10pm, but now, news watch. Hello, welcome to newswatch with me samira ahmed. On this weeks programme whats the bbcs Economics Editor Doing Standing in the street trying to catch numbers . And do we need to know that this distinguished Human Rights Lawyer is married to a Hollywood Film Star . Its an annual challenge for bbc news how to make the complex economics of the budget accessible, without dumbing down. It was only to be expected that there were plenty of numbers around this week. But what surprised many viewers was that in a Preview Piece on monday, some of those numbers seemed to be flying right into the hands of the bbcs Economics Editor, kamal ahmed. Inflation could fit 2. 8 by the end of the year. That could mean a squeeze on living standards. The price of fuel has already hit an 18 month high. It now costs £9 and more to fill up the average family car thanit to fill up the average family car than it did a year ago. And what about the all importa nt than it did a year ago. A
Seemed to be flying right into the hands of the bbcs Economics Editor. Inflation could hit 2. 8 by the end of the year. And that could mean a squeeze on living standards. The price of fuel has already hit an 18 month high. It costs now £9 more to fill up the average family car than it did a year ago. And what about that all important issue, Business Confidence . Well, the latest surveys suggest that confidence is declining. Graham ford was incredulous at what he saw and that does this telephone message. He was standing in the street, Sesame Street like, with figures coming down out of the sky. This lost all credibility for the news whatsoever, because we are completely distracted by all the things going on around him and you couldnt understand him. This isjust him and you couldnt understand him. This is just another example him and you couldnt understand him. This isjust another example of him and you couldnt understand him. This is just another example of the news totally dumbing dow