the sunday times royal editor roya nikkhah. and the american journalist from bloomberg news stephanie baker. welcome to you all. it s 70 years this weekend since a 25 year old princess elizabeth, on safari with her husband, learned that her father george the sixth had died. suddenly she had lost a father and become queen. in the decades since, she has come to embody the british monarchy and indeed modern british history a living link to churchill and the desperate days of the second world war, and also to the winds of change as the british empire collapsed. royah nikka royal editor of the sunday times for a woman didn t originally expect to be queen, she s done a pretty good job? i think you re absolutely right. she has. and just listening to each the extraordinary 70 years is remarkable thinking that her link back to winston churchill, 1a prime ministers are now in the way things are going, borisjohnson might not be her last. she has seen so much and yet where the real
secured their biggest pay rise since 1991, giving the central bank the confidence to make its move. one that puts decades of deflation in the rear view mirror. lets go live to shizuoka in japan and seijiro takeshita professor at the univesity of shizuoka. good to have you on the programme. we knew this was coming, it has happened, give us your reaction. us your reaction. well, as you said, it us your reaction. well, as you said. it was us your reaction. well, as you said, it was expected - us your reaction. well, as you said, it was expected because of the pre requisites were set, basically, 5.2% increase by larger companies, pay rise. we expected only form per sense of that history very well. we have the inflation target which is to present a morejust been fulfilled so basically, prerequisites for lifting off from this secure operation of negative interest rate is finally here. it negative interest rate is finally here. finally here. it is finally here, finally here. i
business stories. i m sally bundock. we start here in the uk, and what else but the coronation of his majesty king charles? as we ve been hearing, it s been an historic weekend, from the pomp and pageantry and a bit of rain on saturday to a day of street parties and a night of fantastic music to round off the celebrations. all driving some serious weekend spending, predicted by retailers to be worth something in the region of almost £1.8 billion. but as many continue to struggle with the current high cost of living, how long can the spending optimism last? katrina bishop is from consumer research company niq. let s talk this through. katrina, a warm welcome to you. morning. katrina, a warm welcome to you. morninu. ., . , , . morning. for many sectors in the uk that morning. for many sectors in the uk that have morning. for many sectors in the uk that have been - the uk that have been struggling, like hospitality, this was a huge boost, wasn t it? it this was a huge boost,
doing at windsor, at balmoral, at sandringham, at holyroodhouse in edinburgh, at hillsborough near belfast, cardiff, city hall, and actually in town halls and other public buildings all across the united kingdom, there are lots of places where people are laying flowers, books of condolences have been opened in many public places like town halls so people can go and write a message. in fact, the government is saying anyone can open a book of condolence in any kind of institution although the royal household will not be able to collect all of those books in and in the government guidance it says don t forget social media, if you just want to change your social media profile and make it more sombre colours or change something that your profile, all those ways of paying respect to the late queen are being welcomed, right from the top of the royal family all the way through government. i don t think people should feel like they have to go and take part in a line in state thoughi g
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