s local government association also highlights f.p.m. all female genital mutilation it puts numbers at a record high with 1000 children having already been abused or at risk of it in the last year one it's more common incessant african communities the u.k. did have its 1st conviction for s.g.m. back in february. despite that life threatening and dangerous practices like f.d.m. put as many as 60000 pounds at risk every year there's a misconception that the ancient custom of s.g.m. is a religious one even though it originated some 2500 years ago meaning it predates both islam and christianity and is not mentioned in any holy scriptures nor endorsed by religious leaders but the cultural often described as a barbaric tradition mainly occurring in africa isn't being fought as it perhaps should be as i say there's a fear of being called racist. i'm so angered by these figures for so long the political power that black people have has been dismissed people are scared to tackle s.g.m. and witchcraft is this scared of being accused of racism but

s local government association also highlights f.p.m. or female genital mutilation it puts numbers at a record high with 1000 children having already been abused or at risk of it in the last year while it's more common incessant african communities the u.k. did have its 1st conviction for f.d.m. back in february. despite that life threatening and dangerous practices like f.d.m. put as many as 60000 girls at risk every year there's a misconception that the ancient custom of s.g.m. is a religious one even though it originated some 2500 years ago meaning it predates both islam and christianity and is not mentioned in any holy scriptures nor indorsed by religious leaders but the cultural often described as a barbaric tradition mainly occurring in africa isn't being fought as it perhaps should be as experts say there's a fear of being called racist i'm so good by these figures for so long the political power that black people have his being dismissed people are scared to talk of witchcraft is this scared of being accused of racism but it's ra

the local government association, and i declare my interest as a vice president, has shown that there gap in funding by 2025. i have some experience of the situation when a child who is sent from one local authority to another and there becomes a gap in information. is the noble lord aware and can he do something about the situation where the local authority of where the child came loses interest and the new local authority does not know sufficient about the child 7 my lords, can i applaud the government's staying put programme? but can i press the issue of children being placed way away from their local authority? this has increased by 77% since 2012, children being placed outside of their local authority. it is the highest level on record that children from a local authority are placed outside of their local authority. will the minister look at an emergency action plan made up between the department for education and local authorities to address this matter, to assure that there are sufficient, appropriate, good quality, local placements for young people in care? in terms of staying

john fuller a council leader who oversees waste for the local government association, baroness natalieb hayler, executive director of the environmental services association, which represents many of the biggest waste management companies in the uk. many people at home will be shocked to think that when they put out their recycling it could end up in indonesia with the kind of pictures we have just seen. thanks, indonesia with the kind of pictures we havejust seen. thanks, chloe, and that is correct, i'm based in australia but a lot of a lot of the material collected for recycling is entering containers and being shipped out to indonesia as well in the same applies to the uk and other countries around the world. most people around the world would be shocked that this is the outcome of putting material into your recycling bin and not only is it ending up in other countries that do not have the capability to deal with it, it is leading to widespread food chain contamination. why is it that the waste we are putting away, carefully sorting out the recycling, is ending up sorting out the rec

movement here in hong kong they have said that you can see the opposition to the local government here and by association to the rule from beijing by the numbers of people who have taken out to the streets in these mass demonstrations now we have it in the form of this ballot it is for the pro-democracy camp the best type of referendum just to prove the strength of feeling here remains to be seen what the local government here will make of this how they will respond and whether they will be allowed to give any of the concessions that are being demanded by this movement and whether beijing will allow them to make any concessions that all remains to be seen as done rob thank you for that rob mcbride live from hong kong where ballots are also being counted in guinea-bissau presidential election. is seeking reelection there his 1st term was marred by infighting and accusations of corruption vast faces strong opposition including 2 prime ministers that he dismissed during his 5 years in office you're live now nicholas hark in the capital. you were describing throughout the day that what people are looking for

local cable or satellite provider. c-span. your unfiltered view of government. the western history associationanel discussion titled "does the west matter, the future of regionalism in american history." broader roled the of regions understanding the past and present of the united states. this was a part of the organization's 2019 annual meeting. >> good afternoon. the marnie sandy white, president of the wha, and it is my great pleasure to welcome you to this afternoon's presidential session.

needs and to do that housing associations and local authorities can fund a lot about themselves but we also need substantial investment which is why we are asking the next governmentad a snapshot today saying that house prices are sluggish, growing less than 1% every month in the last year. surely that is good news for people that want to get onto the housing ladder who don't have a huge amount of money to spend. in cheltenham the average house price at the moment is ten times the average salary. if you want a mortgage on the average house you need a salary of around £57,000. we think it's really important to build lot more affordable housing for ownership as well as for rent to really help meet the need and solve the housing crisis. many people say there is plenty of construction going on near them and they see new estates going up but when the houses are put on the market they are simply not affordable. do you think the rules need to change about the proportion of social housing being built? yes, we think we need to up the portion of social housing being built. hundred 45,000 of the homes built. hundred 45,000 of the homes built need to be social housing. it is

local cable or satellite provider. c-span. your unfiltered view of government. the western history association hosts a panel discussion titled "does the west matter, the future of regionalism in american history." broader roled the of regions understanding the past and present of the united states. this was a part of the organization's 2019 annual meeting. >> good afternoon. the marnie sandy white, president of the wha, and it is my great pleasure to welcome you to this afternoon's presidential session. does the west matter? the future of regionalism in american history. there is some 150 sessions theng place at the wha, but presidential planetary is the one session that brings all of us together in one place. before introducing this panel, i want to take advantage of our collective presence here, and invite the immediate past , thedent of the wha professor from arizona state university, to open this session with a native lands acknowledgment, a statement that feels crucial as a historical organization that cares deeply about the past, and particularly, about the past in this part of the world

local associations and newspapers anywhere on earth. that's because the more a free people administers its own affairs locally, the more newspapers are necessary for them to governhemselves. tocqueville said america was fragmented which it is a it's not really centralized america. when people is to become tocqueville thought the press could you are what he calls individualism through newspapers. picked this up at the rugged individualism we often extol. rather come he means increasing isolation and weakness of citizens such that their world almost solely by public opinion and eventually a basque state. his lesson is of this, the more numerous our newspapers, the healthier society. but tocqueville warns the more centralized patient, if you are the newspapers. in fact, the decentralization of newspapers prevents the unity of the press from unifying as a class unto itself and ruling the nation. but looking at france at this time he fears the can even develop a unity between the press as a whole and the political party. as he says of france, under these conditions the power of the press will be quote, almost without balance. it can compel government into truces and

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