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on the city's fragile architecture and canals. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me tonight are maya goodfellow, a political writer and academic and kieran andrews — political editor of the times scotland. tomorrow's front pages, starting with... the observer — it reports that the prime minister will call on fellow leaders at the g7 to pledge to vaccinate the world's population by the end of 2022. on the front page of the express — the �*historic�* deal reached today by the g7 group of advanced economies to make multinational companies pay more tax.
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the telegraph says the government is currently drawing up plans to roll out vaccines to pupils as young as 12 before the start of the new school year. according to the mail on sunday, the home secretary has ordered social media giants to remove posts made by people—smugglers to advertise illegal channel crossings to migrants. and duchess of cambridge could be asked by palace aides to spend more time in scotland in order to bolster the cause for the union. it comes amid fears that politicians are "losing scotland". so let's begin. starting with the observer, share vaccines or rich countries will fail, —— climate you will fail, rich countries though. fail, -- climate you will fail, rich countries though.— countries though. this is about -ressure countries though. this is about pressure being _ countries though. this is about pressure being put _ countries though. this is about pressure being put not - countries though. this is about pressure being put not only - countries though. this is about pressure being put not only on |
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countries though. this is about. pressure being put not only on the uk government but the wealthiest nations across the world. one of the striking things from this report, striking things from this report, striking statistics, is that the wealthiest nations have enough vaccines to do their populations twice over. when you consider how limited the vaccine roll—out has beenin limited the vaccine roll—out has been in some of the poorer nations, thatis been in some of the poorer nations, that is striking. and, with the g7 coming to cornwall next week, there is pressure now on borisjohnson to prove that he can use britain's diplomatic weight, he can prove himself as someone who can use diplomacy effectively, not only do strike agreements at the g7 but also looking i had to the cop26 climate conference in glasgow. one really interesting thing that is in this observer article is that the nations who are struggling perhaps with
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vaccine roll—out now, have been bought out of the markets by the wealthier nations, they are starting to say that they will hold back on agreed to climate change deal is, unless they feel that they get what they are entitled to. this ties in with the expected conservative rebellion next week on the cutting of international aid. all of these things are intertwined.- of international aid. all of these things are intertwined. there will be rand things are intertwined. there will be grand rhetoric— things are intertwined. there will be grand rhetoric around - things are intertwined. there will be grand rhetoric around the - things are intertwined. there will be grand rhetoric around the g7 | things are intertwined. there will. be grand rhetoric around the g7 on vaccinations. it is going to be very interesting, i think, vaccinations. it is going to be very interesting, ithink, this vaccinations. it is going to be very interesting, i think, this article probably hints at that, to see what extent the reality matches the rhetoric. mil extent the reality matches the rhetoric. �* , , , ., ., rhetoric. all eyes will be on that, because so _ rhetoric. all eyes will be on that, because so far, _ rhetoric. all eyes will be on that, because so far, with _ rhetoric. all eyes will be on that, because so far, with vaccine - rhetoric. all eyes will be on that, because so far, with vaccine is i rhetoric. all eyes will be on that, i because so far, with vaccine is what has happened in practice has been awful _ has happened in practice has been awful as — has happened in practice has been awful. as keegan has already said, thinking _ awful. as keegan has already said, thinking about how wealthy nations have bought up the vaccine, and poorer— have bought up the vaccine, and poorer nations are in the situation
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where _ poorer nations are in the situation where they— poorer nations are in the situation where they cannot vaccinate populations including people are incredibly vulnerable and one of the striking _ incredibly vulnerable and one of the striking things here is that no one seems _ striking things here is that no one seems to— striking things here is that no one seems to be saying this is a global pandemic— seems to be saying this is a global pandemic and we need to recognise that even_ pandemic and we need to recognise that even if— pandemic and we need to recognise that even if some countries are now able to— that even if some countries are now able to move into softer restrictions like the uk because of the vaccine, we should be concerned about _ the vaccine, we should be concerned about everyone's safety and recognising the possibility for more bearings _ recognising the possibility for more bearings to develop, the longer that everyone _ bearings to develop, the longer that everyone isn't vaccinated, and 2022 i think— everyone isn't vaccinated, and 2022 i think is_ everyone isn't vaccinated, and 2022 i think is too — everyone isn't vaccinated, and 2022 i think is too slow, and things like the us— i think is too slow, and things like the us saying that they would temporarily pause patents and other countries _ temporarily pause patents and other countries like the uk not going along — countries like the uk not going along with those plans is part of this as _ along with those plans is part of this as well as a vaccine buy up. an boris this as well as a vaccine buy up. borisjohnson this as well as a vaccine buy up. in borisjohnson trying to this as well as a vaccine buy up. in boris johnson trying to lead the way borisjohnson trying to lead the way on vaccines, with the sunday express saying that britain is stepping up to lead the subject of the tax deal made today. tell us a little more about what the sunday express is saying. about what the sunday express is sa inc. , , ., about what the sunday express is sain. ,, ., .,, saying. this is not necessarily surprising _ saying. this is not necessarily surprising town _ saying. this is not necessarily surprising town from - saying. this is not necessarily surprising town from the - saying. this is not necessarily i
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surprising town from the sunday express — surprising town from the sunday express. this agreement has been years— express. this agreement has been years in— express. this agreement has been years in the — express. this agreement has been years in the making and rishi sunak has been _ years in the making and rishi sunak has been involved in the stages to -et has been involved in the stages to get this— has been involved in the stages to get this agreement but the content of the _ get this agreement but the content of the agreement is what is important and there are two key thing _ important and there are two key thing is — important and there are two key thing is to— important and there are two key thing is to understand about this, one is— thing is to understand about this, one is that — thing is to understand about this, one is that talk of establishing a minimum — one is that talk of establishing a minimum global corporation tax, of at least _ minimum global corporation tax, of at least 15%, joe biden said 21% and they have _ at least 15%, joe biden said 21% and they have lowered it and there is some _ they have lowered it and there is some criticism around that but the other— some criticism around that but the other thing — some criticism around that but the other thing is making sure that companies pay tax in countries where they are _ companies pay tax in countries where they are selling products and services _ they are selling products and services and where the headcount is and not _ services and where the headcount is and notjust— services and where the headcount is and notjust where services and where the headcount is and not just where they are declaring a profit because we have a rotten _ declaring a profit because we have a rotten corporation tax system, but one of— rotten corporation tax system, but one of the — rotten corporation tax system, but one of the big that there has been today— one of the big that there has been today from places like the tax justice — today from places like the tax justice network, is that this risks, depending — justice network, is that this risks, depending on the details, if it is lined _ depending on the details, if it is lined with— depending on the details, if it is lined with oecd proposals, it risks privileging the g7 wealthier nations by ignoring that much of this work done _ by ignoring that much of this work done by— by ignoring that much of this work done by multinational corporations is done _ done by multinational corporations is done in — done by multinational corporations is done in poorer countries, by employees, but because the focus is going _ employees, but because the focus is
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going to _ employees, but because the focus is going to be — employees, but because the focus is going to be where the company has headquarters, and where the consumers are, and this sort of ignore — consumers are, and this sort of ignore is— consumers are, and this sort of ignore is a _ consumers are, and this sort of ignore is a crucial part of the picture. _ ignore is a crucial part of the picture. so _ ignore is a crucial part of the picture, so looking at actually how this can _ picture, so looking at actually how this can be — picture, so looking at actually how this can be fairer, because at the moment— this can be fairer, because at the moment the proposal don't look like they would _ moment the proposal don't look like they would be equitable globally. kieran. _ they would be equitable globally. kieran, let's move on to the sunday telegraph, which picks up on the news from yesterday, i think i am remembering the correct day of the week, yet the announcement that the medicines regulator had approved the fire is a vaccine for 12—15 —year—olds, and the headline in the telegraph, the plan to jab i2—year—olds before the new school year. what does it say about how this might possibly roll—out? in some ways it is not really a surprise. there has been increasing concern about the spread, of the delta or indian variant in recent days through schools, and, now that the pfizer vaccine has been approved
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for use for 12—15 —year—olds, there is no great surprise that the main people targeted would be younger people. a bit like, it is the same principle of everyone across the world, you want to vaccinate everyone across age groups for the widest possible protection and as i say, there are concerns that case numbers are going up my spreading through schools, and it is not clear yet what the effects of that are, whether there are serious effects, or how rare the spread to people is, so there is no surprise that they would be targeting a faster roll—out through younger people now buy they have approval to do so. just skimming — have approval to do so. just skimming through - have approval to do so. just skimming through the article, and it says that we have to show the same spirit that has taken us this far and keep doing our bit, that means keeping up the basics like hands, face, space and getting regular
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tests, but, as far as i can tell, it does not seem to mention masks, which seems like a glaring omission, if you are talking about vaccinating this age group of children, to no longer say that there is a requirement to wear masks in schools seems a bit strange.— seems a bit strange. absolutely. i have a lot of _ seems a bit strange. absolutely. i have a lot of people _ seems a bit strange. absolutely. i have a lot of people in _ seems a bit strange. absolutely. i have a lot of people in my - seems a bit strange. absolutely. i have a lot of people in my life i seems a bit strange. absolutely. i | have a lot of people in my life who work _ have a lot of people in my life who work in _ have a lot of people in my life who work in schools, and a lot of schools _ work in schools, and a lot of schools are deciding to continue to have mask— schools are deciding to continue to have mask wearing for older children where _ have mask wearing for older children where it— have mask wearing for older children where it has— have mask wearing for older children where it has not been a problem, and the real— where it has not been a problem, and the real concern about the spread in schools _ the real concern about the spread in schools and — the real concern about the spread in schools and what it means were the delta _ schools and what it means were the delta variant is very real, so i think— delta variant is very real, so i think actually making sure that we are continuing to take the necessary measures— are continuing to take the necessary measures that you said is really important. _ measures that you said is really important, because it feels, the temptation to feel like everything can go— temptation to feel like everything can go back to normal, but there is real concern — can go back to normal, but there is real concern around the delta variant, — real concern around the delta variant, making sure that it doesn't spread. _ variant, making sure that it doesn't spread. and — variant, making sure that it doesn't spread, and that it doesn't spread any further, because when we talk about— any further, because when we talk about zero— any further, because when we talk about zero covid it is controlling the spread of the virus not only through— the spread of the virus not only through the vaccine back through the
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measures— through the vaccine back through the measures that we have in society. the mail _ measures that we have in society. the mail on — measures that we have in society. the mail on sunday front—page story is about priti patel and it says that she is ordering social media giants, including facebook and twitter, to remove posts relating to illegal channel crossings. what more can you tell us about this, maya? priti patel has been trying to create — priti patel has been trying to create this moral panic for a year or longer — create this moral panic for a year or longer. she says she wants facebook, _ or longer. she says she wants facebook, twitter, social media organisations to remove any kind of posts _ organisations to remove any kind of posts that— organisations to remove any kind of posts that would encourage people to make crossings but i gotta tell you that my _ make crossings but i gotta tell you that my academic work is about immigration and borders and the problem — immigration and borders and the problem is stricter border policies that make — problem is stricter border policies that make it difficult for people to -et that make it difficult for people to get to— that make it difficult for people to get to countries like the uk, people want to, _ get to countries like the uk, people want to, claim asylum so the reason people _ want to, claim asylum so the reason people make journeys like this, people — people make journeys like this, people are aware of the risks, they know— people are aware of the risks, they know how — people are aware of the risks, they know how dangerous it is. often, people _ know how dangerous it is. often, people have no other choice, and the
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thing _ people have no other choice, and the thing that— people have no other choice, and the thing that makes it difficult for them — thing that makes it difficult for them is — thing that makes it difficult for them is now safe route to a country so i them is now safe route to a country so i don't _ them is now safe route to a country so i don't find this a particularly helpful— so i don't find this a particularly helpful angle because we really need to look— helpful angle because we really need to look at— helpful angle because we really need to look at the fact that it is the border— to look at the fact that it is the border policies that make people take these risks and opportunities, and people are often unaware of the horrendous — and people are often unaware of the horrendous journey that they face and that _ horrendous journey that they face and that they are risking their lives — and that they are risking their lives when they are doing this. kieran. — lives when they are doing this. kieran, what do you make of the turn of this article? people will be looking at this in a broad sense, when you have a home secretary talking about ordering social media organisations to remove posts, then that raises some questions, doesn't it? ., ., . ., , that raises some questions, doesn't it? ., ., , ., that raises some questions, doesn't it? ., , ., ,, , it? there are a couple of issues with that, _ it? there are a couple of issues with that, one _ it? there are a couple of issues with that, one is _ it? there are a couple of issues with that, one is a _ it? there are a couple of issues with that, one is a general- it? there are a couple of issues with that, one is a general free | with that, one is a generalfree speech issue. you would have to prove, i suppose, speech issue. you would have to prove, isuppose, that speech issue. you would have to prove, i suppose, that some sort of crime had been committed before you could be moving into that sort of territory, and on a practical level, the mail on sunday article says that priti patel has written a strongly worded letter to the tech giants.
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with all due respect to the home secretary, a strongly worded letter will probablyjust secretary, a strongly worded letter will probably just find secretary, a strongly worded letter will probablyjust find its way straight to the junk mail folder of most of these companies. struck in the leading article, by conservative friends of afghanistan who backed borisjohnson for the leadership, boris johnson for the leadership, she borisjohnson for the leadership, she wrote in the spectator very eloquently and powerfully against this kind of strict border control, and pointing out the fact that she wouldn't have been able to arrive in the uk as a child migrant with the policies that are now being put in place. i policies that are now being put in lace. ., policies that are now being put in lace. . ., policies that are now being put in lace. ., ., ., ., ,, place. i want to get onto the sunday times now — place. i want to get onto the sunday times now. kieran, _ place. i want to get onto the sunday times now. kieran, staying - place. i want to get onto the sunday times now. kieran, staying with i place. i want to get onto the sunday| times now. kieran, staying with you, to pick up on this, the palace sense for william to rescue the union. it says that courtiers are drawing up plans for the duke and duchess of cambridge to spend more time in scotland to boast of the union amid
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fears and the royal household that politicians are losing scotland. it is interesting that they are saying that these fears are being expressed and that they are known to be expressed by the royal household, at least according to this article. the sunday times _ least according to this article. tie: sunday times points least according to this article. tte: sunday times points out least according to this article. t“t2 sunday times points out in least according to this article. tt2 sunday times points out in the least according to this article. t“t2 sunday times points out in the same article that there is still no love lost between the queen and boris johnson and it seems that that confidence or lack thereof in the prime minister spreading to the rest of the palace when it comes to the state of the union. borisjohnson is not popular in scotland personally. the uk government doesn't seem to have a coherent plan at the moment, or hasn't been articulating about how it is going to keep scots persuaded of the merits of the union but it is interesting that the paris talks about william was my personality, where he has ties to scotland, not least at him and kate met when they were both students at st andrews university, but there are
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dangers of being "muscular" as the article puts it about the union, the dangers of that coming from the palace. there has been controversy when gordon brown, the former labour prime minister met them during the successful tour of scotland the other week and that was around the perception that the royal family, who have broadly been seen as neutral on political issues and the constitution, really stepping off that pledge of neutrality. the queen made a subtle intervention in the independence referendum. t’itt made a subtle intervention in the independence referendum. i'm going to interrut independence referendum. i'm going to interrupt you _ independence referendum. i'm going to interrupt you there, _ independence referendum. i'm going to interrupt you there, kieran, i independence referendum. i'm going to interrupt you there, kieran, to i to interrupt you there, kieran, to get in this very last picture story. coventry�*s new face of culture. margaret, this is daniel there's more. so many organisations trying to catch up on lost time. it is to catch up on lost time. it is really striking _ to catch up on lost time. it is really striking picture. i to catch up on lost time. it is really striking picture. looking at the other— really striking picture. looking at the other pictures from the celebrations that have gone on today, — celebrations that have gone on today, these were delayed. i think
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this happened in may. they have been allowed _ this happened in may. they have been allowed now to happen, delayed because — allowed now to happen, delayed because of covid and it was a nice thing _ because of covid and it was a nice thing to— because of covid and it was a nice thing to see, and in encourages is when _ thing to see, and in encourages is when we — thing to see, and in encourages is when we are able to go to coventry, and see _ when we are able to go to coventry, and see what it means to be city of culture _ and see what it means to be city of culture. ~ , ., and see what it means to be city of culture. ~' i. a, , ., ., and see what it means to be city of culture. ~' , ., a, , ., ., ., culture. like you, maya and kieran, for our culture. like you, maya and kieran, for your time _ culture. like you, maya and kieran, for your time this _ culture. like you, maya and kieran, for your time this evening, - culture. like you, maya and kieran, for your time this evening, and i culture. like you, maya and kieran,| for your time this evening, and good to get your thoughts on the front pages for tomorrow, to get your thoughts on the front pages fortomorrow, kieran to get your thoughts on the front pages for tomorrow, kieran andrews, and maya goodfellow, political writer and academic, thank you very much. that's it for the papers. the film review is next with mark kermode. hello, and welcome to the film review with me, mark kermode — rounding up the best new movies
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available in cinemas and in the home. last week, william friedkin, director of the exorcist, considered by many to be the scariest movie ever made, tweeted "a quiet place 2 is a classic horror film". adding simply that "cinema is back". that's quite an endorsement and, i'm happy to report, one that i broadly share. run. after a nail—biting prologue that plays out on day one
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of the alien invasion, a quiet place part ii picks up

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