now on bbc news, it s time for today s episode of newscast, recorded earlier for bbc radio 4. newscast from the bbc. so today we re going to look back at the manifestos that were published this week. what was your name for it, laura, in the end? many festos week. some people called it the manifestival. we re also going to just reflect on what s happening with the polls because there was a kind of quite symbolic moment in one poll that people were talking about earlier this week. and also, i just thought we re halfway through the election now, this is precisely the halfway point, what s everyone s kind of vibe at the moment? laura? my vibe? yes. goodness me. i m not sure i ve ever been asked that before. i think there s something topsy turvy about this whole election, because normally when you have a governing party putting forward a manifesto, they re the ones saying, carry on as we are, in a sense, they re sort of going for the status quo, which the conservatives are sayin
episode of newscast, recorded earlier for bbc radio 4. newscast from the bbc. so today we re going to look back at the manifestos that were published this week. what was your name for it, laura, in the end? many festos week. some people called it the manifestival. we re also going to just reflect on what s happening with the polls because there was a kind of quite symbolic moment in one poll that people were talking about earlier this week. and also, i just thought we re halfway through the election now, this is precisely the halfway point, what s everyone s kind of vibe at the moment? laura? my vibe? yes. goodness me. i m not sure i ve ever been asked that before. i think there s something topsy turvy about this whole election, because normally when you have a governing party putting forward a manifesto, they re the ones saying, carry on as we are, in a sense, they re sort of going for the status quo, which the conservatives are saying don t risk a change, don t risk it,
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very privileged to have, i get to see all these people from time to time. and it is a pastoral thing, and i m not going to say what i say in pastoral conversations. that s my job. theresa may did used - to come to lambeth palace, i believe, sometimes. what would you counsel our current leaders, - i suppose? and i know you don t- want to personalise things, but is it an important. principle for politicians that they should tell the truth? | i mean, i think it wasjohn, in the gospel ofjohn, - i think, it says that the truth shall set you free. that s whatjesus said. should our politicians follow that principle? j he also said, i am the truth. so it s another good principle to follow him. yes, it s really complicated, isn t it? because there are bits. you know. you re all very much more experienced in politics than i am.