Start off on this recent quite a fascinating book of yours, the trump century, ive got to ask you a question. You worked on cnn for some 30 years, you have a variety of shows, you are not in orthodox republican, you are obviously yt a liberal democrat. Could you go back into that environment today or Something Like it or what was the formula that allowed you to exist for three decades, did you have a particular relationship with ted turner or just enlighten us a little bit on the development. Guest it was helpful i joined at the beginning as one of the founders of cnn, one of the fortunate ones who was present at the creation as they say. It was a spectacular place to work as they say because it was unflawed of before ted turner. The global cable newscast and he put it into action and institutionalized it. It was truly remarkable though it changed over time as these things do and we founded it in 1980 and by 1984, he was on the forbes list, the lobbyist list and had been basically on t
Host lived i was before we start on his new fascinating book of yours, the trump century, you worked on and on cnn 30 years with a variety of shows, not an orthodox republican obviously not a liberal democrat. So what is the formula that allowed you to exist for three decades did you have a particular relationship with ted turner . Enlighten us. It was helpful i joined cnn 1980 at the beginning i was one of the founders of cnn one of the fortunate ones they are president to creation it was a spectacular place to work because it was a thought of before ted turner the global cable news cast and putting that into action but it was truly remarkable. And the change over time as these do and we founded in 1980 and by 1984 he was on the forbes wealthiest list and basically was on the verge of bankruptcy just four years earlier when he founded it. So his position changed so did hours we are in the white house pull and growing and over tim time, his commitment, teds commitment to a more liberal
Weekly Interview Program with elevating guest host interviewing top nonfiction authors about their work. All afterwards programs are also available as a podcast. Host lou dobbs before we start on the recent fascinating one a book of yours, you worked on and on cnn 30 years with a variety of shows coming for nonorthodox republican obviously not a liberal democrat. Code you go back into that environment today ask her what was the formula that allowed you to exist for three decades did you have a relationship with ted turner . Enlighten us a little bit with that development. It was hopeful that i joined in 1980 at the beginning one of the founders of cnn. One of the fortunate ones from the creation and it is a spectacular place to work because it is something i thought of before ted turner the global cable news cast and he put it into action and institutionalized it. It was truly remarkable. But it changed over time. We founded it in 1980 and with 1984 he was on the forbes list of the wea
Soon. Very nice to have your company this morning. The top story on this Tuesday Morning is were one day out from the chancellor handing down his spnng chancellor handing down his Spring Budget, where rejuvenating the economy and addressing the cost of living will be front and centre. Politically, though, there is pressure to try and turn the tide in the polls as the conservative supporters fallen to its lowest level on record, according to a new humiliate ing ipsos poll. And to top it off overnight, the government has suffered a string of defeats in the house of to its immigration of lords to its immigration policy , the rwanda bill. Policy, the rwanda bill. So ahead of the budget tomorrow, to the tomorrow, weve taken to the streets in east streets of cottingham in east yorkshire , as well as glasgow in yorkshire, as well as glasgow in scotland, see what want scotland, to see what you want to see the chancellor. To see from the chancellor. Like to see him listen to id like to see him
Outdoors, for example , bin men. Outdoors, for example, bin men. And so equal pay claims are plenty , came along and the plenty, came along and the councils had to splurge £1 billion on back payments. Its billion on back payments. Its quite incredible. Despite the fact that theyre different jobs , because the equal pay legislation in the equal pay act and the equality act arent about equal pay for the same jobs, theyre equal pay for this nebulous concept of the same value, which means different jobs can ensue. Uh, a local authority or whoever else, and say we must be paid the same, even though theyre different jobs. I mean, its quite incredible, isnt it. 7 and what happens now. 7 what and what happens now. 7 what happens of happens to the people of birmingham . They will have their lights dimmed. Most likely they will have their bin collections go from weekly to fortnightly and what else . Theyll have to pay and what else . Theyll have to pay huge amounts more tax, by the looks of thi