the government profitably ran the east coast mainline from 2009 to 2015, after national express admitted. the secretary of state was very clear that he didn't think either the travelling public or the taxpayer would be affected. stagecoach is the big loser. but that won't dampen the debate about whether a system that allows stagecoach to potentially keep on running this line, and get awarded an extra year on a profitable contract on the west coast mainline, is a system that is fit for purpose. you've got people over bidding, over promising, and then not delivering. and on the east coast mainline, we're saying that from 2020 to 2023, that's £2 billion that the treasury are not going to receive over that period, as virgin and stagecoach promised. so the system is completely flawed and should be stopped. stagecoach admitted they got their sums wrong on the east coast. but the profitable west coast franchise was extended today from another two years. good news for its operators — who happen to be virgin and stagecoach. simon jack, bbc news. time now for all the sports news in sport today. he

the government profitably ran the east coast mainline from 2009 to 2015, after national express admittedo a 10—year deal. the secretary of state was very clear that he didn't think either the travelling public or the taxpayer would be affected. stagecoach is the big loser. but that won't dampen the debate about whether a system that allows stagecoach to potentially keep on running this line, and get awarded an extra year on a profitable contract on the west coast mainline, is a system that is fit for purpose. you've got people over bidding, over promising, and then not delivering. and on the east coast mainline, we're saying that from 2020 to 2023, that's £2 billion that the treasury are not going to receive over that period, as virgin and stagecoach promised. so the system is completely flawed and should be stopped. stagecoach admitted they got their sums wrong on the east coast. but the profitable west coast franchise was extended today from another two years. good news for its operators — who happen to be virgin and stagecoach. simon jack, bbc news. a self—confessed nazi sympathiser,

the government profitably ran the east coast mainline from 2009 to 2015, after national express admittedears into a 10—year deal. the secretary of state was very clear that he didn't think either the travelling public or the taxpayer would be affected. stagecoach is the big loser. but that won't dampen the debate about whether a system that allows stagecoach to potentially keep on running this line, and get awarded an extra year on a profitable contract on the west coast mainline, is a system that is fit for purpose. you've got people over bidding, over promising, and then not delivering. and on the east coast mainline, we're saying that from 2020 to 2023, that's £2 billion that the treasury are not going to receive over that period, as virgin and stagecoach promised. so the system is completely flawed and should be stopped. stagecoach admitted they got their sums wrong on the east coast. but the profitable west coast franchise was extended today from another two years. good news for its operators — who happen to be virgin and stagecoach. simon jack, bbc news. now on bbc news, the travel

in 2009, national express walked away from the same franchise, a government owned company stepped in,michael holden. we spend a lot of time investing in people and in systems, but also on the trains and stations themselves. if you can make these coast main line work, why couldn't the private sector? they were struggling for crash because there weren't generating enough revenue from the business to pay the premium due to the government. they did not have the money to do what is needed. it's the same story again this month. with the line be better run if it was nationalised? you can run railways successfully in either the public or private sector, you pay your money and take your choice. governments generally speaking not good at running things. my view is that the government ought to set the sense of direction and vision, if you like, for the industry, then leave it to professional people to get on and deliver that vision over a period of 20 years or so. 20 years gives time for long—term investment and planning. the east coast has had four operators, including the government operator i

the government profitably ran the east coast mainline from 2009 to 2015, after national express admittedthat he didn't think either the travelling public or the taxpayer would be affected. stagecoach is the big loser. but that won't dampen the debate about whether a system that allows stagecoach to potentially keep on running this line, and get awarded an extra year on a profitable contract on the west coast mainline, is a system that is fit for purpose. you've got people over bidding, over promising, and then not delivering. and on the east coast mainline, we're saying that from 2020 to 2023, that's £2 billion that the treasury are not going to receive over that period, as virgin and stagecoach promised. so the system is completely flawed and should be stopped. stagecoach admitted they got their sums wrong on the east coast. but the profitable west coast franchise was extended today from another two years. good news for its operators — who happen to be virgin and stagecoach. simon jack, bbc news. a self—confessed nazi sympathiser accused of plotting a machete attack the only surviving s

you might remember back in 2009 national express had run the trains all the way down the east coast oflondon. they said they could not run the service any more, and it was re—nationalised. used coast with a company that run it but it was wholly—owned by the department for transport, and the taxpayer was running the railways again. that was for about six years and then stagecoach virgin won the franchise to privatise the railway again and run the services. late last year, they said they could not run the franchise any more. they had to get out of their contract three yea rs early to get out of their contract three years early but things have obviously got a lot more serious in the end of last year because chris grayling as you saw standing up in parliament, saying that they can't run the service the belly to more months and that the government was going to take the company —— the contract away. the government trying to convince passengers today that it won't affect their journeys. this will be a long—term decision. but chris grayling raising the possibility that the taxpayer could run t

syria the potential for confrontation between the key players there is a growing of the united nations has expressed concern about this potential of the. united nations all voters serious to fundable stoller said a while ago that his biggest concern is that with the biggest players in the region interfering inside syria and cross syria it is worrisome calling for the international community to come together and encourage all the parties to try to negotiate a settlement but that does not look to be the case any time soon given what we've been hearing or exchanges over the last few hours here in munich ashleigh many thanks indeed better their live in munich will address creek is an assistant professor at the defense studies department at king's college london he says that israel is trying to drum up support against iran along with its allies. well what we see here is a clash over narratives that has been unfolding over the last couple of years particularly two u.s. allies here we have israel and saudi most of the most important argue the most important allies for the united states in the region are tr

according to "the washington post" his director of national intelligence also expressed reservations about the release and the number three republican in the senate, john thuan urged house republicans to pay careful attention to what the folks who protect us say. but speaker ryan argued it isn't an indictment of the fbi. >> it does not impugn the mueller investigation or the deputy attorney general. >> reporter: speaker ryan's spokeswoman says he supports releasing the ten-page democratic countermemo even though the committee voted against its release but that gop four-page memo is likely to be made public later today. kendis, diane. >> serena marshall live from d.c. for us, thanks. >>> one of the president's claims about the state of the union address has been proven false. the president tweeted his speech was the most watched in history but the ratings show otherwise showing the previous three presidents actually got more viewers. >> investigators say witnesses have been describing issues at the crossing where a train carrying republican lawmakers crashed into a truck this week. th

expressed those concerns. dan koets, the president's director of national intelligence, expressed those concerns. and obviously, rod rosenstein on behalf of the justice department, was very concerned about the potential for this memo to be misleading. so if you want transparency, you have to provide full context. if you're going to release information like this. and i think there's real questions as to whether that was appropriate in the first place. but there's not transparency here. what's going on is an attempt, it's part of an orchestrated campaign to discredit the mueller investigation, to stop bob mueller from doing his job, to distract from the russian inquiry. that's all this is. it's nothing more than that. >> so congressman, i just spoke with your colleague brad wenstrup, just before the break, and he argues that it is about transparency. this is not about disrupting the mueller investigation, but he says the american people need to know about what he calls a flawed process, that people need to know about the process of the fisa court, how it works, what may potentially influence the fo

well it's certainly fashionable in nato nations now to express just pray at the state of international relations the doomsday clock is now closer to nuclear armageddon than it's ever been arguably in part because donald trump's finger is point. over the red button that not only controls billions of dollars of u.s. nuclear weaponry but britons as well sixty years ago today the campaign for nuclear disarmament was founded and the images of arguments put forth in its early years are arguably just as relevant as they were then deputy editor sebastian packer went to speak to see in these general secretary kate hudson and artist peter kenyon odd who has been working with the campaign for nuclear disarmament for nearly forty years we know. about nuclear weapons because really in hiroshima i was seeing the suffering the horror of that and yet we've got to imagine the into our own environment we've got to imagine it as what could happen across the world on this we do something about it. well we say that c.n.d. is one of britain's most enduring mass movements it was founded in one nine hundred f

well it certainly fashionable in nato nations now to express just pray at the state of international relations the doomsday clock is now closer to nuclear armageddon than it's ever been arguably in part because donald trump's finger is poised over the red button that not only controls billions of dollars of u.s. nuclear weaponry but britons as well sixty years ago today the campaign for nuclear disarmament was founded and the images of arguments put forth in its early years are arguably just as relevant as they were then deputy editor sebastian packer went to speak to see in these general secretary kate hudson and artist peter kennedy who has been working with the campaign for nuclear disarmament for nearly forty years we know. about nuclear weapons because really in hiroshima suffering the horror of. we've got to imagine the into our own environment we've got to imagine it as what could happen across the world unless we do something about it. well we say that c.n.d. is one of britain's most enduring mass movements it was founded in one nine hundred fifty eight in the midst of absolu

well it certainly fashionable in nato nations now to express just pray at the state of international relations the doomsday clock is now closer to nuclear armageddon than it's ever been arguably in part because donald trump's finger is poised over the red button that not only controls billions of dollars of u.s. nuclear weaponry but britain's as well sixty years ago today the campaign for nuclear disarmament was founded and the images of arguments put forth in its early years are arguably just as relevant as they were then deputy editor sebastian baca went to speak to c.n.d. as general secretary kate hudson and artist peter cannot who has been working with the campaign for nuclear disarmament for nearly forty years we know. about nuclear weapons because real soon in hiroshima suffering the horror of. yet we've got to imagine that in our own environment we've got to imagine it as what could happen across the world unless we do something about it. well we say that c.n.d. is one of britain's most enduring mass movements it was founded in one nine hundred fifty eight in the midst of abso

situation in syria the escalating violence there this is the french ambassador to the united nations who expressed concerns about the rising death toll in syria the meeting itself was called by kuwait and sweden the united nations wants a one month pause to allow for the delivery of aid in syria or keep a close eye on what's happening at the security council there and bring you all the latest lines as and when we have the most course in the meantime let's check in with london news center and lauren taylor for a look at the day's other news nor in philly thank you very much scores of aftershocks are hampering rescue efforts in taiwan as the search continues for survivors of tuesday's earthquake dozens remain missing after the magnitude six point four tremor killed ten people and injured hundreds in the port city of her u.n. rescue workers have stepped up efforts at one of the worst hit structures bryant has more. this rescue team from tight chong in central taiwan is preparing to go into the building for the first time. chung and his men are used to dealing with earthquakes but this building is in

nation. just last week president trump expressed his commitment to c.t.e. during his first state of the union address. president trump said, quote, let us invest in work force development and job training. let us create vocational schools so our future workers can learn a craft and realize their full potential. end quotes. fortunately, the house unanimously passed the strengthening career and technical education for the act last june. i authored this bill with representative crooth the -- ac i authored this bill it presents educators with industry stake horlsde. this is the first major overhaul to the carl d. perkins career and educational act of twin. we're currently working with our colleagues to bring up this bipartisan bill for so we can so we can get this important re-authorization signed into law. the perkins act is important for education institutions as well as businesses. small business owners rely upon perkins programs to increase the number of skill candidates in emerging sectors. future workers in fields such as manufacturing, information techno

the post reports director of national intelligence has expressed his reservations of the release as wellng with jeff zeleny at the white house. >> reporter: good morning, rene and ryan. today is the day that the classified controversial house gop memo appears to be on the verge of being released. president trump gave that order on thursday saying he read it and reviewed it. of course, this setting up a confrontation with the white house and the fbi. the fbi director whom the president appointed said he had grave concerns over the memo. the white house appears to be going ahead with this on wednesday. the president on thursday gave his final go ahead to his advisers. this, of course, is the latest episode in the long running russia investigation. we know the president was calling friends and associates saying he believes the release of the memo will discredit the investigation because it will show in his view bias in the top ranks of the fbi. democrats are crying foul. they believe it should not be released and a matter of national security. the justice department and fbi believe the same

alisa: the african national congress is expressing gratitude for zuma's loyal service.news, 24 hours a day, right here on bloomberg. blaber technology" is straight ahead -- "bloomberg technology" is straight ahead. emily: welcome back to "bloomberg technology." we are live from the goldman sachs technology conference in the heart of san francisco. i sat down today with david solomon, president and co-coo of goldman sachs. we started by talking about why they do this conference every year. take a listen. david: the year has set up in a way that i think it should be very constructive for m&a activity and for ipo activity. ipo activity started to pick up a little bit toward the end of 2017. we have a very healthy ipo backlog, but we also have an environment for a variety of reasons why 2018 should set up to be a pretty active year for strategic m&a in the technology segment. emily: our private valuations healthy right now -- are private valuations healthy right now? david: private market valuations have tightened a little bit over the course of the last 12 to 24 months --

south africa's new president set to give his first state of the nation address and his express and is expected to appoint a new cabinet from oppose a pledge not to disappoint south africans as he took all the from his predecessor jacob zuma matheson reports from johannesburg through. it's taken more than nine years but civil rummel pose a fine really hurts when he wants the leadership of south africa. at his nomination members of his party the ruling a.n.c. had been dancing and cheering i do believe that when one is elected in this type of position you basically become a servant of the people of south africa and i'll seek to execute that task with humility with faithfulness. and with dignity as well but within minutes hence the one big hurdle the new president must face we don't have a jacob zuma problem we have in n.c. problem. mr mom of course i wish you strength but no we will hold you accountable and i will see you in twenty nineteen on the ballot box some of the opposition is refusing to recognize his presidency we just want to put it on the record speaker that we cannot be part

private ok as you mentioned from opposable be sworn in tomorrow evening we can express expecting them to address the nation what does he need to do in his first days in office to reassure the country that it is now on the right track i think one of the most pressing things well for south africans all the most pressing painful signficance would be the economy we know that plus of africans are getting even poorer that's what the numbers are telling us that the country is pretty much stagnating there was about a recession in the last financial year those were the pricey challenges and lot of south africans without work we also are being told that the business community has not been investing in the economy because of this in the presidency the corporate sic to saying we don't trust the policies of the chips of administration and we're not going to invest in the country and so when markets welcomed so ramaphosa coming into office a lot of south africans took that to mean that this person is going to be the president that will be creating the jobs and of course tekken corruption so hope for a new start for sout

she made the comments while addressing the spouses of the nation's governors. she expressedport for students' rights to spread their message. >> i have been heartened to see children across this country using their voices to speak out and try to create change. they're our future and they deserve a voice. >> mrs. trump also used the opportunity to call on adults to help children develop positive habits on social media. >>> it's unclear how much hope hicks will say today. the closed door session will be part of that committee's russia investigation. now the panel's democrats are hoping hicks won't limit her testimony like former white house strategist, steve bannon has done. in addition to her current job, hicks had key roles on president trump's campaign as well as during the transition. and the trump organization says it's made a voluntary donation. they say the undisclosed amount of money is the profit from foreign government patrons from their hotels. they were earned through the end of last year. no reports on any specific country. critics are calling for more details abo

i've gotten a lot of phone passed toes, letters me from allies, expressing support for the national defense strategy and nuclear posture review, both of which -- if you have been on the plane before, the conferences, those were coordinated going in. we were talking about consulting for them, theirgtheir -- getting inputs and ideas. same with public defense strategy. no surprise it has been embraced by the nations. look atnue to interoperability and coordination. modernizations and burden sharing, and we have for years. in the last administrations, plural, both bush and obama. forontinue today to press everyone carrying their full, fair share of the load, and keep nato, probably the most success military -- successful military alliance. it printed more than anything else. it is engaged in fighting now as you know in afghanistan. afghanistan will be a key part of the discussion in brussels. we remain unambiguously to the alliance and to our allies. that comes through loud and in the national defense strategy. i'm basically going to start guard to see our combatant commands, ever, and you come

rob: director of national intelligence dan coats expressing concern at a hearing on capitol hill. >>continue using propaganda, social media, false flagged personas, sympathetic and other means and exacerbate social and political figures in the united states. rob: coats and others questioned by the senate committee as part of on going russian meddling investigation. justice is served, the man who planted two pressure cooker bombs in new york city streets including one that injured more than 30 people sentenced to two life sentences in prison. >> he has no remorse, nothing at all. >> always apprehensive and i have a sense of impeding doom every day, like something bad is going to happen. rob: he's not going to be smiling now. facing federal charges in new jersey where he engaged in shootout with police right before he was arrested. jillian: the president standing for those who protect and serve. the group praising president trump for his support and emphasizing they need more help to enforce the law. >> sheriffs had a very good year thanks to you, mr. president, now there's more work t

during a recent meeting how to fix the nation's infrastructure, president trump expressed an openness of raising the federal gas tax to 25 cents a gallon. >> can we raise it a few pennies. yes, we can. it has been ks discussed. there are ways it can be done to keep up with inflation. there is a proposal and discussion with democrats to do that. >> the congressman says raising gas prices is only a temporary solution since more people are drive electric cars. since we are talking about gas prices, the state's average price is $3.33 per gallon. divers in san francisco pay 3.42 per gallon. in oakland, 3.31 per gallon. snooim. >>> immigration reform and the fate of dreamers aren't dead issues at least not in silicon valley. a contingent of ceos and powerful elected officials will descend on the to discuss the matter. david louie looks at details of the lobbying effort. >> reporter: the nut of silicon valley is at stake. that is the message 45 executive and public official will take to washington next week urging congress to address immigration reform and the possible protection for dreamer

national interest. your suggestion he is just using the magic words and not expressing national interest is very strange. if it weren't for his statements made during the campaign and otherwise it would be fine. >> a different case, your honor. >> another candidate won the presidential election and entered this proclamation. >> if that candidate made the same statement. >> your last hearing conceded it wouldn't be. >> the point we were making as if you didn't have the record of statements it would be a different case. still submitted -- >> you concede eo 2 was neutral on its face and we would not be here if we didn't have the presidential statements and now you're backing off that and basically saying it would be a different case. sure, it would be a different case. >> we pointed out deficiencies in the four corners judge keenan picked up on. >> we get to review the proclamation to see if she made good judgment? >> we are not relying on the report. the government has waffled on the report. if they are making it clear they are not relying on the report, the court may not go into it. >> with regard to som

are looking at dates on the calendar for a parade that the president has said he want as an expression of nationalnd patriotism. where does this idea come from? you'll recall over the summer he was in paris for bastille day, the french national day, and he observed a very patriotic display by the french through portions of central paris, with their military force commemorating their national day. and he was quite taken by it. saluting the french, all of that, saluting u.s. troops that participated at the time, and since then, the idea, by all accounts, has intrigued him. so now the pentagon looking at possible dates. but, what are we really talking about here? there has not been a military parade typically by the u.s. military in many years. the last one really after desert storm in the 1990s. if mr. trump wants a parade with tanks and missiles rolling through pennsylvania avenue, down the route of the inauguration of the president, that may be a very complex issue that will be a little tougher than he anticipates, those kinds of heavy weapons do damage to city streets. there are not that many u.s

express open. >>> welcome to "politics nation," some say it's a good day when you get mentioned by the son of theresident of the united states. well, maybe not always. this week donald trump jr. defended his dad from charges of racism, and claimed that i and other blacks liked donald trump before he got into politics. take a listen. >> i know him. i've seen him my whole life, seen the things he's done. it's amazing, all the

national rifle association. for the members guns or expression of american freedom. right given to them by the second amendment of the american constitution. when it came to who to support in the us presidential election. donald trump was them on. so let me make a simple problems everyone of the freedom loving americans. in the audience today. as your president i will never ever infringe on the rights of the people to keep and bear arms never. rules from a can twenty sixteen upon thirty million dollars into his campaign. in advertising alone they spent over eleven million. it comes to gun control the nra are powerful of a. off to the sunday hook school shooting in twenty twelve when twenty children and six adults will come down. benefits to expand backgrground chehecks fafain congngss. the nra refused to endorse the bill. in twenty seventeen fifty eight people killed a country music festival in las vegas. disputed used so cool bomb stocks which c concerned sei automatic rifles interrupted via. and democrats cool for the congress acts and on the. well. the wake up thi

eagerness to make this document public has really pitted him against his own top national security officials who have expressed grave concerns about some of the crucial context they say has been omitted from this document as well as what releasing it could do to some crucial national security information. republican leaders have made clear that they do not see this document as being designed to impugn the credibility of the russia investigation, but democrats of course make the exact opposite argument, that this is part of a plan to discredit the investigation into whether or not associates of president trump colluded with russia in the 2016 campaign. so at this point we are still watching and waiting, but we do expect the president later today at some point to approve the memo's release. >> you're exactly right, geoff. all of our reporting indicates something is going down this morning. we know we will see the president in about an hour and a half inside the west wing. our colleague, peter alexander, is part of the pool and will be yelling some questions there. geoff, thank you. according to the folks i've be

akufo-addo: honorable , i must at the outset express my sincere gratitude to the chair of the national , and the association and indeed the entire membership of this association for the honor of this invitation to deliver this address at the national governors association 2018 winter meeting. people, the first in sub-saharan ask of -- sub-saharan africa to free themselves of colonial rule 61 and today the development of the principles of democratic accountability, respect for human rights and the rule of law on the african continent are truly appreciative and deeply humbled by your choice of their leader and principal servant to be given the address, the opportunity to address this important annual meeting. it groups together all 50 governors, republican and democrat, of the states of this great federation, the united states of america. [applause] i recognize the significance of the movement as being the first leader from the continent to speak at this meeting. , hope that my country, ghana and indeed the african continent will not be judged by any deficiencies of mine. [laughter] thos

express open. >>> welcome to "politics nation."e watching developments in that overnight train crash in south carolina that left two people dead. meantime, president trump is back to his old self. just four days after acting the part of a bipartisan unifier in his state of the union address, the president has rerevealed his true colors, continuing with his attacks against the fbi,

countries and does apply criteria that are in the national interest and your suggest your suggestion that he is using the magic words and is not expressing the national interest is very strange. i must say you said it weren't for his statements made during the campaign and otherwise it would be fine. >> it would be a different case, your honor. >> how about another candidate won the presidential election and entered the spock which. you wouldn't even be here. >> that is not true, your honor. that candidate made the same statement -- >> your [inaudible] the point we were making as if you didn't have the record a statement it would be a different case but i still submit that. >> you can see the eo to was neutral on its face and that we would not be here if we do not have the presidential statements and so now you're backing off that in basically saying there would be a different case will sure it would be a different case. you would be. >> your honor, we pointed out the deficiencies within the four corners of e02 that picked up on the concurring opinion. >> so now we have the right to review the internal proclamatio- >> were not relined in

express open. >>> welcome to "politics nation." an incredible week of news sparked by a new generation of americans, who are taking the lead over the debate of guns and school safety. and the russia investigation, the president's deputy campaign chief pleads guilty to special counsel robert mueller. plus, the democratic rebuttal to the devin nunes

national parks. many officials went on record at that time expressing their concern about the potential for violence. the united states gun homicide rate is 25 times higher than other developed nations. over 90 americans are shot dead in this country every day and hundreds more are injured. let me be very clear. it does not feel like a free country when our children and our loved ones can be shot dead at a concert, in church, at a movie theater, a nightclub, at a rally, at work, or anywhere else. it doesn't feel like a free country when our children huddle beneath their desks as they practice lockdown drills for mass shootings. san francisco is a beacon and has led the way on many issues. like the right to marry whomever you love. i saw that every day as the county clerk. our first amendment rights, the freedom of speech, and the right to peacefully assemble to protest should not be infringed or suppressed by the presence of guns at public events. there can be no peace when the threat of concealed weapons are present. to make matters worse, the house of representatives approved and the senate is now

express open. >>> welcome to "politics nation." we are watching developments in that overnight train crash in south carolina that left two people dead. meantime, president trump is back to his old self. just four days after acting the part of a bipartisan unifier in his state of the union address, the president has rerevealed his true colors, continuing with his attacks against the fbi, the democrats, the nfl, and the media. oh, and, of course, he lied. again. about his address being the most watched in history. want to know what i thought about that address? good, because i'll tell you. i thought it was a hollow, xenophobic appeal to his base that did nothing to unify a country fractured by his first year in office. instead of denouncing the national surge in hate crimes and acts of white supremacy, president trump remained silent. instead of reassuring countless qualified dreamers and daca recipients looking to participate in the american dream that they, too, have a future, president trump referenced gang violence, chain migrati

week, however, the senate has an opportunity to address the panic expressed, not just those on daca in assam is but also for our nation's businesses and our broader economy. and grd senator flake, the presiding officer, mr. president, thank you, for their advocacy and efforts to find a bipartisan compromise. i thank leader schumer for his leadership in pursuing a leadership in pursuing a i think leader schumer for his leadership in pursuing a resolution and leader mcconnell for keeping his commitment to have this debate. i thank them all. the basic facts of this debate are clear. the american people overwhelmingly support a finding solution for dreamers that protects them from deportation and provides a pathway to citizenship for those who work hard and play by the rules. i believe that our part of the majority of my colleagues want the same thing. the question before us is whether the partisanship and raw feeling surrounding this debate will prevent a solution to this crisis from becoming law. so i urge my colleagues, let us forge a bipartisan agreement erat the american people want, and the dreamers deserve. let this

it once it's done i ask you this because your interim national constitution bill of rights specifically upholds the right to freedom of expression and media and some of it is being trashed by your difficulties your trash what are you going to ever called that because the cost is unacceptable and this is why and this happened we are even sitting olmos after the separation of the silos to amend them so they cover for that have been abuses against. press we have been video by your government sometimes it happens i can tell you i'm not denying that but it is not something of that you can patent to this during demonstrations but during demonstrations last month for instance the committee for the protection of journalists says seven reporters had been arrested and they were released in what we have is yes and it accused you of intimidation confiscating newspapers you talk about the number of free newspapers that you confiscated newspapers and you attempted to censor new yorkers grooming mcginest and many are over here is that and once it happens some would be in complicity the fear is that like every dictatorship you're scared stiff o

about donald trump lashing out at the fbi and his national security advisors over the russia investigation. a pensions boost for millions — the daily expressns experts are hailing a "perfect cocktail" of conditions that have boosted many company schemes. the ‘i' focusses on the new review of university tuition fees saying the reforms will be divisive. power dressing at the baftas — the telegraph pictures british actress florence pugh whojoined other celebrities dressing in all black at tonight's bafta awards. the metro also leads on tuition fees with a quote from the prime minister saying "uni fees unfair and poor value." the mirror shows a picture of keira ball, who died in a car crash, whose heart helped save the life of a ten—year—old boy. the guardian also focusses on tuition fees saying that proposals to reduce charges for cheaper courses is deemed ‘unworkable‘ by critics. iam speaking i am speaking a bit slowly it's because i can hear myself coming back and its most discombobulated. hgppy back and its most discombobulated. happy if you could do something about that, that would be marvellous... vi is where we will begin. tuition fees,

that's right and the traditions in a way of the freedom charter of nationalizing the banks mines monopoly capital that's really well expressed through the economic freedom fighters the second opposition party getting about nine ten percent support and then as you say the south african federation of trade unions especially with the metal workers so that's basically the big left that's going to keep an eye on. and yes this is always easy to talk left when you're out of power and when you have to run a government under the constraints of power blocs like local capital and global capital and global imperial power then it does get tricky and the dilemma is if you've got a big nationalist movement that got rid of a party and you prestigious amongst the township activists the rural people it's slow but pretty sure that you waste that as we saw with jacob zuma and tub mbeki and even nelson mandela and here's the dilemma that means that they especially especially jacob zuma the last few weeks have been blaming the west generically never specific and they say look because we brought south africa to the brics the west is trying to even