britain, what do you think of it? do you still have trust in the police? are you getting what you need from the police? give us a call, give us a text. we will about that. right now, here is the news. a 15 year old boy who died after being followed by police whilst riding an e bike has been named locally as saul cookson. the incident happened yesterday afternoon in salford. he collided with an ambulance. north west ambulance service has told the bbc the vehicle was moving at the time, but it was not on an active call. the incident has been referred to the independent office for police conduct. the chief inspector of constabulary, andy cooke, has warned public trust in policing is hanging by a thread. he s blamed a series of scandals and the failure to get the basics right. mr cooke wants to have the ability to order police forces to make changes when there are serious public safety concerns. the treasury says the windfall tax on energy firms will remain until march 2028. but
commentator since the 1970s, michael goldfarb, actor turned journalist, foreign correspondent for pbs radio in the united states, now host of the podcast the first rough draft of history, steve richards began his career as a westminster correspondent just as margaret thatcher was ending hers. coincidental! his blog is called rock and rolls politics, his most recent book about the talented politicians who failed to make it to number ten. steve, we can leave the question unanswered, whoever that is. what do you make of the choice that tory mps have presented between the sunak and loose trust? in a have presented between the sunak and loose trust? . , ., . have presented between the sunak and loose trust? ., , ., . . loose trust? in a very erratic way, ou can loose trust? in a very erratic way, you can see loose trust? in a very erratic way, you can see attempts, loose trust? in a very erratic way, you can see attempts, chaotic- loose trust? in a very erratic way, you can s
jeopardising a deal to allow grain to leave the city. now on bbc news, dateline london with shaun ley. hello and welcome to dateline. bringing together leading british commentators with foreign correspondent. this week, british conservative mps completed their colleague cull in the hunt for that new leader and the country s next prime minister, and they also called the economic consensus with which governments of left and right have operated for the last 20 years. and as the world waits for vladimir putin to allow safe passage of grain, why he himself was kept waiting. with me, cricket commentator ashis ray, and michael goldfarb, foreign correspondent for pbs radio in the united states, and podcast host, and steve richardson who began his career as a westminster correspondent as margaret thatcher was ending hers coincidental. his blog is called rock & roll politics, his most recent book about the talented politicians who failed to make it to number10. steve, we will leave t
15 years old opened her highs to the dangers of the fashion industry. more on those stories at the top of the other but now on bbc news it is dateline london. you hello and welcome to the programme bringing together leading british commentators with foreign correspondents who write, blog, podcast and broadcast from the dateline: london. this week, british conservative mps completed their colleague cull in the hunt for that new leader and the country s next prime minister, and they also called the economic consensus with which governments of left and right have operated for the last 20 years. and as the world waits for vladimir putin to allow safe passage of grain, why he himself was kept waiting. with me, cricket commentator ashis ray, and michael goldfarb, foreign correspondent for pbs radio in the united states, and podcast host, and steve richardson who began his career as a westminster correspondent as margaret thatcher was ending hers coincidental. his blog is called r
spending. nave got better with two people, claiming the thatcherite mantle. in very different ways. so it is a battle on the right of the tory party. the focus is on tax cuts. when is the debate but not should there be. there is no focus on the role of the state as demands on the role of the state as demands on the role of the state as demands on the state are growing. and so it is a return to that sort of 1980s thatcherism, that very erratically the tory party have been trying to move away from. thatcherism incidentally, absolutely a product of its time. the late 70s and early 80s. not the situation we are in now. but she cast a spell over its membership. at least two candidates. and it is a very narrow contest, in that respect. you were reporting from london when margaret thatcher was prime minister. as steve rightly says, circumstances are different but the debate is over notjust taxation and the fact we ve got the highest tax burdens. therefore that is something that she