not, on the money, albeit less of it? last year you may remember that the governor of the bank of england andrew bailey told you not to ask for big pay rises to stop prices rising out of control. they are perhaps not so much happened as of doom and bust but of truth. they worried about and in inflationary spiral where prices push inflation out of control and uk inflation of course running around 10%, food inflation much higher than that, thatis inflation much higher than that, that is around 17%, 18%. of course workers across the public sector right now are involved in industrial action over pay rises. so is mr pill right? do wejust action over pay rises. so is mr pill right? do we just need to get used to being poorer? do you accept being poorer? let s talk. get in touch. and here is the news. the government says that over 200 british nationals have been airlifted out of sudan so far. three raf planes have already touched down in cyprus and more are expected to follow. evacu
through the narrow alleys of an arab neighbourhood, waving flags and chanting slogans. the palestinian red cross said over 70 people were injured in clashes. now on bbc news, political thinking with nick robinson. hello, and welcome to political thinking, a conversation with, rather than an interrogation of, someone who shapes our political thinking about what has shaped theirs. my guest this week has threatened to bring the country to a standstill, which has made him a target of those who accuse union militants of being hell bent on suicidal madness. others, though, say that he is an example for working people of how they can get a decent deal at a time when their standard of living is constantly being squeezed. whatever your view is, mick lynch, the general secretary of the rmt, now has the backing of his members for potentially a very major confrontation, notjust with the rail companies but with governments of all political persuasion, with the tories in westminster, the s
account of the brisk winds. those winds continue overnight. it is going to be pretty chilly for the time of year with temperatures across northern areas in sixes and sevens. tomorrow, a similar kind of day. we start off with some morning sunshine, a slightly cooler start. this time, the cloud will develop to such an extent that we will see showers for scotland, england and wales. northern ireland should stay dry with sunny spells throughout. top cabbage is down on recent days but still feeling 0k by the may sunshine comes through. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines. kick off is delayed in liverpool s match against real madrid in the champions league final, because of issues with supporters getting into the stadium in paris. people travelling abroad are facing disruption at airports, stations and on the roads as the half term getaway begins. us presidentjoe biden confirms he will visit uvalde tomorrow to meet with the families of the 19 children and two teachers kille
Are i think is correct. and it is because are i think is correct. and it is because two fundamental things have happened because two fundamental things have happened over the last, particularly in the happened over the last, particularly in the covid period and afterwards with ukraine. it has been going on for some with ukraine. it has been going on for some time and that is first of all the for some time and that is first of all the terms of trade, they say we have all the terms of trade, they say we have to all the terms of trade, they say we have to pay all the terms of trade, they say we have to pay a lot more for our imports have to pay a lot more for our imports and we get for our exports. in imports and we get for our exports. in the imports and we get for our exports. in the second thing is the era of ultralow in the second thing is the era of ultralow interest rates is over and clearly ultralow interest rates is over and clearly we ultralow interest rat
Versus this is good versus evil, the west versus the this is good versus evil, the west versus the new information of the ussr versus the new information of the ussr i m versus the new information of the ussr. i m sure they ll be quoting reagan ussr. i m sure they ll be quoting reagan at ussr. i m sure they ll be quoting reagan at some point. he s really going reagan at some point. he s really going and reagan at some point. he s really going and making the case for his people briefly, a story that seems a bit trite, perhaps, given the scale of the other stories. the daily telegraph, where we also have a picture of president zelensky and biden, but there s a little article there saying king rejects the idea of a cutprice coronation. this is king charles wishing to use the event to showcase plc. do you think thatis event to showcase plc. do you think that is reflected the move of the nation? i that is reflected the move of the nation? ., , ., ~ that is reflected the mov