our next guest is matthew parris, a columnist for the times of london. he also has weekly radio program on bbc. he was a conservative party member of the house of commons from 1979 to 1986. our interviews were recorded in the studios of westminster located across from the houses of parliament. >> matthew parris, back in april 2010, you said that the truth is simple. we are living beyond our means. the change is change that we were really prepared to embrace. we will have to live within our means. that was seven months ago. that is something that not just on, but a great many commentators have been saying since the early years. all of us in britain, nearly all of us, have the impression of prosperity, a growing prosperity which appeared to be beyond any explanation in terms of anything that we were producing ore exporting. people said that they could not believe that we were getting so much. what were the houses so much more? the reply from the economists says that it all has to do with financial-services. we do not need to make things any more. i have ne

our next guest is matthew parris, a columnist for the times of london. he also has a weekly radio program from the bbc. mr. parris was a conservative party member from 90--- 1979- 1986. >> matt the paris, back in april 2010, you read -- the truth is simple, we are living beyond our means. that was several months ago. >> and it is not so just died but a great many commentators have been saying since. at least the early years of the century, all of us in britain, nearly all of us, have had the impression of the prosperity, a growing prosperity which appeared to be beyond any explanation in terms of anything we were to -- producing ore exporting. then people said, i cannot believe that. why are we getting so much richer? why are our house is worth so much more? the reply from a clever economists, we did not need to make things any more. the added value is taking place. i had never been convinced by this. that was the last 15 years old. i get that impression that we were just eating up the value of each other's houses. property values of a cornerstone of the

flanders andtephanie then matthew parris of the parlaiment, who writes for "the times of london." the presidnet of poland met -- president of poland met with barack obama. at this talk, he discussed poland foreign policy. and the relationship with russia. this is an hour. >> ladies and gentlemen, it is so nice. the president of the republican of poland is welcomed in such a way that you promise success. ladies and gentlemen, we are a lucky nation. history never pampered us. many times, we have been able to achieve our national goals. quite often, when i speak about myself and the generation of people in poland, i talk about us as very lucky people. those who have been able to achieve what my father and my grandfather always dreamed about. and reminding us of the fact that poland, we are seeing clear economic growth. this was a green island when europe was facing a financial crisis. and there is our leadership in nato and the european union. and we see the positive results of a very courageous but also very difficult report in the early '90s. we had to change everything including t

. >> matthew parris, thank you very much. >> it has been a pleasure. >> for a dvd copy of this program call 1-877-662-7726. for free transcripts or to give us your comments about this program, visit us at q&a.org. q&a programs are also available as as c-span podcasts. >> next, live, your calls and comments on "washington journal." live at 10:00 a.m., a pro-forma session of the house of representatives. >> this sunday on c-span, in her first televised interview, the newest supreme court justice, elena kagan, on the confirmation process, her relationship with the chief justice. the c-span network provide coverage of politics, public affairs, and nonfiction books and nonfiction history. fine our content any time through c-span video library. we take c-span on the road with our digital local content vehicle. it is washington your way, the c-span network. now available in more than 100 million homes. created by cable, provided as a public service.>> this morning,s talked about the proposed tax deal and the president's opposition to it. then devon chaffee from human rights first talks about

tonight, matthew parris former member of parliament. this week on "prime minster's questions" david cameron talks about the raise in tuition and the support for school sports programs. also, efforts to force utility companies to return profits to customers in light of the recent unexpected cold weather in the u.k. tonight at 9:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. this morning a reporters round table -- host: good morning. congress returns this week in congress returns this week in what could be the final week

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. >> next, matthew parris of the times of london. then prime minister david camerons takes questions from the british house of commons. after that, the parliament debate on tuition increases. >> this month,

. >> matthew parris, thank you very much. >> it has been a pleasure. >> for a dvd copy of this program call 1-877-662-7726. for free transcripts or to give us your comments about this program, visit us at q&a.org. q&a programs are also available as as c-span podcasts. >> the one thing that we have learned over the last 30 years is that economists in other stages of the economy are not good at predicting what happens. >> robert sam wilson has written about politics a socialnd issues for three decades. he will join us on sun state -- on sunday. >>he co-founders of the no labels movement. our guests are david frum and wialston. after that, our series on food policy continues with traci fox. she will discuss the effect on schools. "washington journal" takes your calls live every morning starting at 7:00 a.m. eastern. friday on c-span, the no labels national leadership meeting. the group was founded by the former pitt -- former george w. bush speech writer david frum. it included a discussion on getting citizens involved in politics. that is friday at 8:15 eastern. >> the senate is often ca

sunday, matthew parris, a former member of parliament. >> former president bill clinton spoke with reporters at the white house today in defense of the tax cut agreement between president obama and congressional republicans. he urged the senate to ratify the s.t.a.r.t. missile treaty. this is about 35 minutes. >> obviously there is a big debate going on about taxes and about the need to grow the economy and create jobs. just about every day this week, i have been making an argument as to why the agreement that we struck to provide billions of dollars of payroll tax cuts that can immediately help rejuvenate the economy, as well as tax cuts for middle-class families, insurance for people who desperately need it, credits for college, job tax credits, and a range of business and investment credits are so important to keep the recovery moving. i just had a terrific meeting with the former president, bill clinton. we just happened to have this is a topic of conversation. i thought given the fact that he presided over as good an economy as we have seen in our lifetimes that it might be useful for h

." >> next, an interview with matthew parris, columnist for the times of london. in 2010 there was a major change in the british government. if the new prime minister, a conservative david cameron, leads the country in coalition with the liberal democrats. of the riding of austerity moves were announced. some have resulted in a backlash by the british people. in 2011, there will be of a rise in the value-added tax. goods and services except for food will be taxed at 20% instead of the previous 17.5%. all the served as the backdrop for interviews in london th

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. >> matthew parris, back in april 2010, you wrote to the truth is simple. we're living beyond our means. it says something we have been saying the early years. the had an impression of prosperity and growing which appeared to beyond the explanation predell. while recanting so much richer? the july are we getting so much -- where we getting so much richer? i had never been convinced by this. i have had the impression that property values cannot fit the idea of wealth. we take out bank loans. and the basis of fact, buying more expensive properties. it could not last. it did not. i had the feeling that something was wrong. >> i think it is about half past four america to think of 1899 .wboer war >> there was a column that was as much about the united states as about britain. i had a very strong sense that we reached the apparent pique of our imperial power quite a long time after the basis, in terms of economic strength and in terms of military strength, the basis of that had begun to fade. there was a sort of overhang in a way, putting britain on the map. you