look at britain. britain has faced up to its problems, it's got a political system that can deliver answers and we're doing in the a way that is unashamedly pro-business pro the private sector. >> rose: the theory of the case from the chancellor of the exchequer is get government out of the way? >> i wouldn't say get government out of the way. >> rose: if you can get investment and private sector to create jobs. >> i wouldn't put it as -- i wouldn't say get government out of the way. there are some places where you want government involved actually to help, for example, science investment, transport infrastructure. we're building high speed rail. the largest infrastructure project in the western world is a new train line going underneath the city of london. so government has a role so i wouldn't characterize it as get out of the way. but i would say government get its costs under control. government understands because when it's consuming as it was when i became a chancellor, close to 48% of national

this government in britain is doing that. in welfare you have to confront the fact that e cuntry n't afford to carry very large numbers of people in households who don't have opportunities who are basically trapped in a system where it pays not to work. we can't afford that anymore as a country. >> rose: and what happens to them? >> well, what we want to do is help them into work and help them get the skills they need to be part of that global economy rather than being left behind by it. but i do think the crash, the recession, the banking crisis, all this has actually accelerated a structural change that was happening anyway and i want to make sure that we get off the plane in shanghai and you feel this is a really exciting place to be you get the same kind of feeling in london or new york and that these are the places where the future is happening i think america and britain are the homes of innovation and success but they've got to remain so. >> rose: do you look at the new leadership in china and think they will change th

well i think the most important thing is britain's national interest and britain remains within the u. we can't manage our economy fully as we like we can't manage even our own foreign policy as much as we'd want because often there has to be a common e.u. position so really good an exiting the european union would allow britain to put its national interest first which is the most important thing for this country so that we can have a government who can fully respond to its citizens needs you are than having to go to brussels first before deciding what it's going to do ok before i go back to the american stand what america may or may not want the original question will britain's position be swayed by america's stance i don't think so i think the people in britain really will make their own mind up about a future we don't need what to don't need to be told what to do by someone from another country be that the united states or or all the president of the european commission for that matter really president obama needs to understand is that the european union is actually damaging for eu

of britain?> when were they? i think britain calls it july to the end of september, let's say. >> of 1940, which is essentially -- >> that's right. >> the segment of your book, final question. let people read other stories in your but what happened to admiral gensoul? >> you know, i don't know. his fleet of course was very heavily damaged and it never went to the germans. probably were not ever use by the british. gensoul state i couldn't tell you. he might have just sent out the war. spent brooke stoddard is the author of "world in the balance the perilous months of june-october 1940". published by potomac books. this is booktv on c-span2. >> tell us what you think about our program this weekend. you can tweet us at booktv, comment on our facebook wall or send us an e-mail. the tv, nonfiction books every weekend on c-span2. >> growing up in a nuclear shadow is a book about my childhood in colorado. i grew up about seven miles from the rocky flats nuclear weapons plant. and actually our first hou

he tries to claim, he tries to claim that all the problems in britain, all the problems in britain began in the may 2010, that they're all the fault of this government. literally only the people in the -- [inaudible] claim that. there is not a single person in the labour party, there is not a single person in any business organization, there's not a single person in any of the international bodies who believes that. and the reason he has to maintain this completely incredible position is because if he admitted that the previous government was responsible for the problems in our country, he would have to admit that he was responsible for the problem. and so out of necessity, not choice, the labour party leader has a shadow chancellor who is more associated with the economic mismanagement that led to britain's problems than anyone else in britain. he will not let his party move on, he is a man trapped in the past. the one thing the opposition needed to say is we're sorry, we've spent too much, we've borrowed too much, we won't do it again, and that, mr. speaker, is the one thing the shad t

yes according to the opinion polls most people in britain do want the u.k. out of the european union they think the e.u. is a massive burden both in terms of tax amount of money you have to pay to the yuichi and of course it's very burden of course johnson did recently sign a pledge supporting an in-out referendum now unfortunately he has backtracked from that somewhat because he's now just calling for a renegotiated relationship between britain and the u. whereas previously he has actually supported only now referendum he signed that pledge just over i believe a month ago i did it. well he did support of pledge to have a referendum now of course he's arguing that britain should remain a part of the e.u. single market which is actually one of the major ways in the e.u. controls economic activity in the u.k. and regulates the british economy which is a massive regulator burden which really does hold back economic growth that's the same for countries across the year and it's quite damaging so he does need to be more you a skeptic if he's fully in tune with bri

no relief for britain as the country's finance minister warns an already angry public that five more years it was dirty and cuts ahead. and israel refuses to comply with u.n. demands of that it open it's on acknowledge nuclear facilities for inspection and join the nonproliferation treaty calling the general assembly voted void. you're watching our live from moscow with me to bomb let's say we start in egypt where the standoff between mohamed morsi and the opposition has caused new al breaks of violence supporters of the country's leader has reportedly clashed with its opponents near the presidential palace where both parties have called rallies the muslim brotherhood israeli morsy supporters of the tens of thousands took part in an opposition mas' on his palace on tuesday night let's get more from our correspondent in cairo tomball to joins us live now tom we're getting reports of fresh clashes in cairo any signs of those where you are. there is indeed to buying it seems that in the streets outside the presidential palace it's become a battleground between pro and anti mohamed morsi

adams and ottis sent the mobs to terrorize britain's water front. they attackedded tax collectors, burned their homes, prevented ships from landing, gradually, they closed the water front and closed boston to almost all british ships. adams then wrote to political leaders in other coastal cities. he was absolutely filled with a sense of power, and he wanted to gain more. he convinced political leaders and other cities to follow suit. he soon sent harbor fronts up and down the coast a roaring riot and gained a national representation as a great revolutionary leader. merchants, meanwhile, stopped importing british goods. within months, british manufacturers and exporters absorbed huge financial losses. british trade fell by 50%. the british merchants, the british exporters demanded that parliament repeal the stamp tax in america to restore trade relations. in 1765, parliament did just that and turned sam adams and james ottis into heros in boston and elsewhere in america. just who were the heros? well, both were from wealthy families, and, like, many

britain has joined the u.s. in claims they have intelligence suggesting syria might be preparing to use chemical weapons western countries have said the use of such weapons would trigger foreign military intervention the situation is increasingly drawing parallels with the run up to the invasion of iraq ten years ago he has spoken to former u.s. state department chief of staff lawrence wilkerson who was behind report laying out the case for the iraq war and i asked him what he thinks is next for syria and help justifiable to fiza about its chemical. i would be highly skeptical of any intelligence rendered by the one hundred forty plus billion dollar us intelligence community as to weapons of mass destruction in the possession of another country period i'm not violating any great confidence or any great prohibition in the intelligence community to tell you that we've known for years years that syria has chemical weapons stockpiles just as iraq had chemical weapons stockpiles for a while but the fact that presiden

britain and the u.s. have claimed to syria's president might be readying for a chemical attack washington says it has intelligence indicating assad could resort to chemical weapons in the fight against the rebels something that would trigger a foreign military intervention the rhetoric is increasingly looking like the run up to the iraq war ten years ago r.t. has spoken to former u.s. state department chief of staff lawrence wilkerson who was a behind of the report laying out the case for the iraq intervention we asked him what he. thanks is next for syria and how justifiable the fears are about its chemical arsenal. i would be highly skeptical of any intelligence rendered by the one hundred forty plus billion dollar us intelligence community as to weapons of mass destruction in the possession of another country period i'm not violating any great confidence or any great prohibition in the intelligence community to tell you that we've known for years years that syria has chemical weapons stockpiles just as

and britain are increasingly building up a case against syria claiming it's preparing to use chemical weapons we look at iraq has been. seeking to change that. syria to step up help for the rebels despite the aid could fall into the hands of radical islamists. coverage of the u.k. with the suspected suicide of a now the focus of a media frenzy which some say. around the world on screen online international news from moscow the egyptian opposition is growing pressure on president morsi is starting to yield results following days of protests ending with friday's massive march on the presidential palace signs of a period that the islamist leader might give in to one of the key demands the controversial referendum on an islamic led constitution could be delayed but that still would not guarantee a resolution to the standoff as reported true he explains. the president may see the referendum here in egypt provided the opposition forces open dialogue with the president's without preconditions which people see on the streets as meaning without the rest the demands here the presidential palace

reagan to britain. >> reporter: but the files reveal how much anxiety the trip caused in britain, whate of clocks should the reagans be given as a gift. in washington, they were much more relaxed about the visit. among documents, there is frustration that the white house is taking weeks and weeks to reply to the queen's invitation to great britain. the british ambassador notes the president's staff is not well-organized and confusion prevails in the white house. the president had his own concerns. how should he dress for riding with the queen? the answer, whatever the president finds most comfortable. he took their advice. relations with britain's other leading lady were famously warm. prime minister thatcher called the president "ron" he addressed her as "margaret." together, they were political soul mates. >> i think they had a quite congenial, personal connection to each other. although what these documents show is that margaret thatcher wasn't always so full of praise for reagan. >> reporter: britain was at war with argentina, trying to hold on to its islands in the south atlantic.

we live with a decade of debt and the failure to equip britain to compete in the modern world while britain is actually not a member of the eurozone it should try and play an increasingly important economic pool in the world's most integrated market of five hundred million people that's according to all or agreement the u.k. minister for trade in and that is britain is in the process of rebalancing its economy one of the things we learned from the financial and economic crisis was that we have been growing too much on the basis of consumer demand fueled by debt and now our task is to encourage more and more companies to get into the international markets in other words to find a growth formula that's based more on trade and stronger investment what price is the u.k. paying for what some call to close of a relationship with the rest of the european union i don't think we pay a price for that actually i think the benefits of the single market are very considerable it's very important for us to recognise that the single market is a market of five hundred million people it's a relatively prospe

going to decide not britain from. now currently items such as body armor and night vision goggles of course up in that arms embargo and say the amendment would allow items like that to be supplied of course throughout the conflict in syria we've seen an increasingly fragmented opposition say there is a lot of concern that the supply of any weaponry kidwell end up in the wrong hands nonetheless person will be pushing ahead this week thinking that amendment. the headline grabbing story of britain's royal baby has taken a tragic twist a nurse who was fooled by a prank telephone call at the hospital where the pregnant duchess of cambridge was being treated for morning sickness has died in a suspected suicide it has a dog undertone to events some are suggesting had already reached a feverish level of media coverage archie's party boy call reports all of this taking place against a backdrop of intense media speculation and a real media circus the whole past week over the years that kate middleton is pregnant we've seen disc

community those two weapons of mass destruction in the possession of another country period the us and britain the increasingly building up a case against syria claiming it's very to use chemical weapons we look at whether the iraq lesson has been learned. meanwhile the u.k. seeking to change the e.u. arms embargo on syria to step up to help for the rebels despite fears the aid could fall into the hands of radical islamists. said tragic turn in the coverage of the u.k. royal pregnancy with the suspected suicide of a nurse all before because of a frenzy which some say has gone too far. it's seven pm here in moscow you're live with us on our team with me to bomb say they gyptian opposition is growing pressure on president morsi is starting to yield results following days of protests culminating in tens of thousands strong march on the presidential palace this friday signs of appear that the islamist leader might give in to one of the key demands a controversial referendum on an islamist led constitution could be delayed but that still would not guarantee an end to the standoff as cairo based rep

britain says it how's that evidence of russia's involvement in the death of former spy alexander litvinenko after six years of failing to provide any tangible proof. debt ridden greece gets its latest installment of bailout funds needed to keep the economy bloat in exchange for a debt buyback scheme which some see as counterproductive. and the u.n. atomic watchdog resumes talks with iran we look at why many iranians consider applying nuclear energy as not just a matter of necessity but of national pride. world news live from our moscow headquarters you're watching r t with me lucy catherine of well ukrainian journalists kidnapped by syrian rebels are facing execution on thursday this unless a fifteen million dollar ransom is paid on car cochon no one has been working in syria during the conflict helping international news outlets including our t.v. now the world's main groups defending the press have strongly condemned the targeting of reporters a middle east correspondent paula sleeker is following those developments. the journalist and coach never was taken hostage in october and no holme

neil: in britain. is it legal? >> it is legal, but the loopholes have to close, to be fair to starbucks, they realized this is p, suicide, they said we do need to pay more, it will be interesting whether google and amazon will follow. neil: i am not a fan of any company that is charges $7 for a cup of coffee. it has to be made out of gold. then you could not drink it i am wondering. it seems to me, there is a disproportionate emphasis on raising taxes, the rate they brought to $55, they over did the fees, and charges and excise tax, now it is like they are hunting for change under the mattress? >> as far as corporate tax rates, britain is very reasonable, it has gotten lowest in the world. neil: they want to raise them. >> no going down to 23%. neil: close the loopholes. >> here, that. and however, yes, taxes did go up about a 4 to 1 ratio, things have been wrong in britain. neil: why are they in the else they are -- picking they are in then. >> many people say -- too many cuts too soon on the expenditure side that

would be a complete disaster for britain so george osborne has admitted that tackling britain's debt mountain will take longer than hoped but warned that changing course would be a complete disaster no this ladies and for turning yes to contradictions swan dive into george osborne's play a game whole. so as we said in the first story there's a black hole of debt in the banking sector around the world there's a black hole of debt taking over the world and because of this we keep on like some sort of magical sort of ancient ritualistic people were throwing all of our wealth into this black hole. you know i think at the heads of you know those ancient. i think is. that there is no money to go to the book critic into the ok go so into this black hole like spaghetti you know that's what they say what happens if we if you get too near a black hole you just basically turn into speed getty so our global economies and our jobs and our wealth are like spaghetti going into this black hole and so g.d.p. numbers are always again this goes part you know part and parcel with the oh the continuous r

according to the opinion polls most people in britain do want the u.k. out of the european union they think the e.u. is a massive burden both in terms of tax amount of money to pay to the e.u. each year and of course the burden the trade links would always continue will always be buying german cars or french wine or french cheese and and will be selling to them financial services and other goods that we make in britain so that won't change course what will change is that the money that britain has to hand over to the european union will cease or we can drastically reduce that we don't really need to be run by brussels the needs of the european union to this country what to do we are big enough to manage our own affairs. some other international news in brief now typhoon bopha which is currently battering the philippines has claimed more than two hundred eighty lives tens of thousands fled their homes as the storm rolled across southern and central areas cutting off power to entire provinces rescue teams are working in the worst areas but it's feared the

he was one of 29 gold medals for great britain with 65 medals in all. this was his most successful -- this was great britain's most successful game. >> the u.s. soul singer known for "rescue me" has died. >> ♪ rescue me, take me in your arms rescue me ♪ >> fontella bass comes from a musical family and started performing at age six at a church choir. she died from complications from a heart attack at the age of 72. pictures have emerged of shoppers at a mall being over wave -- overwhelmed by a wave of water. three sharks and dozens of fish were sent flying. >> these onlookers were washed away when the aquarium they were looking at suddenly exploded. 16 people were injured, dozens of turtles and fish died. this happened at a shopping mall last week. >> i was just walking by and i heard the explosion of this water tank. >> this collapse. people pulled out. >> the bureau of supervision and administration is investigating why the aquarium broke. aging material is a likely cause. >> according to the initial investigation -- >> makes sense of international new

associated with because as you may well know britain has its polarised fleet. in scotland itself and the majority of scottish people by tradition would be left wing and are certainly not you know party to the british foreign policy at the moment so there's a serious political issue there ok jose what do you think about this i mean where is the continent going is it going to get stronger and stronger because it looks like there's a lot of people are not very happy well the thing is well this may be allies for a normative point of view or for and it's already open a view we have for a normative there is nothing against the creation of a new nation states provided that a majority of folks relation with that i mean if they and depend as referendum is sanctioned by a qualified majority of people i think there's a european union should simply accept this from there i think open a view we may as sort of see i mean from a different perspective a historian say yeah that being several waves of separatism. which actually. have been produced through the twentieth century h

top stories see international condemnation of israel grows with france and britain . to protest plans to colonize more palestinian lands and. the u.n. says israeli settlement expansion could deal and almost fatal broke all the details coming out. of the top stories russia and turkey penned lucrative business deals president putin says the two countries are also looking at new ways to solve the syrian conflict while warning against a military build a bomb to school. bus spain's banking bailout eurozone finance ministers reconvene in brussels as madrid makes an official request for the e.u. to rescue its wheat banks. in live here at the new sensor thanks for being with us from some britain have some of the israeli ambassadors in their countries to get on says over why more settlements have been authorized in disputed lands near east jerusalem the un and the you've also said that israel's construction plans pose a threat to future peace negotiations now more from a middle east correspondent pull the slip. that's happening in an area known as anyone known what it effectiv

france and britain reportedly want their ambassadors out of israel and that country's plans to colonize all palestinian lands and join eight. the u.n. says israeli settlement expansion could deal and almost fatal blow to peace all the details coming up. as border tension flares again between turkey and syria the conflict is expected to be addressed during that you know putin straight visit to istanbul. and the british jobs program that's just not working its real scheme actually makes it even less likely to keep people employed. news around the clock this is r.t. france and britain have summoned the israeli ambassadors in their countries to get answers over why more settlements have been authorized in disputed lands in east

britain is not britain is not and effectively the announcement that this was going to be transferred to the treasury balance is. an admission that this is not being constructed in a non swipe the japanese will not because the original idea of quantitative easing was that you would create new institutions create creative destruction place things put in place a system that is not infected by you know the zombie bank condition of the day it is a zombie banks are creating zombie banks or quantitative easing or not let you know they don't want to take place and letting the bad banks go bankrupt you're keeping them afloat for the shape credit they are still these are taking iowa we are doing in britain and that's right that's what we're doing in britain the idea of doing it originally was that you would circumvent a bad banking banking system by placing it with uninfected institutions which would allow you to slowly wind down the zombies before they might the whole system contagious and stop all economical and services this is a no no no no and i promise you we can win so you know then jus

according to the opinion polls most people in britain do want the u.k. out of the european union they think the e.u. is a massive burden both in terms of tax amount of money they have to pay to the e.u. each year and of course its regular burden trade links will always continue will always be buying german cars or french wine and french cheese and and will be selling to them financial services and other goods that we make in britain so that won't change course what will change is that the money that britain has to hand over to the european union that will see so we can drastically reduce that we don't really need to be run by brussels and needs to be appeased you need to this country what to do we are big enough to manage our own affairs. israel has dismissed a un resolution calling on it to open up its nuclear facilities for inspection as a meaningless and mechanical vote the general assembly overwhelmingly back to proposal calling on israel to join the nuclear nonproliferation treaty is or was never officially admitted it possesses atomic weapons altho