an hour at the site, and reported evidence of shelling and gunfire, and say there is a mass grave at the entrance. the israeli military has surrounded and occupied the hospital for days; last week, they claimed they d found a hamas command and control centre beneath it. that s been denied by hamas, which is designated a terrorist organisation by many western governments. on saturday, hundreds of people including some patients left the hospital on foot, making their way through israeli armoured vehicles. 25 health workers and about 300 critically ill patients remain at al shifa. among them are 32 babies in critical condition. the who says it s now drawing up plans for their evacuation. meanwhile, the hamas run health authority, says at least 80 people have been killed in two israeli strikes on the jabaliya refugee camp. they say one hit a un run school that was being used as a shelter. the prime minister of qatar has said the challenges of reaching a deal on releasing so
hello and welcome to political thinking, a conversation with rather than an interrogation of someone who s shaped our political thinking about what has shaped theirs. now, you might think that the job of the equality and human rights commission was simply to police and implement the law, to ensure equality. but in this era of so called culture wars, debate about equality is, it seems, dividing even the commission itself. my guest this week is the chair of the equality and human rights commission, baroness kishwer falkner. she faced allegations that she had bullied her staff. allies of her insisted that she was the victim of a witch hunt from people who thought she thought the wrong things about the toxic debate about trans women and their place in society. an investigation into that bullying has recently been dropped. baroness falkner was appointed by the conservatives, but she is a former liberal democrat peer. she s also talked of herself being a first generation migran
For us. so it s up 3.2% over last july. doesn t seem like a good with news for our wallets, jonathan. no, no. that pork chop is going to cost you a little bit more, griff, indeed. look, inflation is up. vice president kamala harris has been wanting to take some victory lap ares about it but it s, unfortunately, going the other way. inflation up in july, up in uni, and it s been up since president biden was in office. prices are up about 16% since biden took office, wages are down by about 3%. and this is why three-quarters of americans, when polled, say they think the economy s in bad shape. you ve got record credit card debt that people are taking out ask and a 36% increase in what they call 401(k) hardship withdrawals. so if bidenomics is working, the average american certainly doesn t feel it. griff: when you really put your finger on i think what was the most significant thing, and that is if prices are generally up 16%, wages down 3%, you eventually run into that problem
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