and the truth is, it is . a good and brave move. the person i really think- we mustn t forget for bravery, because she is having a tough time through this, is liz kendall, who came out- as a labour mp of some standing and put her name to this - and frankly, that is what has made this so powerful, - the fact that you were able to get large numbers of mps from all parties saying - that this needed to happenl and it might not be perfect, but it was a step forward. that is what has unlocked this| a few years later as something that borisjohnson could do. i m sure liz kendall will be sat at her laptop with a glass of wine because that is what she did when she was on this programme. borisjohnson has had the benefit of, at least in this moment, this new giving the labour party into this position where they find themselves voting against more money going to the health service because they don t
of the entire party, which is to resist. commitments by the state to extend the support into people s lives. - all of that, i really love. and i always knew boris was going to do that. because he has always loved that stuff too. i the trouble is, what i don t like is the culture wars and| the english nationalism and the sort of lack - of principle and lack of respect for institutions i and the riding roughshod. that is why i can t be part of it, but who cares - whether i am part of it or not? the question is, - is this a good move? and the truth is, it is i a good and brave move. the person i really think- we mustn t forget for bravery, because she is having a tough time through| this, is liz kendall, who came out as a labour mp of some standing and put her name to this and frankly, that is what has made |this so powerful, the fact that you |
think there are three big questions that we have to ask ourselves. firstly, do we think that the taliban regime will respect human rights? we know they will declare the shariah law, there is no doubt about that at all. but will it be in the context of protecting human rights? secondly, will they find a way of enabling the governance institutions, which we helped develops over the last 20 years to function. will they allow democracy to function? and the third thing is, will they be responsible when it comes to assuring that afghanistan doesn t become a safe haven for international terrorism? we mustn t international terrorism ? we mustn t assume international terrorism? we mustn t assume that they will simply go back to the bad ways of the 90s. they may have learnt but we should not take anything for granted and we don t give them the benefit of the doubt. we just wait to see how they develop and then we engage appropriately.
enjoy the outdoors in the summer but at the same time, we mustn t be complacent and pretend that this pandemic has gone away. because it hasn t. renewable energy could play a crucial role in the uk s attempt to reach net zero. wind is providing more and more of our electricity, but what about energy from our waters? experts say that we need to use all forms of electricity generation if that target is to be reached and are calling for government support to help the tidal industry develop commercially. it comes as what s being described as the most powerful tidal turbine device in the world has connected to the grid in orkney, an archipelago off the northeastern coast of scotland. lorna gordon has been to take a look. in the fast flowing waters of orkney, a new tidal device is being connected to the grid. lying low on the surface of the water. we are in spring tide which is when the water moves at its fastest rate.
pre pandemic, then it s pretty clear and pretty obvious that actually we would be in deep trouble. so, we need to be positive, we need to be optimistic, we need to enjoy the outdoors and enjoy the summer but at the same time, we mustn t be complacent and pretend that this pandemic has gone away because it hasn t. 50 pandemic has gone away because it hasn t. , ., , hasn t. so we shouldn t be complacent. hasn t. so we shouldn t be complacent. the hasn t. so we shouldn t be complacent. the daily - hasn t. so we shouldn t be | complacent. the daily mail hasn t. so we shouldn t be - complacent. the daily mail were quoting a senior government minister unnamed as saying it was all over bar the shouting today. i’m unnamed as saying it was all over bar the shouting today. bar the shouting today. i m glad there are people bar the shouting today. i m glad there are people in bar the shouting today. i m glad there are people in the - bar the shouting today. i m glad - there are people