declaring his involvement in helping britain s former prime minister, borisjohnson, secure a loan. thousands of people in new zealand are left without power as parts of the country endure the start of a severe storm with warnings of more destruction to come. you re watching bbc news. now it s time for political thinking with nick robinson hello and welcome to political thinking. the row about how and why a rapist called adam ended up in a women s prison has shone a spotlight on a debate which in truth, has been raging notjust for months, but for years. at the centre of that debate is the charity and campaigning organisation stonewall. my guest on political thinking this week is the new chair of stonewall. he s iain anderson and he s got a cv that might surprise you. he s a lifelong conservative. he went to school with michael gove in aberdeen and he ended up running a leadership campaign for ken clarke. he s also a westminster insider who s operated behind the scenes at very
providing refuge for asylum seekers on merseyside in northwest england. now it s time for political thinking with nick robinson. hello and welcome to political thinking. the row about how and why a rapist called adam ended up in a women s prison has shone a spotlight on a debate which in truth, has been raging notjust for months, but for years. at the centre of that debate is the charity and campaigning organisation stonewall. my guest on political thinking this week is the new chair of stonewall. he s ian anderson and he s got a cv that might surprise you. he s a lifelong conservative. he went to school with michael gove in aberdeen and he ended up running a leadership campaign for ken clarke. he s also a westminster insider who s operated behind the scenes at very high level with ministers of all political parties. he set up and he now runs one of the largest lobbying firms in britain, cicero. he now fears that we are entering an american style culture war and we might in b
it s five weeks since nurses first went on strike this winter. yet there s no resolution in sight. in fact, the dispute is only intensifying. nurses are taking industrial action at even more nhs trusts today than they did before christmas. we want to make nursing a safe and sustainable profession for all. we want our colleagues and the patients we care for to receive the care they deserve. nurses at 55 trusts in england are on strike today and tomorrow. next month, the industrial action will be more widespread, covering 73 trusts. 12 health boards and organisations in wales will also go on strike. a decision on further strikes in northern ireland will be taken in the coming weeks, while in scotland industrial action remains paused as negotiations continue. the advice for people who have medical appointments on strike days is to assume they re going ahead if the hospital hasn t been in touch. nhs leaders are warning that the strikes couldn t come at a more difficult time for t
Justin trudeau, is in washington today for his first Summit Meeting with President Trump. And adele triumphs with five awards at the grammys, then pays tribute to rival beyonce, who had been tipped to win the best album. My artist of my life is beyonce and this album for the lemonade album, was just so monumental. Beyonce, so monumental. Its five oclock. Our main story is the governments response to the latest evidence of failings in the Prison System in england and wales. The Justice Secretary, liz truss, in her first major speech today on sentencing has said there can be no quick fix to reduce the Prison Population. She spoke as her officials launched an urgent investigation into evidence of Security Failings at the privately run northumberland prison, filmed by an undercover reporter from the bbcs panorama programme. He secretly recorded widespread drug abuse and major security lapses. Our special correspondent ed thomas has more details. Undercover in one of our biggestjails. For t
The road to hell is paved with good intentions. Certainly that’s the case with the growing number of Section 114 notices issued by councils, an effective declaration of bankruptcy which places strict limits on council spending and is usually accompanied by crippling council tax hikes. From Nottingham’s quixotic attempt to solve fuel poverty by setting up Robin Hood Energy, to Woking’s dream of a Singapore-in-Surrey, council bosses have grown increasingly desperate to save the world rather than s