now on bbc news, political thinking with nick robinson. hello and welcome to political thinking, a conversation with, rather than a news interrogation of, someone who shaped our political thinking about what has shaped theirs. my guest this week is a daughter of what we still euphemistically call the troubles the 30 years or more of violence which scarred northern ireland and the british mainland divided communities and claimed the lives of more than 3000 people. emma little pengelly is the new deputy first minister of northern ireland. she grew up on the border with the south, the place with the highest death toll outside belfast. her father was arrested and imprisoned in france for involvement in arms trafficking for hardline loyalists back in the 1980s, something he still denies to this day, though, he did once say publicly he would oppose compromise to the bitter end, to the death. compromise that is with people like the first minister of northern ireland, michelle 0
now on bbc news, political thinking with nick robinson hello and welcome to political thinking, a conversation with, rather than a news interrogation of, someone who shaped our political thinking about what has shaped theirs. my guest this week is a daughter of what we still euphemistically called the troubles the 30 years or more of violence which scarred northern ireland and the british mainland divided communities and claimed the lives of more than 3000 people. emma little pengelly is the new deputy first minister of northern ireland. she grew up on the border with the south, the place with the highest death toll outside belfast. her father was arrested and imprisoned in france for involvement in arms trafficking for hardline loyalists back in the 1980s, something he still denies to this day, though, he did once say publicly he would oppose compromise to the bitter end, to the death. compromise that is with people like the first minister of northern ireland, michelle 0
hello and welcome to political thinking, a conversation with, rather than the news interrogation of, someone who shapes our political thinking about what has shaped theirs. faith and politics shouldn t mix, many argue. but not my guest this week. shabana mahmood, the most senior muslim labour mp and now labour s shadowjustice secretary. in the weeks since october the 7th, she and so many people she represents have found the events in gaza particularly painful. but what has made it particularly difficult for her is channelling the anger, the sense of frustration, that many muslims feel that keir starmer isn t saying what they want to hear said. shabana mahmood, welcome to political thinking. thank you. you have found yourself at the centre of arguments about how britain, how the labour party, should respond to the awful events now in gaza. how has it felt personally for you? a very good question. i have to say i feel uncomfortable talking about the personal side of it, if i m
now on bbc news, political thinking with nick robinson. hello and welcome to political thinking, a conversation with, rather than the news interrogation of, someone who shapes our political thinking about what has shaped theirs. faith and politics shouldn t mix, many argue. but not my guest this week. shabana mahmood, the most senior muslim labour mp and now labour s shadowjustice secretary. in the weeks since october the 7th, she and so many people she represents have found the events in gaza particularly painful. but what has made it particularly difficult for her is channelling the anger, the sense of frustration, that many muslims feel that keir starmer isn t saying what they want to hear said. shabana mahmood, welcome to political thinking. thank you. you have found yourself at the centre of arguments about how britain, how the labour party, should respond to the awful events now in gaza. how has it felt personally for you? a very good question. i have to say i feel unco
political thinking with nick robinson. 0ur movement is fighting, our movement is winning, our movement, brothers and sisters, is back, so said my guest on a new episode of political thinking. a conversation with, rather than a news interrogation of, someone who shapes our political thinking about what has shaped theirs. paul nowak is the new general secretary of the tuc and this week, the trade union congress meets in his home city of liverpool. and it meets at a time when there are more strikes than there have been for many years and at a time when paul nowak says, working people are fighting back after the longest sustained squeeze on their incomes in two centuries. paul nowak, welcome to political thinking. thank you. now another thing you once said. oh, dear. i fit every stereotype of a daily mail trade unionist. i m a slightly overweight, balding scouser who gets a little too aerated. i think it is an accurate description, don t you? well, we will see, shall we? w