Issue properly, first let me introduce our guests for this program. Keith hilbing, professor of internation and finance at city of university, joins us from london. Tony gosling is investigative joins us from bristol. Welcome to you both, keith pim. Ill start with you. What are your thoughts on rike by doctors and consultants . Um, its a threeday walkout, but is said that its going to affect obviously the care that patients are going to need um and thats another whole question that im going to ask on that regard, but um, do they stand a chance, it sounds like the government has to come to the negotiating table, but are they going to do that . Well, the government, lets be honest, is out of money, um, they wasted so much money during the covid pandemic, etc. , yeah, pp equipment, they dont have much money left, we still got a massive fiscal deficit in this country, all right . Um and therefore there really isnt the money to make b pay rises in the Public Sector um so at the end of the d
Cost of living crisis is a term that is associated with europe these days more than other parts of the world, the country that is in the lead in europe is the uk. The series of labor strikes and industrial disputes have occurred in various industries of the uks economy as workers have walked out over pay and conditions, the most recent one being Junior Doctors and consultants. In this edition of the spotlight we will look at why so many workers in so many different sectors of the uk are striking and whether the sun government and has been able to handle the issue properly. First let me introduce our guests for this program. Keith pilbing, professor of international and finance at city university, joins us in london. Tony gosling, historian and investigative journalist joins us from bristol. Welcome to you both, keith pilbeam. Ill start with you. What are your thoughts on the strike by doctors and consultants . Um, its a threeday walkout, it is said. That its going to affect uh obviousl
Government has been able to handle the issue properly. First let me introduce our guests for this program. Keith pilbing, professor of International Economics and finance at city university, joins us from london. Tony of gosling, historian and investigative journalist joins us from bristol. Welcome to you both, keith pilbeam, ill start with you. What are your thoughts on the strike by doctors and consultants . Um. Its a threeday walkout, but it is said that its going to affect uh, obviously the care that patients are going to need, um, and thats another whole question that im going to ask on that regard, but uh, do they stand a chance, it sounds like the government has to come to the negotiating table, but are they going to do that . Well, the government, lets be honest, is out of money, um, they wasted so much money during the covid pandemic, etc. , yeah, ppe equipment, they. Dont have much money left, we still got a massive fiscal deficit in this country, all right, um, and therefore
How, why, can someone wielding a sword run amok in a North East London suburb, killing a 14 year old reportedly on his way to school . Well talk to this mum, whose16 year old son was killed by teenagers who bought swords and a machete on the internet. Shes campaigning for a ban on the online sale of them. Also tonight who will win the battle for the West Midlands mayoralty . Polls suggest its soooo close between the conservatives and labour. How will the outcome affect the fortunes of the Prime Minister and labour leader over the coming months . On newsnight tonight, we have polling guru professor sirjohn curtice, claire ainslie, who was keir starmer s policy director, and Ben Riley Smith from the telegraph, who knows about the plotting going on in the tory party. Plus, rememberthis from two years ago . The brexit Opportuities Minister explaining why he had delayed bringing in post brexit checks here in the uk. This would have been an Act Of Self Harm if we had gone ahead with it. It w
Inch towards an election, lets get the measure of things. Conservatives, how are you feeling . To get in touch. Rishi sunak has told the bbc hes not going to be forced into a premature decision over the future of hs2. Its being widely reported the route between birmingham and manchester could be scrapped. The Prime Minister is in the north of england today for the conservative Party Conference in manchester but its not expected for him to make an announcement until his speech tomorrow. Uk food prices have fallen month on month for the first time in more than two years. The British Retail Consortium says last month, they fell by 0. 1 percent compared with august. Radiographers in england have begun a 24 hour strike as part of a pay dispute. Theyjoinjunior doctors and consultants, who are into their second day of their three day walkout. The government says a fair and reasonable pay rise has been given. Emergency services are working to secure a Food Waste Site in oxfordshire after it wa