The truth is taxes are still going up. People feel worse off because they are worse off. So this morning, we have one big question in what direction would labour drive the economy . The woman in charge of the partys calculator, Rachel Reeves, who wants to be the next chancellor is here. The budget promised extra cash to get more bang for taxpayers bucks in the Health Service. Well ask the health secretary, victoria atkins, what difference that will make. And whats it like when your body wont do the Amazing Things you used to do the lead singer of del amitri tells us how parkinsons hasnt stopped him taking to the stage. Morning, morning. Helping me out at the desk for the next 60 minutes, chef and green campaigner Hugh Fearnley whittingstall, john lewis boss dame sharon white, and lord michael howard, former conservative leader, and one time Shadow Chancellor, too. A very warm welcome to all of you. Making the news this morning. The sunday times says Boris Johnson went to venezuela, and
R Praggnanandhaa, the young chess prodigy from India, has received a warm welcome after his remarkable performance at the FIDE World Cup 2023. During his flight back to India, the cabin crew and captain of his Indigo flight expressed their admiration for him with a heartfelt note.
Indian chess prodigy Praggnanandhaa has reached the final of the FIDE World Cup, becoming the first Indian to do so since Viswanathan Anand in 2002. The 18-year-old defeated Fabiano Caruana in tiebreaks and will now face five-time world champion Magnus Carlsen.
Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa, 16, who in 2016 became the youngest international master in history at age 10, beat Carlsen late on Monday at the Airthings Masters rapid chess tournament.
from hillary clinton, who compared putin to hitler, to rand paul, to senator cruz all saying what they possibly would do. there s no easy solution here. but at the same time, there is some concern in washington that putin has gotten the upper hand and that the president is trying being a bit reactionary here. we ll see in the weeks ahead. you know, the great chess champ who now is chairman of the human rights foundation here in new york penned a very interesting column. he argues that russian olygargs have long propped up. sanction the 140 oligarchs who would dump mr. putin in the trash tomorrow if he cannot protect their assets abroad. target their visas, their mansions, and ipos in london,