the government is heading towards a general election with no real agency or control of this. what i m saying is, is that global interest rates have been behind the curve. this is notjust a bank of england issue. but when it comes to the bank of england, many of us have been saying for a little while now that, come on, raise your game, you re too far behind the curve on inflation, and now we re paying the price. let us hope that the steps, sincerely hope the steps the bank has taken now, when it comes to a fundamental review of how it conducts its forecasting, pays off. but they ve got to get on with the job and they ve got to do it quickly. danny blanchflower was a member of the bank of england monetary policy committee, which sets interest rates during the last financial crisis and is an economics professor at dartmouth college. thank you forjoining us on newsnight. do i understand, professor, that you think it will
weekend, it is almost to the west because we have a frontal system are pushing in and it will take awhile to get here but it will eventually bring some heavy thunder and rain and behind ita bring some heavy thunder and rain and behind it a westerly wind and a return to something a bit fresher but ahead of the weather front, we can see highs of 30 or 31. on sunday afternoon. to sum it up it will be very warm indeed, the knights will be humid, it could be uncomfortable for sleeping and increasing chance of thundery downpours. that is what i have got a few. thanks, ben. and that s bbc news at ten on thursday the 22nd ofjune. there s more analysis of the day s main stories on newsnight with mark urban, which isjust getting under way on bbc two. the news continues here on bbc one, as now it s time to join our colleagues across the nations and regions for the news where you are. but from the ten team, it s goodnight.
i would say that i would love it to be it, i am absolutely synthetic to those who say we have got bigger issues, we have mortgage rates, we have so many things, i was looking back at what i was doing on the 18th of december 2020, i was propelling on the first debate on long covid in the house, we still have things to deal with on covid but i do not want to talk about borisjohnson any more. i spoke to one of your colleagues in the lobby and i said, is the set, are be done now? and he said, well, for chapter. so i hope so. is this it? a, said, well, for chapter. so i hope so. is this it? so. is this it? a week last friday on so. is this it? a week last friday on newsnight, - so. is this it? a week last friday on newsnight, you i so. is this it? a week last i friday on newsnight, you disturb the privileges committee as a kangaroo court. i privileges committee as a kangaroo court. :, :, ~ court. i do not thinki did. described. court. i do not thinki did. described.
of nato until 2014. hejoins us in the he joins us in the studio. welcome to newsnight. we havejust been talking about reparations. how important is that for the ukrainian government? they have been engaged intensively in working with president zelensky to look at the future and how it might be secured. or does it, if it prevents peace from being achieved, turn into something that becomes a second order priority? i something that becomes a second order priority? order priority? i would turn it around and order priority? i would turn it around and say order priority? i would turn it around and say that - order priority? i would turn it i around and say that reparations order priority? i would turn it - around and say that reparations and bringing the responsible for war crimes tojustice, are part bringing the responsible for war crimes to justice, are part of a sustainable peace. you cannot ensure a long term, sustainable peace without reparations and without bringing people to just
nato membership for nato membership. nato membership? nato membership for ukraine. - nato membership. nato membership? nato membership for ukraine. i - nato membership. nato membership? nato membership for ukraine. i think. nato membership for ukraine. i think the time has come now to extend an invitation to ukraine to join nato. personally i think it should be extended at the nato summit in vilnius injuly this year but if that cannot be achieved then at least a clear pathway towards membership of nato should be outlined at the nato summit in vilnius. and then we should add until ukraine canjoin nato, ukraine will need security guarantees. thank ou ve will need security guarantees. thank you very much will need security guarantees. thank you very much indeed will need security guarantees. thank you very much indeed for will need security guarantees. thank you very much indeed forjoining us on newsnight. it s 15 months now since the ferry operator p&o sacked 800 staff without not