investment companies, health companies, but he s been under huge pressure to come back to britain. today there was a so called urgent question, which basically was a device to get government ministers to answer questions in the house of commons, laboursaid to answer questions in the house of commons, labour said they let dust led the charge. they were inundated with cancellations on the run up to christmas, given advice from the chief medical officer and the prime minister, the people should be cautious when they socialise. so that s the backdrop to it. what the chancellor will be doing tomorrow is talking to a range of companies but at the moment, i m told he s still trying to work out what help and assistance they need. because some of them are asking quite simple for an extension to reduce rates on vat beyond next spring, others say they are facing a real crunch now, so what can you do to help under those circumstances? i m told he s in a listening mode. in addition to that, there
she s nodding, and she said earlier it definitely was. pat on the back. i think the media needs to be in listening mode. and i think the media is in listening mode when it comes to areas like this. there was obviously the controversy earlier this year when the society of editors put out a statement about racism that did not meet the wide approval of the industry. it resulted in the president of the society leaving his position. so i think there is an acceptance that there is an issue and we need to be listening and we need to be engaging. ok, well, ian, thank you very much, and let s turn to the other big media story this week. isobel asher hamilton, senior tech reporter at insider you know, this story, one of silicon valley s most important figures has resigned. just tell us who is jack dorsey for those who don t know. jack dorsey is the founder of twitter. he founded it back in 2006, and he was ceo for two years before he got ousted, which i imagine he didn t enjoy. however, he r
media where i work and perhaps the national media. i don t know if that s borne out in the report. sounds like it was. she s nodding, and she said earlier it definitely was. pat on the back. i think the media needs to be in listening mode. and i think the media is in listening mode when it comes to areas like this. there was obviously the controversy earlier this year when the society of editors put out a statement about racism that did not meet the wide approval of the industry. it resulted in the president of the society leaving his position. so i think there is an acceptance that there is an issue and we need to be listening and we need to be engaging. ok, well, ian, thank you very much, and let s turn to the other big media story this week. isobel asher hamilton, senior tech reporter at insider you know, this story, one of silicon valley s most important figures has resigned. just tell us who is jack dorsey for those who don t know. jack dorsey is the founder of twitter. he fou
equally or fairly. i think we ve reached a place now where people can t hide| behind the fact that this does not exist. - ian, your take on this and how we proceed? it s difficult. i d like to think there s a difference between the regional media where i work and perhaps the national media. i don t know if that s borne out in the report. sounds like it was. she s nodding, and she said earlier it definitely was. pat on the back. i think the media needs to be in listening mode. and i think the media is in listening mode when it comes to areas like this. there was obviously the controversy earlier this year when the society of editors put out a statement about racism that did not meet the wide approval of the industry. it resulted in the president of the society leaving his position. so i think there is an acceptance that there is an issue and we need to be listening and we need to be engaging. ok, well, ian, thank you very much, and let s turn to the other big media story this week. isob
probe forces the gop to take sides. courting the black vote in an unexpectedly tight virginia s race. will it be the key to keeping the commonwealth blue? we re in a turning point right now. there s a mood out there. we see it. the politics of meanness and division. inside politics, the biggest stories sourced by the best reporters, now. welcome to inside politics sunday. i m phil mattingly in for abby phillip. this was the week everything shifted at the white house. a clear pivot from listening mode to let s get tofinish line mode. after weeks of back and forth negotiations, president joe biden and top democratic lawmakers are closer than ever to a final build back better bill, now targeting a roughly slimmed down $1.7 trillion framework. now can this get approved before biden leaves on his foreign trip in just days?