Thursday was supposed to be mays day in the british Prime Ministers plan to strengthen her hand by holding and winning a general election. Instead, she was left calling out mayday to a party in Northern Ireland, asking it to keep her Conservative Party in power, after her parliamentary majority evaporated. As forJeremy Corbyn, the previously beleaguered leader of the labour party, he lost the election but won plaudits for his campaign and inspired a new generation of young voters. With me to discuss where this leaves british politics, and the imminent negotiations to get out of europe, are the biographer and long standing contributor to germanys die welt newspaper, thomas kielinger, from ireland, the writer and broadcaster brian oconnell, janet daley, columnist with britains sunday telegraph newspaper, and owen jones, columnist with the Guardian Newspaper here in the uk. Welcome to you all. Janet daley, where did it go wrong . It was the Worst Campaign that i have ever seen, having liv
Bbc reporters to chase down the traumatised, the bereaved, the despairing, and, basically, ring out every last drop of despair from that person in the of ratings . I watched one particular person being interviewed with a Microphone Thrust into their face. They were crying, they were distraught, they had lost somebody, they had no idea what had happened to a member of their family. And. There just seemed to be no benefit in this interview. You are not ambulance chasers. But thats the impression you are starting to give. Later, on wednesday, News Bulletins were presented from the site of the still burning tower, with Sophie Raworth fronting the news at six location, and hugh edwards doing the same at ten oclock. Scores of viewers said they found it inappropriate to have that background while presenting news about the tower and other topics. Heresjohn sutton. Sophie raworth, chatting about the dup and tim farron while standing in front of a burning tower block, presumably containing the c
The western world, for so long the dominant force in Global Politics and economics, is confused and uncertain. In the past week, elections in the uk and france have pointed to fractures in europe. Donald trumps world view and Angela Merkels are poles apart. The Western Consensus on liberal economics and globalisation is no more. My guest is stephen king, influential economist, writer, and former Chief Economist to hsbc bank. Is Globalisation Stuck in reverse gear . Stephen king, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you very much. I think given the dramatic nature of recent political events in the uk, we have to start with britain, and then move our perspective to the world as a whole. But uk we have just seen an election that has brought about a Hung Parliament and a sense that nobody knows really what the government theresa may forms will actually do about brexit and a whole host of other challenges. Do you feel a deep sense of incoherence and uncertainty in britain . There is. Because the vote
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