south africa is the gateway to the rest of the continent, but britain still takes more from britain -- from south africa than it gives back in trade. now with stiff competition in east, south africa is looking for a more equal partnership with its former colonial master. the recent visit to britain was packed with pageantry. he even arrived in the royal carriage. he asked for the keys to no. 10 -- leaders cannot rely on the heels of the past. reject deals of the past. get to johannesburg, and is it s as if time stood still. now for britain to remain relevant, it needs to make special alliances with the post-mandela generation. >> you do not establish a relationship with that generation. the relationship will be minuscule. >> the kind of man britain wants to do business with is the manager of one of the first black-owned wine firms and has received british grants. britain is the biggest export market for south african wines. little wonder then that the possibility of a hung parliament thousands of miles away is being talked about right here. >> it is scary. it might slow down progress.

>> made in britain, sales in south africa. his luxury yacht is a symbol of our relationship i incurred in history, language, and culture with nearly 500,000 britons visiting south africa every year. >> we drive on the same side of the road. the signboards are in english. the architecture is english. there's lots of edwardian and jordan styles. one really feels at from home at times. >> remember when britain claimed to rule the waves? it is no longer alone. once south africa's biggest investor, is now among the top five. plenty more fish in the sea. south africa is the gateway for the rest of the continent, but britain still takes more from africa and it gives back in terms of trade. now which stiff competition going in from the east, south africa is looking for a more equal partnership with its former colonial master. president zuma's recent visit to britain was packed with pageantry. he even got a ride in the royal carriage, but with the keys to number 10 out of for grabs, leaders cannot rely on the past to secure deals for t

we are part of the euro zone, and britain is not a stakeholder. i would say as a member of the 27 countries of the european union, what we have heard from prime minister cameron is he is very much engaged with the coalition government to deal with the deficit. that is what is important. you have eurocurrency. you are with the bureau. -- you have your own currency. you are with the euro. this is the issue. what ever happens with chancellor mark l. -- >> -- whatever happens with chancellor merkel -- >> britain was right to stay outside of the euro zone? >> this is the choice of the british. it is not for us to say. 60% of trade in britain is in the european union, so i would say the health of the euro zone, to represent most of the european union, is something of quintessential significance. >> thank you, ambassador, very much. more salt rubbed into the store between north and south korea. south korea has published the results of an international investigation which found that in north kirby and torpedoes sank of south korean ship -- north korean to

britain is a strong country. despite everything we have going for us, life is too unfair for too many people. people like you who have made the nation we are today, and you deserve fairness more than anything. putting fairness back into our society, for ourselves, and for our children, is, in my view, the single biggest challenge we face. but we can do it if we do it together, and here's how. fair taxes. under the liberal democrats, no one will pay any tax on the first 10,000 pounds they owe. just imagine what that means. it means 7 hookup hundred pounds back in the pockets of almost everyone. it means tax freedom for millions of people on low pay and low pensions. now everyone knows that money is tight. you have to sort out the mess in the government finances, but we can pay for fairer taxes by closing the huge loopholes that only benefit the very wealthy and making sure the polluters pay for the the gentleman that they have caused. a fair start for all our children. cutting class sizes in primary schools to jus

britain tries to balance that power. i think it is important that britain does not surrender any further powers to the european union. it is not right that politicians in berlin, paris, or brussels, beside british policy. that is completely unacceptable. polling shows the vast majority of a british people are fundamentally against having british laws decided by brussels, and opposed to any efforts by the governments in germany and france to try to flex muscle over british policy. on the point of a military superpower in germany, i do not think that will ever happen again. i think germany has learned its lesson. host: next up is david in mclean, virginia. our line for democrats. caller: i have two brief comments and a question. i think his type of organizations are poisoning the political climate. there was a study done in belgium, showing us the political ideologies in the world. you have outlined, -- you have and the republican party and the credit party were found to be towards the right. your understanding of politica

british goods and services, made in britain, exported around the world. the whole world must be our marketplace. our whole future depends on it. so let us tell the world loud and clear that britain is once again open for business. thank you very much. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2010] >> just weeks after the british elections which produced a new prime minister and a coalition government, queen elizabeth ii will announce the new legislative agenda. she will travel from buckingham palace into the house of lords for one of britain's most celebrated occasions, the state opening of parliament, live on c-span2. >> and now capitol hill reporter looks at what is ahead for congress this week. >> john shaw, a couple of timely spending bills coming up in congress next week. once commonly referred to as the tax extenders' legislation. what is in that? >> for much of the year congress has been focused on health care and financial services reform. it is now finally getting to the meat and p

this is the first coalition government in britain since -- for 65 years. it will be an ministration united behind three key principles. freedom, fairness, and responsibility. and it will be an administration united behind one key purpose, and that is to give our country the strong and stable and determined leadership that we need for the long term. in the days and weeks ahead we will together be setting out in greater detail the names and values of our partnership and a full policy program of our coalition government. today we want to say just a full -- a few words about how we plan to work together and the significance of what we have achieved in coming to this agreement. this morning as part of the process of establishing the new government i have been working to appoint a cabinet. later today, i will be chairing the first meeting of our national security council and nick clegg will be at my side. there are five liberal democrat secretaries of states in cabinet working hand-in-hand with conservative colleagues to address the big challenges that britain f

for one of britain's most celebrated occasions. live, tuesday morning, at 5:00 eastern on season and 2. >> coming up next, a senate hearing on the may stock-market drop. after that, the shuttle and landis and the international space station crews. >> 99% of a text can be avoided by people doing simple things. -- of a tax can be provided by people -- of attacks can be avoided by people doing simple things. >> "the communicator's" on c- span 2. >> prime minister kevin rudd insert questions on climate change and the government's proposed budget, which included a 40% tax on mining projects. critics say it could hurt plans for expansion in the mining industry. the opposition leader challenged the prime minister, accusing him of playing politics before a general election expected later this year. this is courtesy of apac, australian public affairs channel. the government has announced a new 40% tax on mining profits, which it says will help redistribute the wealth from the mining boom in australia, but the opposition is opposed. it said

its residents have felt the heat of britain's recession.in the city-- london's financial district-- or work in the real estate business, both hard hit by tough economic times. >> obviously, the key issue facing david cameron-- if he wins and forms a government-- is that he has to get to grips with the economy. unless we get the economy growing, nothing else can really be sorted out. >> reporter: mike freer is hoping to be part of david cameron's victory. he's the conservative party candidate in finchley and golders green, and wants to be part of the area's rich conservative tradition. pictures of former prime minister margaret thatcher in the local conservative party offices are a reminder that, throughout the 1970s and '80s, this was her seat in parliament. but labour narrowly won here 13 years ago, and mike freer is battling on the doorstep. >> can we count on your support on thursday? my view is that i think we'll win with a majority, not only from what i see here-- a substantial swing to us-- but also, i speak to my colleagues who are f

britain's finance minister has unveiled $8 billion of public spending cuts. it is the start of a program to slash the budget deficit. >> the department of transport $683 billion. the home office , $367 million. >> really -- real cuts to real budgets. it will save 6.2 billion pounds this year. the men said they wanted to shop -- send a shock wave. >> this is the first time the government announced difficult decisions. it will not be the last. i want people to know that we do this not for its own sake but in order to improve the quality of people's lives. >> the government will spend 1.7 billion pounds less on supplies and less first clas train travel. $600 million less for [unintelligible] there will be less for low priority spending. 320 million pounds will be saved by scrapping new child's trust funds. it will be stopped entirely next january, but extra savings have been found to protect the school's budget and international development. a few weeks ago the liberal democrats oppose cuts. >> these are only the first absolute money to take to put our public fi

who have the kills in britain. . with >> i want us to get back to the situation where the next level of people coming into our country is in the tens of thousands, not as it has been in recent years in the hundreds of thousands. one benefit of that is we can better integrate people into our country, build a stronger society, and we would not hear people worried about immigration because they knew their government had listened to them and got it under control. >> let me remind listeners and viewers, politicians are aware of that have become removed from real concerns, and why don't you remember your there to serve us, and not ignore us? >> of course, you are right. we are there to serve, and we are there to respond to people's concerns. i hear concerns about immigration all the time. the reason i have become so anxious is because the immigration system itself, the way it works has become utterly chaotic with a succession of labour and conservative government talks. if that would remove the exit controls, so we did not

you have that show about britain's parliament. host: we aired live on wednesday mornings on c-span-2. caller: we have an orderly transition of power. it is much better in my opinion. \ host: here is a photograph from bangkok. bangkok. the associated press with an update on that. they plan to impose a curfew and parts of bangkok. red shirt protestors and the army continue to clash. since thursday, at least 25 people have been killed in central bangkok. clifford joins us on the republican line from jacksonville, florida. we are talking about president and transitions. lessons from the uk. are there? caller: i do not believe there is. the american public needs to realize that we fought a resolution to break ourselves from england to start with. from england to start with. i have worked for government for four years. the transition in government is political, yes, but that is our system. we are republic. we are not a pure democracy. i do not think the american public would want to have a parliamentary system, based on the size of the

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great britain's finance minister has unveiled $8 billion of public spending cuts. that is the start of a painful program to cut their deficit. >> the department of transport, $683 billion. the home office, $367 million. >> real cuts to real budgets. local authority spending will be squeezed say, adding 6.2 billion pounds. the men said they wanted to send a shock wave. >> this is the first time this government announced difficult decisions on spending. i want people to know in the years ahead that we do this not for its own sake, but in order to improve the quality of people's lives and build a better economic future. >> he set out to cut. the government will spend $1.7 billion less on key suppliers. $600 million less for [unintelligible] and less for low priority spending, planned university places. 320 million pounds will be saved by scrapping a new child trust funds. that will be cut on august in the stopped by january. extra savings have been found to protect the school's budget and defense and international development. a few weeks ago the liberal democrats opp

and that's what has happened to the labour party in great britain. when the economy is bad, the economy is the only issue. and i think that's certainly the truth here. and i think that's something that we will see in this country in 2010. >> lehrer: that's a good segue to our economy. go back to that discussion i had at the top here that con twution between good job numbers but turmoil in the markets what is the political calculation. >> well, first of all the good job numbers, because unemployment where you spend time and again call it a lagging indicator, whatever else, it is big casino in american politics. that is what american-- that is how they judge prosperity, it is not whether dow jones is up 1.5% or down 2.5% it is whether in fact people are working. and this is the best in 49 months, breast number of jobs created, even with the census jobs in there, 231,000 of them i believe were in the private sector. good news, manufacturing, construction. it is funny to watch john boehner say where are the jobs. the republican leader and you want to say

it does mean stability in britain. to pursue the objectives that we've been talking about today, and everything about our approach to relations with united states is an approach shared by the whole cabinet and i am meeting on behalf of a united government. >> secretary clinton, you spoke to a chinese state councilor for an hour on tuesday night. did that conversation bring you materially closer to consensus on the iran resolution? and related -- it seems inevitable that iranians will try to use this weekend's visit by the president to try and blunt the moment -- the momentum toward additional sanctions at the security council. what have you told the prime minister of turkey, and what are you telling the brazilians in the conversations were having to try to prevent that from happening? >> i did have a very lengthy and substantive conversation with a state councilor. we covered a lot of negotiating points that are being pursued in new york. we're making progress every day. this is the highest priority not only of the uni

crops will be banned in this area. >> in india as in britain this polarized debate will rage on.s too late for this farmer hisms body lies buried in his field, which failed to give him the means to live. >> briefly before we leave you, a seven-kilometer bridge over a river in russia has been closed because it's wobbling. it's thought one of the vertical supports on the bridge has been loosened by flood water caused by melting snow, affecting the balance of the structure. emergency services are on standby in case it dee de-tieror ates further. this bridge is one of the lockest in europe, was only completed last year at a cost of $80 million. you'll find more on that an all the international news online on our website at bbc.com/news. get in touch with me and most of the team on twitter, and we're on facebook too. thanks for being with us on "bbc world news." >> hello and welcome. >> see the news unfold. get the top stories from around the globe and click to play video reports. go to bbc.com/news to experience the in-depth, expert reporting of "bbc world news" online. >> funding wa

together next week we can change britain for good. just think how many times you've been given lots of promises from these old parties and when they get back into government you find that nothing really changes at all. we can do so much better than that this time. of course i can't guarantee you that all the problems you face will be solved overnight. but i can guarantee you that i will work tirelessly to deliver fairness for you. fair taxes so that you pay less, the people at the top pay their fair share, a fair start to smaller class sizes for your children, a different approach to the economy and decent, open politics that you can trust once again. i believe all this can happen. this is your election. this is your country. when you go to vote next week, choose the future you to really want. if you believe like i do that we can do things differently this time, then together we really will change britain. don't let anyone tell you that it can't happen. it can. this time you can make the difference. >> thank you. now from gordsen brow

the rules in britain, the constitutional convention, is quite the opposite. the prime minister remains prime minister until he resigns and you could see gordon brown and labour, as indeed they've indicated they will do, holding on and trying to form a coalition themselves until they're absolutely sure they can't do that. and if that happens we could be in for three, four days, even a week, ten days of quite delicate negotiations. >> warner: just to be clear here gordon brown could say "i don't care what the popular vote is, i'm the prime minister, i'm not leaving this chair, i'm going to try to make some deals." >> and basically that's what the rules say. there's been a lot of criticism of the rules but in a country where all of this is done on precedent-- because there's not a written constitution-- civil servants in downing street and elsewhere have drawn up this kind of rule book and, indeed, in 1974-- the last time there was a hung parliament-- there was a conservative prime minister who did much less well than labour had done in the polls but held on for

i came into politics to change politics and to change britain . together, that job starts today. thank you. very much. we may not be of the take that many questions as we're still appointing members of the but we will do our best. >> thank you very much. we thought this coalition was the accidental result of the election results on friday. using to be making it sound like making a dynamic that could carry on bond -- beyond this arrangement. thing -- are coalitions a bad thing? but it is a five-year arrangement. a five-year arrangement. these decisions will be in the long term interest of the . that is absolutely key. . options. talked about it extensively. we talked about it extensively. but we could do it for zero months or six months or a year or perhaps a bit longer. but it would not achieve what we wanted to. you have to sort out the problems of the debt and the deficit. this would not have done anything. it would not have meant anything. we both said this is wickedly and inspiring. let's aim for something bigger change. that is really worth it. us politicians that they did n

we saw the new coalition formed in britain. we're looking at what happens in greece, in portugal, spain, italy. we cannot bail all of the amount. it will affect our currency. we are already involved. it is going to effect our -- affect our trade. we have a massive trading and investment relationship with the e.u., although a large portion of it is with germany, france, and the u.k. finally, i do believe it is going to have an affect on the geopolitics we are all engaged in. europe has a fundamental problem in demographics. we all read an extraordinary social compact can cost a lot of money. we have to be thoughtful. we have to look down the road and ask a question, do we look like greece? do we look like germany? do we look like something else that we want to look like? we had better learn from this and do so quickly. >> many european countries are experiencing difficulties and are considering -- or are being ordered to carry out fairly substantial tax increases to balance their budget, on the understanding that near-term econo

in our own home country and beyond, in the countries of our friends and allies like great britain. number two, the taliban had, after having been driven out of afghanista n, regained momentum. that momentum had to be broken. it was required -- more troops were required on the ground in order to achieve that objective. i am seeing signs of that. the third thing is -- there had to be a very close civilian military partnership -- a civilian-military partnership, because you do not expect to win a counterinsurgency by military means alone. the military commanders who are in charge of this on our side, general petraeus, general mcchrystal, are taking the lessons they learned from iraq and applying them in afghanistan to good effect. we also know that we have to strengthen the capacity of the government of afghanistan. i would just add four context here -- for context, this country was so ravaged by war and the most intense conflict and depredations that destroyed so much of their history, otheof their infrastructure, that it may seem like it is a long time to us, with our timeframes in

here in britain, we find that very strange. jo if you have a winner takes all system, you tend to get more of an overall majority. i think it is quite a shock to us. we have only once in our resent years had a party. that's now 36 years ago. because we believe in winner takes all, winner does tend to take all. making up its mind when it does take up its mind, it makes it up definitively and with desiciveness. this is gmt. coming up. more live pictures coming to you right now. >> the threat of tensions that is been growing following applicant's anti-government up rising. we have the report. after running away from violence. two weeks, the village was attacked by an angry mob five people killed and most of the homes destroyed. jo there are thousands of villagers just like this one where people live side by side. their main concern is if it is to help them, who is going to protect them. >> authorities deny it was an ethnic clash and say they try to stop them by the vy owe lense. dozens of residents are claiming small plots of land

because i believe that when you succeed, britain succeeds. now back in the late 1990's, this seemed a rather obvious argument to make. and all politicians, left and right, play -- paid lip service to enterprise. but the events of the intervening years have shown that we can never assume that that argument is won. today public spending has risen to almost 50% of our economy. over 5 million people are out of work and on national benefits. record numbers are economically inactive. and even now, there are still those who argue seriously that yet more increases in public spending are the answers to our problems. no wonder too many people around the world thought that britain had put up a sign that said "closed for business." today we take that sign down. we need to start making a profit -- the case for enterprise all ov again. this is something every generation needs to do in its own way. let me tell you about my generation. were shaped by the collapse of communism and the fall of the berlin wall. and this new government is comprised of people who

. 192 that is exactly almost word for word how 1 the united states hed about great britain including thatalmost on principles, them being a hegemon, all of these, everything. it's just remarkable.ut gre and we it also gets to is in many ways china is, in fact, treading the exact history thats we went th, rougchinh in the mie east. i was also struck by your pointt that the chinese just don't buy it when we say we have this mutual interest. again, the british kept trying to make that case to us. we didn't figure it out until it was too late. in fact, later than that.that c i would argue in 1973 is when we figured it out. out and we figured out way too late and we've been trying to play catch-up ever since. where i come back to his i comletely agree with you, john, partnership.pl with p.d here i do give the obamartni iministration credit because think that's the i did they have been trying to make about what it means to be a stakeholder. and i think a big part of it is makeng the chinese not repeat our mistakes. being give us a little bitpart o of credit and that i think thes british re

. >> brown: then, margaret warner interviews britain's new foreign secretary, making his first official trip to washington for meetings with his counterpart, secretary of state hillary clinton. >> lehrer: judy woodruff reports on a hot primary contest for an incumbent senator. >> woodruff: here in pennsylvania pennsylvania, former republican senator arlen specter is in a fight for survival in the democratic primary, and moderation is on the line. >> brown: and we get the weekly analysis of mark shields and david brooks. >> lehrer: that's all ahead on tonight's newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> brown: b.p. engineers aimed to start siphoning oil tonight from the blown-out well in the gulf of mexico. while in washington, president obama had harsh words for the companies involved and government regulators. as oil continued spewing una

there have britain's senior judges ready to witness the events today. they have very good seats, right in front of the crowd, that is where the lord chancellor presides over the house of lords. this is the scene in downing street just a few minutes ago, and this underlines the change in british prop -- politics. the prime minister and his deputy, conservative and liberal democrats, walking together to the state opening of parliament. the question has been replaced -- cushion has been replaced, taken to the royal gallery where it will be laid there on display until the queen arrives. it would then be taken to the queen so she can wear the crown in the procession into the house of lords. the lord great chamberlain, the man in charge in the royal part of the house of westminster, taking the crown. the omen of the guard -- y eomen of the guard "protective wallet is on display there, and two symbols of the queen's authority, important parts of today's ceremonial, the cap of maintenance and the sort of state swor --sword of state. that is a

in will come from you, the businesses of britain. i want to explain briefly how this government will make the case for enterprise and how we will help you to succeed. i want to explain how we will do that while building a fairer society and an economy that works for everyone. i believe that enterprise means three things above all. first, the sunlight of confidence and stability and instead of living in the shadow of debt and uncertainty. you need to know that the government is controlling spending, dealing with its debt so that you are not hit by ever higher taxes and ever higher interest rates. second, the freedom to compete. you might have the best product in the world, but how can you win the order when the taxes you pay and the regulation you face prices you out of the market? third, the raw materials to succeed. i do not just need iron ore, copper, and will, as important as they are. i mean the raw materials of the new economy like an educated workforce, energy, transport networks. tackling the deep underlying problems in our ec

look at great britain now. the british empire, ruled the world. we see the scots want to break free. the welsh want to break fee free. and the english say, scott -- scots want to go free? get lost. the old union jack is going out and across and st. george comes in, and catalonia in spain, they say we work hard and those people don't. the northern league did very well in the elections. the elections in europe, the people's party in switzerland did extremely well. no minarets are going to be built. so this force is the stronger force. it's the anti-tom freedman world. freedman believes we're all going to be at our play stations with our pepsis and our computers. i don't think. so i don't think. so i think these forces are much stronger. and you know what? that's a force we saw yesterday. wasn't as powerful as people thing. but you had 500,000 people marching under the mexican flag in los angeles. wake up. i see the american southwest culturally seceding from the united states. >> you've been very patient. your on with pat buchanan. >> caller: i wond

blair took clinton's play-book to win the election in britain. they had problems in the relationship along the way but they got a lot of things done together. tavis: michael sheen, i was honored to have him here and he played tony blair, your first time with clinton on the krescr. >> yeah, my first time. tavis: michael sheen had you on the number of times. >> yeah, i almost said no to the part. i would have met peter morgan and talked to him. because the script was so good, and he wrote "frost/nixon" and the queen, and the way that he dealt with making them human. and i was shocked that two months later they offered me the part. i didn't see myself as clinton. tavis: why, dennis? >> i didn't see myself in the role. i have played historical figures before. but this is one of the most photographed, known people in the entire world. and everyone has an opinion about it, so it was daunting. but i feel i should do the thing i am most afraid to do, and i said yes. tavis: is there a particular challenge to playing historical figures? >> yeah, it's diffe

if britain did not have the track record that it has, we would have seen the same problem in britainreally need politicians who are ready to explain that we are going to see some difficult years ahead. we have to plan on how to deal with this and regain the confidence of the market. it is an incredible problem right now. there is a lot of capital on the market. we still have the story about american markets and how this crisis shows they are in good health. they made a lot of bad decisions in strange stimulus package is s. they can spend a lot of money. enlarge their resources have been going there and really build bubbles. they are beginning to unwind. the chinese government decided they will be the world economy. they really have a command and control lending spree. they are starting to do with that right now. they are talking about this gigantic stimulus package. we are learning it is not just the stimulus package. local government and banks have probably learned about eight times more than that entire stimulus package over this last year or so. that is one to have a tremendous of

. >>> britain's exprincess sarah ferguson is accused of trying to cash in on her husband prince andrew. as charlie d'agata reports an undercover tabloid reporter has the whole thing on tape. >> reporter: dutchess of york sarah ferguson says she is sorry after a british tabloid went public with footage that land the former princess in hot water. with a cigarette in hand and a bottle of wine on the table, the dutchess appears to cut a deal with someone posing as a rich businessman. >> 500,000-pounds for me opens doors. >> reporter: that is $700,000 and by opening doors that guarantees access to her husband prince andrew and that stack of cash on the table is $40,000, believed to be a down payment. insiders say the entire royal family is feeling the pain of the sting. >> it will be hugely embarrassing not just for the dutchess but the queen and there are crisis talks going on at the moment. >> reporter: the palace is trying to steer clear of the story other than saying prince andrew categorically denies any knowledge of any meeting between his ex-wife and tabloid journalists. prince andre

. >> david cameron has insisted that britain will not be joining in a tree that supports the euro. the prime minister said that it is in the uk's interest, that there is a strong and stable zone, but [unintelligible] the obama administration has been defending its response to the massive oil spill in the gulf of mexico, rejecting accusations that it has -- bp says it is siphoning off and containing a little over 2,000 barrels of oil a day, down from 5000. worrell has reached the shore on the louisiana coast. >> foul smelling oil has threatened rare birds, mammals, and marine life. >> of the oil is very thick and sticky and has adhered to all of the plant material. we have been out into the barrier islands as well, watch the birds nesting on the islands. as far as i know, those nests are in tact. the birds are hunting and fishing out here in the open water areas. they are very much at risk. >> while fishing boats sit idle, further along the coast is a 7 mile stretch of beach that has been closed. oil washed up on the shore. these close-up images of the immediate aftermath of the exp

nonetheless, it was allied with britain and france. and so forth.and the russians collapse because the russian people didn't want to fight. here there is russia ruled by a cruel dictator whose people have murdered or imprisoned millions of russians, and the russians thought. who knows? you see, as i told you, our life is full of unintended consequences. and the russians were invaded, and they fought much better than in the first

nonetheless, it was allied with britain and france and so forth. and the russians collapsed because the russian people didn't want to fight. here there is russian ruled by a cruel dictator, whose people have murdered or imprisoned millions of russians. and the russians fought. who knows bikes you see, as i told you, our life is full of unintended consequences. and the russians were invaded, and they fought much better than in the first world war, when actually had hitler won, they would have been at his liberated of communism. didn't make any difference. you know, it's very -- is not simple, but again, you see, this is my formulation, and this is why i have such a great admiration for churchill. second world war was not won by the british, was won by roosevelt and stalin. but in 1940, churchill was the man who did not lose it. and that was of tremendous importance. >> thank you again. is a very stimulating afternoon. and thanks to our audience for some very stimulating questions. >> for more about the book go to yale press bought yale.edu. >> we ar

thank you. >> lehrer: there was a fast- moving transition of power in britain today. conservative leader david cameron became prime minister after labor party head gordon brown resigned. brown made a statement to the assembled media outside number 10 downing street, his home for the last three years. his resignation brings the labor party's 13 years in power to a close. >> as you know the general election left no party able to command a majority in the house of commons. i said i would do all that i could to ensure that a strong, stable, and principled government was formed, able to tackle britain's economic and political challenges effectively. my constitutional duty is to make sure a government can be formed following last thursday's general election. i've informed the queen's private secretary that it's my intention to tender my resignation to the queen in the event the queen accepts i shall advise her to invite the leader of the opposition to seek to form a government. i wish the next prime minister well as he makes the important choices for the future. only those

there is reports that in 1764, he came to america and said there is trouble coming from britain.r golden days are at an end, is the quote of what he said. began warning people ahead of time this was coming. >> he called it, "there is a deep laid plot against your civil and religious liberties." >> you're right. >> glenn: hang on, hang on. there is a -- what is it again? >> a deep laid plot. >> glenn: a deep laid blot. >> against your civil a liberties, your golden days are at an end. my heart bleeds for you, america. >> right. so when he goes back to england, with his good friend franklin. when franklin testifies before parliament on the colony's behalf because of their protests against the stamp act, and whitefield i think behind the scenes is advocating against the stamp act. by the time you get to whitefield's passing, the funerals by the colonial pastors say he's largely to thank for repeal of the stamp act. he was a true patriot, not just in words but also in actions. they interpret him having a significant role in the resistance. >> glenn: you can understand how significant

the businessman is actually a reporter for britain's news of the world newspaper and he's got a hiddenera. the full fee being demanded, half a million british pounds, more than $700,000. >> on to the next thing. 500,000 pounds when you can to me -- open doors. >> reporter: opens doors to prince andrew for his ex, the queen's second son, who acts as a british trade envoy, a nonpaying position. sarah and andrew's marriage only lasted ten years. they divorced in 1996. but have stayed friends. sarah says she wouldn't see a penny from the deal, but that doesn't stop her. sarah ferguson had promised she could open any door with her royal connections. here at buckingham palace, they had thought they long ago slammed the door on sarah ferguson and her trouble with a capital t. they hadn't counted on her greed with a capital g. sarah ferguson has long been rumored to have money problems. she's been an ex-royal for hire, done commercials. >> i've been doing weight watchers for years now. >> reporter: promoted weight watchers, even appeared on sitcoms. but there's nothing funny about the situatio

. >> the former wife of one of britain's royal princes, and that's $40,000 sitting on the table in frontr, a down payment for access she says she would provide for a businessman to meet her ex-husband, but it's a setup. the businessman is actually a reporter for britain's "news of the world" newspaper, and he's got a hidden camera. the full fee being demanded $500,000 british pounds, more than $700,000. >> reporter: opens doors to prince andrew, fergie's ex, the queen's second son, who acts as a british trade envoy, a non--paying position. >>ly. >> sarah and andrew's marriage only lasted ten years. they divorced in 1996 but have stayed friends. sarah tells the reporter that andrew wouldn't see a penny from the deal, but that doesn't stop her. >> reporter: sarah ferguson promised she could open any door with the royal connection. here at buckingham palace had thought they long ago slammed the door on sarah ferguson and her trouble with a capital "t." they hadn't counted on her greed with a capital "g." >> when you're known for being high-spirited, you tend to attract a bit of attention. >

how the city reacts will be crucial to britain's economic recovery. bond markets opened up to allow traders to respond quickly as they get the results. some analysts suggest that they are betting on a conservative majority. as well as following us live, you can follow live updates right through to the final result online at bbc.com/election. tonight, unprecedented scenes at polling stations as some people were turned away without being allowed to vote and the election commission says that there will be a review. >> labour gained back from people's voice. there was a great rally by election in 2006 because labour tried to impose. let's go on to newbury. conservative hold in newbury. liberal democrats in second place. and the liberal democrat vote falls as much as the conservative vote rises. the majority was 12,004 and now it is up. the conservative hold there. gedling. schools minister. down 6%. conservative flat lined. that is a phony increase. that is just what they got. >> that result will cheer up the labour party. we remind you there are 116 seat