after that, ed miliband. and then another chance to see "q&a," with the former director of the nixon library. on the next "washington journal," talking about second terms of u.s. presidents, and the congressional research service representative discusses former presidents of the united states, including pensions and presidential libraries. "washington journal," at 7:00 a.m. on c-span. >> i think the women themselves in many cases were interested in politics but had no vehicle to express that in their own lives, so they were attracted to men who were going to become politically active or were already politically active. >> what i find intriguing is probably half of them, historically, i think half of these women would be unrecognizable to most men and women on the street. >> this president's day, c-span airs its new series. historians, chiefs of staff, curators, and others exploring the ladies who served as first lady, from martha washington to michelle obama. season one begins monday night on c-span, c-span r

. >> ed miliband. [shouting] >> mr. speaker, can the prime minister tell us whether at the end of this parliament living standards will be higher or lower than they were at the beginning? >> what we are doing is helping working people by taking 24 million people and giving them a tax cut this year, and living standards will certainly be higher for those people on the minimum wage, working full-time come whose income tax bill has been halved under the government. >> ed miliband. >> trying to it was ever such a simple question. i just want a simple answer. and 2015, people will be asking, am i better off now than it was five years ago. what's his answer? >> the answer is people will be a lot better off than they were under labour with a record deficit, with an reformed welfare, with a busted banking system. they would've seen a government that's cut the deficit down, that's cut the income tax is, that is dealt with the banks. and as the governor of the bank of england said today, it's on the road to recovery. >> all the s

. >> ed miliband. [shouting] >> mr. speaker, i want to ask the prime minister about the bedroom back. allison has 18 year-old twin sons were both in the army. the prime ministers bedroom packed means well her sons are away, she would charge more for the bedroom? she says i resent the fact that both my sons are serving and protecting their country had been returned will not have a home to come home to when the granted a much-needed leave. what is the prime minister's answer? >> first of all, let me make clear, this is not a tax. this is a benefit. and i would make two points. i would make two points in respect to this specific case that he raises. first of all, all the time and labour was in government, if you were in a private sector rented home and you in receipt of housing benefits, you did not get any benefit for empty rooms but i think that is important. so it is only fai that we treat people in social housing the same way. the second point i'd make is that anyone is away from home, and, obviously, the earnings are

blair, where is ed miliband?our leader. couple of months ahead intervention on welfare, education, immigration. on welfare, education, immigration. this is some sort of take on what is going on. is going on. will deliver it to the british public. public. have been endlessly patient, and for two years. for two years. kind of clue, ideolgically, where you are? you are? the speech ed will make in the morning. morning. and all will be clear tomorrow night? tomorrow night? that is the trite flipantjournalistic reply. that is the trite flipa nt journalistic reply. that is the trite flipantjournalistic reply. flipantjournalistic reply. look at it and the commission on socialjustice. socialjustice. social policy in this country at the moment. the moment. i suggest you have a look at them. look at them. apart from opposing the cuts and austerity what you really stand for. austerity what you really stand for. that is a really big concern. why should they vote for you? should they vote for you? article in terms of the subst

. >> ed miliband. [shouting] >> mr. speaker, mr. speaker, in october the prime minister told me that when it came to the economy, and i quote, the good news will keep coming. after last week's growth figures it obviously hasn't. what is his excuse this time? >> as the right honorable gentleman nose gdp in the third quarter of last you went up by 4.9%. and is forecast by the office of -- it fell by 23%. only honorable members opposite each year that news. [cheers and applause] >> i think the right honorable gentleman should listen to the governor of the bank of england who said this. our economy is recovering more slowly than we might wish, but we are moving in the right direction. the fall in unemployment number clearly back that up. >> ed miliband. >> what an extraordinarily complacent answer from the prime minister. let us understand the scale of his failure on growth. they told us in autumn 2010 that by now the economy would have grown by over 5%. can the prime minister tell us by how much the economy has actually grown since the

. >> ed miliband. >> mr. speaker, mr. speaker, three years ago the prime minister had this to say. the first priority of any government has got to be keeping uk, plc credit rating. that's got to come first at its the only responsible thing to do. could the prime minister answer, how's that going? >> first of all, isn't it amazing the leader of the opposition won't condemn someone who apparently seeks out terrorists? isn't that absolutely disgraceful? people have a second chance when he gets up again. the decision of the rating agency as a reminder of the debt and the deficit problem at this country faces. and, frankly, it is a warning to anyone thinks we can walk away from it. it's absolutely vital we continue with the work of this government that is cut the deficit by a quarter, as a million extra private sector jobs, and as interest rates at record low levels. i know it's still his policy policy to address excessive borrowing by borrowing more. >> mr. speaker, i was asking about the country's credit rating. about the country's credit rating. and this is what he uses a about our c

. >> ed miliband. [shouting] >> mr. speaker, i want to ask the prime minister about the bedroom back. allison has 18 year-old twin sons were both in the army. the prime ministers bedroom packed means well her sons are away, she would charge more for the bedroom? she says i resent the fact that both my sons are serving and protecting their country had been returned will not have a home to come home to when the granted a much-needed leave. what is the prime minister's answer? >> first of all, let me make clear, this is not a tax. this is a benefit. and i would make two points. i would make two points in respect to this specific case that he raises. first of all, all the time and labour was in government, if you were in a private sector rented home and you in receipt of housing benefits, you did not get any benefit for empty rooms but i think that is important. so it is only fai that we treat people in social housing the same way. the second point i'd make is that anyone is away from home, and, obviously, the earnings are

this is the invitation that has been sent out: "ed miliband is going to make a 'major' speech on themy on thursday. policieshave any new in it,". >> let me tell the prime minister that he would be most welcome to attend the speech and he might learn something. every week that goes by, evidence mounts against the government on the economy. there is a living standards crisis for the many and all he does is stand up for a few at the top. we have a failing prime minister; he is out of touch, and he stands up for the wrong people. >> once again, the right honorable gentleman has nothing to say about the deficit, nothing to say about welfare, and nothing to say about growth. now he is going to make a speech tomorrow, which he kindly invites me to, but if there are not any policies, what would be the point of coming? let me refer him to his policy guru, the honorable member for dagenham and rainham, who is responsible for labour's manifesto. he says: "simply opposing the cuts without an alternative is no good,". that is right; the whole opposition front bench is no good. >> the welfare stat

next, a speech by the british labour party leader, ed miliband. and then, a climate change rally here in washington, and at 11:00 p.m., it "q&a" with the former director of the nixon library, timothy naftali. >> what worries me is i do not want to be sitting at the same place i was four years ago. i would like to see a process of spectrum management so that things like incentive auctions will continue, where the commission gives more flexibility to existing licensees. the secondary market works in a little bit of a smoother way than it does now. >> looking at the data usage of subscribers, we are seeing up to 30% rates on an annual basis, and there is no slowing down. there is an insatiable hunger for capacity. it has a long, long future, the cable industry. >> more from this year's consumer electronics show with the future of cable, spectrum use, in research and development, monday night on "the communicators" on c-span2. last thursday in what is being widely reported as a campaign speech for the 2015 election, british party leader ed miliband ou

listens to, because we heard it in a the lse lecture by len mccluskey, who said this -- "i met ed miliband and he asked me this question -- if you had three wishes, three things you would like us to do if we got back into power , what would you like them to be? his answer -- trade union freedom, trade union freedom, trade union freedom. that is who he wants to be the fairy godmother to. >> at the time of the strategic defense and security review two and a half years ago, my friend said, "my strong view is that this structure will require year on year real-time growth in the defense budget in the years beyond 2015." does that remain his view, and has he heard any similar view expressed by the leader of the opposition? >> it does remain my view, but i am afraid to say that as far as i can see i am the only party leader who were -- believes that in the years beyond this parliament we should increase defense spending in the way he says. but my the good news is that it is agreed on policy that the difference equipment program -- defense equipment program does need increases up to 2015. that is

. >> ed miliband. >> he is spending more than 8 billion pounds and he plans on housing benefit because of his economic failure during this parliament. i say to him, the whole point of social housing is to protect families, including the disabled. it does not sound like he is going to do anything for military families or the disabled, but let us talk about a group of people he is moved by. i have a letter here sent on his behalf by the conservative party treasurer about the so- called mansion tax. it says "we promise that no homes tax will be introduced during the course of this parliament." it goes on, "to keep the tax man out of your home -- please help by donating today and supporting the no homes tax campaign." can the prime minister explain, what is it about the plight of those people that he finds so much more compelling than that of those hit by the bedroom tax? >> if he is in favor of the mansion tax, why did he not introduce one in the 13 years in government? if he is so passionate about social housing, why did you not build any when he was in government? if he thinks we are sp