reserved to westminster and we need that to be in public ownership too. as talk to our scottish political correspondent. andrew, good to have you with us. i was talking to the snb spokesperson this morning. all sorts of plans that the snp has. let s talk about whatjohn swinney says. basically about railways. let s talk about that festival. that s rightjohn swinney was on the that s right john swinney was on the campaign that s right john swinney was on the campaign show in five in an area cold campaign show in five in an area cold lieven campaign show in five in an area cold lieven mouth. reopening a velvet cold lieven mouth. reopening a velvet link cold lieven mouth. reopening a velvet link there. what s the snp are trying velvet link there. what s the snp are trying to do, it is a common theme are trying to do, it is a common theme. they think they can keep labour theme. they think they can keep labour on theme. they think they can keep labour on the right tra
the imf said it welcomed steps announced by policymakers earlier this month to stabilise china s beleaguered property sector. lets get the low down now with louise loo, who is china economist at oxford economics. louise, looking for china. projected to grow beyond expectations. projected to grow beyond expectations. yes, exactly. this is very expectations. yes, exactly. this is very positive - this is very positive assessment. i think the upgrade to the growth forecast notjust this year, next year, suggest to us that there is a good sense of expectation that policies will continue to be quite supportive of the economy. i think generally it is quite good news if you think about the different structural problems the economy faces, including property. including property. property bein: including property. property being the including property. property being the main including property. property being the main one. - including property. property being the main one. it
the party of business. the shadow chancellor has ruled out tax rises on labour s watch. but what if they need more money? and the lib dem leader makes a splash on the electoral trail in windermere. with us tonight our regional editors, who have been watching the campaign, judging the reaction. welcome to the programme. after a weekend talking up a new policy on national service another offer from the conservatives this morning. in staffordshire the prime minister pledged that pensioners would benefit from triple lock plus, if the conservatives are returned to government next month. in essense it means that those on the state pension would not be dragged into paying tax in 2027, when under the existing government policy pensions will rise above the tax free personal allowance. the cost is put at £2.1i billion. labour says the plan is not credible. at the rolls royce factor in derby shadow chancellor, rachel reeves, was telling her audience that labour is now the natural part