welcome to hardtalk. i m stephen sackur. the idea of a social contract is a staple of political philosophy. put crudely, it s the ties and obligations that bind the individual, the community and the state. but what happens when that contract is threatened by forces beyond the control of any national government say, a climate crisis or, right now, a global pandemic? my guest is baroness minouche shafik, the director of london school of economics, former top official at the world bank. is humanity capable of collective action to meet global challenges? baroness minouche shafik, welcome to hardtalk. thank you very much. lovely to be here. it s a pleasure to have you on the show. you have written extensively, through a long career as a top economist, about the relationship between the individual and the collective whether it be the community, the nation state or, indeed, the wider world. what do you think the covid pandemic has revealed to us about the limitations of, for exa
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really honored to be here, honestly. you know, because you could have picked any comedian, you could have invited anyone. but you went with the south african variant, very on theme. reporter: a welcome return of this dinner after the pandemic break and several years of president donald trump not presidents do typically come to this dinner. despite the pandemic. despite the large number of attendees who all had to prove a negative gokid test, the night was all about honoring journalists and returning to some normalcy. the world of country music is mourning the loss of one of its legendary voices, the life of naomi judd and the mark she made on the entertainment industry.
picked any comedian. you could have invited anyone, but you want with the south african variant, very healthy, i appreciate that. covid risk side, can i just say how happy i am that this event is happening again for the first time in three years. [applause] the truth is i, want to also have a good time tonight. please, i don t relax. i know everyone is worried about who left the, but just chill, we are celebrating, we are out, get comparable, not too comfortable, jeffrey tumor, that took a double. you know it, don t move him, you bunch of haters. so what jeffrey, you made a mistake, you opted out of four near coworkers. that is the first step to win a grammy for comedy album of the year, you are halfway there my friend. we won t stop you, we will come back for mistakes. you might have noticed, i will be telling some jokes tonight. [laughs] but i want you to understand, i am not here to tear anyone down,