History of migration, you have a pretty simple core message, which begins with the thought we are, All Of Us, migrants. Now, i understand that in sort of evolutionary terms, but why does that matter to todays debate about migration . It matters because i think we need to appreciate that without migration, there would be no human civilisation, and that it continues to be as relevant as in the past, and will be even more so in the future. We need migrants. We need to appreciate them. Of course, we need to manage migration more effectively, but we need to recognise not only that were all mixed up ourselves in our origins, but that our societies require migration in order to thrive. In your short history of migration, you go back 300,000 years to the beginnings of movement, of what we now know as the earliest humans across East Africa into north africa. And you then catalogue all sorts of different movements right across the world, even as the shape of the world changed. Its all fascinatin
Weve got some sunshine, blustery wind in the northwest will blow in some more showers into parts of scotland, where temperatures are still only 17 or 18 degrees, further south, 23 or 24. Now on bbc news, it is hardtalk. Welcome to hardtalk. Im stephen sackur. Migration is a hot and contentious issue right across the world. Amid the cacophony of voices demanding tighter immigration controls, more secure borders and the Mass Deportation of unauthorised incomers, its worth considering how current migration trends fit into the broader sweep of human history. South african born economist Ian Goldin has done just that in an effort to reframe this Migration Debate in terms of the past and the future. Is Migration A Drag or a driver of progress . Ian goldin, welcome to hardtalk. Its a pleasure to be with you, stephen. Its great to have you here. Now, in your book, the shortest history of migration, you have a pretty simple core message, which begins with the thought we are, All Of Us, migrants
Ian goldin, welcome to hardtalk. Its a pleasure to be with you, stephen. Its great to have you here. Now, in your book, the shortest history of migration, you have a pretty simple core message, which begins with the thought we are, All Of Us, migrants. Now, i understand that in sort of evolutionary terms, but why does that matter to todays debate about migration . It matters because i think we need to appreciate that without migration, there would be no human civilisation, and that it continues to be as relevant as in the past, and will be even more so in the future. We need migrants. We need to appreciate them. Of course, we need to manage migration more effectively, but we need to recognise not only that were all mixed up ourselves in our origins, but that our societies require migration in order to thrive. In your short history of migration, you go back 300,000 years to the beginnings of movement, of what we now know as the earliest humans across East Africa into north africa. And y
endured when they were young. here s laura kuenssberg. i always believed the press would kill her in the end, but not even i could imagine that they would take such a direct hand in her death. charles spencer s fury at the way the press treated his sister, diana, made him famous. it is a point to remember. his anger at her funeral, raw, after years of intrusion and pain. ..a girl given the name of the ancient goddess of hunting was, in the end, the most hunted person of the modern age. decades later, there s been a frenzy around the current princess of wales, kate even around a family photo. but does the rumour and online speculation compare to what diana endured? no, i think it was more dangerous back in the day. the circumstances of her death were so shocking that it did make the industry that supports the paparazzi really consider more carefully what it could and couldn t do. not because they had a moraljudgment, but because it was unacceptable. he s publishing a memoir
whatever family they are born into . charles spencer also said the press attention suffered by his sister was more dangerous than the attention online focused on kate, the current princess of wales. princess diana s brother was speaking in an interview to be broadcast tomorrow on the bbc s sunday with laura kuenssberg. earlier i spoke to graham satchell, who has been reviewing the material in the interview and asked him what was the main thrust of earl spencer s comments. well, this was a searingly honest interview with earl spencer, and at times difficult to watch, to be honest. he has written a book about his experiences of his childhood, particularly at boarding school, and he talks about suffering shocking levels of violence from the age of eight and being sexually abused from the age of ii. he also talks in some detail about his experience at home with his sister, princess diana, and particularly suffering at the hands of a violent nanny, nanny forster. and this is wh