Youre watching booktv on cspan2. Next on booktv, erik prince, the founder of black water. He talks about the successes of the private mercenaries group and the sacrifices that the employees have made in the war on terror. This is about 50 minutes. [applause] well, good morning, everyone. So nice to see so many of you here early on a friday morning. Of course, our special guest is erik prince, and we will be talking with him about his book, civilian warriors, but we will also budget some time for your questions at the end of our interview. So i would encourage you as youre listening to the interview to jot down some questions, perhaps, that you might have for erik toward the end of the program. So with that said, erik, welcome. Thank you. Lets get started. Want to talk to you a little bit about your father. You, as you say in the book, you are your fathers son. He was a tremendous influence on you personally and professionally, wasnt he . He really was. He was, i think, an example of a
We believe Prime Minister questions and Keir Starmers questions to borisjohnson and Keir Starmers questions to Boris Johnson focus on the and Keir Starmers questions to borisjohnson focus on the amount of money spent by the government to external Pr Consultants through the pandemic. We will catch up with the we are taking you straight to weather with said keith lucas. Downing street. This is the first of a weekly i pressure brings a mist and fog for session of scientists taking questions about coronavirus some of us, but we is about to take place are turning to something much more at downing street. Jonathan van tam is one of the u nsettled are turning to something much more unsettled through not just are turning to something much more unsettled through notjust today but into the remainder of the week as speakers. Lets begin. Well. A windy day ahead today with some rain around that is the traditional vaccine sequence particularly heavy across north and under velleman timeline for a wes
At the week in parliament. Hello and welcome to the week in parliament. Coming up on this programme the Health Secretary wants nhs staff to gear up for the roll out the new Coronavirus Vaccine if its approved in the next few weeks. When the science comes good to inject hope into millions i know that they will rise to the challenge of being ready when the science comes good to inject hope into millions of arms this winter. The government suffers a heavy defeat in the lords, as peers fillet a controversial bill that would give ministers the power to break International Law. I urge my noble friends on the front bench to recognise that this bill is notjust unlawful, but also unethical. And the head of the Football Association quits after using outdated language at a commons committee. Would you want to withdraw that . Isnt that exactly the sort of language that means inclusion is not a reality . If i said it, i deeply apologise for it. But first, the big news of the week was for once a ray
Now on bbc news, the week in parliament. Hello and welcome to the week in parliament. Coming up on this programme the Health Secretary wants nhs staff to gear up for the roll out the new Coronavirus Vaccine if its approved in the next few weeks. I know that they will rise to the challenge of being ready when the science comes good to inject hope into millions of arms this winter. The government suffers a heavy defeat in the lords, as peers fillet a controversial bill that would give ministers the power to break International Law. I urge my noble friends on the front bench to recognise that this bill is notjust unlawful, but also unethical. And the head of the Football Association quits after using outdated language at a commons committee. Would you want to withdraw that . Because isnt that exactly the sort of language that means inclusion is not a reality . If i said it, i deeply apologise for it. But first, the big news of the week was for once a ray of hope, with the announcement tha
Time for a look back at the week in parliament. Hello and welcome to the week in parliament. Coming up on this programme the Health Secretary wants nhs staff to gear up for the roll out the new Coronavirus Vaccine if its approved in the next few weeks. I know that they will rise to the challenge of being ready when the science comes good to inject hope into millions of arms this winter. The government suffers a heavy defeat in the lords, as peers fillet a controversial bill that would give ministers the power to break International Law. I urge my noble friends on the front bench to recognise that this bill is notjust unlawful, but also unethical. And the head of the Football Association quits after using outdated language at a commons committee. Would you want to withdraw that . Isnt that exactly the sort of language that means inclusion is not a reality . If i said it, i deeply apologise for it. But first, the big news of the week was for once a ray of hope, with the announcement that