And previous overtures from chief executive kerry lamb to suspend the legislation in june and then announce that it was did in july failed to end the rest there are more large rallies planned in the days ahead which is when well find out of kerry lambs decision will have the desired effect or of protesters believe its come way too late the protest is viewed debil is just another example of Mainland Chinas growing influence on hong kong so its withdrawal could be seen as a rate concession by beijing demonstrators demands have evolved into broader democratic reforms and an independent commission of inquiry into the crisis and the actions of police. Rarely organizers say the legislations withdrawal will be celebrated briefly but its not enough to end the crisis and by not agreeing to all the demands they believe kerry has proved again shes out of touch with her people caroline herself irrelevant she already proved so many times too many times to all people that she really doesnt care abou
For a look back at the week in parliament. Hello and welcome to the week in parliament a few historic, extraordinary, tumultuous days filled with government defeats, party expulsions, defections and resignations. On this programme mps back a bill demanding the pm ask for a brexit extension and push no deal off the table. Boris johnson says it puts the eu in charge. There is only one way to describe this deal it isJeremy Corbyns surrender bill his is a government with no mandate, no morals, and, as of today, no majority. The Prime Minister tries and fails to call a general election. The motion has not obtained the majority required under the fixed term parliaments act 2011. Unlock. Also on this programme mps react to the news that the pms brother is to quit as a minister and mp. Applause in the commons for a labour backbencher after he tears into borisjohnson over his comments on muslim women. And in what would normally be the weeks big parliamentary event, the chancellor sets out his S
Host kevin weems and of the National Review, the latest book is called the smallest minority independent thinking in the age of mob politics. In this book you write that i come not to praise democracy but to bury it. Guest i dislike and reject the idea something becomes better or more important or more respectable just because more people adhere to it, a a certan idea, a certain point of view. Often its weird being a writer but that because writers are treated as politician. Sometimes people say who do to speak for . Hoosier constituency . Who do represent . I always say nobody. Im not running for office. We live in a time of politics as team sports, and a team sports aspect has really displaced almost everything else, all the other intellectual content, all the policy considers a trip consideration, tribal tribe action and its a question of whose game is bigger. I dont think its necessarily something that shows anything about whether an idea is good or not. The fact 50 of the populati
Deductions experts warned that firms with bad scores could be hit with sanctions or even lose their licenses. Its a completely new system unique around the world everything related to the company exists in a single system which produces a single score we fundamentally support this system its a positive thing to clean up things in china but there are uncertainties and one of them is that its difficult to see how the scores calculated. Its a system that still remains opaque to most businesses according to the German Chamber of commerce 7 out of 10 german firms dont know what the new social Credit System will mean for them. From nottingham the director of the university of londons s o a s china institutes the joins us save whats fading actually looking for when surveilling these businesses. Well what beijing isnt looking for is on the one hand and a very high degree of Corporate Social Responsibility being discharged by western companies and on the other hand it require him and that is we
Hello and welcome to the week in parliament a few historic, extraordinary, tumultuous days filled with government defeats, party expulsions, defections and resignations. On this programme mps back a bill demanding the pm ask for a brexit extension and push no deal off the table. Borisjohnson says it puts the eu in charge. There is only one way to describe this deal. It isjeremy corbyns surrender bill. His is a government with no mandate, no morals, and as of today, no majority. The Prime Minister tries and fails to call a general election. The motion has not obtained the majority required under the fixed term parliaments act 2011. Unlock. Also on this programme mps react to the news that the pms brother is to quit as a minister and mp. Applause in the commons for a labour backbencher after he tears into borisjohnson over his comments on muslim women. And in what would normally be the weeks big parliamentary event the chancellor sets out his Spending Plans to a frosty reception from opp