Political thinking. A national tragedy, shameful, a staggering failure. Britains biggest foreign Policy Disaster since suez. That is how my guest has described our withdrawal from afghanistan. He is Tom Tugendhat former soldier and former adviser to the commander of the helmand province, former adviser to the chief of defence staff. He is now chair of a foreign Affairs Committee of the House Of Commons and this is the series in which i have conversations with, not interrogations of, those who shape our political thinking about what shapes theirs. Their background, their values, their lives beyond politics. It was precisely that which led mps to listen to Tom Tugendhat in total silence as he spoke in the commons of his struggle with anger, Grief And Rage as he watched events unfold In Kabul. Ive been to funerals from poole to dunblane, ive watched good men go into the earth, taking with them a Part Of Me and a part of all of us. And this week has torn open some of those wounds, left the
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Killed reportedly by members of the taliban. Plans to overhaul englands social Care System are likely to be unveiled this week, amidst warnings that a rise in national insurance could provoke a very significant backlash. I will have a full summary of the news and international news at six. Now on Bbc News, political thinking with nick robinson. A national tragedy, shameful, a staggering failure. Britains biggest foreign Policy Failure since suez, that is how my guest on political thinking this week has described our withdrawal from afghanistan. He is tom tugendhat, former soldier, former advisor to the governor of helmand province, former advisor to the chief of the defence staff. He is now chair of the foreign Affairs Committee of the house of commons. This is the series in which i have conversations with, not interrogations of, those who shape our political thinking, about what shapes theirs, their background, their values, their lives, behind politics. It was precisely that which le
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