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blair: for "pbs news weekend," i'm blair waltman-alexin in austin. john: the rise of artificial intelligence is requiring faster and bigger computations for even sile tasks compared to, say, a google search. it's adding to the demand for more internet data centers, the places that house all the servers that keep the internet running. but as ali rogin reports, there's a price to pay for that. ali: demand for data centers is growing rapidly, but these facilities come at a big environmental cost, especially for the communities that host them. northern virginia is the largest data center hub in the world. the area is responsible for processing nearly 70% of global digital traffic. it's a rate that local officials say is unsustainable. sasaki kitajima mulkey is a science journalist and writer for the climate focused news outlet. sachi, thank you so much for joining us. first of all, tell us a little bit more about what a data center is and why do we need so many of them? sachi: whenever we use the internet, upload photos to the cloud, send emails, watch a
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with the blair fever of 1997. lord faulkner, the former lord chancellor , will impart his chancellor, will impart his worldly wisdom state of the nafion worldly wisdom state of the nation starts now . nation starts now. i'll also be joined by my panel gb news senior political commentator nigel nelson, and the journalist and conservative peer paul goodman. but first, it's peer paul goodman. but first, wsfime peer paul goodman. but first, it's time for the news bulletin with polly middlehurst . with polly middlehurst. >> michael, thank you and good evening to you. well, the top story from the gb newsroom tonight is that the prime minister is urging voters not to surrender to labour, adding that this is a really important election moment where britain could make a better choice. he was speaking to gb news political editor christopher hope and rishi sunak said if labour wins the election, they'll reverse all the changes he's made . he's made. >> want people to surrender to labour? i don't want them to surrender to their
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after all, that's slightly what we saw with tony blair.o be called during divisions? >> yes. point of order, madam speaker . speaken >> get the hat. i will hear him. otherwise i can't hat. i'm sorry .thank otherwise i can't hat. i'm sorry . thank you . . thank you. >> point of order, madam speaker , a relatively simple matter for you to rule on as the treaty of rome, as amended, includes the words akua communautaire . words akua communautaire. >> yes, the wonderful collapsible top hat that was neededin collapsible top hat that was needed in order to make a point of order during a division, parliament lost a little magic when that rule was scrapped under tony blair. many will no doubt hope that more of the quirks and traditions that make our parliament so special are not so hastily done away with. well, joining me now is the barrister and former tory mp jerry hayes and of course, my panel jerry hayes and of course, my panel, the journalist and conservative peer lord goodman and gb news senior political commentator nigel nelson. jerry, we're
after all, that's slightly what we saw with tony blair.o be called during divisions? >> yes. point of order, madam speaker . speaken >> get the hat. i will hear him. otherwise i can't hat. i'm sorry .thank otherwise i can't hat. i'm sorry . thank you . . thank you. >> point of order, madam speaker , a relatively simple matter for you to rule on as the treaty of rome, as amended, includes the words akua communautaire . words akua communautaire. >> yes, the wonderful...
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and again, i strongly supported tony blair.leged to be part of his government, did prop up corbyn as a former co—chair of the stop the war coalition . well, i think the war coalition. well, i think he's given some explanations for that already , and i'm not going that already, and i'm not going to try and do better than he's done. but the reality is all of these things were said about tony blair before 1997. and the reality is he demonstrated what a great prime minister he was, but he took him time. he also has written that the first 12 months or so were very difficult , but i actually think keir starmer is better prepared than we were in 1997. >> okay, hold that thought. because we're going to be speaking a bit later in the show about putin and what on earth he's doing in north korea. so stay where you are, jeff, just to say, because we've mentioned geoff hoon, former defence secretary and other former defence secretary, will be presenting state of the nation. michael portillo. so do stay tuned for that tonight. he's also here
and again, i strongly supported tony blair.leged to be part of his government, did prop up corbyn as a former co—chair of the stop the war coalition . well, i think the war coalition. well, i think he's given some explanations for that already , and i'm not going that already, and i'm not going to try and do better than he's done. but the reality is all of these things were said about tony blair before 1997. and the reality is he demonstrated what a great prime minister he was, but he took...
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and then we went and there tony blair came in.e did look about 25 then, and we're like, "ok, that's fine". walked off, thought, "well, george robertson believes in him". yeah. but then george robertson said "devolution will kill nationalism stone dead," so. he wasn't right about everything. oh, but that then makes me think back to that period. because, actually, at that point, i mean, gordon brown was actually the one out of those two that was going to be the prime minister, wasn't it? or is that have we sort of almost remembered that period? george robertson, you know, took certain precautions if he was going around telling people that tony blair was the future because gordon brown was not amused at all. he never forgave. i mean, percy will know this so much better than me. but in 1994, after the tragic death ofjohn smith, the scotsman ran a poll of, i think, scottish labour mps which showed that tony blair was ahead of gordon brown. gordon brown never forgave the scotsman for that. but remind me because i think i'm wrong about t
and then we went and there tony blair came in.e did look about 25 then, and we're like, "ok, that's fine". walked off, thought, "well, george robertson believes in him". yeah. but then george robertson said "devolution will kill nationalism stone dead," so. he wasn't right about everything. oh, but that then makes me think back to that period. because, actually, at that point, i mean, gordon brown was actually the one out of those two that was going to be the prime...
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he's not blair, is he? and is that a problem ? problem?erent type of politician, but i think politicians make sense in the political context that they're working in. and today, what people want from their leaders is not perhaps a lot of spin and showmanship, but solid, consistent, reliable leadership. and i think that is what keir starmer is offering. i think you're quite right, though, to talk about the shift that's taken place. it is remarkable. five years ago, labour looked completely out of the picture. it was going to take years to recover in 2021. even only three years ago, the conservatives won that dramatic by—election victory in hartlepool. there was an opinion poll last week which showed the conservatives in hartlepool on 10% of the vote. now we'll see what happens. but it just underlines, i think the shift has been amazing and lots of people could come on your programme and say, we predicted this, we knew this was going to happen.the this, we knew this was going to happen. the truth is not many people three years ago really thou
he's not blair, is he? and is that a problem ? problem?erent type of politician, but i think politicians make sense in the political context that they're working in. and today, what people want from their leaders is not perhaps a lot of spin and showmanship, but solid, consistent, reliable leadership. and i think that is what keir starmer is offering. i think you're quite right, though, to talk about the shift that's taken place. it is remarkable. five years ago, labour looked completely out of...
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that is ultimately going to spill over into to the battle of blair mountain. there's lots of right for miners. you know, they didn't know like if hatfield's death was was warranted had killed some people. there were also some rumors swirling. right. you know, hatfield had actually married mayor testament's wife two weeks after he was killed. right. some people said it was a promise to make or testament. but the felt's agents, the mine bosses, right. they it was that he killed testerman, right. so that he could eventually marry as marry his wife. so there's there's lots of these things. but for the miners, you know, they don't they don't care. right. for them, that's noise. right. sid hatfield, a martyr. right. so baldwin felt at this point had martyr, right? a figurehead, the of the movement. he was someone who who represented. right. the fight against the repressive and oppressive coal mining or coal camp system. also, the felt's mine guard system as well. and and in in a result right. you know, this is going to lead to a lot of vandalism, a lot of destructio
that is ultimately going to spill over into to the battle of blair mountain. there's lots of right for miners. you know, they didn't know like if hatfield's death was was warranted had killed some people. there were also some rumors swirling. right. you know, hatfield had actually married mayor testament's wife two weeks after he was killed. right. some people said it was a promise to make or testament. but the felt's agents, the mine bosses, right. they it was that he killed testerman, right....
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yeah yeah, but to tony blair.ah yeah, but you say, unfortunately last night, i don't think either of the two leaders gave straightforward yes or no answers to any of the questions. >> and even when there were sort of batting the ball backwards and forwards between themselves , and forwards between themselves, they they didn't sort of answer each other's questions. so it was a bit like prime minister's questions, to be honest with you. >> and it's so frustrating for the viewers in that situation and for the electorate actually , and for the electorate actually, robert, if correct me if i'm wrong, but i think on the broadcast last night you were saying that you don't know who you're going to vote for. the election is a week today. where are you at now? >> i'm still in the same place, last night didn't really alter my views at all, it didn't swing me one way or the other. so i've got less than a week now to make my mind up, and. but talking with friends, there's a lot of us in exactly the same position, so it's. and
yeah yeah, but to tony blair.ah yeah, but you say, unfortunately last night, i don't think either of the two leaders gave straightforward yes or no answers to any of the questions. >> and even when there were sort of batting the ball backwards and forwards between themselves , and forwards between themselves, they they didn't sort of answer each other's questions. so it was a bit like prime minister's questions, to be honest with you. >> and it's so frustrating for the viewers in...
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or— campaign or if you compare to tony blair or boris — campaign or if you compare to tony blair orohnson, great political— blair or boris johnson, great political strength— blair or boris johnson, great political strength of- blair or boris johnson, great political strength of the - blair or borisjohnson, great- political strength of the community comet _ political strength of the community come. or— political strength of the community come. or nigel— political strength of the community come, or nigel farage, _ political strength of the community come, or nigel farage, whateveri political strength of the community i come, or nigel farage, whatever you make _ come, or nigel farage, whatever you make of— come, or nigel farage, whatever you make of his _ come, or nigel farage, whatever you make of his message. _ come, or nigel farage, whatever you make of his message. today- come, or nigel farage, whatever you make of his message. today he - come, or nigel farage, whatever you make of his message. today he wasl make of his message. today he was in a room _ make of his message. today h
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yes, - for tony blair in 1997. yes, perhaps. — for tony blair in 1997.y are the future of any country, they are the most _ the future of any country, they are the most important, they should be the most important, they should be the most _ the most important, they should be the most important, they should be the most important people in our families, — the most important people in our families, they should be the most important — families, they should be the most important people to our politicians and therefore, schools are everything. because schools enable social— everything. because schools enable social mobility, they bring children together~ — social mobility, they bring children together. it enables multiculturalism to succeed, it enables— multiculturalism to succeed, it enables a _ multiculturalism to succeed, it enables a country to come together under— enables a country to come together under one _ enables a country to come together under one umbrella with a curriculum, teaching your children, forming _ curriculum, teaching your children, formi
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it's very unlike the ashdown blair period . so, i the ashdown blair period.urprised if there was any formal pact. i think this is, as i said, more activists on the ground deciding where they can mess , mess up the where they can mess, mess up the tories and make a big difference i >> -- >> yes, i m >> yes, i think there were some discussions between ashdown and blair that ashdown would actually be in blair's cabinet. but then blair won by such a stonking majority that it didn't really seem feasible. but but mark, it does seem interesting where the liberal democrats are pitching themselves. this time around. when the lib dems won big in 2005, it was in inner city areas. it was in areas with lots of students with lots of muslim voters as well. with the aftermath of the invasion of iraq this time around, it's all the tory shires. i mean, is your party a bit of a shape shifting party? >> i mean, look, you could say we're one thing to one person, one thing to another, and i think that what the party's had to do in the last few years is to do in the last few years
it's very unlike the ashdown blair period . so, i the ashdown blair period.urprised if there was any formal pact. i think this is, as i said, more activists on the ground deciding where they can mess , mess up the where they can mess, mess up the tories and make a big difference i >> -- >> yes, i m >> yes, i think there were some discussions between ashdown and blair that ashdown would actually be in blair's cabinet. but then blair won by such a stonking majority that it...
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tony blair. >> yeah, yeah. tony blair. blair, a woman has a vagina and a man has a penis.yourself, tony, and this is, tony blair bravely wandering into the, trans debate of many years after after everybody else . by the way, guys. yeah, look at me. how brave i am. and this sort of is frustrating because there are people now going. it's obvious , isn't it? yeah. it's obvious, isn't it? yeah. it's like, well, it's been obvious to anybody sensible for years, but there are many people who have lost their jobs, predominantly left wing women and lesbians , left wing women and lesbians, who put themselves out on that line years ago and were demonised and vilified and called bigots and threatened and death threats. and jk rowling and all of this. and now tony blair goes, well, it's obvious. well it's obvious now because people have done the heavy lifting to step in after the fact and just kind of go the common sense . right? yeah. it's common sense. right? yeah. it's frustrating. i mean, look, he's right. of course . a woman has a right. of course. a woman has a vagina, a man has
tony blair. >> yeah, yeah. tony blair. blair, a woman has a vagina and a man has a penis.yourself, tony, and this is, tony blair bravely wandering into the, trans debate of many years after after everybody else . by the way, guys. yeah, look at me. how brave i am. and this sort of is frustrating because there are people now going. it's obvious , isn't it? yeah. it's obvious, isn't it? yeah. it's like, well, it's been obvious to anybody sensible for years, but there are many people who...
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going to be like tony blair, remember that tony blair stuck to the tory spending limits for two yearsvices. that ou, aircraft for public services. that you. nick. _ aircraft for public services. that you. nick. -- — aircraft for public services. that you, nick. -- £70— aircraft for public services. that you, nick. -- £70 billion - aircraft for public services. that you, nick. —— £70 billion extra. today, the green party launched its manifesto, promising big spending running into hundreds of billions of pounds if you vote for them. they want to get to net zero faster, end tuition fees, privatise all the utilities, and say they would spend 50 billion more for health and social care by 2030. their deputy leader is zack polanski. thank you very much for being with us. . ~' thank you very much for being with us. . ~ , ., thank you very much for being with us. ., ~' i., ., thank you very much for being with us. . ~ i., ., ., thank you very much for being with us. ., ~' i., ., ., bi us. thank you for having me. big sums of money _ us. thank you for having me. big sums of money in _ us. thank
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he agrees with tony blair, which is agrees with tony blair, which is a shape shift.really good to talk to you. lesley harris a great british voice angela levin will be here to give it's royal roundup time. ooh! angela. ooh. i feel a bit sick with that. angela levin joins us now. angela, what's been going on in the world of royals? >> well, the best thing is taylor swift , who had 90,000 taylor swift, who had 90,000 people, and three of them was a prince william and his two older children . children. >> and that was his party. and it was so lovely to see them huge smiles, enjoying it. 100. and that's just over the photograph that we all saw in the papers today, or read where they were in, in norfolk , and it they were in, in norfolk, and it was his birthday and they were jumping all the children with their father over a huge mountain of grass and i thought that he was looking straight at his wife and thinking, what have you done to me ? the two kids on you done to me? the two kids on the other side were grinning their head off, and little one, little louis was hanging
he agrees with tony blair, which is agrees with tony blair, which is a shape shift.really good to talk to you. lesley harris a great british voice angela levin will be here to give it's royal roundup time. ooh! angela. ooh. i feel a bit sick with that. angela levin joins us now. angela, what's been going on in the world of royals? >> well, the best thing is taylor swift , who had 90,000 taylor swift, who had 90,000 people, and three of them was a prince william and his two older children...
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starmer, tony blair and tony blair acted as cupid _ tony blair and tony blair acted as cupid here?r labour. the first is that when labour is in serious contention— is that when labour is in serious contention for government, they want credibility— contention for government, they want credibility with business. their belief— credibility with business. their betief is— credibility with business. their belief is they have that in spades by getting john caudwell on board. the second big thing that's going on here is— the second big thing that's going on here is that — the second big thing that's going on here is that an area of weakness for keir starmer— here is that an area of weakness for keir starmer in this election campaign has been his decision to sit in _ campaign has been his decision to sit injeremy corbyn's campaign has been his decision to sit in jeremy corbyn's shadow cabinet — sit in jeremy corbyn's shadow cabinet. john gave £500,000 to the conservative party because he regarded — conservative party because he regarded jeremy corbyn as a disaster~ _ regarded jeremy corbyn
starmer, tony blair and tony blair acted as cupid _ tony blair and tony blair acted as cupid here?r labour. the first is that when labour is in serious contention— is that when labour is in serious contention for government, they want credibility— contention for government, they want credibility with business. their belief— credibility with business. their betief is— credibility with business. their belief is they have that in spades by getting john caudwell on board. the second big...
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also, tony blair got a whopping majority and didn't need him. exactly.s going to happen? 0k, chris... in strathaven. well done, adam. that is a place in scotland that many english people mispronounce. not that you would ever find too many scottish people on this podcast! exactly, not a problem here! chris wants to know, "i understand that some countries ban opinion polls during the election period. what's the rationale behind it? and do polls have an impact on voting trends?" so i also checked this out at lunchtime, and the figures around the world are really complicated. but basically, within the eu, say, where there's 27 members, more than half of them have some kind of restriction on opinion polls, which sounds like quite a big number, and you think, "oh, what? they ban opinion polls?" then you dig into the numbers. some of them have the same system that we do, which is that broadcasters and other media outlets don't publish opinion polls on the day of polling. but then some countries have quite long bans, up to a week before polling day. so you've go
also, tony blair got a whopping majority and didn't need him. exactly.s going to happen? 0k, chris... in strathaven. well done, adam. that is a place in scotland that many english people mispronounce. not that you would ever find too many scottish people on this podcast! exactly, not a problem here! chris wants to know, "i understand that some countries ban opinion polls during the election period. what's the rationale behind it? and do polls have an impact on voting trends?" so i...
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i mean, he's not quite got the blair effect.ke there are people in the streets going, i can't wait for a starmer government. is it government? by default? >> and that's what i mean. i agree, i agree with, with paul that, it's extraordinary the extent to which the conservatives have lost their political direction. and part of it is also, you know, taxes and this, this is, this is, you know, how are we going to build an industrial strategy, i think how are we going to start making things again? and i think that's related to the defence spending. mark. mark. >> and then we'll have to there is huge dissatisfaction with politics. >> and that's one of the reasons reform will do so well. and part of the blame lies at the labour party for not infusing people. >> why aren't the lib dems? >> why aren't the lib dems? >> well, i think we're doing rather well. i think we're going to do very well indeed. i wish we'd be more honest about taxation to be honest. yeah. >> i mean, what i'm saying is you're not the beneficiary of the reform insurge
i mean, he's not quite got the blair effect.ke there are people in the streets going, i can't wait for a starmer government. is it government? by default? >> and that's what i mean. i agree, i agree with, with paul that, it's extraordinary the extent to which the conservatives have lost their political direction. and part of it is also, you know, taxes and this, this is, this is, you know, how are we going to build an industrial strategy, i think how are we going to start making things...
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blair government and turnout, the blair government got the majorities with 36%.nk there's been not true. have a look at the l figures. i think there's been a trend in this direction. we had extraordinary events like brexit and the pandemic and i think the question is, what we do about it? i don't think it is blame a bull on any one party. that's naive and opportunistic. i think all parties share and civic institutions generally share responsibility for restoring trust in our democratic system. the moment we start blaming it on one party or another we reduce it. �* , , ., ., it. but the disillusionment over brexit amongst _ it. but the disillusionment over brexit amongst leave - it. but the disillusionment over brexit amongst leave voters i it. but the disillusionment over brexit amongst leave voters is| it. but the disillusionment over - brexit amongst leave voters is one of the striking parts of this survey that has been carried out. what do you say about that? you have it delivered brexit in the way people wanted. ~ �* ., , . wanted. we've left the european uni
blair government and turnout, the blair government got the majorities with 36%.nk there's been not true. have a look at the l figures. i think there's been a trend in this direction. we had extraordinary events like brexit and the pandemic and i think the question is, what we do about it? i don't think it is blame a bull on any one party. that's naive and opportunistic. i think all parties share and civic institutions generally share responsibility for restoring trust in our democratic system....
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he of course worked for tony blair very closely in new labour and then in number 10. so we'll have a lot to say on lots of things i'm quite sure. >> yes. you won't want to miss that. but before we get into anything else, let's get some news now with tatiana sanchez. >> andrew. ellie, thank you very much. the top stories this morning. the election betting row is deepening after a cabinet minister revealed he'd also gambled on the date of the vote. scotland secretary alister jack denies having broken any rules but admits to placing three bets. he insists he had no inside knowledge of when the election would take place, despite previously revealing that he'd made more than £2,000 from the bet. he later dismissed the claim as a joke. mrjack becomes the seventh person to becomes the seventh person to become embroiled in the scandal, with just a week until voters head to the polls . with just a week until voters head to the polls. in with just a week until voters head to the polls . in other head to the polls. in other news, julian assange has walked free from a us court af
he of course worked for tony blair very closely in new labour and then in number 10. so we'll have a lot to say on lots of things i'm quite sure. >> yes. you won't want to miss that. but before we get into anything else, let's get some news now with tatiana sanchez. >> andrew. ellie, thank you very much. the top stories this morning. the election betting row is deepening after a cabinet minister revealed he'd also gambled on the date of the vote. scotland secretary alister jack...
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when blair came into power, he was on plus 22.lus three and thatcher was on plus 11. so might we have a labour supermajority? but with somebody at the helm who may be one of the most unpopular newly elected pms in history? >> look, i think the country's been through a lot, i think faith in politics probably has taken a step back in recent years, i don't think , the years, i don't think, the opposition party, is really responsible for that because we haven't been running the country for 14 years. and really, that's why when it comes to the manifesto that we put forward, a lot of people have said to me in interviews like this over the last month or so, why aren't you promising more? why aren't you promising more? why aren't you promising to do this? why aren't you promising to do that? the answer is, first of all, we recognise the situation we will inherit the country is in a difficult economic spot, and so we wanted to make sure that what we wanted to make sure that what we said we would do could be delivered and we'd say exactly h
when blair came into power, he was on plus 22.lus three and thatcher was on plus 11. so might we have a labour supermajority? but with somebody at the helm who may be one of the most unpopular newly elected pms in history? >> look, i think the country's been through a lot, i think faith in politics probably has taken a step back in recent years, i don't think , the years, i don't think, the opposition party, is really responsible for that because we haven't been running the country for 14...
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but you're right. 13 years of tony blair, like, give yourself some credit, liz.er, you could have done worse. so you saw this. honestly, there's a bit where it goes through what happened with the liability dnven happened with the liability driven investments that had the longer impact on our economy. when the mini—budget hit, it affected these ladies. and she said that neither her or nor kwasi kwarteng knew about them. that does not make you a good prime minister. i think that makes you a bad one, doesn't it? >> if you don't know what you keep that to yourself, liz. >> google it. >> google it. >> brilliant. okay, a story in the independent about the dark web. now, steve. now, i thought the dark web was for buying drugs, guns, other exciting stuff, but apparently you can get really boring things on there as well. >> yeah, over two thirds of mps have had their data leaked to the dark web, a new study finds. and it makes you feel sorry for the dark web. you're on there using the tor browser, trying to look at the very dodgy adult entertainment. and then liz truss de
but you're right. 13 years of tony blair, like, give yourself some credit, liz.er, you could have done worse. so you saw this. honestly, there's a bit where it goes through what happened with the liability dnven happened with the liability driven investments that had the longer impact on our economy. when the mini—budget hit, it affected these ladies. and she said that neither her or nor kwasi kwarteng knew about them. that does not make you a good prime minister. i think that makes you a bad...
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you know, i'm, i'm labour to my core and tony blair, in my view, is the best labour leader that we'vesmatic figure. but do you know what i think the kind of leadership we need for these times, which are dangerous and serious, is the kind of steady , serious, is the kind of steady, honest, decent leadership that we'll get from keir starmer. i don't think tony would cut through in this environment, but when you're talking about tony blair, there will be people at home shouting out about things like iraq. >> there'll be people talking about, was it 2004? well, actually we're going to come to immigration in just a second after this break. but people will shout back and say, one of the reasons that we're in the predicament that we're in now is 2004, the expansion of the eu to the eastern bloc, we didn't put any transitional controls at all in place, and therefore we had loads of people flooding the market with cheap labour and it's caused lots of the problems that we find ourselves in today. >> i mean, labour's well, people who came here from eastern europe were hard working and helped wit
you know, i'm, i'm labour to my core and tony blair, in my view, is the best labour leader that we'vesmatic figure. but do you know what i think the kind of leadership we need for these times, which are dangerous and serious, is the kind of steady , serious, is the kind of steady, honest, decent leadership that we'll get from keir starmer. i don't think tony would cut through in this environment, but when you're talking about tony blair, there will be people at home shouting out about things...
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. >> well, i'm sure blair's on board. and blair told starmer what to do.s it is going to happen. but it's just this kind of thing. there'll be the race equality, which we don't need. we already have equality. then there'll be things like the gender pay gap. so it'll be all these kind of cultural messing, just making the world just a bit worse for everyone. we'll be right here to hold them to account if they don't use ofcom to shut us down. >> it's all immeasurable stuff, though, isn't it? the gender pay gap? well, i'd say it is measurable. it's not though is it? because they don't take into. it's like saying we're going to stop the moon farming cheese. going to stop the moon farming cheese . same thing. yeah. cheese. same thing. yeah. exactly the same thing. go with it. there's two other stories i just want to very quickly cover. we've got the, the korea, north korea and russia pact, which is kind of a big deal for world affairs, where if one attack gets attacked, the other one's going to step in, which is a big deal going to step in, which is a big deal.
. >> well, i'm sure blair's on board. and blair told starmer what to do.s it is going to happen. but it's just this kind of thing. there'll be the race equality, which we don't need. we already have equality. then there'll be things like the gender pay gap. so it'll be all these kind of cultural messing, just making the world just a bit worse for everyone. we'll be right here to hold them to account if they don't use ofcom to shut us down. >> it's all immeasurable stuff, though,...
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i mean sort of sort of blair without the flair.ase . i just want to go that phrase. i just want to go quickly to one of your messages that's come in album says i'm blair without the flair is my new favourite phrase to describe labour savage nigel farage. but i mean , a lot of people are i mean, a lot of people are echoing that sentiment as well. joining me now is gb news political correspondent katherine forster to delve down a bit further into that seven people debate on a friday night, catherine. >> yes, well, according to a poll that was done afterwards. nigel farage apparently , i think nigel farage apparently, i think 25% of people thought that he won that debate rather fewer for angela rayner and then the others on lower scores and whatever you think of nigel farage, he certainly does have a way of talking, doesn't he, that blair, without the flair. quite a line. angela rayner's face was a line. angela rayner's face was a picture as she tried not to react to that, but really i thought it went really pretty smoothly considerin
i mean sort of sort of blair without the flair.ase . i just want to go that phrase. i just want to go quickly to one of your messages that's come in album says i'm blair without the flair is my new favourite phrase to describe labour savage nigel farage. but i mean , a lot of people are i mean, a lot of people are echoing that sentiment as well. joining me now is gb news political correspondent katherine forster to delve down a bit further into that seven people debate on a friday night,...
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katy is correct that keir starmer's ratings are not where tony blair's work, but they are closer to abrown or a david cann, and they are considerably better than rishi sunak's. and last surveys, we had keir starmer on a net rating of plus 12, that means 12% more people think he's doing a good job in a bad job. compare that to rishi sunak's score of 93, edited the sizes of the gap between the two leaders. >> let's talk about the content, because even in his own words, he said there's no rabbit were out of the hat, no big surprises. it is that we heard before, but wealth creation is a word we've heard a lot about, and they certainly said the way to get out of this is by growing the economy. easier said than done, though, katy. katy: definitely easier said than done. it is interesting, car server -- keir starmer talk about wealth creation, trying to distance himself from some labour leaders of the past, and at times, almost had to trust back, not saying that they are unfunded tax cuts, but by what is best in the house and grow, keir starmer was effectively saying no, we do not need to ta
katy is correct that keir starmer's ratings are not where tony blair's work, but they are closer to abrown or a david cann, and they are considerably better than rishi sunak's. and last surveys, we had keir starmer on a net rating of plus 12, that means 12% more people think he's doing a good job in a bad job. compare that to rishi sunak's score of 93, edited the sizes of the gap between the two leaders. >> let's talk about the content, because even in his own words, he said there's no...
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tony blair hasn't had position. had a problem in saying what you know , we all know to be true in know, we all know to be true in terms of biology and yet sir keir starmer is having to follow if he's going to be the he is the leader of the labour party. but if he's going to be prime minister, you would expect him at this stage to be leading. it should be others saying, oh, i've just seen what sir keir starmer has said . i think he's starmer has said. i think he's right, not sir keir starmer saying i've seen what tony blair said. i think he's right. do you see what i mean? it's the tail wagging the dog on this particular issue. >> absolutely. theo always enjoy listening to you on lbc. i hope we'll be seeing lots more of you on gb news. who's their former political editor? theo usherwood fascinating stuff. let's bring in my top pundits now. i'm delighted to have nina myskow , delighted to have nina myskow, mike reid and rakib hasan, nina is well, essentially has keir starmer been handbagged by jk rowling? >> he has ac
tony blair hasn't had position. had a problem in saying what you know , we all know to be true in know, we all know to be true in terms of biology and yet sir keir starmer is having to follow if he's going to be the he is the leader of the labour party. but if he's going to be prime minister, you would expect him at this stage to be leading. it should be others saying, oh, i've just seen what sir keir starmer has said . i think he's starmer has said. i think he's right, not sir keir starmer...
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was _ starmer his ratings are not were 20 blair was at — starmer his ratings are not were 20 blair wass purpose the more people think he struck a _ its purpose the more people think he struck a good job in a bad job and compare — struck a good job in a bad job and compare that to rishi sunak of —33 it emphasizes the gap between the two leaders. it emphasizes the gap between the two leaders— two leaders. let's talk about the context of _ two leaders. let's talk about the context of that _ two leaders. let's talk about the context of that manifesto - two leaders. let's talk about the context of that manifesto and i context of that manifesto and there's no rabbit were pulling out of that had no big surprises excavator before but wealth creation was word that we heard a lot about and which is saying the way to get out of it was by growing the economy. easiersaid out of it was by growing the economy. easier said than done though. economy. easier said than done thou~h. , , . , economy. easier said than done thou~h. , , . though. definitely easier said than done but talk _ though. definitely
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tony blair flirted with this — to say the least.lectoral systems" bonjovi in the same breath, so that's a first for the context. melissa and joe, we'll be back with you in just a moment. just a reminder we've had a bbc interview with nigel farage in which he told the bbc that the west provoked russia's invasion of ukraine by expanding the european union and nato military alliance eastward, in an interview with nick robinson, the reform uk leader added that of course, the war was a vladimir putin's fault. and we've had some reaction to that — labour saying he was wrong and that prudent guaranteed the territorial integrity of ukraine in the budapest protocols, and james cleverly saying, "farage echoing vladimir putin's... i'm rajini vaidyanathan, this is bbc news. hello. friday's weather brought us an east—west split across the uk. we had quite a lot of cloud for many western areas, some patchy outbreaks of rain. this was the picture in argyll and bute a little bit earlier on, but a really different picture for many central and easter
tony blair flirted with this — to say the least.lectoral systems" bonjovi in the same breath, so that's a first for the context. melissa and joe, we'll be back with you in just a moment. just a reminder we've had a bbc interview with nigel farage in which he told the bbc that the west provoked russia's invasion of ukraine by expanding the european union and nato military alliance eastward, in an interview with nick robinson, the reform uk leader added that of course, the war was a...
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so yeah, i think i'll agree with tony blair that i agree with tony blair that i agree with tony blairt i agree with that. it's not true. >> he actually said that long before tony blair's comments, he moved his position a year to two years ago. >> it's nothing to do >> so it's got nothing to do with tony blair. >> debate basically said, oh, uncle tony said it, so it's fine how. >> now. >> he was asked a question, i think, and he gave the answer, look, you know, people are trying to fear monger and have a moral panic about the existence of trans people. you know, having a pride flag in a school is not doing any damage to kids. but you might do a job of a school is to educate people to the ways of the world. and if you were to deny them, knowing that these things exist, then you would be failing . you would be failing. >> benjamin, i don't want my 4 or 5 six year old child knowing about heterosexual relationships, let alone trans or gay. i don't want to let them be children. i take it. i take it that you don't read sex. >> i take it that you don't read to your child in that case, because
so yeah, i think i'll agree with tony blair that i agree with tony blair that i agree with tony blairt i agree with that. it's not true. >> he actually said that long before tony blair's comments, he moved his position a year to two years ago. >> it's nothing to do >> so it's got nothing to do with tony blair. >> debate basically said, oh, uncle tony said it, so it's fine how. >> now. >> he was asked a question, i think, and he gave the answer, look, you...
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that's tony blair's fault.about the nhs and there's a long term issue that needs to be sorted out with the nhs. >> you don't need to deconstruct it. i don't think like nigel farage was suggesting, but there is that sort of like long term efficiency reform that was, i have to say, that was one of the issues tonight, harriet, with the debate when this talked about the nhs and you think, oh, i've heard the nhs done every which way every politician comes out and says, i'm going to save it, i'm going to give it more money. >> nigel farage really tackled that in a different way tonight. and he said the model isn't working. we need to look at look to france. yes i mean, see how they work. very refreshing, i did. >> it's absolutely true . there >> it's absolutely true. there are a lot i mean, everybody goes on the left goes on as if the only alternative to the nhs is private ization and america system. that's just not true . system. that's just not true. there are about 47. i think it is 47 free health care systems. th
that's tony blair's fault.about the nhs and there's a long term issue that needs to be sorted out with the nhs. >> you don't need to deconstruct it. i don't think like nigel farage was suggesting, but there is that sort of like long term efficiency reform that was, i have to say, that was one of the issues tonight, harriet, with the debate when this talked about the nhs and you think, oh, i've heard the nhs done every which way every politician comes out and says, i'm going to save it,...
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you you were a minister under tony blair. of course . and, it seems blair. of course. me that keir starmer spent most of his time under that government taking the government to court rather than supporting it. he's far to the left of tony blair. he might be slightly to the right of jeremy corbyn, but he's not the sort of brand of labour centrist that we saw from 1997 to two thousand and seven. tony blair wouldn't countenance putting extra taxes on education or or the top rate of tax going above £0.40 in the pound. this is a very different labour party to the party that tony blair brought to, its success in the late 90s. >> well, as one of the ministers and the only minister in the ministry of defence at the time, i was responsible for a lot of what we had going on in terms of , of, of, of different issues that would have been dealt with by, keir starmer and his team when he was doing that. >> let me just say again that you know, that's talking about even longer than five years ago. that's 15 years ago. and i just think that the key thing from this election in these nex
you you were a minister under tony blair. of course . and, it seems blair. of course. me that keir starmer spent most of his time under that government taking the government to court rather than supporting it. he's far to the left of tony blair. he might be slightly to the right of jeremy corbyn, but he's not the sort of brand of labour centrist that we saw from 1997 to two thousand and seven. tony blair wouldn't countenance putting extra taxes on education or or the top rate of tax going above...