Im stephen sackur. The western world, for so long the dominant force in Global Politics and economics, is confused and uncertain. In the past week, elections in the uk and france have pointed to fractures in europe. Donald trumps world view and Angela Merkels are poles apart. The Western Consensus on liberal economics and globalisation is no more. My guest is stephen king, influential economist, writer, and Chief Economist to hsbc bank. Writer, and former Chief Economist to hsbc bank. Is Globalisation Stuck in reverse gear . Stephen king, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you very much. I think given the dramatic nature of recent political events in the uk, we have to start with britain, and then move our perspective to the world as a whole. But uk we have just seen an election that has brought about a Hung Parliament and a sense that nobody knows really what the government theresa may forms will actually do about brexit and a whole host of other challenges. Do you feel a deep sense of incohe
Im stephen sackur. The western world, for so long the dominant force in Global Politics and economics, is confused and uncertain. In the past week, elections in the uk and france have pointed to fractures in europe. Donald trumps world view and Angela Merkels are poles apart. The Western Consensus on liberal economics and globalisation is no more. My guest is stephen king, influential economist, writer, and Chief Economist to hsbc bank. Writer, and former Chief Economist to hsbc bank. Is Globalisation Stuck in reverse gear . Stephen king, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you very much. I think given the dramatic nature of recent political events in the uk, we have to start with britain, and then move our perspective to the world as a whole. But uk we have just seen an election that has brought about a Hung Parliament and a sense that nobody knows really what the government theresa may forms will actually do about brexit and a whole host of other challenges. Do you feel a deep sense of incohe
Ned temko the political commentator, Annalisa Piras the italian film maker and broadcaster, Stefanie Bolzen of germanys die welt, and the russian journalist alexander nekrassov. Welcome to you all. The british Prime Minister lost her overall majority in the general election, and is having to do a deal with mps from Northern Ireland to stay in downing street. Theresa may was criticised during the Election Campaign for not meeting real people, and within a week that criticism has resurfaced because of the government response to the Grenfell Tower tragedy. An entire residential tower block in london destroyed by fire in one night. But when theresa may first visited the scene, she spoke to members of the emergency services, but not to local residents. All this coming just before those brexit talks are finally going to get underway. Lets discuss the state of britain, of british politics. Ned, theresa may, specifically, can she and will she survive all of this . If wed been having this conve
Ned temko the political commentator, Annalisa Piras the italian film maker and broadcaster, Stefanie Bolzen of germanys die welt, and the russian journalist alexander nekrassov. Welcome to you all. The british Prime Minister lost her overall majority in the general election, and is having to do a deal with mps from Northern Ireland to stay in downing street. Theresa may was criticised during the Election Campaign for not meeting real people, and within a week that criticism has resurfaced because of the government response to the Grenfell Tower tragedy. An entire residential tower block in london destroyed by fire in one night. But when theresa may first visited the scene, she spoke to members of the emergency services, but not to local residents. All this coming just before those brexit talks are finally going to get underway. Lets discuss the state of britain, of british politics. Ned, theresa may, specifically, can she and will she survive all of this . If wed been having this conve
And its game, set and. Mo . Four time Olympic Champion sir mo farah is the latest athlete to take on our Breakfast Mug challenge. The scotland and Northern Ireland there are changes from this is as weather, i will fill you there are changes from this is as weather, iwill fill you in there are changes from this is as weather, i will fill you in on the details in 15 minutes. Good morning, first our main story. The number of Mobile Phones and drugs smuggled into prisons is unacceptable, according to the government. More than 20,000 phones and sim cards and over 200 kilograms of narcotics were found in jails in england and wales last year. The seizures follow a £2 Million Investment in technology to detect contra band, as James Waterhouse reports. Many will say this continuing trend of contraband being smuggled into jails through whatever means possible only highlights the scale of the challenge facing Prison Officers, whove had to deal with staff cuts and growing violence over recent yea