this means that the uk s inflation rate is now the highest of the g7 nations. joining us now as a business presenter ben thompson. timer;r joining us now as a business presenter ben thompson. they paint a icture of presenter ben thompson. they paint a picture of an presenter ben thompson. they paint a picture of an economy presenter ben thompson. they paint a picture of an economy that picture of an economy that struggling to make progress in the uk again the outlier as far as rising prices are concerned. still stubbornly above 10%. we know inflation is a measure of how quickly prices are rising and we are seeing around the world those prizes is starting to slow but here in the uk there still above 10%, 10.1%, down slightly from 10.4%. the biggest drivers were food and energy industrial concern here for the economy. inflation takes money out of the pockets of consumers and it means they re paying more for everyday essentials and therefore it has a knock on effect for the wider ec
talking about culture and you are talking about storytelling and what stories we value and what reflects us, young people either see themselves or they don t. i think, talking about what we each might have thought were possible forjobs or possible for ourselves, i think it is such an important part of this industry. it is one of the reasons i love it. hollywood, the industry, is one of the least, least. um, open, inclusive businesses. like, oil is more inclusive in terms of ceos and people of colour, than hollywood. and we re setting the agenda. we re creating the content that goes all over the world. so if you think about that, the power that we have to tell stories, to include people, it is kind of unfathomable, you wouldn t think it s so liberal in hollywood and this and that but that is not the way it is. so there is still lots of work to do.
young people either see themselves or they don t. i think, talking about what we each might have thought were possible forjobs or possible for ourselves, i think it is such an important part of this industry. it is one of the reasons i love it. hollywood, the industry, is one of the least, least. um, open, inclusive businesses. like, oil is more inclusive in terms of ceos and people of colour, than hollywood. and we re setting the agenda. we re creating the content that goes all over the world. so if you think about that, the power that we have to tell stories, to include people, it is kind of unfathomable, you wouldn t think it s so liberal in hollywood and this and that but that is not the way it is. so there is still lots of work to do. but i will say there has been some improvement. if you ve been in the game as long as we have, some of the young kids don t know. we ve come a long way, baby.
production, catastrophic spills that we have seen in this country, from the disaster in at the shetland in the disaster in at the shetland in the 1990s. we need to move to cleaner energy with a low impact, a sustainable future for both the environment, coastal security and forjobs. also we need to protect our marine life. we need to protect and restore our seas and our land. it is good to get your thoughts, thank you for being with us, hugo. ukraine s president has called on world leaders to react, after a video apparently showing a ukrainian soldier being beheaded by a russian serviceman was released. here s president zelensky translation: everyone must react, every leader. don t expect it to be forgotten, that time will pass. we are not going to forget anything, neither are we going to forgive the murderers.
face really on top of that, they face really ageist attitudes from recruiters and from companies when they do get through. and this is a real problem, because by 2025, over half of the workforce in the us will be over 50. we have a huge skills shortage. we have a big drive to get over 50s back to work. there is a big gap in the rhetoric getting people to apply for jobs, the rhetoric getting people to apply forjobs, and your story today the rhetoric getting people to apply for jobs, and your story today about the treasury and its own recruitment of over 50s being so low, i think is very typical of what is going on across the country despitejeremy hunt s good intentions. haw across the country despite jeremy hunt s good intentions. how much is it about staff hunt s good intentions. how much is it about staff who hunt s good intentions. how much is it about staff who don t hunt s good intentions. how much is it about staff who don t cost - hunt s good intentions. how much is it abou