In the fall of the berlin wall im joined by my guest John Laughlin in paris he is a political scientist and historian in washington we have harold james hes a professor of history and International Affairs at Princeton University as well as author and editor of a number of books including when the wall came down reactions to german unification and in cork we cross to Geoffrey Roberts he is emeritus professor of history at University College cork and a member of the Royal Irish Academy all right gentlemen cross talk rules in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want and i always appreciated let me go to john and paris 1st i mean 30 its been 30 years now believe it or not because i remember it so vividly when it happened a few months before i had been living in poland for a number of years and an avid student of Eastern European communist affairs at the time john 30 years on what is its meaning because i look at cursory reviews of you know that and commenting on it. It is the pe
Johnsons Health Secretary matt hancock offered 60000. 00 pounds pay off for dead frontline n. H. S. Staff joining me now from cumbria in the north west of england is the former president of the u. K. Faculty of Public Health president ashton john thanks so much for coming back on so how grave is the situation right now because the u. K. Apparently faces errors incompetence is it mel fees its all on the part of bars johnsons government well i think you know were looking at or is of commission and. Misleading communication. At least with regards to things like the deaths insisting normally presenting the hospital thats not including. Fully and keeping us in the dark about whats going on in the prisons. Seems to be cooking up as an issue so im very bothered about this there seems to be an erosion of troops and a general feeling that you know we dont know what theyre saying theyre not being straight with us even though im trying to ski said you couldnt quantify media bias you mentioned the
Backed is the misuse coronavirus to propagandize against the west we speak to the author of a new book about the rise of the u. S. U. K. Backed islam is a true one of its lesser known figureheads the anti communist firebrand of donna has another place to be in the 1980 s. If you saw terror around the world theres new york texas and california all the civil coming up in todays going underground the 1st u. K. Prime minister baraks johnsons 1st full day back in downing street was marked by revelations his government has been deliberately inflating the amounts of life saving equipment available to doctors nurses and cleaners on the front line against corona virus a pair of surgical gloves was considered to be 2 items of p p and this came just as johnsons Health Secretary matt hancock offered 60000. 00 pounds pay off for dead frontline n. H. S. Staff joining me now from cumbria in the north west of england is the former president of the u. K. Faculty of Public Health president ashton john t
S . Roo vote vote vote the presiding officer are there any senators in the chamber wishing to vote or change their vote . Seeing none, the yeas are 52, the nays are 39. The nomination is confirmed. The clerk will report the next nomination. The Clerk Department of state, John Joseph Sullivan of maryland to be ambassador of the United States of america to the russian federation. The presiding officer the question is on the nomination. A senator i ask for the yeas and nays. The presiding officer is there a sufficient second . There appears to be. The clerk will call the roll. Vote vote vote vote the presiding officer are there any senators in the chamber wishing to vote or wishing to change their vote . Seeing none, the ayes are 70, the nays are 22, and the nomination is confirmed. Under the previous order, the motions to reconsider are considered made and laid upon the table, and the president will be immediately notified of the senates action. The clerk will report the next nomination.
Senator Tammy Baldwin of wisconsin delivered the democratic address. The efforts to Pass Health Care legislation about a week before the open enrollment deadline for health insurance. Im tammyin hi, baldwin, i have the honor of working for wisconsin in the United States senate. When it comes to health care, the difference between democrats and the republicans today couldnt be more clear. Andressional republicans President Trump tried to pass repeal plans that would take away Peoples Health care and allow Insurance Companies to charge more or deny care for people with preexisting health conditions. Effort failed, because the American People spoke out, the Trump Administration went to work sabotaging our health care system, instead of working on Bipartisan Solutions that would Lower Health Care costs and expand coverage for hardworking families across this country. President trumps in court right now trying to including guaranteed protections for 130 3 million americans who have preexist