The reason is, i feel like people ask for it. My last book also chronicled the anti racist ideas. And show their commissions that clashing between them over time so when i would speak about th that, i would encourage people to be antiracist, encourage them to move away from the racist ideas that has been ingrained in them. The more i spoke about being antiracist, the more people i like tell me more. People have been taught to be not racist. So its antiracist so the more people ask, the more i realize this was a book and i felt like i could potentially intellect. Its interesting because you hadnt necessarily planned this and i was thinking, its an extraordinary book, you are a historian through and through. Theres a kind of risk associated with writing a book that has really immediate implications. Talk about the distinction that you draw because you draw it very clear fashion. I noticed some of these authors race that are considered critical have all written this praise of this book wh
The end of the console . Plus, a british designed hypercar. Good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. Borisjohnson is preparing to launch the conservative manifesto in the next few hours which will pledge not to raise the rate of income tax, National Insurance or vat. The Prime Minister will also say he wants to bring his brexit deal back to the commons before christmas, if the conservatives are returned to power. Our political correspondent, nick eardley reports. What would he do with power . This afternoon, borisjohnson will unveil the conservative manifesto. His basic message deliver brexit and move onto domestic priorities. He will pledge that the bill that will deliver brexit will be brought back to parliament before christmas if he wins the election. That, he says, would allow the country to move on. So what will the conservatives do on the home front . They will pledge today not to raise rates of income tax, National Insurance, or vat. Thatll make it harder for the government to r
Denies that. To treat his. He was accused by freemans lawyer of being accused by freemans lawyer of being a liarand a accused by freemans lawyer of being a liar and a doper. She said he had been contacted by an anonymous witness who said they had witnessed shane sutton injecting himself with testosterone at his house bake in the 1990s when he was a writer. That infuriated sutton hoo denied that claim saying he had neverfailed a drugs test, he had passed over 100 in his career. He will take a Lie Detector Test was that he had nothing to do with the ordering of the testosterone back in 2011 to the national velodrome. He told freeman he should man up, take down a screen that had been erected between the two men because freeman is being treated as a vulnerable witness. In sensational seems towards the end of the day, sutton stormed out of the hearing saying that freeman was spineless and afterwards he addressed the media and he said he may consider coming back on thursday to continue his e
Commissioner, will not happen. Well hear from child abuse survivors. Of the five of us, only three of us got some form of justice, and thatjust, it isnt fair. It isnt fair, because he abused all of us, and he should be in prison for what he did to all of us. And the family of an 18 year old woman whos being held in a controversial secure Mental Health facility say theyve been told experts fear for her life. Bethanys dad, jeremy says hes devastated to have to leave his daughter in a place where shes left locked in a room and the system is broken. Hello and welcome to the programme. Were live until 11 this morning. Do get in touch on all the stories were talking about use the hashtag victoria live. If youre emailing and are happy for us to contact you, and maybe want to take part in the programme, please include your phone number in your message. If you text, youll be charged at the Standard Network rate. First, Annita Mcveigh has the news. Prince andrews offer to co operate with an inve
Social Media Companies to react after paul pogba receives racist abuse. Good morning, once again from the farm in leicestershire as the bbc continues its focus on farming. Today will be talking about gm crops as the Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, comes out in favour. Its a beautiful start of the day, chilly, we could have some rain and increasing winds coming in from the north. In the south, were looking at drain cloudy conditions. Well have further details in 15 minutes dry and cloudy. Its wednesday, the 21st of august. Our top story borisjohnson will repeat his demand for fundamental changes to the brexit Withdrawal Agreement, when he meets the german chancellor, Angela Merkel, in berlin later today. Allies of mrs merkel have accused the Prime Minister of making a completely impossible request and actually not being serious. In a moment well get the view from germany, from our correspondent jenny hill in hamburg. But first, our political correspondent, iain watson in westminster. Iai