in a negotiated settlement and i think, this week, i we were kind of in a place where it could either be - a short war with a negotiated settlement perhaps something recognising crimea and the separatist - republics and neutrality- for ukraine or a long war. and i think we were kind of in that pivot point - when we saw talks in turkey that did not go incredibly- well, i think that is - being decided right now. gabriel gatehouse, henry chu, vera, thank you all very much. vera, thank you all very much. vera, i look forward to welcoming you back into the studio very soon and to have henry back with us. see you again soon, i hope. this is it from us. see you again next weekend. goodbye. hello, there. it s mid march, days are getting longer and the sunshine
problem. the national minimum wage is set to go up. problem. the national minimum wage is set to go up, next problem. the national minimum wage is set to go up, next month. - problem. the national minimum wage is set to go up, next month. the - is set to go up, next month. the national minimum is set to go up, next month. tia: national minimum wage is is set to go up, next month. tt2 national minimum wage is going up by 6.6%. in normaltimes national minimum wage is going up by 6.6%. in normal times that would have been a really strong and healthy increase, but as i said, unfortunately and this is not something the government could have expected when they said that increase is that inflation is likely to be higher than that in april. somewhat amazingly, yes, even with a strong wage increase it will still mean a real term pay cut in april and it is important that benefits do rise in line. ., ~ and it is important that benefits do rise in line. ., ,, , . rise in line. thank you very
east to depend on it? controls on wheat etc. joining us this week: henry chu, an experienced foreign correspondent at the la times, who as the us west coast sleeps, is ensuring its readers are kept up to date on what s happening in ukraine. vera krichevskaya is a documentary film maker. she helped to found tv rain, an independent channel in russia which has now been shut down. gabriel gatehouse, internationsal editor for bbc television s newsnight programme, is here in the studio. thank you very much. and to vera forjoining us for the first time on this programme. i would like to start with you, if i may, how are russians are finding out about what the kremlin calls its special operation? good evening. can i start with the latest news in one hour and 30 minutes, instagram in russia will be
is ensuring its readers are kept up to date on what s happening in ukraine. vera krichevskaya is a documentary film maker. she helped to found tv rain, an independent channel in russia which has now been shut down. and joining me in the studio, gabriel gatehouse, international editor for bbc television s newsnight programme. thank you very much, and to vera, who isjoining us for the first time on this programme. i would like to start with you, if i may, how are russians are finding out about what the kremlin calls its special military operation ? good evening. can i start with the latest news? in one hour and 30 minutes, instagram in russia will be officially banned before, on this week, twitter and facebook was banned, so but all this started two weeks ago, the first day of the war. the new law was enforced that restricted to say the word
back home from the dateline london. here in the studio are isabel hilton, founder of china dialogue and a columnist in british newspapers. jeff mcallister is a trained lawyer and former white house correspondent and head of time magazine s london bureau. vera krichevskaya is a documentary film maker whose independent tv station in russia has been taken off the air. welcome to you all. to have you with this week. it s ukrainians who are bearing the agonies of war, and russians if sanctions are effective who will pay the price. yet each and every finance minister across the industrialised world is having to factor in the economic impact of war. the latest is the chancellor of the exchequer, rishi sunak. a cut in the tax on fuel for vehicles and accelerating the move to a higher threshold before a tax on workers kicks in couldn t disguise the bigger picture household incomes have fallen by the largest amount since the 1950s. rising inflation, slower growth and a warning from mr suna