but, it s reported the israeli military has struck targets in gaza within minutes of the ceasefire coming into force. now on bbc news dateline london. hello, and welcome to the programme in which leading uk columnists discuss the week s news with foreign correspondents who write, blog, podcast, and broadcast to audiences in their home countries from the dateline: london. 18 months after margaret thatcher first became prime minister, underfire even in her own party as half a million more people lost theirjobs and facing calls for a policy u turn, she delivered a speech that still defines her you turn if you want to, the lady s not for turning . this week, the woman who would be her successor u turned. america s third lady, nancy pelosi, did not, going ahead with a visit to taiwan, despite chinese warnings beforehand and missiles after. nor did the bank of england u turn, going ahead with the half point rise in interest rates. the governor had said the bank was minded to
than 100 people have been injured. 0ne body s been recovered from the scene. now on bbc news, dateline london. hello, and welcome to the programme in which leading uk columnists discuss the week s news with foreign correspondents who write, blog, podcast, and broadcast to audiences in their home countries from the dateline: london. 18 months after margaret thatcher first became prime minister, underfire even in her own party as half a million more people lost theirjobs and facing calls for a policy u turn, she delivered a speech that still defines her you turn if you want to, the lady s not for turning . this week, the woman who would be her successor u turned. america s third lady, nancy pelosi, did not, going ahead with a visit to taiwan, despite chinese warnings beforehand and missiles after. nor did the bank of england u turn, going ahead with the half point rise in interest rates. the governor had said the bank was minded to impose the largest single hike in a quart
you turn if you want to, the lady s not for turning . this week, the woman who would be her successor u turned. america s third lady, nancy pelosi, did not, going ahead with a visit to taiwan, despite chinese warnings beforehand and missiles after. nor did the bank of england u turn, going ahead with the half point rise in interest rates. the governor had said the bank was minded to impose the largest single hike in a quarter of a century. here to discuss all that are marc roche, an economist and journalist who was born in belgium, and writes from here for the french news magazine, le point. isabel hilton, who s been a foreign correspondent and broadcaster she founded china dialogue, an independent organisation concerned with the environmental challenges facing that country. and with us in spirit, if not in person because a family member has covid yasmin alibhai brown. she was forced to flee her native uganda by idi amin the 50th amnniversary of the expulsion of as
is a country, can we offend beijing by describing it as a country, all the rest of it and that s one of the added complications here, isn t it? yes, absolutely. but there s this far bigger picture too, and taiwan is actually flourishing for a while, and after what happened hong kong, i would not underestimate. that s interesting what you said about hong kong, because you could argue that one thing that has changed, and which mightjustify america taking a more combative approach over taiwan, is what china has done in hong kong it s change of approach. i was talking to victor gao this week who is saying it s just a continuity, there s always been a national security law it clearly wasn t like the national security law, and you can criticise
beijing by describing it as a country, all the rest of it and that s one of the added complications here, isn t it? yes, absolutely. but there s this far bigger picture too, and taiwan is actually flourishing for a while, and after what happened hong kong, i would not underestimate. that s interesting what you said about hong kong, because you could argue that one thing that has changed, and which mightjustify america taking a more combative approach over taiwan, is what china has done in hong kong it s change of approach. i was talking to victor gao this week who is saying it s just a continuity, there s always been a national security law it clearly wasn t like the national security law, and you can criticise the british are lots of things, there was clearly no democracy in hong kong before the handover,