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 0neill of sinn f
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 0neill of sinn
presidential elections where the economy and immigration are key voter concerns. huge political rallies have been held to drum up support. ukraine s most senior security official tells the bbc the country is ready to launch its long expected counter offensive against russian forces. in a rare interview, oleksiy danilov describes the planned assault as an historic opportunity . a man arrested after a car crashed into the gates of downing street earlier this week, has been released while under investigation. he was detained on thursday on suspicion of criminal damage and dangerous driving. now on bbc news, amol rajan interviews: watergate to trump. in every trade, there are certain names that are held up as the gold standard. when i started out in newspapers in fact, for most of the past 50 years there have been two names that stood apart and stood above any others in journalism. bob woodward and carl bernstein were the reporters at the heart of the watergate scandal, and
describes the planned assault as an historic opportunity . now on bbc news: amol rajan interviews: watergate to trump. in every trade, there are certain names that are held up as the gold standard. when i started out in newspapers in fact, for most of the past 50 years there have been two names that stood apart and stood above any others injournalism. bob woodward and carl bernstein were the reporters at the heart of the watergate scandal, and the subsequent fall of president nixon. therefore, i shall- resign the presidency, effective at noon tomorrow. their investigation into the break in at democratic offices has become the stuff of legend. it saw them immortalised by hollywood and set the standard forjournalism for decades to come. at one point, i suddenly wondered how high up this thing goes, and her paranoia finally got to me. i thought what we had was so hot that, any minute, cbs or nbc would come in through the windows to take the story away. you re both paranoid.
Distinguished or undistinguished his presidency. and ourjob reporting has been, and needs to continue to be, reporting on his character through his actions. in the brief time we have left, you couldn t expect me to interview you guys and not ask at least one question about the future of journalism. because you guys speak about the future of journalism with great authority, and i care what you think, for good orfor bad. let me read you something. i wonder if you think it s. i wonder if you think it s fair, it s well written. what do you make of this? bob woodward and carl bernstein are two of the most influential journalists in american history. their reporting on the watergate scandal broke open one of the biggest political scandals of the 20th century and led to the resignation of a us president. their work has inspired a new generation ofjournalists and established a new standard for investigative reporting. woodward and bernstein s legacy remains strong, and their influ