Take the time you need to build trust. That, any peace negotiator will tell you, is the way to find a solution. This week on political thinking, my guest, the Health Secretary for england, victoria atkins, suggests it could be the way to find peace in the nhs, to end the strikes that have dogged the Health Service for more than a year. Its been a big week for her, when talks are starting once again with theJunior Doctors and after a new report highlighted the horrorfor some mothers and soon to be mothers of nhs Maternity Services, something she has some rather powerful experience of. Victoria atkins, welcome to political thinking. Thank you so much, pleasure to be here. Youve said when talking about Womens Health, youve said when talking about this searing indictment that we saw this week of maternity and childbirth services, this is personalfor you. Why so . Well, im a mum as well as the Secretary Of State for health. And i had my baby on the nhs, and i have a long history with the nh
The bank of englands Monetary Policy committee, the nine economists who decided Interest Rates, they dont meet every month. They meet eight months a yeah month. They meet eight months a year. The fact that they have been held, it is disappointing for lots of people who want to remortgage their house. They want to see Mortgage Rates come down, its also disappointing, of course, for someone called rishi sunak, who is betting hes bet the ranch , bet the tories bet the ranch, bet the tories entire strategy for this election, to the extent they have a strategy on playing the long game, on waiting for Interest Rate cuts on getting more tax cuts in. Weve had two so far, those National Insurance reductions, tory high command wants to get another one in before the general election. So i dont think therell be disappointment in downing street because they knew this was coming. They knew there wasnt being an Interest Rate cut today. Now, when i take my eyes away from the camera and manage to read,
To me. It sounds all really good. Paris Saint Germain can win a record extending 12th French League title this weekend if they beat le havre at home. Its also the first step in a potential treble as theyre still in the Champions League and have a French Cup Final next month. Translation we are coming to the end of the season translation we are coming to the end of the season in translation we are coming to the end of the season in positive end of the season in positive circumstances. I had never thought of a scenario as positive as this because i dont think too much about the future. Whatever comes welcome and i will accept it. I think we are in a splendid moment in every sense of the word. We have almost all the players available. I supporters are very happy and the club has a lot of ambition to achieve something different. This British Sugar season is attractive, it motivates us a lot this end to the season. One of the worlds biggest womens football stars marta says shes retiring fro
Today aged 46. In your head zombie good evening. Should the government be giving a company thats issued three profit warnings millions and millions of pounds worth of further contracts . The question sadly, is a rhetorical one. Shortly after dawn this morning, carillion declared itself bust. It had racked up debts of more than £900 million, and a pension deficit of nearly £600 million. And even though the first warning came injuly, the second in september and the third just two months ago, back in november, the government continued to ply them with work. Is it enthusiasm for the Public Private ideology, or incompetence that the financial ill health of such a huge company had been so badly misread . Carillion started out as the construction arm of tarmac in 1999. Since then it has built a lot. Gchq in cheltenham. High speed one and heathrow terminal five for example. But it also provides services managing 200 operating theatres and 11,800 beds for the nhs for example. 0r providing cle
Produce as much sugar as we want in factories like these from sugar beet grown here in the uk. Ill be looking at what that means for prizes and the 10,000 odd people who work in the industry. In sport, ben stokes is expected to be named in the ashes squad this morning despite his arrest for suspected actual bodily harm after a night out in bristol. The new take that musical made its premiere last night. So who better to review it than the women who gave birth to the band 7 it was like travelling back about 20 yea rs it was like travelling back about 20 years now. I was thinking, i thought id put all that behind me, ive had therapy and a lot and its just back ain that was rob lees, and daschle robbies mum rob lees mum. A dull start with low cloud and patchy fog giving way to sunny spells rob lees mum. A change, windy conditions and rain slowly edging in but some of that will be heavy. More in15 but some of that will be heavy. More in 15 minutes. Good morning. First, our main story. Read