how was it said? don t know, wasn t there. i can t comment for something i don t know, i wasn t there. i need to hear for myself. have i had it said to me, is what i can talk about, my own experience. yes, many times. and you can see the full hardtalk interview with naomi campbell on our network starting on friday, do try to catch it. sir clive sinclair, the british inventor who created one of the first pocket calculators and brought home computers to the masses, has died at the age of 81. he launched the first affordable consumer computer in 1980, costing less than £100. his ventures into new forms of transport, including the ill fated sinclair c5 electric tricycle, were less successful. our technology correspondent rory cellan jones reports. his drive and enthusiasm made him one of the best known inventors.
he has some pretty big challenges. the new education secretary nadhim zahawi. has to make sure there is not a left behind generation as a result of schooling mist in the pandemic. and the new foreign secretary liz truss has the job of redefining the uk s plays in the world after brexit. we will see the usual shots of ministers arriving, big smiles on their faces, usual shots of ministers arriving, big smiles on theirfaces, happy usual shots of ministers arriving, big smiles on their faces, happy to be there. behind the smiles, challenges for that team and potentially less than two years to deliver, it is possible in a couple of years we will have a general election, so the clock is ticking. they do not have long to do it. sir clive sinclair, the british inventor who brought affordable home computers to the masses, and was widely known for his creation of the ill fated sinclair c5 electric tricycle, has died at the age of 81. largely self taught, he began inventing gadgets while he was
the ministers turn up for their first cabinet meeting, but i suspect there is apprehension behind the smiles about how exactly they will deliver on what is a tight timescale. sir clive sinclair, the british inventor who created one of the first pocket calculators and brought affordable home computers to the masses, has died at the age of 81. largely self taught, he began inventing gadgets while he was still at school, and is widely known for his creation of the ill fated sinclair c5 electric tricycle. our technology correspondent rory cellan jones reports. his drive and enthusiasm made him one of britain s best known inventors. the whole business of invention is a non material thing. it s very hard to know why it gives such pleasure. clive sinclair s fascination with gadgets started at school and, by his late teens, he was selling
halved. there is concern that the government needs to act now, there s pressure on the government to supply the system and also encourage more people to be vaccinated, and also to look out for many thousands of jobs that could be at risk after the furlough scheme ends at the end of the month. we understand that an announcement will be made on friday afternoon, but the changes still need to be signed off on first. a ~ still need to be signed off on first. ~ ~ , , first. mark, keeping us up-to-date first. mark, keeping us up-to-date on - first. mark, keeping us up-to-date on the - first. mark, keeping us| up-to-date on the rules up to date on the rules changing in the uk on travel, thank you forjoining us on newsday. sir clive sinclair, the british inventor who created one of the first pocket calculators and brought home computers to the masses, has died at the age of 81. he launched the first affordable consumer computer in 1980, costing less than £100. his ventures into new forms of
he launched the first affordable consumer computer in 1980, costing less than £100. his ventures into new forms of transport including the ill fated sinclair c5 electric tricycle were less successful. our technology correspondent rory cellan jones reports. his drive and enthusiasm made him one of britain s best known inventors. the whole business of invention is a non material thing. it s very hard to know why it gives such pleasure. clive sinclair s fascination with gadgets started at school and by his late teens he was selling his own electronic kits by mail order and writing technical manuals. he then put a magnifying bubble over each digit to make it visible. an obsession with miniaturisation saw him launch the word s fist slimline pocket calculator in 1972. soon though competition from cheaperjapanese versions forced sinclair to slash his prices. then the failure of his next