In 2014 to support the cause of Scottish Independence now shes back in the public eye with the launch of a new book the caledonians have ever once again the topic represents something of a surprise as it was caught up with the boy in the studio. Well few people in the last generation of fathers fascinating a life in journalism and political activism than yvonne d ridley my guest for today yvonne welcome to the examined show thank you very much alex so i was going to go on to this new boot that youre florence which i find fascinating but lets lets start at the beginning youre a County Durham last and the area of steel 1000000 heavy industry and thats where you were brought up in the 1960 s. How did that shape your political attitude well you know ive got a working class d. N. A. Coursing through me and the solidarity and unity in hardship. Was the trademark of the working classes and so it really did shape my life so you went into a pretty early age into journalism as a as a female jour
Not only was the welcome to conference on. Nobody has talked more about reforming the e. U. Than manual micro why should anyone listen when hes making such heavy weather of reforms in his own country while 1st has been forming from for more than 2 years with steady poff. The country is in chaos the country is not in k. Off there is no strike any more and railways or Public Transportation and there will be the most ambitious pension systems reform fold the kids would wish which ripoff in the parliament in the next week people have died in demonstrations barristers reeked of tear gas for weeks on end you had jagged. Disruptions in transport so the worst transport disruption since the 1960 s. Are you talking about that offices that im told about paris you dont seem to come often to paris are i do i have my family in paris yes theyre with are from protests that a french tradition birds are 0 to 700 people injured across the country 17 and hurt a number of policemen injured among them and s
Up and do it yourself. Welcome to alex salmond show and to be a special program and someone who shot to International Fame some 20 years ago. In 2001 this investigative journalist was captured by the taliban in afghanistan just as the American Made Bombing Campaign started antilife in the fall however once released her lifes journey took a surprising direction she converted to islam and became an avid critic of western foreign. The see in the war on terror im just undertaken speaking to us throughout the world has been called something close to celebrity and the islamic world and it to size did it was for to be more specific knowledge of a woman in this slum a quote by islam online after entering domestic u. K. Politics as chair of the briefly successful Solidarity Party she moved to scotland in 2014 to support the cause of Scottish Independence now shes back in the public eye with the launch of a new book the caledonians however once again the topic represents something of a surprise
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Hello. Good evening, everyone. Welcome again to sixth i. I do start to start by asking who is here at sixth i for the first time tonight . Hello. Whether you are a first timer or if repeat offender we have a bunch of programs you might want to check out from a conversation from dan pfeiffer two concert with the incredible songwriter josh ritter to a party where you can come and see all of them did just a few weeks into the new year and the new decade im sure the reality has set in for us all we are now undeniably in 2020 approaching what is the most anticipated and polarized american president ial election of all time. The 2016 elections results were shocking to many of us in this d we didnt know a country, communities or friends as well as we thought we did. The aftermath so people questioning each others values and stark divisions and already divisive twoparty political systems. Tonight we are thrilled to welcome ezra klein back to dc to help us make sense of it all and hear his pers