strange fruit to be a call to arms, anslinger sets agent jimmy fletcher on holiday s case with instructions to infiltrate her inner circle and bring her down. you ve heard those lyrics, they provoke people. # blood on the leaves and blood at the root. written by pulitzer prize winners suzan lori parks and directed by lee daniels who made precious and the butler this retelling of holiday s story imagines a relationship between the singer and the federal agent sent to spy on her. understandable, when he s played by the broodingly handsome travanti rhodes, who made such an impact in the moonlight. it reminds them that they re killing us. ironically undercuts the more powerful narrative about holiday s roles of a voice of civil rights activism and the authorities desire to silence her by any means necessary. it doesn t help that daniels, who s always been a gleefully unruly director, throws the audience several stylistic cu rve balls. careening wildly from stagey interviews to h
many of us. not everyone, however, with some mist and fog patches forming over the next couple of days. i ll be back with all the details. it s saturday, the 27th february. our top story. the chancellor has said he ll use wednesday s budget to level with the british people about the state of the economy in the wake of the coronavirus crisis. in an interview with the financial times, rishi sunak warns that the uk has been left exposed because of its high debt levels, but acknowledges he ll need to keep spending for the time being to supportjobs. our business reporter, ramzan karmali, reports. with government spending heading towards £300 billion to deal with the pandemic, the unemployment rate hitting its highest level in five years, and the uk economy shrinking almost 10% in 2020, all eyes will be on the chancellor next week, when he delivers his budget on wednesday. 0ne delivers his budget on wednesday. one area that will be in focus will be the housing market. 0ver one are
fund. 0n creation of a £1 million start up fund. on top of that they suggest performing listing rules for finn tech fans in the uk and in london to ensure that we remain competitive with places like new york. the review was chaired by ron khalifa out the former boss of worldpay. he said the timing of all this was really key particularly as we are emerging from the pandemic. the review comes emerging from the pandemic. the review comes at a critical moment for the review comes at a critical moment for the economic recovery of the and the recommendations are going to create the recommendations are going to create investment opportunity right across create investment opportunity right across the create investment opportunity right across the uk. in turn i think produce across the uk. in turn i think produce much needed jobs and wages in every produce much needed jobs and wages in every part of the country. finn tech in every part of the country. finn tech is in
review with mike baldwin? ken barlow or mike baldwin? who should have one in that great three weight with ken and mike and deidre all those years ago? i and mike and deidre all those years am? ., , and mike and deidre all those years auo? , ,,, and mike and deidre all those years ao? and mike and deidre all those years am? , and mike and deidre all those years an? , ago? i was probably with can but the other half of ago? i was probably with can but the other half of the ago? i was probably with can but the other half of the nation ago? i was probably with can but the other half of the nation was - other half of the nation was probably somewhere else. i never watched coronation probably somewhere else. i never watched coronation street, - probably somewhere else. i never watched coronation street, sorry. | watched coronation street, sorry. that put watched coronation street, sorry. that put me in my place. i was exposing my ball but if i was honest i was for deirdre
ol mics. ~ . , ., ., olympics. what they mean then for ou to olympics. what they mean then for you to what olympics. what they mean then for you to what will olympics. what they mean then for you to what will it olympics. what they mean then for you to what will it mean - olympics. what they mean then for you to what will it mean for- olympics. what they mean then for you to what will it mean for you | you to what will it mean for you to win a medal in 2022? to you to what will it mean for you to win a medal in 2022? you to what will it mean for you to win a medal in 2022? to get back on the slopes to win a medal in 2022? to get back on the slopes and to win a medal in 2022? to get back on the slopes and to to win a medal in 2022? to get back on the slopes and to win to win a medal in 2022? to get back on the slopes and to win a to win a medal in 2022? to get back on the slopes and to win a medal. to win a medal in 2022? to get back| on t