On this side of the house, we have already delivered a £1 billion covid ketchup fund, for those in the most deprived backgrounds and we have actually used evidence to see how we can help and how we can improve their outcomes, working with the Education Foundation to ensure that that money is targeted at interventions that will deliver results. And the honourable lady touches upon exams and the potential about putting exams back. Back injune, in this house, and answered my honourable friend, this was something we highlighted that we would be doing. On the 2nd ofjuly, quual did a Public Consultation about potentially moving the exam dates back. I have been to check as to whether the labour party made a submission as to whether they supported this, the labour party did not make a submission supporting the idea of moving exams back, so i very much welcome the labour party to our position. We will continue to work with local authorities and ensuring that we have the transport infrastructur
Merkel and others committed to some day doing the kinds of physical transfers of Banking Units they need. And there has been some Real Progress even off that cleanup. But none of that is going to offset the unemployment numbers, barred from that the lack of investment, the constraint on demand from the austerity programs, the feedback in europe. So, again, it is Real Progress, but thats not going translate to growth anytime soon. When you say not going to translate into growth, what is the outlook . To me, what ive been saying for a few months is that europes past is bounded from below and from above. Weve ruled out the worst of the crisis, thank god. But the austerity, unemployment and continued downward wage pressures put a tight ceiling on growth. So germany is growing less than 11 . France is toying with recession. Spain and italy are going to be in actual recession and i think the imfs latest update is much closer to reality. I still think they the only upside surprise i can see h
Keep your hand up. I think you for the paper clip moment. I doubt i will look at a paper clip again with such value. Thank you. And we say thankyou said alice walker. Thank you for coming. [applause] for more reformation, visit the authors website. Youre watching book tv on cspan2. Here is our prime time lineup for tonight. Next, an interview from book tv recent visit to london. We sat down with virginia nicholson to talk about her research on women in wartime and her famous family. Then at 8 00 p. M. , a panel on the protection of Civil Liberties in the united states. At 10 00, Susan Crawford joins book tv in an interview she talks about her book captive audience the Telecom Industry and monopoly power in the new gilded age. We wrap up tonights programming at 11 00 p. M. Eastern. Reporting on the hijacking of western Airlines Flight 701 in 1972. A visit booktv. Org for more of this weekends television schedule. And now book tv in london. Book tv interviewed virginia nicholson during o
What will it means for tariffs means for tariffs and workers rights . And banning plastic bags new york becomes the latest american state to crack down on Single Use Plastics but is the big apple ready . And we will speak to the founder of one of the uks biggest banks. And has the coronavirus affected your travel plans for leisure or business . Let us know just use the hashtag bbcworklife. Hello and welcome to worklife. A warm welcome to the programme. We start with the coronavirus. Even more of the worlds Biggest Companies are warning the outbreak will dent profits. In the last few hours weve heard from Standard Chartered bank, carmaker aston martin and the French Aerospace giant safran that profits and production are taking a knock. But as the virus spreads around the world the Big Pharmaceutical Companies are in a multi billion dollar race to find a vaccine. President trump is asking congress to approve spending of 2. 5 billion to fight the virus a billion of which would go to Vacci
Thats the warning from the president of the World Anti Doping Agency to athletes as they begin training for next years olympics. And in weather, while most of you will stay dry this weekend, its getting cloudier, its getting windier, and you are certainly going to notice it, its going to feel colder, too. They will have all the details here on breakfast. Good morning. Its saturday 28th march. Our top story borisjohnson has become the first world leader to test positive for coronavirus. Health secretary matt hancock and chief medical officer chris whitty, have also gone into isolation. On breakfast this morning well look at boots the chemist, trialling the first drive through Testing Centre and how it will work. There are still many questions about the virus coming in from you well talk to experts. Were out getting exercise while we can. How are walkers, joggers, and cyclists managing social distancing . First, andy moore has the latest. There the three men spearheading the nationalfigh