Fiona, hello. Hi there, how are you . Im very well, thank you. And welcome back to newscast. Thank you. In previous episodes, we have had about 15 minutes. We have now got about a0 minutes, so. Good job the world is quite chaotic at the moment. There is plenty of Trouble Spots that we can look at. Before we go on a kind of tour around the world, ijust wanted to do a bit of your personal history. So what was happening in County Durham in the 80s when you were a teenager and he decided that russian was the thing that you wanted to get into . Well, that was the period that actually, it is the subject of a Netflix Series at the moment about the Cold War and the bomb where we had the War Scare with the Soviet Union. The 1980s, there were several but the most memorable, at least from my perspective was 1983, when you just could palpably feel the sort of tension internationally. Even as a kid, teenager, in school in County Durham, it is thanks to the bbc, which we were watching religiously e
Fiona, hello. Hi there. How are you . Im very well, thank you. And welcome back to newscast. Thank you. But in previous, well, in previous episodes where weve had about 50 minutes, weve now got about a0 minutes. So good job. The world is quite chaotic at the moment. Theres plenty of Trouble Spots that we can that we can look at. Um, but before we go on a tour around the world, ijust wanted to do a bit of a bit of your, your kind of personal history. And so what was happening in County Durham in the 80s, when you were a teenager and you decided that russian was the thing that you wanted to get into . Well, look, that was the period that actually its the subject of a Netflix Series at the moment about the Cold War and the bomb, where we had the War Scares with the Soviet Union, the 1980s, you know, there were several. But the most memorable, at least from my perspective, was about 1983, when you just could palpably feel the sort of tension internationally, even, you know, as a kind of a
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Politically bludgeoned donald trump. In the middle of a pandemic law makers will be focused on yet another unfounded Impeachment Charade Schiff show and ultimately we know the outcome. President trump will be acquitted for three main reasons. Lets start with reason one. The trial is they are right. The 45 republicans, its totally unconstitutional. The u. S. Senate has no jurisdiction over a private citizen. Thats clearcut. Thats simple. You dont need to be a harvard law grad to figure it out. There is a reason why john roberts is not presiding. With democratic senator, Patrick Leahy, imagine this, presiding. Officially a Kangaroo Court because hes already said he wants a conviction. Wow, thats real equal justice and due process, isnt it . So number two. The reason this will fail. The Incitement Claims are bogus. Look at this. You even have the fake news media, the Washington Post, cnn, we also have the fbi and court documents, and now even congresswoman Alexandria Cortez saying the bre
Him running in 2024. That right, that fear is palpable. So come in the middle of a pandemic, lawmakers will be focused on yet another unfounded impeachment Charade Schiff shall commit ultimately we know the outcome. President trump will be acquitted for three main reasons. Lets start with reason one. The trial is, they are right. The 45 republicans, its totally unconstitutional. The u. S. Senate has no jurisdiction over a private citizen. Thats clearcut. Thats simple. You dont need to be a harvard law grad to figure it out. And there is a reason why john roberts is not presiding. With democratic senator, Patrick Leahy, imagine this, presiding. Its officially a Kangaroo Court because hes already said he wants a conviction. Wow, thats real equal justice and due process, isnt it . So, number two. The reason this will fail. The Incitement Claims are bogus. Look at this. You even have the fake news media, the Washington Post, cnn, we also have the fbi and court documents, and now, even cong