Of what the child is doing, or what anyone is doing. You can see when a child is actively and imaginatively engaged in the world, and you can see the sad results when theyre not, when they havent been. When all theyve had to do is look at a screen, thats all the entertainment, the only way into the world theyve had because they cant play outside, the traffics too dangerous, theres a paedophile hiding in every bush. Theres a terrible imaginative poverty that, im afraid, dominates the lives of so many people. Are you watching whats going on . Oh, yes. And adjusting your writing and your story along with whats happening . Well, im not describing our world, so theres no direct commentary on brexit, for example. No, but its not a million miles away, the sort of themes and outcomes. The world is in the most extraordinary state. Ive never known things so desperately confused, people so bitterly angry, solutions so far away. And naturally, if youre a thinking person at all, if you reflect on w
The day in parliament. The government announces its scrapping a 55p a minute charge for its universal credit helpline. But the row over the benefit spills over into pmqs. Will the Prime Minister now pause universal credit and fix the problems before pressing ahead with the roll out . Why have we introduced universal credit . Its a simpler system, its a system that encourages people to get into the workplace. And labour forces a vote in the commons, calling for the roll out of universal credit to be paused. The ayes to the right 299. The noes to the left, zero. Also on this programme a minister promises a crackdown on rogue Property Management agents. And demands for a Public Inquiry into the use of surgical mesh implants. Women in their 30s, 40s, 50s are telling us that they are struggling to walk, theyve lost their sex life and suffered from horrendous pain day in, day out. But first the day began with work and pensions secretary david gauke appearing before mps to give evidence on th
The separatist leader due to announce within an hour on whether he will drop plans for independence. And how to take on the Online Shopping giants. Well speak to the Company Using barcodes to help you find what you want in a nearby shop, and trying to make it easier for Small Businesseses. And with the British Government pushing us to make better choices have you been nudged into better behaviour. Let us know. Just use the hashtag bbcbizlive. Hello and welcome to business live. Letters not about whether you have been persuaded to do something rather than being told. Sally persuades me to cut my Coffee Consumption every morning. We start in brussels, where eu leaders are beginning a two day summit. Theyre due to decide whether brexit talks with the uk have made enough progress to move on to the next phase. The answer is almost certainly no. And its all about money. In march European Commission president Jean Claude Juncker suggested britain will need to pay around 70 billion to settle i
A bit how the for the Government Palace what will happen next in this political game of cat and mouse whats at stake with madrid now taking over power from cuts alone yeah and as they announced the cuts in london the to qantas which demanded in retaliation declare independence unilaterally in any case the people of cuts alone have been called to the streets. Britains theresa may was hoping to hear good news from brussels today on the progress a break to talks with the e. U. It seems will long to be playing ball. And uncle americal puts a positive spin on the first round of negotiations to form a new government but the Party Officials warn the road ahead could be a long and bumpy. Hello im terry martin good to have you with us a deadline has expired in catalonia in the last few minutes the region separatist leader called his post a mall was supposed to have told madrid that he was giving up all play. To declare independence or face the consequences so lets cross live again today that wa
Manchester but is graphine living up to the hype . In sport, a six goal thriller at Stamford Bridge. Chelsea held off a fight back from roma to draw in the Champions League. Well meet the cast behind the first ever opera written and performed in a yorkshire accent. You must be stupid. You need to get away, get away and carol has the weather. If you are travelling, watch out for dense fog across parts of Eastern England and the midlands. Later, we will have some strong winds affecting the south west approaches. Theresa may has written an open letter to eu citizens in the uk. She says she will make the transition as easy as possible. In it, she says we want people to stay and we want families to Stay Together. She goes on to say we are in touching distance of an agreement. This all comes as 27 eu leaders gather in brussels for a summit later. Our Political Correspondent chris mason is in westminster for us. Everyone is over to brussels today. What can be done . Something of an exodus fro