senior fellow t american federation for children and a major with, major proponent of school choice. those are really harsh words. i mean, to say that it was clear that they were choking the life out of public education is a bold statement. i mean, look, it s ridiculous. only 26% of eighth graders are proficient in north carolina. you d think that the governor would be issuing a state of emergency about the failing government school system. but, no, instead he s issuing this so-called state of emergency over all families, all parents getting more of an opportunity for educational freedom in the state of north carolina. the reality is, this is a state of emergency for special interests who control roy cooper, the teachers unions and the defenders of the status quo. but it is a state of serendipity for parents who want more of a say in their own kids education. charles: we have seen this rise as a political issue. it certainly has played a major role in florida, it probably got youngk
there is a state of emergency in north carolina. it s for be. they don t want to pay teachers as much and give take their died a school that actually worked and the teachers don t like that. this is a state of emergency for special that interest that want to trap kids in failing government schools. a state of serendipity for kids that want a say in their own kids education. governor cooper here is flailing. is he having a temper tantrum. a total meltdown because him and his party are losing control over the minds of other children. there is not a dang thing they can do. a hypocrite who sent his own kid to private school does not have the power to override a veto because republicans control 3/5ths of each chambers. so he could just go cry harder. we are going to empower all families with school choice here in north carolina. steve: you know what, corey, it s a winning proposition.
increasingly, she s written and created her own shows. is that the pathway to empowerment in an industry where actors can be just another commodity? jane horrocks, welcome to hardtalk. thank you very much. it is great to have you in the studio. you have been in this acting business for almost four decades. i wonder when you think about your own career, do you feel that you very consciously shaped it or is it more a question of serendipity and stuff thatjust happened?
consciously shaped it or is it more a question of serendipity and stuff thatjust happened? i think there is a lot of both actually, yes. i think i did engineer quite a lot of it in that my choices were very specific but certain things happened at a certain time that kind of formed it as well. and when you think about the big choices, the key choices, that you made that were instrumental in shaping your career, what would you point to? i think probably the biggest choice that i made was leaving the rsc. the royal shakespeare company? yes, which was my firstjob and they offered me another season and i thought, actually, i don t think i m going to progress in this company in the same way i could possibly progress outside of it. that s very interesting because for most young actors,