Blair institute for global change working with over a0 countries, the former prime minister is still searching for answers to the great challenges of our time. Labour s back in power after 14 years. Very, very few people know what it feels like to actually be the prime minister of a new government, to be a country s leader. What does. . . What did it feel like as you walked through that door and into power in 1997? well, for me, the feelings were less those of elation. I mean, everyone around me was. . . . . Was, you know, celebrating, but i was very conscious of the fact, first of all, i d never been a minister, let alone a prime minister, and secondly, there is an awesome sense of responsibility. So you realise you re going to be taking decisions, you know you re on the start of a journey, you know the journey is going to be really difficult, you know there s going to be a whole lot of events and circumstances you can t predict. And you re acutely conscious of the fact that there is
Sir tony, thank you for speaking to me. It s very good to see you. Let s start with some feelings before we get to plenty of facts. Labour s back in power after 14 years. Very, very few people know what it feels like to actually be the prime minister of a new government, to be a country s leader. What does. . . What did it feel like as you walked through that door and into power in 1997? well, for me, the feelings were less those of elation. I mean, everyone around me was. . . . . Was, you know, celebrating, but i was very conscious immense burden of responsibility that comes with power, or should do. One of the fundamental challenges that notjust britain but lots of western democracies face today is populism. And i would say, tell me if you think differently, i would say populism is broadly that mode of politics in which charismatic leaders claim to represent the will of the people against a ruling elite. In your view, should populism be, as george orwell said of saints, always consid
Better or worse antigovernment anger is building even in the president s traditional heartland. And in sports the Milwaukee Bucks and boycotted their n. B. A. Playoff game the team ready to face the Orlando Magic by didnt show up as part of the a protest against Racial Injustice. Could be the most powerful storm to hit the u. S. This year is just hours away from making landfall Hurrican Laura is already a category 4 storm and Officials Say it could be catastrophic its power grew by nearly 70 percent in just 24 hours this is what it looks like from space as it crackles with lightning and races towards texas and louisiana 2 states that are also grappling with coronavirus authorities have warned a storm that could churn flood waters as high as 6 meters making it unsurvivable around 620000 people have been told to leave their homes with hurricane Warnings Issued to those living as far as 322 kilometers inland. And again it is live for us from miami and it is strong seems to be strengthenin
Tell you it is not gone we are just in the middle of it and we didnt get what we saw at the weekend was unacceptable is it time. To irresponsibility of a few puts is all without risk limits that soon demonstrations like those we saw of a weekend our health risk its an example its what it is for the behavior of many demonstrators cannot be justified if chatter is. Also coming up tonight Northern Ireland mourns the passing of john hughes the nobel peace laureate whose lifes work made it possible to turn the troubles into peace john hume genuinely was a political titan i dont think we would have to have really got the Peace Process going and. Implemented if he hadnt been down offering help and advice. Which our viewers on p. B. S. In the United States and all around the world welcome we begin the day with the reality of the pandemic in germany and the people who refused to believe it on saturday the streets of central berlin were flooded with protesters who say the coronavirus pandemic is
A few puts is all without risk limits but soon demonstrations like those we saw over the weekend our health risk. It is the behavior of many demonstrators cannot be just a fight the chant is. Also coming up tonight Northern Ireland mourns the passing of john hughes the nobel peace laureate whose lifes work made it possible to turn the troubles into peace john hume genuinely was a political titan i dont think we would have to have really got the Peace Process going and. Implemented if he hadnt been down offering help and advice. Which our viewers on p. B. S. In the United States and all around the world welcome we begin the day with the reality of the pandemic in germany and the people who refused to believe it on saturday the streets of central berlin were flooded with protesters who say the coronavirus pandemic is fake they demanded an end to face mask requirements social distancing rules and all measures to stop the viral spread when police moved in to disperse the crowds there were