we begin with the news that everyone has been hoping for, especially those who work in global trade. it s reported that a container ship, which has been blocking the suez canal since last tuesday, has been refloated. the ship was successfully re floated at 4:30am local time and was being secured at the moment, inchcape, a global provider of marine services said on twitter. ever given has stopped all shipping along one of the world s most important trade routes since tuesday of last week. about 12% of global trade, around one million barrels of oil and roughly 8% of liquefied natural gas pass through the canal each day. the blockage has held up an estimated $9.6 billion of goods each day. stephen askins is partner at tatham & co, maritime law specialists. good to see you. stephen, it would seem we have the good news we have been waiting for at last. what are the logistics, do you think? it is refloated but now needs to be moved out the way? i refloated but now needs to be move
now on bbc news, it s time for political thinking with nick robinson. hello and welcome to political thinking. on the day that borisjohnson issued an apology, one tweet got liked and shared around 35,000 times, by a man who has almost 5 million followers. that is what they mean by being a social media influencer. my guest on political thinking is gary neville. you may know him for kicking a ball, kicking it for united, for england, a man who won so many trophies, so many medals. you may know him from sky sports from his often searing analysis of how others kick a ball. but increasingly you may also know him for his political opinions and for the fact that he launches crunching tackles on social media on borisjohnson and on other conservative ministers. he is a self proclaimed champagne socialist and yet he s a pretty successful capitalist as well, he s a man who employs 600 people in businesses here in greater manchester. he runs hotels, restaurants, he co owns his salford fc
of how others kick a ball. but increasingly you may also know him for his political opinions and for the fact that he launches crunching tackles on social media on borisjohnson and on other conservative ministers. he is a self proclaimed champagne socialist and yet he s a pretty successful capitalist as well, he s a man who employs 600 people in businesses here in greater manchester. he runs hotels, restaurants, he co owns his salford fc and has set up a new university for kids like him who never really dreamt of going to university. all this is making some people wonder how long he can sit in the political stands instead of running out onto the pitch. gary neville, welcome to political thinking. good to be here. how and why on earth did you end up straying into politics? initially at the beginning of the pandemic i think that the country was glued to the television set every single day, unique situation, the pandemic, the downing street press conferences every night, wonderi
deported from australia. the eruption of a giant underwater volcano near the island nation of tonga has triggered tsunami waves across the southwestern pacific. now on bbc news, it s time for some political thinking with nick robinson. hello and welcome to political thinking. on the day that borisjohnson issued an apology, one tweet got liked and shared around 35,000 times, by a man who has almost 5 million followers. that is what they mean by being a social media influencer. my guest on political thinking is gary neville. you may know him for kicking a ball, kicking it for united, for england, a man who won so many trophies, so many medals. you may know him from sky sports from his often searing analysis of how others kick a ball. but increasingly you may also know him for his political opinions and for the fact that he launches crunching tackles on social media on borisjohnson and on other conservative ministers. he is a self proclaimed champagne socialist and yet he s a pr