i m shaun ley, and this is the programme which brings together leading columnists from the uk with foreign correspondents who write, blog and broadcast to the folks back home from the dateline london. welcome to all of you, lovely to have you back around the table with us for the programme. 0n the home front during world war ii, toasters admonished civilians, careless talk costs lives. could it be this time, also? allies fear if vladimir putin regime change is their ambition, the war in ukraine could be lost. there is talk of a decision to radically,
henry chu, deputy news editor at the la times in the united states. welcome to all of you. lovely to have you back round the table again with us for this programme. on the home front during world war ii, posters admonished civilians, careless talk costs lives. could it in this war, too? us presidentjoe biden s howl of anger in warsaw last weekend for god s sake, this man cannot remain in power! was greeted with horror by america s allies. they fear that if vladimir putin thinks regime change is nato s ambition, the chance of a negotiated peace will be lost. on the russian side this week, careful, deliberate calibrated talk talk of a decision to radically, by a large margin, reduce military activity in the kyiv area. more of that in a minute. let us start with the news that has bubbled around affecting germany, but other european countries as well over the last couple of days. was there or wasn t there a threat by putin to switch off the gas if he did not get paid in rubles?
hello. i m shaun ley. welcome to the programme which brings together newspaper columnists from the uk with foreign correspondents who write, blog and broadcast to audiences in their home countries from the dateline: london. here in the studio are: stefanie bolzen, uk and ireland correspondent for germany s die welt media group. polly toynbee, who writes a weekly column for the british newspaper, the guardian. henry chu, deputy news editor at the la times in the united states. welcome to all of you. lovely to have you back for round the table again with us for this programme. on the home front during world war ii, posters admonished civilians, careless talk costs lives. could it in this war, too? us presidentjoe biden s howl of anger in warsaw last weekend for god s sake, this man cannot remain in power!
i said where is the river? bows the house was half submerged in water. she said it stood nearly a century this house. is this the river. she said no the river is two and a half miles away. it s never come this close to our neighborhood before. that s climate change. that s the crisis that s happening right now. and that s the case we need to make to the american people. as well as the opportunities that we re going to have for new jobs and new technologies and take this on as a mission for our country just like the greatest generation won world war ii and just like the civil rights movements in our challenge. because you mention world war ii, which i know is central to your question, testifyny dova retired new volunteer was the sierra club in new york state. stephanie your question. thank you, senator. i recently visited a museum devoted to home front during world war ii. it was very inspiring. in just a few years america achieved a massive industrial
individuals and we have to take a moment to review them, listen to their stories and realize we are really blessed to have them with us. jillian: what is the most important thing we should learn from these men? reporter: what strikes me as their humility. we live in a time when there is so much about self. selfys, facebook, social media and all the stuff so centered on self. this is a generation that was selfless. that is a virtue that we have lost in america, putting something bigger than yourself before your own interests, being willing to sacrifice. think about that. we don t do a lot of sacrificing. think about the trade issues and concerns about having to make the small sacrifices that might be required of things that might be more expensive or made less available and think about what was happening on the home front