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Examples of something that is extraordinary. Cities are becoming important as players on the national stage, bypassing National Governments to look to each other for solutions to global problems. In the last week alone, mayors and city leaders across this country affirmed their support for what had been an agreement among nations, the paris climate accord. Yet, Climate Change is not an outlier in citytocity coordination. Quite the opposite. It is happening as well on issues of inclusion, immigration, health, security, governance, and human rights, and so many other Critical Issues that face our world today. In fact, extraordinary is perhaps the wrong word to describe this trend. Direct citytocity coordinations emerging and maturing, becoming wonderfully ordinary. Why . Why is this happening . The answer is that urbanization is the most consequential force shaping our political order in this century. Is undoubtedly it is undoubtedly the most dynamic force. More than 500 cities around th
Theelcome to chicago and 2017 form on Global Cities. Difficult to imagine a more timely moment for us to convene this particular forum. Met,e years since we last we have seen examples of something that is extremely an extraordinary. Cities are important as players on the national stage, bypassing cities look to each other. Mayors and city leaders across this country affirmed their support for what had been an nations, theng paris climate accord. Climate change is not an outlier in city to city coordination. It is happening on issues of inclusion, immigration, health, security. Extraordinary is perhaps the wrong word to describe this trend. Direct city to city coordinations emerging and wonderfullycoming ordinary. Why . Urbanization is the most consequential force shaping our political order in this century. It is the most dynamic force. 500 cities around the world have a population of more than one million people. That statistic it does not capture the staggering pace at which cities a
An audience in the north east today, claiming that pandemic lockdowns were the uks biggest peacetime mistake. Hes also condemned the British Government for paying money to france to suppress migration, whilst french vessels escort illegal sailings by migrant dinghies towards britain. Ill also be speaking to a member of tony blairs cabinet about how this election compares, and contrasts with the blair fever of 1997. Lord faulkner, the former lord chancellor , will impart his chancellor, will impart his worldly wisdom state of the nafion worldly wisdom state of the nation starts now. Nation starts now. Ill also be joined by my panel gb news senior political commentator nigel nelson, and the journalist and conservative peer paul goodman. But first, its peer paul goodman. But first, wsfime peer paul goodman. But first, its time for the news bulletin with Polly Middlehurst. With Polly Middlehurst. Michael, thank you and good evening to you. Well, the top story from the gb newsroom tonight
An audience in the north east today, claiming that pandemic lockdowns were the uks biggest peacetime mistake. Hes also condemned the British Government for paying money to france to suppress migration, whilst french vessels escort illegal sailings by migrant dinghies towards britain. Ill also be speaking to a member of tony blairs cabinet about how this election compares, and contrasts with the blair fever of 1997. Lord faulkner, the former lord chancellor , will impart his chancellor, will impart his worldly wisdom state of the nafion worldly wisdom state of the nation starts now. Nation starts now. Ill also be joined by my panel gb news senior political commentator nigel nelson, and the journalist and conservative peer paul goodman. But first, its peer paul goodman. But first, wsfime peer paul goodman. But first, its time for the news bulletin with Polly Middlehurst. With Polly Middlehurst. Michael, thank you and good evening to you. Well, the top story from the gb newsroom tonight