PATRICK MARMION: The Edinburgh Festival is the spiritual home of kooky genius. And there are few people in theatre today who are kookier - or more touched by genius - than Isobel McArthur.
hospital, including ten days in intensive care. it was still active even during this time. he was very much a figure who kept appealing to his supporters. qm. much a figure who kept appealing to his sweden- much a figure who kept appealing to his summers- his supporters. ok, bethany bell, thank yom let s cross live to milan. this is the scene of the raffaele hospital in milan in northern italy where silvio berlusconi was taken to be treated for a lung infection and leukaemia. he has been unwell for some time, but that is where he passed away earlier at the age of 86. we will as always bring you more on this story as and when we get it. if you want to read more about silvio berlusconi s life and times and why he is so important to the world of italian politics, you can go to our live page on the bbc website with all the very latest, including some interesting stories
tonight that nigel lawson was a transformational chancellor and an inspiration to him and many others . and borisjohnson said tonight that nigel lawson was a fearless and original flame of free market conservatism. mr lawson resigned in 1989 after falling out with mrs thatcher over her choice of economic adviser. are mcron looks back at his life and times. carolyn mccrimmon. carolyn mcquinn. hms dasher began his career as a journalist everything the spectator magazine and making regular appearances as a tv pundit. nigel lawson was the architect of the economic policies that underpinned thatcherism. six years in office saw some of the most far reaching changes ever made to britain s financial affairs.
putin: his life and times . what was your take on that visit? well, he went first to crimea to mark the ninth anniversary of the annexation, and that i think had been planned for quite some time. remember, the chinese president is coming to moscow tomorrow, so going to crimea and then extending the visit to mariupol is a way of showing that, as far as moscow is concerned, these are normal russian territories, and putin goes there as he would go to anywhere else. it is also a way of poking in the eye the international criminal court, which of course has just issued a warrant for his arrest. it is a way of saying, you know, he doesn t care, thatis saying, you know, he doesn t care, that is water off a duck s back. the that is water off a duck s back. the ima . es of that is water off a duck s back. the images of the that is water off a duck s back. the images of the visit very carefully controlled, won t they? there was nothing revealed before the visit.
was unable to identify whoever leaked to the document. with that, let s bring in our amen of oz and an msnbc contributor, and irin carmon, a correspondent for new york magazine, also the coauthor of notorious rbg, life and times of ruth bader ginsburg. and michelle goodwin, law professor at the university of california, irvine. it s good to see you all. i m going to going to start with you. for years, the antiabortion movement, they were in lockstep, they knew what they were working toward, but with this march, there seems to be less unity about how they go forward. what s your sense of how overturning roe has changed their movement? alicia, i think the antiabortion rights movement has always been consistent and always been clear. their goal has always been to and all abortion access in america. anyone ever talk to over the last several years have made that very clear. since the overturning of roe, i think the real confusion lies with the members of the republican party in whic