It it was a great opportunity we put on circulation. And won awards and we did incredibly well but at that time the signs of the decline in the print industry were on the horizon the accountants were taking over the newspapers. From there i moved on to fleet street and that was a pretty hard drinking masculine male dominated culture but youre of more than held jordan you went through a range of newspapers what king for the express group and thats what you faithfully to afghanistan a after 911. 00 that the invasion and the airstrikes were a boat to be launched there you were listening vesta good of. Journalist im in afghanistan framing i know what the taliban was all a boat and then kind of disaster happened what you were for a donkey yes thats right well there was 3000 journalists from around the world waiting for the war to start and we were all in pakistan and i decided that i would try and sneak into afghanistan it worked very well for 2 days but coming back i was done for by a rogu
A female journalist not the easiest profession to break into and in the 1980 s. But you became an editor one of the 1st female editors of of thomson regional newspapers or behind how did that work ive been working as a journalist for quite a few years and then i progressed up the career ladder and this opportunity came to just wales on sunday and i absolutely enjoyed it you know it it was a great opportunity we put on circulation. And won awards and we did incredibly well but at that time the signs of the decline in the print industry were on the horizon the accountants were taking over the newspapers. From there i moved on to fleet street and that was a pretty hard drinking masculine male dominated culture. Move them hell jordan you went through a range of of newspapers what king for the express group and thats what you faithfully to afghanistan the after 911. 00 the invasion and the airstrikes were a boat to be lost there you were listening vest a good of journalist in an afghanistan
In 2014 to support the cause of Scottish Independence now shes back in the public eye with the launch of a new book the caledonians have ever once again the topic represents something of a surprise as it was caught up with the boy in the studio. Well few people in the last generation of fathers fascinating a life in journalism and political activism than yvonne d ridley my guest for today yvonne welcome to the examined show thank you very much alex so i was going to go on to this new boot that youre florence which i find fascinating but lets lets start at the beginning youre a County Durham last and the area of steel 1000000 heavy industry and thats where you were brought up in the 1960 s. How did that shape your political attitude well you know ive got a working class d. N. A. Coursing through me and the solidarity and unity in hardship. Was the trademark of the working classes and so it really did shape my life so you went into a pretty early age into journalism as a as a female jour
Up and do it yourself. Welcome to alex salmond show and to be a special program and someone who shot to International Fame some 20 years ago. In 2001 this investigative journalist was captured by the taliban in afghanistan just as the American Made Bombing Campaign started antilife in the fall however once released her lifes journey took a surprising direction she converted to islam and became an avid critic of western foreign. The see in the war on terror im just undertaken speaking to us throughout the world has been called something close to celebrity and the islamic world and it to size did it was for to be more specific knowledge of a woman in this slum a quote by islam online after entering domestic u. K. Politics as chair of the briefly successful Solidarity Party she moved to scotland in 2014 to support the cause of Scottish Independence now shes back in the public eye with the launch of a new book the caledonians however once again the topic represents something of a surprise
The surrender acts that language surrendering to europe is used by the far right and many m. P. s have faced Death Threats as a result consequently the atmosphere inside parliament became furious was. Sometime today and if you think i tell the Prime Minister that i didnt quite this month then i will try and change was to meet with moderates how lonely it has to come from the Prime Minister 1st trying to make matters worse junction described those concerns about m. P. Safety as humbug all in all it was the most angry parliamentary session anyone can remember the government accuses the opposition of running away from an election they say he broke the law over suspending parliament and fear he might do it again to the sense of democracy unraveling the whole thing is a harsh. Aljazeera london. Well for more on the forward from the extraordinary scenes in parliament lets cross to westminster and sonia going to go and sonia after last nights drama fortes if anything has changed. Little if an