focused on wrongs and gongs, if i may say so, focused on wrongs and gongs, if i may say so, but she will know that this government has not been distracted from its duties. she mentions distracted from its duties. she mentions the cost of living. i know how stressful and frightening and exhausting living hand to mouth can be. exhausting living hand to mouth can be and exhausting living hand to mouth can be and we exhausting living hand to mouth can be. and we are determined to support families be. and we are determined to support families and be. and we are determined to support families and businesses during these tough families and businesses during these tough and families and businesses during these tough and volatile times. global economic tough and volatile times. global economic conditions have been made worse economic conditions have been made worse by economic conditions have been made worse by the actions of those who would worse by the actions of those wh
scientist of stanford doerr school of sustainability at stanford university. it is great to have your on the programme. just hearing from sophie there, there is some huge devastation, millions of households impacted, what more can you tell us? it households impacted, what more can you tell us? can you tell us? it has been a lot of water can you tell us? it has been a lot of water in can you tell us? it has been a lot of water in a can you tell us? it has been a lot of water in a short - can you tell us? it has been a| lot of water in a short amount of time with this parade of storms, we re still in very severe drought and, you know, this is a lot of water to be infiltrating into the ground and running off and we are seeing the impacts of that. and this is, first and foremost, lives have been some people have lost their homes and it the biggest concern, in the long term this is what has been pretty did for california in a clientjust pretty did for california in a client just mccr
chancellor can do today, to use your words, is to mutt a spring in the step of the economy so we keep growing through this. if we don t have tailwinds in the economy, then the headwinds overwhelm us so the chancellor has to double down on growth he has to hit hardest hit households with the cost of living he has to help households already. he needs to encourage businesses to be confident and invest and grow that s the only way we really get through the year ahead what if the international, and everything that we should, it seems to suggest that s going nowhere. but exists the possibility of it being tinkered with. first and foremost, what is the view of your members at the moment in terms of that particular rise? i suspect it will be similar to those taken by the right wing press this morning, now is not the time yeah, i think that s right.