Television which is what youre watching. If youve never watched the podcast and you watch the show this is a taste. Were going to share two conversations ive had with two people who have been on if the forefront of what i think in some ways the most important story of 2021 which is American Democracy on the knifes edge. Of course the year 2021 begins with the first ever insurrection. The second time in American History we had sustained violence around the transfer of power, the first being fort sumpter, the second being january 6th. The aftermath of the insurrection, the attempts by the Republican Party to put into place means of stopping future peaceful transfers of power and democratic accountability and the onrush towards a future and one of the parties has become essentially antidemocratic in a profound way. Thats the big story of 2021. So in this episode tonight two people who have been really at the forefront of identifying, warning and then fighting against these tendencies. One
To democracy, has died aged 85. Communities across the uk come together for armistice day, a year after commemorations were disrupted by the pandemic. You and coming up on the Bbc News Channel aston villa appoint Steven Gerrard as their new manager on a three and a half year deal, ending his three years in charge at rangers. Patients across the uk are facing unacceptably long waits for ambulances, which is putting lives at risk thats according to the college of paramedics. Health concerns that went untreated in the pandemic, as well as people requiring care for covid, are leading to more people needing urgent help as the nhs faces increasing winter pressures. The latest nhs figures show the average Response Time in england for the most serious incidents was nine minutes and 20 seconds the longest since current records began in 2017. The average ambulance wait for people having Heart Attacks or strokes was more than 50 minutes, almost three times the target time of 18 minutes. But in so
Of Undermining Respect For Parliament after they allegedly got drunk on a flight to visit uk forces in gibraltar. Fw de klerk, the last white president of south africa, and a key figure in the countrys transition to democracy, has died at the age of 85. Communities across the uk come together for Armistice Day, a year after commemorations were disrupted by the pandemic. The cop26 Climate Change summit in glasgow has entered its last hours with countries being urged to step up their efforts and reach a meaningfulfinal deal. Lets cross now to glasgow and my colleague annita mcveigh. Welcome back to glasgow. The president of cop26, alok sharma, has told negotiators that the world is watching and that they Cannot Fail Them by not securing a climate deal. Mr sharma said the latest draft text is a significant step forward, but urged countries to step up their efforts on the penultimate day of talks. We wont get an update on that draft until friday, by the way. It comes as borisjohnson said c
Was depressingand left him stuck in the same status quo. Richard ratcliffe says his Hunger Strike outside the Foreign Office will continue. Communities across the uk come together for Armistice Day a year after commemorations were disrupted by the pandemic. The cop26 Climate Change summit in glasgow has entered its last 48 hours with countries being urged to step up their efforts and reach a meaningfulfinal deal. Just a short while ago we heard from the president of the summit, alok sharma, who said ministers and negotiators are Rolling Up Their Sleeves and working hard to find solutions to some of the most intractable issues. Lets cross now to glasgow and my colleague christian fraser. Warm welcome back where delegates at cap 26 summit are hamming away at a final agreement that needs to be signed off by nearly 200 countries. The summit officially ends on friday, and in the last hour, the president of cap 26 says there is an awful lot more work to be done. On. Negotiations are continui