred forty. Points. A lot. They call out for those left on another floor but in the dense dust and debris its hard to see whos left the upper floor. The doctor to open his eyes so he can wash medical workers in eastern are calling for urgent assistance because of the continuous heavy blood with. Incendiary bombs are now appearing in the night skies weapons intended to start large fires when they hit the ground. People in bodies are pulled out from crevices between buildings the nearly four hundred thousand people in the besieged enclave are dying in their hundreds how to be a bad whats taking place in eastern is a genocide and a crime against humanity in violation of international and humanitarian law and the perpetrators should be held liable accountable and cannot escape punishment under any circumstances russia is to blame for directly being involved in the military campaign and even apa
A strike on the village of al chiffonier left several people suffering symptoms consistent with exposure to chlorine gas one child died in that attack more now from osama bin with a warning his report does contain some discretion to choose. From. This is what the United Nations degree has to stop. But hours into the u. N. Security councils thirty day ceasefire declaration bombs kept dropping on eastern huta medics reported dozens of deaths and injuries from more than one hundred airstrikes barrel bombs and artillery bombardment all of which was supposed to and continues in the rebel held area home to four hundred thousand syrians. What experiences from b. B. s these fires in in syria dont give us high expectation its for fish and when this fishing whats what they it was a visitation save the cease fire will start as soon as possible one this possible we dont know we dont we dont know when this will stop and and then here this is a big number of population it wont be a solution that fee
Ican hear i can hear you all groaning. And you too. Lets talk about Elise Christie. Yes, all overfor her in young chang, she leaves another winter Olympic Games empty handed. Thanks 0lly, and susan has all the weather. Good afternoon, this will cool you down, this is what is coming all the way from siberia, a biting easterly wind, this should make a difference to the way things also coming up. The pressure of dealing with debt when suffering from Mental Health problems. A charity says thousands of people are being pursued for money while in hospital. Good afternoon. This is afternoon live. I am simon mccoy. The chief executive of oxfam has said sorry for the way he defended the charity after claims of Sexual Misconduct. Mark goldring had accused people of gunning for the organisation, declaring that no one had murdered babies in their cots. Appearing before mps, he revealed that thereve been 26 new reports of misconduct since the haiti revelations emerged. The scandal has taken its tol