Now on bbc news, thursday in parliament. Hello, and welcome to thursday in parliament, where its down to business for mps following last weeks general election. The queen comes to westminster for the second time in ten weeks, setting out the governments to do list for the year. And theres no prizes for guessing whats at the top. My governments priority is to deliver the United Kingdoms departed from the European Union on the 31st of january. Labour says the government has tried to mimic some of its priorities. On austerity, on investment, on inequality and on the National Health service and we can see how we force the terrain to shift. But Boris Johnsons predicting a positive future. I do not think it vainglorious or impossible to say that a new golden age for this United Kingdom is now in reach. Mid morning, the queen set off from Buckingham Palace for the state opening of parliament, a ceremony shes more than familiar with, having taken part in it 66 times during her reign. But havin
Citizens terrorists least. Illegitimate seizure of. The government offices which taken over. Those are your headlines this hour you can find out more at r. T. Dot com up next on Arch International it is the kaiser report and in the u. K. And ireland it is boom bust stay with us. Hey welcome to the cons report the 1st episode out of 2020. States here are not going to have some really special guest right with us right now dr Michael Hudson dr michael and welcome to be here i was just curious i have as crazy image moment ago you know back in the seventys 1970 s. There was a movie called death wish with Charles Bronson to remember that i remember that there was a sequel in the sequel to that right now sink in that we could do a remake you are the star you play the Charles Bronson role is called death wish and here vigilante banker economist that goes around new york blowing away bad debt where you think i love it and set that up you think youre ready to do that 2020 i would be a very good
The first model 3 built in china rolling off the Assembly Line and elon musk tells his employees quote, pay no attention to the stock price, unquote. Im Ashley Webster in for stuart. Varney company about to begin. Ashley lets take a look at the gains for the major averages this year. Wow, oh, wow. The nasdaq, 35 . The dow, 22 . The s p, a mere 29. 25 . Joining us now, market watcher keith fitzgerald. Fitz, for big gains for next year . What do you say . Why not . Oh, i think weve got all the right things in play. Weve got record consumer confidence, great economics, companies growing. This is a great time to be alive and be an investor. There is always a possibility of shortterm correction but you know what, even a busted clock is right twice a day. Ashley more and more of those socalled experts are calling for that correction. Ten, maybe 20 . Whats going to trigger that . Well, you know, its the same old stuff. It could be a misplaced headline, could be a misguided escomputers. They s
American hiamerican histor products are available on the online store. Go to cspan store. Org to check out all of the cspan products. Today marks the 50th anniversary of a Landmark Supreme Court case, tinker v. Des moines. In just a moment well be talking to one of the key players in that case. John tinker will be joining us from des moines, iowa. But first, courtesy of cbs news, Walter Cronkite on the evening news 50 years today. The Supreme Court today endorsed the right of student protests so long as the protest does not disrupt order or interfere with the rights of others. But a dissenting justice hugo black said the ruling begins a revolutionary era of permissiveness fostered by the judiciary. The 72 decision upheld the right of three des moines teenagers to wear black antiwar arm bands to high school. The court said students do not leave their freedoms of speech and expression at the school door. That courtesy of the cbs news and two of the key players in this case, Mary Beth Tin
Of their policies. Despite all their promises, that is exactly what this queens speech shows. On the nhs in england, there was a committment that extra funding would be enshrined in law. And theres increased spending on thousands of schools in england. And promises of safer streets, with more Police Officers and tougher action against the most dangerous criminals. The debate on the speech has already started, well be taking a closer look at the range of measures being proposed and asking how realistic they are, so stay with us on bbc news at 5. Its 5pm, were live at westminster, where the queen has opened a new session of parliament, for the second time in the space of two months. But this time, there was less pageantry and far more politics, following the conservative victory in last weeks election. Some 30 bills were announced in the speech, billed as an Ambitious Programme of domestic reform, as well as delivering brexit. Indeed, the brexit legislation took centre stage, with the co