affairs told journalists that more than 1.3 million people had been displaced in the worst floods the country had seen in a decade. now on bbc news, political thinking with nick robinson. hello and welcome to political thinking. and boy, there s quite a lot of politics to think about, isn t there? all the drama about this government mess, though, a dramatic shift in our politics. it has become the conventional wisdom overnight that labour will win the next election. the polling suggests there s been a greater swing in recent days and weeks than there was during the last worst financial crisis to hit a conservative government black wednesday back in 1992. and that ll mean there will pretty soon be much greater scrutiny of what labour will do. faced with the same economic fundamentals high taxes, high borrowing, high inflation and low growth. if labour does indeed win an election, lisa nandy will be the cabinet minister with the job of delivering for what s become known as
it has become the conventional wisdom overnight that labour will win the next election. the polling suggests there s been a greater swing in recent days and weeks than there was during the last worst financial crisis to hit a conservative government black wednesday back in 1992. and that ll mean there will pretty soon be much greater scrutiny of what labour will do. faced with the same economic fundamentals high taxes, high borrowing, high inflation and low growth. if labour does indeed win an election, lisa nandy will be the cabinet minister with the job of delivering for what s become known as the red wall. northern industrial towns like wigan in lancashire, which she represents and which she says has changed her politics. a politics learnt at the knee of her grandfather, who was a liberal mp and a father who was, who is a famous marxist academic. political thinking is a conversation with, not an interrogation of someone who shapes our political thinking. and today we r
there has been during the last financial crisis. that will mean they were pretty soon be much greater scrutiny of what labour will do faced with the same economic fundamentals. high taxes, high borrowing, high inflation and low growth. if labour does indeed win an election, lisa nandy will be the cabinet minister with the job of delivering for what has become known they red wall, northern industrial towns like wigan in lancashire which she represents and which she says has changed her politics, a politics learnt at the knee of her grandfather who was a liberal mp and a father who also is a famous marxist academic. politicalthinking is a conversation with, not a interrogation of someone who shapes our political thinking and today we are recording just down the road from wigan next door to the great city of manchester in the city of salford. ,., city of manchester in the city of salford. . , u, city of manchester in the city of salford. ., , , ., salford. lisa nandy, welcome t
If this government fails to deliver before the election, the next one should get the job done and deliver greater security and protection for millions of people.
Rail has long been hailed as the cleanest means of public transport. HS2’s demise will undermine the UK’s ability to improve its rail infrastructure and potentially lead to greater inequality.