Well assess what levers trump has and how he might make his ire felt. With general kelly. Donald trump has appointed more generals to his cabinet than any president since world war ii. Perhaps it is unsurprising that after months of infighting he has bowed to the military stands on afghanistan. Last night, in a dramatic reversal of his isolationist campaign rhetoric, donald trump committed the us to a deeper commitment in its longest ever war. We must ensure they have every weapon. Our troops will fight to win. We will fight to win. Currently there are 8000 american troops in the country. Donald trump refused to discuss numbers but it is expected that they will send an extra 4000. Despite the big talk, this is a tiny proportion of the 100,000 in the country at the height of barack 0bamas so called surge in 2009. The secretary of defence has described the taliban itself as surging. This map shows the extent of theirfightback, with the government now in control of less than 60 of the cou
Because the wind is lighter. Now on bbc news, hardtalk. Well get to see some sunshine. But the wind will pick up again across western areas, initially down toward the southwest, as we go through tuesday night and into wednesday morning, welcome to hardtalk, with that next area of low pressure coming in and clearly im stephen sackur. Turning things wetter for some in any society, the voices of us too, whereas elsewhere, that are listened to, itll be a cooler start the stories that are shared say to the day but a mainly dry much about who is deemed start to the day. To belong, who is excluded. So here is that area of low pressure. It has strong winds with it, particularly for the republic on that basis, of ireland, but could well see britain is changing. Parts of southwest england cultural power and influence may still disproportionately initially, then eastern parts of northern ireland, sit with those of us gusting to 60 mph for a time. Who are white and male potentially disruptive wind
Welcome to hardtalk. Im stephen sackur. In any society, the voices that are listened to, the stories that are shared say much about who is deemed to belong, who is excluded. On that basis, britain is changing. Cultural power and influence may still disproportionately sit with those of us who are white and male but the achievements of my guest today, author bernardine evaristo, point to a changing landscape. She is the first black woman to win the prestigious booker fiction prize. Awards are gratifying symbols, but how deep does the cultural change go . Bernardine evaristo, welcome to talk. Welcome to hardtalk. Thank you very much. Good to be here. Well, were delighted to have you. I think it is fair to say that over the past year and more, this novel of yours, girl, woman, other has been a fantastic success, a bestseller, ithink, for a long time, you saw yourself as a cultural outsider. Because of this, do you now feel yourself to be something of an insider . Actually, i think im reall
Welcome to hardtalk, im stephen sackur. In any society, the voices that are listened to, the stories that are shared say much about who is deemed to belong, who is excluded. On that basis, britain is changing. Cultural power and influence may still disproportionately sit with those of us who are white and male but the achievements of my guest today, author bernardine evaristo, point to a changing landscape. She is the first black woman to win the prestigious booker fiction prize. Awards are gratifying symbols, but how deep does the cultural change go . Bernardine evaristo, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you very much. Good to be here. Well, were delighted to have you. I think it is fair to say that over the past year and more, this novel of yours girl, woman, 0ther has been a fantastic success, a bestseller, ithink, for a long time, you saw yourself as a cultural outsider. Because of this, do you now feel yourself to be something of an insider . Actually, i think im really part of the esta
Welcome to hardtalk, im stephen sackur. In any society, the voices that are listened to, the stories that are shared say much about who is deemed to belong, who is excluded. On that basis, britain is changing. Cultural power and influence may still disproportionately sit with those of us who are white and male but the achievements of my guest today, author bernardine evaristo, point to a changing landscape. She is the first black woman to win the prestigious booker fiction prize. Awards are gratifying symbols, but how deep does the cultural change go . Bernardine evaristo, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you very much. Good to be here. Well, were delighted to have you. I think it is fair to say that over the past year and more, this novel of yours, girl, woman, other has been a fantastic success, a bestseller, ithink, for a long time, you saw yourself as a cultural outsider. Because of this, do you now feel yourself to be something of an insider . Actually, i think im really part of the est