And as First Minister of scotland when his party faced the latest in a series of crises. John swinney, welcome to political thinking. Lovely to be with you, thank you. It has been something of a rollercoaster six months, havent it . You retire from Front Line politics, then the First Minister of scotland is forced from office and you decide to come back into Front Line politics, come to your partys rescue. Then Rishi Sunak calls a surprise early election in the summer, then you have a bit of a kick in the general election, the westminster election. Has it all been very stomach churning . Its been absolutely a whirlwind. A whirlwind, i think is the best way to describe it, because i quite literally, in the days before Humza Yousaf resigned as First Minister, was making further plans about what would be my gentle scaling down of political activity. And i was actually on the day that he resigned, giving a reflective speech about 25 years of devolution in scotland down here in london. And
Board. Hello, im rajini vaidyanathan. Spoke to weeks ago when she spoke to that hearing. Universities in england say Tuition Fees need to be increased in line with inflation to help prevent them from sliding into decline, and are calling for more government support. But students say they are already paying too much. Universities have recruited more international students who Pay Higherfees in recent years, to make up for the fall in income due to frozen fees for Uk Students. There has been a decrease in international students aplying for Uk Student visas for this academic year. Changes to Visa Rules and a Currency Crash in nigeria mean the applications for Uk Study visas between january and august were about 17 fewer than during the same period last year. Our Education Reporter Vanessa Clarke reports. After a quiet summer, University Campuses are once again filling up. In manchester, more than 100,000 students are expected to descend on the city this month, and here at the manchester m
As you will know we have had huge Pay Cuts since 2008 but this marks a change in that trajectory. And if these communications break down, then we will be thinking about going back into dispute and striking again if we need to, but that is always a last Case Resort and something we dont want to have to do. The offer included a backdated Pay Rise for last year of 4 , on top of an existing Increase Worth an average of 9 , and for this year, an additional 6 increase, topped up with an extra £1,000, which comes to around 9 . It overall adds up to 22 . The government says Strike Action Byjunior doctors cost the nhs in england around £1. 7 billion. The Health Secretary welcomed the vote in favour of the deal. The Deal Weve reached with Junior Doctors is fair for them, but crucially fair for patients and the taxpayer because now we can draw a line under this bitter dispute, cut Waiting Lists and get our nhs notjust back on its feet, but fit for the future. Nhs managers and patients will be r
Where you will see a prime example of Pomp And Spectacle in the uk. Under way to mark the second anniversary of king charles ascension. Lets listen for a lets listen in for a moment. That was the royal horse artillery. 41 runs in total fired here, and a basic Gun Salute involves 21 run but because this is happening in a Royal Park an additional 20 rounds fired and those guns just before this took place were carried along through The Park At A Gallop By Teams Of Horses and the guns then detached and set up to fire, firing blanks. This role Gun Salute marking the second anniversary of the accession of king Charles Ii to the throne. A Special Report from afghanistan now, a country where millions of children are malnourished and clear several children have died in the last six months. This is a crisis with children living in Extreme Poverty after years of war caused economic collapse. The delivery of aid is becoming much harder since the taliban to control in 2021. Bbc Reporter Sabine in t
E o. 1 of bloom borer this is really amazing. So whats happening is that the value that goal possesses as a store of value is being diminished by bitcoin because bitcoin is a superior store of value in many, many, many ways as weve mentioned over the years. And so therefore, gold would be training more for its value as jewelry ornamentation or maybe some electronic is which would imply there are just a gold price of maybe 2 to 3 100. 00 an ounce, not 18 or 1900. 00 an ounce. And gold is the new aluminum. Wow. Thats like Robert Prechter style prediction, price prediction there that hes been predicting for the last, like 30 years. Well, i mean, if you look at so versus over has no longer been useful as a monetary metal. And the price has been lackluster to say the least. Gold is becoming very least the new silver, while bitcoin becomes the new gold, its really difficult to discern what is just for the store of value price movement. And what is all the money printing going on . Because th