iwonder whether you _ on health services. right. iwonder whether you feel _ on health services.onder whether you feel it _ on health services. right. iwonder whether you feel it is _ on health services. right. iwonder whether you feel it is time - on health services. right. iwonder whether you feel it is time for - on health services. right. iwonder| whether you feel it is time for more public awareness of this, what do you feel the messaging should be to the public quiz night because a lot of people following this today would have that idea that it is not resulting in such severe illness, therefore why should we be so scared by these potentially big numbers? well, i think partly it's because you just don't know about other people and because it is so much more transmissible than delta, you are in a situation where even if you personally do not get that sick, you can potentially infect people who will get really sick. i think as a nation, we want to protect the nhs. it has already —— it is already exhausted after two years of such high pressure and any extra pressure from covid

see, sometimes, iwonder whether you _ that. see, sometimes, iwonder whether you even _ that. whether you even regret - that. see, sometimes, iwonder whether you even regret being l that. see, sometimes, iwonderj whether you even regret being a writer, because you have a love—hate relationship with what you do. you say you are compelled to do it can he can't imagine not doing it, but you also describe how weird it is to make a decision to be a writer, to rather than go out into the world and live your life and experience in an outward sort of way, you turn inward. you go down to my literally come into your basement come into your writing study, and everything that they can you put yourself in there and check yourself away from it all. �* ., ., , all. but i have no regrets about that. _ all. but i have no regrets about that. really? - all. but i have no regrets. about that. really? know, all. but i have no regrets i about that. really? know, i thinkthat — about that. really? know, i thinkthat | _ about that. really? know, i think that i was _ about that. really? know, i think t

iwonder whether he _ want i will. i'm grateful. iwonder whether he might _ want i will.eful. iwonder whether he might consider going | whether he might consider going further — whether he might consider going further. since the data is changing all the _ further. since the data is changing all the time, almost by the minute, it is inconceivable that in a week, and a _ it is inconceivable that in a week, and a week— it is inconceivable that in a week, and a week after that, we will be in the same _ and a week after that, we will be in the same place as today. this house needs— the same place as today. this house needs to _ the same place as today. this house needs to consider the information available — needs to consider the information available in real time so we could io available in real time so we could go away— available in real time so we could go away and consider whether it would _ go away and consider whether it would be — go away and consider whether it would be appropriate now to ensure the house _ would be appropriate now to ensure the house can consider thes

when i say earth is round, you're not being open—minded by saying no, iwonder you're not being open—mindedder if it could also be flat. you have to know at what point the evidence is sufficient to have established an objectively true understanding of the natural world. and then you move on. and if people don't have those tools to make thatjudgement, they will think that they are being bravely sceptical and bravely open—minded by standing in denial of what entire bodies of scientific evidence produced. that's a problem. anai will trace that back to how science is taught. it's how it was forced to me, it is how it was forced to me, it is how it was forced to me, it is how it was taught today. so that is an aspect of it. not only that, we live in a world where, because the internet connects us all and social media makes us all and social media makes us all and social media makes us all friends, you can type in any crazy idea you have and it will find every other person in this world who shares that crazy idea. you will even find a website that extols that crazy idea and you will believe that

i wonder it happening within a few weeks of each other- iwonde— other.d to reassess how _ other. i wonder if the bbc does need to reassess how much and _ other. i wonder if the bbc does need to reassess how much and what i other. i wonder if the bbc does need to reassess how much and what kind| to reassess how much and what kind of coverage it does give to these kinds of stories? t of coverage it does give to these kinds of stories?— of coverage it does give to these kinds of stories? i think we get the balance right- _ kinds of stories? i think we get the balance right. i— kinds of stories? i think we get the balance right. i mean, _ kinds of stories? i think we get the balance right. i mean, we - kinds of stories? i think we get the balance right. i mean, we clearly. balance right. i mean, we clearly are not gratuitous. asjournalists, we don't really want to be covering stories like these either. the story has affected many millions of people around the country in the way that what we've heard about what happened to him. so i do think we get the balanc

see, sometimes, iwonder whether you even regret being a writer, �*cause you have a love—hate relationshipou're compelled to do it, you cannot imagine not doing it, but you also describe how weird it is to make a decision to be a writer, to rather than go out into the world and live your life and experience in an outward sort of way, you turn inward. you go down to my literally come into your basement, come into your writing study, and everything that they can you put yourself in there and shut yourself away from it all. but i have no regrets about that. really? no, i think that i was made to do this, and i need to do it. and i don't feel that it's a going inward, you see, this is something i would dispute completely. the first time i had an impulse to write anything, i was nine years old. it was the first very beautiful day of spring, it was a saturday, there was no school. i remember getting up and feeling free and happy, and i left the house early in the morning and i took a walk through the neighbourhood, i went to a little park where, not far from the house, and the first birds were h

excuse me, nigel, iwonder nigel. nice to have you back.e me, nigel, i wonder if you could take us to the front page of the guardian and the sad death of desmond tutu announced today. yes. desmond tutu announced today. yes, and all different _ desmond tutu announced today. yes, and all different are _ desmond tutu announced today. yes and all different are featuring this, and quite rightly. desmond tutu was a massive figure, small stature but certainly a huge figure, and as far as getting rid of apartheid in south africa was concerned, he played one of the biggest if not the biggest part in doing that. there was a nice little anecdote told about him which kind of sums up the man by the former africa correspondent of the new york times today, and he remembers going with him on an internalflight to cape town, and of 400 passengers, desmond tutu was the only one signal out for a body search, and when he came back from that, he said, it must�*ve been my middle cross which set it off! they must�*ve thought it was a weapon, which in a sense it wa

iwonder government for the sake of afghanistan. wonder if you still feel that same way now that you seen the taliban in power for four or five months, does that sentiment still hold good? does that sentiment still hold aood? ,, , ., ., ., good? stephen, i have got a 1,600 mile _ good? stephen, i have got a 1,600 mile border— good? stephen, i have got a 1,600 mile border with - good? stephen, i have got a 1,600 mile border with the i 1,600 mile border with the fence down for the other four years of experience, we have 4,000,000 refugees still in pakistan after 40 years. compare this to the european reaction in the british reaction, the american reaction one refugees that shows up to your shores. one refugees that shows up to yourshores. i one refugees that shows up to your shores. i have experienced that it your shores. i have experienced thatitis your shores. i have experienced that it is needed the moment afghanistan is unstable, my country will be unstable. it's been a border pod for centuries. refugees go over, terrorism flow dr

iwonder, john, if you could take us to the front straight on the independent.s is another allegation of a party - straight on the independent. this is another allegation of a party inside | another allegation of a party inside downing street. i think people have been really annoyed here in these different claims to the last couple of weeks. we've all got stories, we all know different people who made big sacrifices last year, people who didn't get to see elderly relatives shortly before they died, people who didn't get to meet up with different family members, the members of the public are really annoyed to hear that people weren't always following the rules in the heart of our government. at some of those parties we have heard about, christmas parties, do seem to be that they have broke the rules are close to breaking the rules. but this seems slightly more the weaker side of things. we talked about last may and you read into the detail of the story and it looks like there were aides who have been working, paying for one of those coveted press conferences and

george, iwonder if george and rosamound, lovely to have you back.k us off, please? were going to start off with the front page of the daily mirror. the virus fight still rages but there is a new year and a new hope.— still rages but there is a new year and a new hope. yes, so this is some rare optimism. _ and a new hope. yes, so this is some rare optimism, rare _ and a new hope. yes, so this is some rare optimism, rare hope _ and a new hope. yes, so this is some rare optimism, rare hope during - and a new hope. yes, so this is some rare optimism, rare hope during this| rare optimism, rare hope during this pandemic. there was a lot of concern about comic con given how transmissible it is and cases have already reached record highs. but the cause for hope is that the virus is not at present causing the levels of hospitalisation that the delta variant did or that the original variant did or that the original variant dead. and that is partly because so many more people are vaccinated. and partly because it does seem to be inherently less severe than del

kitty, iwonder if- you agree with that assessment. absolutely. are told something as michael said, why is this person telling me there is and what is their position in the party? what is their position in the .a ? , ., , , , party? presumably if they give ou party? presumably if they give you information _ party? presumably if they give you information a _ party? presumably if they give you information a couple - party? presumably if they give you information a couple of. you information a couple of times and you don't run a story, in the end they get it well, thisjournalists isn't much use to me because i'm giving them valuable information but they're not putting it in the public domain. putting it in the public domain-— putting it in the public domain. ., �*, ., putting it in the public domain. . �*, . . domain. yeah, there's always at risk. i domain. yeah, there's always at risk- l was _ domain. yeah, there's always at risk. i was trying _ domain. yeah, there's always at risk. i was trying to _ domain. yeah, there's always at risk. i was tryin

iwonder lovely to have you with us on the programme.der if there is any treaty that would really guarantee equity on vaccines.— equity on vaccines. thank you for havin: equity on vaccines. thank you for having me _ equity on vaccines. thank you for having me on- — equity on vaccines. thank you for having me on. we _ equity on vaccines. thank you for having me on. we need - equity on vaccines. thank you for having me on. we need to - equity on vaccines. thank you for having me on. we need to do - equity on vaccines. thank you for i having me on. we need to do better on vaccine _ having me on. we need to do better on vaccine equity because omicron is teaching _ on vaccine equity because omicron is teaching us_ on vaccine equity because omicron is teaching us a — on vaccine equity because omicron is teaching us a very important lesson, and that_ teaching us a very important lesson, and that lesson is one of the best way to— and that lesson is one of the best way to people in the uk, in the eu, inthe_ way to people in the uk, in the eu, ini

. >> those would be my two ideas and iwonder if other commissioners wouldhave a position . >> clerk:ner imperial . >> i have one question to miss hicks. if the current building is subject to rent control and it's going to get demolition. >> the building is a commercial building so it isnot . >> thank you. >> clerk: commissioner more. >> i want to pick up on acknowledging that the project lies within the cultural district so the caller identified a potential asked for meeting space. in addition to these i would like to see that is being considered. >> clerk: is the maker of the motionamenable to that amendment ? >> i did want to hear from mister schaub about that if he had an idea as to whether meeting space could be made available or is it something that community members could use or maybe workingwith the bakery on things that can be reserved . >> i am the owner. we have worked with them very hard to be a space that is good for their needs and the commissioner needs.anything else, we don't want to interfere withtheir ability to operate the business . our present is rather small in t

iwonder, talk lots of people are asking this of us.ir elderly relatives. if i've i understood her question correctly, she knows that her mother is eligible for a booster, she wants a booster, and this is about the kind of teething problems that people are facing in terms of not being able to access it, is the right? i facing in terms of not being able to access it, is the right?— access it, is the right? i think that's right — access it, is the right? i think that's right and _ access it, is the right? i think that's right and especially i access it, is the right? i think| that's right and especially now access it, is the right? i think- that's right and especially now that we are hearing about the websites going down, but i think this is more in terms of summary whose housebound, who can't get out of the housebound, who can't get out of the house and it's about when they will get those boosters to their bedside, it's a difficult one.— it's a difficult one. well, my answer probably _ it's a difficult one. well, my answer probably isn't