labour had 13 years to regulate the banks but did nothing. had 13 years to deal with bank bonuses but did nothing. now it is in opposition, its message to business is, "give us some money -- you can run our election." >> nathan mccartney. >> cable theft has cost the rail industry £43 million in the past three years and gurkhas have even been drafted in to patrol the network. meanwhile, homes and churches are being pilfered of their lead and copper and, in the past month, one churchyard in huddersfield has had 169 memorial plaques stolen for their metal. will the prime minister join me in saying that now is the time to legislate to stop those stolen metals going to merchants? >> my honorable friend makes an extremely important point. the theft of metal, particularly from war memorials, is an absolutely sickening and disgusting crime. we are working with the association of chief police officers to put in place an action plan to deal with this, which will involve looking again at the whole regulation of scrap metal dealers. we are determined to

the labour party. listen to the cbi. the cbi, leading business organization in this country their priorities for the next 12 months, stick closely to the existing credible plan. that is what the experts say. that is what business does. that's what the bank of england says. would you listen to them are would you listen to the people that got us into this mess in the first place? [shouting] >> returning to next week's public sector strike -- [shouting] mr. speaker, they don't like it, do they? [laughter] is the prime minister of where that of the three largest unions, that turnout in the strike out with 32%, 31% and 25% respectively, we agree that any striker has the right to strike if he so wishes, but he does not engage in mass action and thus he has the majority of these -- [shouting] spent i think my moral friend makes a very important point. as i said it is wrong that these strikes are going ahead when negotiations are underway. it is wrong to strike and close only classrooms and summon essential services but it is be

the labour party. listen to the cbi. the cbi, leading business organization in this country their priorities for the next 12 months stick closely to the existing credible plan. that is what the experts say. that is what business does. that's what the bank of england says. would you listen to them are would you listen to the people that got us into this mess in the first place? [shouting] >> returning to next week's public sector stri -- [shouting] mr. speaker, they don't like it, do they? [laughter] is the prime minister of where that of the three largest unions, that turnout in the strike out with 32% 31% and 25% respectively we agree that any striker has the right to strike if he so wishes but he does not engage in mass action and thus he has the majority of tese -- [shouting] spent i think my moral friend makes a very important point. as i said it is wrong thatthese strikes are going ahead when negotiations are underway. it is wrong to strike and close only classrooms and summon essential services ut it is being done

labor rights, to give them land grants so that they would invest and at the same time they had a labour force that would not protest and many mexican people who just lost their land as a result of this or did not want to live in this type of society chose to migrate to the u.s. so that takes place from the 1870's until 1910 when mexico has its revolution. >> what was the border like at that time and by making the but the rio grande river and there are crossings today and fencing. what was it like in that time? was it wide-open? >> it was fairly wide open. you had a very serious people had traditionally been coming through. ranches, ports of entry, major areas but basically people were coming in through various ranch areas it wherever there were rhodes. in 1924 the u.s. begins to deal with the general overall federal reform to deal with immigration from europe to the begin now to make the border more professional and it established the border patrol and the border agents, but it was very fluid. >> was the word illegal used back in that time to describe the mexicans who had come over the

now people know you vote labour, you get higher interest rates.nd the third and final argument, mr. speaker, that he advances is that the events happening in europe will have, have almost no impact on anyone in the british economy. he mentioned it once in passing. and that flies in the face of what the bank of england says, the oecd yesterday. he quotes the imf. the imf supports our deficit reduction plan. they explicitly asked themselves the question, should britain change course, and they say, no. and, of course, he quotes the independent office for budget responsibility numbers, but he refuses to accept their analysis. anyone who turns on the television, anyone who listens to the news knows his argument is completely absurd. and we have to ask ourselves the question, why does he advance it? why does he alone advance this argument that britain is not affected by what's been going on in the world, by external oil shocks, by the size of the financial crisis in the euro zone. there is, mr. speaker, a very simple reason. because if he admits that we

i don't claim to be an expert on contemporary labour, but i was thinking about what joe hill might make it coming in for one thing, he did a sent to the celestial realm of the kind of handy on the of fault heroes and he is up there with john henry and paul bunyan and probably gave the blocks to the problem is people don't take their full kilos seriously. i know i really didn't. i didn't know much about joe hill other than the folks on -- folk song. the context that he lived his life and died in this radical militant time has somehow been sanitized and has been appropriated by many organizations and causes. people say don't organize all the time which was the abbreviation of a telegram he wrote on the last light of his life, but i don't think people really understand the context so he would be upset about that. he would also be upset that unions today are continued to be scapegoats and as they were in his time, immigrants as well and how the groups can be blamed with america's economic deals and would find not puzzling but certainly disturbing and the industrialization, the regulation, g

>> let me just make the point that under labour youth unemployment went up by 40%. on the issue, on the issue of the future jobs fund, the evidence that we received on coming into government was that the future jobs fund was three or four times more expensive than other job creation schemes. and, indeed, in many parts of the country, including in the west, the percentage of jobs for the future jobs fund that when the private sector was as low as two or 3% it was right to scrap the future jobs fund and put in its place apprenticeships, the work program, and working spirit that will make a difference to the young people. [shouting] >> thank you very much, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, war is a failure of politics. the people who go to war are not politicians. they our brave service people who died in the service of the country. could i urge my right angle friends -- it isa symbol that says would respect the sacrifice that people have made on behalf of the country. >> i will certainly doas my honorable friend says that i think it's not just an issue of riding to fifa but i

>> let me just make the point that under labour youth unemployment went up by 40%. on the issue, on the issue of the future jobs fund, the evidence that we received on coming into government was that the future jobs fund was three or four times more expensive than other job creation schemes. and, indeed, in many parts of the country, including in the west, the percentage of jobs for the future jobs fund that when the private sector was as low as two or 3%. it was right to scrap the future jobs fund and put in its place apprenticeships, the work program, and working spirit that will make a difference to the young people. [shouting] >> thank you very much, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, war is a failure of politics. the people who go to war are not politicians. they our brave service people

and on public sector pay, the chancellor was completely silent about whether the labour party supports 1% average increases. no doubt we'll find out more about that later this afternoon. >> margo james. >> thank you, mr. speaker. the chamber of commerce report that 400 new businesses started in the our region this year, 170 with help from the government. i welcome the national loan guarantee scheme particularly. does my right honorable friend anticipate that that scheme might support business start-ups? >> well, i think it will help new businesses borrow, but, of course, we've also announced today the seed enterprise investment scheme. this is a new scheme which will help start-up businesses very specifically, give 50% income tax relief for anyone who invests up to 100,000 pounds in a new company, and also for one year only we're allowing people to put capital tax-free gains of up to 200,000 pounds into the scheme. this is trying to get investment into new companies such as the ones she talks about in the black country. .. >> we are still committed to a billion pounds investment as a v

additionally, the city has been awarded an a grant from the department of labour to provide employment for low-income, non- can -- low-income, non-custodial parents. this program will provide job training and placement, transitional employment, and incentives such as adjusted child support obligations to assist non-custodial parents need their child-support responsibilities and gain employment. public-sector programs like jobs now and transitional sf are important, but they're only part of the solution. equally important -- private- sector employment growth. at the end of the day, the only way our job training and placement programs are going to be successful, is to make sure there is a job for every san franciscan. that is why i would join supervisor avalos in providing construction jobs. i support initiatives that focus on our manufacturing sector. i have also called for the creation of jobs investments, and i look for to working with supervisor chu in particular, as well as others. as you know, we're in the early stages of the budget development process. in a few weeks, my office wi

joblessness 14 million who are officially unemployed and another ten or so who wouldn't come to the labour forces people had a vast problem. we have people who the american middle class has been wiped out of its houses largely because of the practice of fraudulent mortgages forced on low-income people in the last decade so we have a problem of foreclosure and essentially impoverishment. we have an energy problem and a climate problem and infrastructure. if you think about those issues you recognize we need to have a strategy that plays out over ten or 15 or 20 years, sets a framework in which the private economy and the public sector can work together and that's what i think we need that goes beyond to say both the conventional conservatives and keynesian. >> where does government spending for all? you mentioned you don't like the term stimulus and throwing money at a problem is not necessarily the solution. >> things will cost money. i don't think we should shy away from public spending but we shouldn't pretend we are going to put money in the economy and everything will be all right in a

. >> labour accused her of cutting corners. there was a string of a former home secretary is lined up to attack the way that mr. clarke had been treated. >> this will be reopened next we when they give their side of the story. with pressure over the economy in europe, the last thing they want is a row about immigration that drrags -- drags on and on. >> this is newsday on the bbc. >> these are the headlines. an earthquake with a magnitude of 5.7 has struck in eastern turkey. asian stock markets have fallen. renewing fears over the crisis. degrees where politicians still don't appear to have reached agreement on a new prime minister despite three days of wrangling. the president of the offices of the coalition talks have been pushed back to thursday morning. >> it was intended to be the final act in a long and painful political drama. evening talks between the political leaders said the president to decide who will be the new prime minister. and the speculation over who would take over, and names lee virtually every hour only to

>> we have not tried to take into account the fact that many young people are dropping out of the labour market. the unemployment figures look much worse then in the books. a lot of young people are not seeking any more for jobs, not holding out hope for future job market changes. >> shares in qantas, the australian carrier, rose to their highest level in three months. the airline was hopefully to reach an agreement with its employees by the deadline. one was illustrated last month after it grounded all of its aircraft because of the -- one was left grounded last month after the ground and all that's aircraft because of the strike. the pilots union said last week it had launched legal action challenging an order for it to and industrial stoppages. although its members stress they remain fully committed to the negotiations. the qantas chief executive says he is optimistic an agreement can be reached by monday's deadline. it was said by a workplace tribunal following the airline's spectacular decision to ground its entire fleet in an effort to end a long-running dispute with workers. tens

that is expected to bring in billions, making the labour market more flexible and reducing red tape for start-ups and cutting the lifelong pensions for politicians. the german chancellor expressed confidence in the new government. >> i wish the government in italy every success. i hope that prime minister will make it clear that italy will take full advantage of the abilities that it has. italy is a strong, innovative country, with a good economic base. >> all eyes are now on a italy to see whether they can bring the country back from the brink of economic collapse. >>> it does not matter what italy does not, does it? >> that is right, shares in europe hitting a six-week low. investors wondering if the eurozone debt crisis is spiraling out of control. first, holders of greek debt have been meeting in frankfurt and say they're committed to the 50% write-down on the bonds. meanwhile, people i've been on the streets of athens, protesting the latest spending cuts announced by the newly installed administration. more than 30,000 people marched. unions one to send a message to the government

labours, carpenters, operating engineers, trade council, or lead in negotiating the pla with us. pla is a benefit to the program. because of our scope, complexity, duration, having a pla to regulate the issues that may arise whether it is between our contract community or the unions or between is essential to make sure that we avoid disruptions or labor action that could affect the execution of our program. and two of the program. it encourages all contractors to bid, whether union or nonunion, and have specific procedures for the support of small business. along into print or employees to the program to the project and also, through the joint administrative committee, bring the unions to the table if we are having difficulty meeting small business participation goals for them to win and be part of the dialogue about how we can for the public -- promote small business participation. can the other elements include compensation provisions, uniform work schedules, holiday schedules, across the trade, safety and training, we have a safety and training program administered by webcor/o

the opposition labour party says they do not support the strike. inside of the house of commons, there were rowdy exchanges about whose fault it was. >> i don't want to see any strikes, i don't want to see schools closed. this government must make responsible decisions. 800,000 low-paid part-time workers, 90% of whom are women will be paying more and you deny this but this is true. >> what exactly is the government proposing? well, ministers say to balance the books, most public-sector workers must decide three% more for their pension. the retirement age will have to increase to 66 by 2020. this would be based on career average, not a final salary. polls suggest that there is a degree of public support for those striking but with the disruption, that could change. there is little sympathy from business leaders. >> these are not a victimless crimes. we know of loads of small businesses where parents are missing out on a day's work and companies are missing out on labor and productivity. suppliers in the public sector have had business is disrupted.

the opposition labour party says it does not support the strike, but even so, that inside the house of commons, there were rowdy exchanges about whose fault it was. >> i don't want to see any strikes. i don't want to see schools closed. i don't want to see problems at our borders, but this government has to make responsible decisions. >> 800,000 low-paid part-time workers, 90% of whom are women will be paying more and you deny this, but it is true, mr. speaker. >> this strike comes just a day after the government announced economic rate was far lower than expected. the age of austerity will stock britain for longer than originally thought and that could mean much more public sector strike in the future. >> as the people of london took to the streets today, the central bankers of the most powerful countries took to their tool chest in an attempt to went again stop the european debt crisis from causing even more pain. they joined forces to make more money available to banks. the news sent stock markets soaring, but how successful will be in the long term? >> the eurozone in a crisis that

labours, carpenters, operating engineers, trade council, or lead in negotiating the pla with us. pla is a benefit to the program. because of our scope, complexity, duration, having a pla to regulate the issues that may arise whether it is between our contract community or the unions or between is essential to make sure that we avoid disruptions or labor action that could affect the execution of our program.

labours, carpenters, operating engineers, trade council, or lead in negotiating the pla with us. pla is a benefit to the program. because of our scope, complexity, duration, having a pla to regulate the issues that may arise

and although the traditional efforts of our reach -- more labour-intensive work is needed and we do not want this planning effort to be just a few who have been actively involved. thank you. >> good afternoon, commissioners. i am a member of the japan town organizing committee and one of the active members of the land use committee. as you have heard from everyone who has spoken so far, the planning for the future of japan town is a very challenging task, challenging communities throughout the nation where we are facing the homogenization pressures of the time and this is uniquely challenging for san francisco, because of our history. this largely consists of government action, at the state and local level in the last century. the denial of citizenship to the east bay immigrants, which denied them a political place. an alien land law, presenting -- preventing them from owning property and the interment of the entire japanese community and communities up and down the west coast and the redevelopment where entire blocks of a thriving community were bulldozed from the japan town and fell m

realize that no time in world war ii was the submarine force any more than 2 percent of the total labour force. it is sink or 50% at the end of the shipping. we lost 30200. fifty-two submarines. they also have the highest casualty rate. we think about the marines, extremely brave men and loss of life almost all of submariners who went to war died in the submarines. but in getting through that and reading about him, well, i have to find his biography. have to find out more about this man. one of the most fascinating characters. i love to read. the cocaine did a very good book, but it is more about wahoo . they yell when it was almost on that last patrol, it literally was taken off the boat at the dock at midway and watched sell away. he wrote a very good book about the listed man's point of view. an important part. not a biography. what the -- what made them and real. on a sucker for restored. >> we have this book called the deal from hell. what is it about, basically? why should we care, especially why should people watching as far away and maintop portland, why should they care? >> well

>> how would you characterize the state of the labour market today? >> the first thing -- there is continued job growth. since the labor market trough in february 2010, we have had continuous growth if you take out the temporary effects of the consensus workers being hired and fired. we have had steady growth. it has not been strong. my best characterization is that we seem to be growing at about 125,000 a month. that is growth but it is not enough to start making headway. it is close to keeping up with the population which means it is not strong enough to start lowering the unemployment rate. as we know, prior to losing jobs, the manufacturing sector had added jobs for nine straight months and has been a source of strength for the recovery. in your view, how important is the manufacturing sector to employment in other sectors? why'd you believe the growth has slowed or stopped in recent months in manufacturing? is it typical to see strong growth in a couple of months where there is no growth and then a resumption of the earlier? >> the manufacturing

i have the universal support of the two labour organizations in the department that represent the men and women carry out the shares vision. at the close, personal, emotional tie to the department. on my very first day on the job, i was late in relieving a deputy. to make up for that, i married that deputy and we are now raising our five children in this community. my priorities as europe are as follows -- the realignment of the california state prison system will have a significant impact of the criminal justice system. our past and continued success in these programs and services for individuals and out of custody is especially important to ensure since convicted felons will now fall under county level oversight. i have been responsible for carrying out the surest vision for the last 15 years. as the sheriff, my goal is to ensure the effective integration from custody. reducing the chances of refunding means increasing public safety for us all. in regards to the secured communities program, the implementation of the program as it stands leads to the edification and deportation of un

more importantly, work with the city attorney in looking at areas not currently being addressed -- labour code violations, health code violations, business and professional code violations and things of that nature, to increase the viability of the district attorney's office in protecting the public. >> i believe that on a limited basis, gang injunctions can be very effective. they must be narrowly tailored as to people and places, but when you do so and you narrowly tailored to the right places and the right people, you can save lives, including many of the gang members and joan did. i know from personal experience that gang injunctions save lives. but if they are too broadly crafted, they become of uses, and they erode the public trust, especially in minority communities. as a tool, like any other, they have to be narrowly tailored and monitor on a regular basis to make sure that it is done right. if it is done right, it can be a good tool to work with. >> the city attorney is in charge of these, but i oppose them because i think they do and they are eroding that trust. if you look at c

you'll hear remarks from labour opposition leader on the government's economic policy. this is about 35 minutes. >>>> mr. marcus jones. >> this morning i had meetings with ministerial colleagues and others and, in addition to my duties in this house, i shall have further such meetings later today. >> with the average 60-year-old living 10 years longer than in the 1970's, public sector pension reform is essential. will the prime minister ensure that reform is fair for my constituents, both in terms of taxpayers and public sector workers? >> my honorable friend makes an important point, and the chief secretary to the treasury will be making a full statement to the house. it seems to me to be absolutely vital that we do something that is fair to both taxpayers and public sector workers. the cost of our public sector pensions system is up by a third in the last decade. it is not fair to go on as we are, but the new arrangements must be fair to people who work hard in the public sector and on whom we all rely. i can tell the house that low and middle-income earners will actu

we have been joined, i don't see him now, but he was here a moment ago, by the labour member steven - [inaudible] stephen, thank you for coming, we may see him again in a few minutes. i do need to have a speaker from wales. yes, the woman right at the back who was just holding her hand up. yes, indeed. thank youment. >> i'm jessica -- [inaudible] from wales. i believe there are two types of bullying, one is physical harm which everyone can see and indirect bullying can be a small remark in the corridor or source exclusion which is off the one which is hard for people to speak out to which immensely harms people the most. bullying should be a national campaign, so i support this motion. [applause] >> and who have we got here from the east of england? yeah. the guy with the black jacket, velvet jacket. >> i'm jacob, and today bullying is regarded as something when -- [inaudible] bullying is just overrated, to be honest. and i think that we need to change what we define as bullying because too much counts as bullying. yes, there is a problem with bullying, but i think that comes down to

the cumulative shortfall in output relative to the potential level that could be achieved if our labour and capital were more fully employed. the cost of that shortfall are immense in total and they fall disproportionately on people who lose their jobs, who are displaced from their homes or who own businesses that fail. concerns about the economic recovery prompted consideration of fiscal policy action to spur economic growth and increase employment during the next few years. cbo assessed the cost-effectiveness in boosting the economy of a variety of possible changes in tax and spending policies. figure 1 from the testimony reproduced on the back of a single piece of paper summarizes our findings. the figure shows estimated impact on years of full-time equivalent employment in 2012-2013 per million dollars of budgetary cost. to be sure this measure of cost-effectiveness is only one of the criteria that might be applied in evaluating policy. other criteria are discussed in the written testimony. for each policy we show a range of estimates reflecting the uncertainty that accompanies any

paul wadner, former senior economist with the department of labour. second, larry temple, executive director of the texas workforce commission in austin. third, it is a different order, charles fogarty, director of the rhode island department training and labour. his also the former lieutenant governor of the great state of rhode island. dawn patterson -- peitersen, director of unemployment insurance and work force projects in colorado. full written statements are in the record. summarize them cleared pulled no punches. tell it like it is. life is short. cannot take it with you. [laughter] let's have at it. >> chairman baucus, other distinguished members of the committee, and a visiting fellow at the urban institute, a visiting scholar for employment research. thank you for inviting me to testify about real employment services. the views expressed are solely mine and should not be treated to the of john institute or the urban institute. the-should not be attributed to the upjoshn institute or the urban institute. we implement services are important to

. >>> organized later -- labour scored a victory in ohio. the rejected a law that would have restricted collective bargaining rights for public employee unions. it comes after a campaign that pitted firefighters and teachers against the governor and legislators. >>> turning to the herman cain controversy. we are learning the name of the local woman who accused him of sexually harassing her. now she is considering joining other accusers to talk about the claim. brianne carter is now live with more on this growing controversy. >> we are learning the identity of that woman. she is 55-year-old karen kraushauer. she came for just as cain decided to talk. >> the charges and the accusations are absolutely -- i absolutely reject. they simply did not happen. >> herman cain once again denied any wrongdoing as another woman steps forward with accusations cain sexually harassed her. krashauer tells "the washington post", when you are in a work situation where you are being sexually harassed, you are in an extremely vulnerable position." . sharon bialek

but i did make my first political speech when i was eight years old and i said for the labour candidate the collection at school. i lost badly, that i maintained my interest and got involved in real politics by joining the labour party when i was 17. i remember my first visit to this chamber as an awestruck 14-year-old who would organize a school trip just to come and see the house of commons. back then you are even allowed to touch the green benches, much less sit down on them. and you certainly weren't allowed to clap in the chamber. and we are still not allowed to clap in the chamber. perhaps mr. speaker, that is something we could look at in the modernization role. but it would have been thrilled to have a chance to take part in the debate. it is a particular wish of mine to see many more women participating in politics at the highest level and it's a great joy to see so many of all of you here, but women particularly. i think we need women and girls voices to be heard across the world if we are to make a society more equal. i hope you're hugely enjoyed the day they manage to get yo

guest: what is lacking is skilled labour to fill those jobs.e need to continue to provide resources to help those small manufacturers continue to grow their businesses, becoming innovative and more productive. host: getting viewers in for those chats, michael is the first on the republican line. we are talking about small manufacturing. caller: what would happen if congress passed a law providing all iorters to meet all of the environmental, labor, and safety standards in effect for u.s. manufacturers? thank you. guest: a great question. to meet all of the regulations required, those with the challenges when they tried to implement those requirements. there are impacts that we need to consider before passing those laws. i would need to look closer at the legislation. host: charleston, south carolina. terry, hello there. morning, terry. caller: hello? for all i am on. host: yes, go ahead. caller: in the community, manufacturerst 300, 400 employers, they have a big impact on the community. i do not think that people realize that those persons tha

three distinguished authors all of whom have written the learned books about various chapters in labour labors past. in each book discusses different groups of workers who face hard times and are often under siege and he spoke discusses how these workers whether the international workers of the world or schoolteachers in new york city, construction workers in brooklyn bought back against manifest injustices they face. each author i have asked to speak for about nine minutes about his book and perhaps also about how his book might shed light on recent events in wisconsin and the trials and tribulations faced by american workers and labor unions today. i suspect some of you will have questions about all this when we open the floor for questions about wisconsin and other labor issues. today we will hear first from clarence taylor, author of "reds at the blackboard," communism, civil rights and the new york city teachers union. clarence is a professor of african-american religion and civil rights at baruch college in new york city. his book examines other early teachers unions here in new y

differ from communists, socialists, nazis, fascists, social creditors and most members of the british labour party, the simplest among them prefer fox hunting, the wisest religion. [laughter] i'm a hunter, so i find that particularly enjoyable. >> guest: oh, wow. do you hunt foxes? >> host: no, not in this country. no, i hunt deer, and i just brought a bear back from alaska. but beyond my personal affinity for the quote, it also speaks to the idea that conservatives have asserted for decades which is that they take politics far less personally than liberals do. and i can't tell you, i mean, i've been surrounded by liberals for my entire conservative adult life from college to grad school to manhattan to journalism. i mean, everywhere i operate to whole foods. you know, it's sort of a liberal environment. >> guest: even the glenn beck show? [laughter] >> host: i mean, except for those small, um, you know, warm baths. [laughter] but i've always found it more difficult for liberals to be friends with me than for me to be friends with them. >> guest: uh-huh. >> host: why do you think that is, or