Blair institute for global change working with over a0 countries, the former prime minister is still searching for answers to the great challenges of our time. Labour s back in power after 14 years. Very, very few people know what it feels like to actually be the prime minister of a new government, to be a country s leader. What does. . . What did it feel like as you walked through that door and into power in 1997? well, for me, the feelings were less those of elation. I mean, everyone around me was. . . . . Was, you know, celebrating, but i was very conscious of the fact, first of all, i d never been a minister, let alone a prime minister, and secondly, there is an awesome sense of responsibility. So you realise you re going to be taking decisions, you know you re on the start of a journey, you know the journey is going to be really difficult, you know there s going to be a whole lot of events and circumstances you can t predict. And you re acutely conscious of the fact that there is
Sir tony, thank you for speaking to me. It s very good to see you. Let s start with some feelings before we get to plenty of facts. Labour s back in power after 14 years. Very, very few people know what it feels like to actually be the prime minister of a new government, to be a country s leader. What does. . . What did it feel like as you walked through that door and into power in 1997? well, for me, the feelings were less those of elation. I mean, everyone around me was. . . . . Was, you know, celebrating, but i was very conscious immense burden of responsibility that comes with power, or should do. One of the fundamental challenges that notjust britain but lots of western democracies face today is populism. And i would say, tell me if you think differently, i would say populism is broadly that mode of politics in which charismatic leaders claim to represent the will of the people against a ruling elite. In your view, should populism be, as george orwell said of saints, always consid
Also we will come after you and find you. U. S. Special forces kill isis top leader in a Nighttime Raid in syria. It raises the question just how strong is isis today . How much of a threat does it pose . Fawaz gerges will join me. Finally, from cars to milk to housing and more, we are paying more than we were a year ago for so many items. Inflation is to blame for certain, but just how bad is it . I will do a deep dive that might surprise you. But first, here is my take. Its a tale of two olympics. Remember the 2008 beijing games . China was dazzling the world with its economic prowess and technological sophistication, determined to impress the world with its soft power. Praise filled the headlines in countries like australia, the United Kingdom and the u. S. The Sydney Morning Herald said that the Opening Ceremony was a perfect ten. Londons Evening Standard described the event as the beginning of chinas new era of greatness, witnessed and implicitly approved by much of the leadership
Also we will come after you and find you. U. S. Special forces kill isis top leader in a Nighttime Raid in syria. It raises the question just how strong is isis today . How much of a threat does it pose . Fawaz gerges will join me. Finally, from cars to milk to housing and more, we are paying more than we were a year ago for so many items. Inflation is to blame for certain, but just how bad is it . I will do a deep dive that might surprise you. But first, here is my take. Its a tale of two olympics. Remember the 2008 beijing games . China was dazzling the world with its economic prowess and technological sophistication, determined to impress the world with its soft power. Praise filled the headlines in countries like australia, the United Kingdom and the u. S. The Sydney Morning Herald said that the Opening Ceremony was a perfect ten. Londons Evening Standard described the event as the beginning of chinas new era of greatness, witnessed and implicitly approved by much of the leadership
Eventin yesterdays tragic and alarming event in north gaza, trying to get humanitarian assistance in there, and the loss of life is heartbreaking. People are so desperate that innocent people got caught, a terrible war, unable to feed their families, and you saw the response when we try to get aid in. And we need to do more and the United States will do more stock in the coming days we willjoin with our friends the coming days we willjoin with ourfriends in the coming days we willjoin with our Friends Injordan and others are providing air drops of additionalfood and of additional food and supplies. Of additional food and suwlies of additional food and su lies. , supplies. President biden there. Our special correspondent fergal keane, working with bbc verify, has been piecing together more details of what happened. And just a warning his report contains some distressing images. Although death is everywhere now in gaza, theyd come thinking they would find aid to keep their families aliv