he was born in a small town in scotland called kirkcaldy.he'd supposedly was kidnapped by gypsies and he was seven years old in the least a few days or weeks later. that's the most interesting thing in this lifetime. after that he went to the university and glasgow, got a special scholarship to go on to oxford. came back and taught in oxford. he was actually professor which is back, and as some of the major intellectuals of the time. he was never a professor. ferguson was largely not a professor. and he took over the course of his own major teacher, francis hutcheson. after that he was hired by a rich noble men to tutor his kid and supported for the rest of his life on that money, even though he only tutored the kids for a couple of years. and then he retired to sit at home to write the wealth of nations. and funnily enough, after writing "the wealth of nations" in which he argues against duties of any kind, he became a commissioner of customs for about a decade here it and then he died quietly at home in scotland. her rich from various sour

it was even mentioned on the fall for the day radio scotland yesterday. what can the commission to to protect her fundamental rights? thank you. .. >> translator: thank you president. the fifth of march, the president of italy signed a decree into law, and interpretation, which allows for the ground rules to be changed in the election campaign and on his own site, the presidential palace site, it says in a meeting on thursday, the text produced by the internal ministry was endorsed by me. in article lvii the italian constitution it says the president shell promulgate laws and legal acts and they cannot themselves be involved in the drafting of legislation or legal decrees and mr. champy says that this is a distortion of her democratic systems. and this decree changed the electoral ground rules as undemocratic and those who broke the law can do so for electoral advantage. i wonder why this parliament is always happy to act on its own laws but won't do anything -- my. >> one minute questions. please, keep this rule. it is very important. >> madam, once agai

that means jobs in the northeast, jobs in scotland, 2,000 jobs in the u.k. as a whole. it is because the government as been prepared to support of these the development. >> thank you, mr. speaker. if the prime minister would he kindly drop in on castle point and meet the wonderful people of concern who would thank him for deciding to be index the basic state pension but to earnings? will he get on and do it quickly? >> mr. speaker, i am grateful for his invitation to visit him. i am aware that he is a longstanding campaigner on these issues. i do pay tribute to the work being carried out. it is right that after the turner report we made recommendations about linking pensions to earnings. i also thinks he recognize a lot of the work is done by local councils. i am afraid some conservative counsels are looking down the elderly. >> speaker, the economist professor has predicted the various measures currently in place. unemployment could rise toward 5 million. what effect does my right honourable friend think it would have if a policy as a matter a principal were adopted? >

and, in a related item, pope benedict announced he will visit england and scotland in september. the pope will meet with both queen elizabeth and the archbishop of canterbury, rowan williams. in other news, the u.s. episcopal church has approved its second openly gay bishop-- sharpening the confrontation with conservative episcopalians and the larger anglican communion. mary glasspool was elected last year to be an assistant bishop for the los angeles diocese but needed approval by the larger church, which came this week. she will be consecrated in may. in 2003, the consecration of gene robinson, the first openly gay bishop, created an international uproar and prompted some conservative parishes to break away. according to the national council of churches, in the u.s. and canada, membership is up slightly in the catholic church, the church of jesus christ of latter day saints, the mormons and the assemblies of god. but it continues to decline in the southern baptist convention and mainline protestant denominations. meanwhile, a separate study of latinos found a growing seculariza

her case is raised by civil society human rights organizations and churches across scotland.even mentioned on the fall for

this specific case in scotland, and this is a general point i had to make, mr. president. this for political debates. you cannot expect the president of the commission, even if he is relatively hard-working person, to do all the cases that are extremely serious that happen in europe. so of course, i can give to you our concern, express our conciliation to any person that sees its human rights are violated. but about that specific case, i have not have elements here, but i will be more than happy to react in writing to the question that you have just posted. thank you. [speaking in native tongue] >> translator: enka, president. the fifth of march the president of italy signed a decree into law, and interpretation, legal interpretation which allows for the ground rules to be changed in the election campaign. and on his own side, the presidential palace the site it says in a meeting on thursday, the text produced by the internal ministry was endorsed by me in 57, article 57, the italian constitution. it says the president shall promulgate laws and legal acts. and they cannot

this was mentioned in media scotland yesterday. what can the commission do to protect fundamental rights? thank you. >> thank you. fundamental rights? thank you. .. our concern to express to any person that sees human rights violated but about the specific case i would be more than happy to react in a riding. thank you. >> thank you. >> thank you. on the fifth of march the president of italy signed a decree into law a legal interpretation which allows for the ground rules to be changed in the reelection campaign and on his own time it says in a meeting on thursday that text to produce thyroid the internal ministry -- produced by the internal industry was endorsed by may. article 57 says the president shall promulgate laos and illegal acts, -- illegal acts. they cannot be involved in the drafting of legislation and legal decrees. he said this is a distortion of our democratic system. mpy says that this is a distortion of her democratic systems. and this decree changed the electoral ground rules as undemocratic and those who broke th

avoiding it so instead he moved to one of the hardest places in the british isles off the coast of scotland where he lived his last years probably hastened his death in 84. i don't know if you saw this, his son, richard orwell, adopted son maintain his silence for 60 years and we only know he existed. we didn't know anything about him and he gave an interview about a year ago. i think he is an agricultural engineer in england which is what you would expect and he describes being speaker of's son in those years and far from a been this gloomy apocalyptic jeremiah of totalitarianism, orwell was a lot of fun. he to the fishing and boating and they went on adventures and got nearly killed. it wasn't physically easy but orwell was attuned to the natural world and to his son and shared his knowledge of of physical things and nature with richard and for me it is -- it gives me pleasure to know -- >> host: i don't find that surprising at all because first he had a very bleak child themselves. he didn't like his father in fact when he mentions the analogy of family for the british society it has eve

are those who are not black or identified that speak the same language that would profile from scotland's original the ameritech caribbean man and had a cute daughter but she is a black as a person in the book in some ways but to identify and talk about every successful social movement in this country's history, black people have played a central role. that is not meant to assert any kind of supremacy or superiority but that is just share with the abolitionist movement, a civil-rights movement, reconstructions with strives to build the egalitarian society for white people as well. we try to give this of voice. because typically when blacks have been from the leadership country it is so sad but we went to give voice to people whose voices are increasingly marginalized but barry sentral to stage a very central to the progress of the central movement. . . i believe barack obama is one of the first the united states presidents that lacks a base. because mainly to of the main groups responsible for the election were african-americans and young people, and both of these groups have not traditio

he was finally caught by scotland yard in london two months after the assassination as he was in routenary soldier in rhodesia. somewhat like bonnie and clyde, ray has his own mythology and ray has his own self-conscious qualities, you know, trying to be kind of a folk hero, i guess. a very -- a very dark character. someone who i guess in a way is a consummate villain in this story. the villain becomes the protagonist because it's how he gets out of these different situations. how he assumes different identities. and almost gets away with this crime. so and you want to talk about what you're working on? >> and the title is? >> it's called "hell hound on his trail" and it's coming out at the end of april. so i'll be going on a book tour and talking about that a lot in the months to come. >> and jeff we're in your new stomping grounds. we're north of tombstone, arizona and your next project is wyatt earp? >> one of the things that surprised me about clyde barrow who saw himself as the heir of the great western gunslinger. i mean, clyde's heroes in life are jesse james and billy the kid.

he was finally caught by the scotland yard in london two months after the assassination as he was on route to becoming mercenaries soldier and rhodesia. a very interesting story and i guess and somebody like bonnie and clyde he has his own apology and his own self conscious qualities trying to be kind of a fold hero i guess the jury dark character, somebody who i guess in a way it's kind of a consummate villain in the story and the allin becomes the protagonist because it's about how he gets out of these different situations and assumes different identities and almost gets away with a crime. and you want to talk about "the custer reader" and the title is? >> it's called "hellhound on his trail" and it's coming out of the end of april. so i will be going on a book tour and talking about that in the months to come. >> jeff weaver indoors on the grounds just north of tombstone arizona and your next project is why it herb? >> one of the things that surprised me about clyde as he saw himself as the heir of the great western gunslinger. his heroes of life for jesse james and billy the kid.

the nearest for us of that relationship is with scotland, because we never conquered scotland.it is said they conquered us. what happened was the crowns were united in one person, and the two parliaments decided they would merge in one parliament. scotland always regards itself as extremely special, and only fairly reluctantly agrees that the u.k.'s supreme court has got something to say, sometimes, about scottish law. our federalism is completely different from yours, really, although we are there with the object of making laws of the united kingdom as uniform and consistent, and correct as just, -- correct and just, as it could be. >> ruth could probably speak to this better than i can. with my short time on the court, the issue of the relationship between federal and state power is so interwoven in so many issues that come before our courts and continuing dialogue. for our system, it continues to revolve. is that a fair way to put it? >> very fair way. it is part of our everyday fare. just before i came here, i received an application for a stay, not of a federal court decis

scotland always regards itself as extremely special.only fairly reluctantly have agreed that the u.k.'s supreme court has something to say sometimes about scottish law. our federalism is completely different from yours, although we are making law as uniform and as consistent and that's correct and has just as the cast -- as it possibly can be carried -- and as just as it possibly can be. even on my bottom line >> -- >> even on my court, there are so many issues that come before our courts and so i think that for our system it continues to evolve. is that a fair way to put it? >> that is a very fair way. part of our everyday fare, just before i came here, i received an application in new york state's highest court. it visits state law issues. depending on how that plays out, does the constitution say what has occurred? we are dealing with a mix of state and federal laws and all the time -- laws all the time. one of the great advantages of our federalism is that the state experiments. they did not all have to do the same thing. one can ex

jam and his lovely wife roberta and my friends back from japan, here from scotland, members of the folk group average white band, alan gori and-- thank you for being here. get your tickets while you still can. and last but not least, a special thank you to one of my personal heroes, jim layer and my pbs family, who always are in my corner. get those pledges end, folks. most of all, as i conclude my term as chairman, i want to thank you, our members for the opportunity to advocate and work on your behalf. it has been truly annexed aryans i will never forget. now, i would like to turn the gavel over to my dear friend and colleague, and a person who will serve as service your chairman next year, peter slen at c-span. [applause] 's been now the c-span video library has 160,002 hours worth of video on line. let's consider this deemed an and pass. thank you are a much and we will see you next year. [applause] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ it is a guidebook, it is a travelogue if you well but it is also kind of a mini-history, a work of iraq are free of each of these presidents and let's face it you can tell a

that means jobs in the northeast, jobs in scotland, 2,000 jobs in the u.k. as a whole. it is because the government as been prepared to support of these the development. >> thank you, mr. speaker. if the prime minister would he kindly drop in on castle point and meet the wonderful people of concern who would thank him for deciding to be index the basic state pension but to earnings? will he get on and do it quickly? >> mr. speaker, i am grateful for his invitation to visit him. i am aware that he is a longstanding campaigner on these issues. i do pay tribute to the work being carried out. it is right that after the turner report we made recommendations about linking pensions to earnings. i also thinks he recognize a lot of the work is done by local councils. i am afraid some conservative counsels are looking down the elderly. >> speaker, the economist professor has predicted the various measures currently in place. unemployment could rise toward 5 million. what effect does my right honourable friend think it would have if a policy as a matter a principal were adopted? >

police in scotland describe the conditions as, quote, horrendous. >>> the vatican is again defendingndal was improperly handled. at his general audience this morning the pope spoke about good friday observances leading up to easter. meanwhile, though, vatican lawyers are trying to have a lawsuit filed in the u.s. over the scandal dismissed. >>> well, yesterday's milwaukee archbishop made a formal apology. take a listen. >> i apologize to anyone who has been the victim of clergy sexual abuse. this crime, this sin, this horror who never occur, especially by a priest. those who committed these crimes -- >> a milwaukee priest, father lawrence murphy, was accused of sexually abusing as many as 200 boys at a school for the deaf from 1950 to 1974. the vatican did not remove murphy from the priesthood. >>> finally, want you to take a look at this video from china. a chinese army recruit being taught to throw a hand grenade kind of messed up a little. but he was lucky. look closely. the recruit throws the grenade but it bounces back toward him. but his quick thinking instructor dragged him to

scotland always regards itself as extremely special.only fairly reluctantly have agreed that the u.k.'s supreme court has something to say sometimes about scottish law. our federalism is completely different from yours, although we are making law as uniform and as consistent and that's correct and has just as the cast -- as it possibly can be carried -- and as just as it possibly can be. even on my bottom line >> -- >> even on my court, there are so many issues that come before our courts and so i think that for our system it continues to evolve. is that a fair way to put it? >> that is a very fair way. part of our everyday fare, just before i came here, i received an application in new york state's highest court. it visits state law issues. depending on how that plays out, does the constitution say what has occurred? we are dealing with a mix of state and federal laws and all the time -- laws all the time. one of the great advantages of our federalism is that the state experiments. they did not all have to do the same thing. one can ex

to jim, his lovely wife, roberta, and my also friends back from japan here from scotland, members of the group average white band, thank you guys for all the here. before we end up, you can get tickets while you still can. and last but not least, a special thank you to one of my personal heroes, jim lehrer. and my pbs family who always are in my corner. [applause] >> get those pledges in, folks. most of all, as i conclude my term as chairman, i want to thank you, our members, for the opportunity to advocate and work on your behalf. it has been truly an experience i will never forget. now, i'd like to turn the gavel over to my dear friend and colleague and the person who will serve as your chairman next year, slim man, peter slen of c-span. [applause] >> will now the c-span deal ever has 160,002 h worth of video online. let's consider this dinner deme and past. thank you all very much. we will see you next year. [applause] >> [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inau

and the same thing happened in england especially in the north of britain and scotland.onder from your experience living in britain, how the british deal with that even -- or do they even deal with it at all? again, we're building an underclass -- >> host: got the point, thanks, paul. >> guest: the british understand the need for social mobility. they had a much stronger class system than we do. i think americans is still a pretty socially mobile society. people come up from nowhere and can succeed in our country because we make opportunity available. this is one of the reasons i think we have universal healthcare. you can't really have the opportunity to succeed if you're sick and can't get treated. it's part of the american dream. to give everybody a chance. and providing them healthcare is part of giving them a chance of giving them an equal chance. >> host: thomas roy reid has been our guest on "in depth" for the last three hours. these are his english books, "confucius l ves next door,"n "the chip", "united states of europe", "the healing of america", his most recen

same thing happened in england especially the north of britain and scotland.your experience living in aitain my wonder how the british deal with that or do they deal with it at all? we are building an underclass. >> guest: the british understand the need for social mobility and

and the same thing happened in england especially in the north of britain and scotland. and i wonder from your experience living in britain, how the british deal with that even -- or do they even deal with it at all? again, we're building an underclass -- >> host: got the point, thanks, paul. >> guest: the british understand the need for social mobility. they had a much stronger class system than we do. i think americans is still a pretty socially mobile society. people come up from nowhere and can succeed in our country because we make opportunity available. this is one of the reasons i think we have universal healthcare. you can't really have the opportunity to succeed if you're sick and can't get treated. it's part of the american dream. to give everybody a chance. and providing them healthcare is part of giving them a chance of giving them an equal chance. >> host: thomas roy reid has been our guest on "in depth" for the last three hours. these are his english books, "confucius l ves next door,"n "the chip", "united states of europe", "the healing of america", his mo