knowledge of thejohn swinney biography and the knowledge of the john swinney biography and the historyears. we may come back and mind your brain forfurther we may come back and mind your brain for further information when alexeijohn swinney brain for further information when alexei john swinney may be arriving but for now, we will leave it there and we will return to edinburgh when we see the first minister appear in the first minister appear in the wings. airports in the european union and other schengen—zone countries — which had scrapped 100 millilitre liquid limits for hand luggage — have been told they must put the restrictions back in place from today. the european commission said it's a temporary measure to address a technical issue with new equipment, but it's not said how long it will remain in place. here's our transport correspondent, katy austin. for a while, it looked like the era of the tiny toiletry was nearly over. all major airports in the uk were told to put in new state—of—the—art scanners. they would allow the 100ml limit on liquid containers going through security

that isjohn that is john swinney that isjohn swinney outlining part of his programme for government in. let us go to our correspondent he was listening to that and is outside holyrood. he is looking ahead but despite the fact that there were those £500 million worth of cuts yesterday. he has a challenging financial situation. they are facing severe restrictions. he didn't shy away from that fact in this programme for government. his aspirations those governments in the next few months which detailed a few and a lot of hopes for the year ahead. john swinney said it was a privilege to present the programme for government and further showed the direction of the country. he admitted it was a challenging situation but he talked about his driving priority for his government which he said would be eradicating child poverty. he said that tackling that issue would be the moral compass for his government. he talked of the government trying to further the idea of what he called whole family support. streamlining processes and pooling resources which are used to support families in poverty. he tal

the's mr swinney said his government _ tories! the's mr swinney said his government had - tories! mr swinney said | his government had expanded childcare, ensured scots could afford university and mid welfare payments to the prince families, but after a thumping and the general election, he said the party was focusing on why scotland should be independent is not how it should happen. my independent is not how it should happen. my promise to ou is should happen. my promise to you is that _ should happen. my promise to you is that i — should happen. my promise to you is that i will _ should happen. my promise to you is that i will make - should happen. my promise to you is that i will make sure - you is that i will make sure independence is understood as the route to a stronger and a fairer country, understood not as nice to have but as urgent and essential here and now. the seech and essential here and now. the speech was _ and essential here and now. the speech was all _ and essential here and now. the speech was all about the battle for blame. critics of the snp says it must take

butjohn swinney says scotland's real problem is london, where labour is making billions in cuts after most cynical. a total breach of trust with all those who supported labour. a labour party that promised change is delivering more of the same. the same tory debt rule, the same tory cuts agenda. labour has not delivered change. labour is delivering the same damaging austerity as the tories. mr swinney said his government had expanded child care, ensured scots could afford university and made welfare payments to the poorest families. but after a thumping in the general election, he said the party must focus anew on why scotland should be independent, not how it could happen. my promise to you is that i will make sure that independence is understood as the route to a stronger and a fairer country, understood not as nice to have, but as urgent and essential here and now. this speech was all about the battle for blame. critics of the snp say it must take responsibility for looming cuts to public services. butjohn swinney is trying to pin the blame on both the conservatives and labour in l

difficult forjohn swinney after that announcement of cuts announcement of cuts.he wider context as well. his party, the snp took a hammering as well. his party, the snp tooka hammering in as well. his party, the snp took a hammering in the general election and they are now facing the holyrood election to scottish parliament in two year's time. he is also the leader of a minority government so in order to get it bills though he needs to get other parties on site. in this programme for government he talks about commitments that are practical and not partisan. he's is at the fact that he is in a minority government. he talked about commitments that were affordable, impactful and deliverable. perhaps talking to the fact that there has been half £1 billion of cuts and an ounce. the programme of government includes 1a bills that alongside 12 bills that are already before the scottish parliament. i think what was most interesting was the commitment of the direction of travel. the way that he would like to see his government don't make the areas he would like to see his

butjohn swinney says scotland's real problem is london, where labour is making billions in cuts afterf trust with all those who supported labour. a labour party that promised change is delivering more of the same. the same tory debt rule, the same tory cuts agenda. labour has not delivered change. labour is delivering the same damaging austerity as the tories. mr swinney said his government had expanded child care, ensured scots could afford university and made welfare payments to the poorest families. but after a thumping in the general election, he said the party must focus anew on why scotland should be independent, not how it could happen. my promise to you is that i will make sure that independence is understood as the route to a stronger and a fairer country, understood not as nice to have, but as urgent and essential here and now. this speech was all about the battle for blame. critics of the snp say it must take responsibility for looming cuts to public services. butjohn swinney is trying to pin the blame on both the conservatives and labour in less than two years. voters will

john swinney wants to reconnect with the scottish people after the election defeat.e wants to put that behind him with a pledge to focus on what is being described as the "people's priorities" in his keynote address today. speaking to delegates yesterday, stephen flynn, who now leads a much reduced band of snp mps at westminster, took the election defeat on the chin. in this room we all know and understand that hiding from that harsh reality will fix nothing because the right response never lies in easy excuses, the only right response is rooted in reflection and responsibility. flynn also attacked the new labour government in westminster, saying they were opposing austerity. he said the snp has to reroute itself in the priorities of the scottish people, priorities and we believe the party has moved away from. john swinney will take that on when he takes the stage, he also wants a less polarised national debate, claiming he wants to intertwine the snp's independence campaign with those priorities. andrew kerr, bbc news. we will hear that speech in full on the bbc new

i think that is what mr swinney will be trying to do.fficult cuts coming down the line. but of course we have not had the uk budget yet. the chancellor rachel reeves will be setting that out on the 30th of october. after that point, there is a possibility that things might improve in a sense. scotland might get a bit more money than what they were expecting. because of course they have got really not much of an idea at the moment. they might actually kind of turn the tables once again and be able to present a more positive story, but actually that attack line from the snp against labour is particularly to what extent is the snp being forced to address the sort of trouble that beset the party, the lack of progress towards independence, the police independence, the police independence that investigation into the party's finances, for example? it into the party's finances, for example?— into the party's finances, for examle? , , example? it is interesting full sto - example? it is interesting full stop there — example? it is interesting ful

john swinney saying that he will govern with the scottish people's priorities in mind.nteresting that he mentioned independence because remember, of course, the snp is a party that has independence at its heart. but what he is trying to do with this programme for government is say and show that the snp are effective in government and that will be his strategy, i think, going forward for the next two years.— think, going forward for the next two years. many thanks are talkin: us next two years. many thanks are talking us through _ next two years. many thanks are talking us through that - next two years. many thanks are talking us through that on - next two years. many thanks are talking us through that on john | swinney�*s first programme for government. thank you very much. of course, more details on our website and we also have a live page following this as well. if you want more details it's all there. let's take a look at some of the day's other news. and more migrants have been trying to cross the channel from france this morning, despite the deaths of 12 people yes

the first minister of scotland john swinney says he is| of scotland john swinney says he is deeply disappointed in lockstep to protect jobs and invest in the area and that concern for the area itself cannot be overstated because the story of grangemouth itself over the past 100 years is heavily linked to the story of the refinery. studio: jamie, thank you. data centres in the uk are to join the emergency services, financial systems, and energy and water supplies as critical national infrastructure. the centres carry out a range of digital services, from data processing and storage to powering ai tools and social networks. the change means they'd receive extra support during a major incident — such as a cyber attack, an it outage, or an emergency caused by extreme weather. a 23—year—old woman arrested in connection with a major investigation into a hull funeral directors is no longer being treated as a suspect. humberside police removed 35 bodies and a quantity of ashes from legacy independent funeral directors in march, following a report of "concern for care of the deceased". a law aiming to h

john swinney wants to reconnect with the scottish people after the election defeat.s the "people's priorities" in his keynote address today. speaking to delegates yesterday, stephen flynn, who now leads a much reduced band of snp mps at westminster, took the election defeat on the chin.

now, this is john swinney talking about when he met the public meant john paul.aul marks to discuss the public. i'm going to start all that sentence again. but i do know what i'm saying. public finances. he's the permanent secretary who briefed him, and he said, the first briefing i got talk about bringing you to down earth. i was in the door an houn down earth. i was in the door an hour, and i could see how difficult it was. that doesn't sound really difficult, does it? if he said i was in the door five minutes and i realised this was awful, but an hour either wasn't that difficult or he's really slow, you know, it's like it's bad . like, is that good? it's bad. like, is that good? no, no, no, it's really bad. this is a minus figure. it gets bigger . it's this is a minus figure. it gets bigger. it's minus. honestly, it's not bad as in the way people use the word bad in a modern way. meaning good. you know , john's like oh, really bad know, john's like oh, really bad in a modern way. >> when did your modem way finish? in 1987. yeah bad man. >> that was a modern w

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john swinney has been in thejob programme for government.in the job for less than four months. this is its first programme for government. his single biggest priority is to lift children out of poverty. eradicating child poverty. he is pointing to measures that this government has already taken. there is a weekly payments to low income families already. the child poverty action group here in scotland say that the scottish government is taking the right measures when it comes to child poverty, but the scale and the pace of change isn't nearly enough. elsewhere today, we are also expecting to hear the first minister talk about his government's plans on climate change on growing the economy and is sustainable public services. given the fine man secretary, was talking about £500 million worth of cuts yesterday, that is challenging. it'll be interesting see how much focus there is on growing the economy as there's not much spare cash around the shiny new policies. ahead of this announcement, labour says in the scottish government has lost its way

lorna, what are we expecting to hear today from john swinney?space programme for government as first minister with some big policy ideas but those kind of ideas often necessitate large amounts of cash and it's hard to see how he's going to be able to pull a rabbit out of the hat. because of those financial constraints, half £1 billion of cuts announced by his finance secretary yesterday. he doesn't look like he has got a lot of room for manoeuvre. when he took over of lead as the snp he said for him the main area to focus on was to tackle child poverty and he has made clear that he is going to emphasise that this is also his government biggest priority, there are policy areas in scotland different from elsewhere such as the scottish child payment, payable to the families of each child under 16 and in a low income households. campaigners say the scale and pace of the action of letting young people out of poverty has not been nearly enough. here's this afternoon expected to say he is optimistic, the government can go further to enhance the lives o

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the keynote speech by scotland's first minister, john swinney , who took over from john swinney, whohild poverty as a priority. plus, a ceasefire in gaza . ceasefire in gaza. >> humza was one of the first and remains a leading voice, demanding an immediate ceasefire and the return safely of all hostages in gaza. that the message from this conference be heard loud and clear. the killing of innocent men, women and children must end and it must end now . must end now. >> meanwhile, israel's prime minister says he won't rest until those responsible for killing six hostages in gaza are caught. the bodies were recovered from underground tunnels near rafah, but the families of those of some of those still being held are calling for protest against benjamin netanyahu's leadership . benjamin netanyahu's leadership. two teenagers have been arrested over the murder of a 13 year old boy in oldbury, west midlands. police said the teens are being held in connection with the fatal stabbing in lovett avenue earlier this week , and they're earlier this week, and they're being questioned in custody. t

the keynote speech by scotland's first minister john swinney , who first minister john swinney, who tookghlighted getting a ceasefire in gaza as a priority. >> it was one of the first and remains a leading voice , remains a leading voice, demanding an immediate ceasefire and the return safely of all hostages in gaza. but the message from this conference be heard loud and clear the killing of innocent men, women and children must end, and it must end now . end now. >> to germany now. and a party on the political right is expected to be the biggest in at least one state of the country's regional elections. alternative for germany, also known as the afd , is expected to win in afd, is expected to win in thuringia with a third of the vote in neighbouring saxony. the party is expected to come second. that means the anti—migrant eurosceptic party will be the first to win on the first party on the right to win since the second world war. next, black mould and ant infested homes. now the labour landlord responsible, has sacked his property agent. ilford south mp jaz atwell, who owns a rental por

todayjohn swinney is marking the anniversary by giving a speech to pro—independent activists in edinburghcotland's future. as parliament returned, i spoke to many leading figures in the no campaign, they were gracious and understanding that lifelong independence campaigners like me were truly hurting at that moment. if the result had gone the other way, i know i would have shown the same courtesy that they extended to me. but when i think about those days after the referendum, i tell you what else i remember. it was how quickly people in the yes campaign dusted themselves down and looked to the future with renewed determination. many of the grassroots campaign groups didn't melt away, they stuck together and they continued working in and for their communities. new friendships had been forged and a new sense of possibility planted in the minds of thousands of people. that sense of empowerment resonates to this day. and that's why even though i was devastated by the result, i am though i was devastated by the result, iam in though i was devastated by the result, i am in no doubt that scotla

john swinney has been in thejob programme for government.the economy, given there is lots of spare cash lying around for any kind of shiny new policies. the head of the announcement today, labour has said the scottish government has lost its way, the tories have said that ministers have run out of ideas. the scottish greens that it was the first minister's a last chance to prove his party's climate credentials. all of this comes ahead of the scottish parliament elections in 2026. ., ~ y. let's catch up with matt and a look at the weather. how is it looking? a bit mixed. good morning. looking fine for some, as it is here in greater london right now, the sun breaking through the clouds, fairly calm, settled start. there are showers around for some already and it will be a story of sunshine and showers. some seeing more of one than the other, of course. also feeling a bit fresher out there. fresh is that the moment in parts of scotland, central and southern scotland, central and southern scotland, more in the north of england, temperatures down

scotland's first minister, john swinney, has promised"significant reform" of public services in an effortannounced half a billion pounds in spending cuts. the scottish government has also had to ditch an unfulfilled commitment, to expand free school meals, to all primary school pupils. 0pposition parties say the snp has run out of ideas. the bbc has seen evidence from the treasury which suggests the state pension is set for an above—inflation rise in april, of more than £a00 a year. it'll go up in line with the rise in earnings, which is forecast to be higher this year. the news follows the government's decision to cut winter fuel payments for most pensioners. britain's jack draper is through to his first grand slam tennis semifinal, with a dominant and brilliant display at the us open. the 22—year—old, beat the tenth seed, alex de minaur in straight sets, 6-3 7-5 6-2. here's nestor mcgregor with the details. jack draper's challenge was to play his game and not the occasion. tricky when this is your first appearance in a grand slam quarterfinal. his opponent, australia's alex de minaur, w

the snp leaderjohn swinney has addressed his party conference in edinburgh, insisting he is "learninghe snp lost 39 of their 48 mps at westminster injuly. the first minister said he wanted his government to end child poverty, reach net—zero targets, deliver strong public services and boost the economy. you're live with bbc news. polls have closed in eastern germany where the far—right alternative for germany party is on course to win a big victory in the state of thuringa with almost 33% of the vote. the party is nine points ahead of the conservative cdu and is far ahead of germany's three governing parties. this will be the first regional election the afd has won, even though it's unlikely the party will be able to form a government as it does not hold the majority of the vote. the afd is anti—immigration, wants to replace the euro with the deutschmark, and opposes the national government's approach to the war in ukraine and climate change. demonstrators against the afd�*s projected win gathered outside the thuringia state parliament in protest. sunday's results are being viewed as a

the keynote speech by scotland's first minister, john swinney, who took over the party from humza yousaf in may, highlighted child poverty as a priority. plus, a ceasefire in gaza. >> humza was one of the first and remains a leading voice, demanding an immediate ceasefire and the return safely of all hostages in gaza. but the message from this conference be heard loud and clear. the killing of innocent men, women and children must end, and it must end now . must end now. >> two teenagers have been arrested over the murder of a 13 year old boy in oldbury , west year old boy in oldbury, west midlands. police said the teens are being questioned in connection with the fatal stabbing in lovett avenue earlier this week. the family of the 13 year old killed are aware of the developments, and the met office has extended thunderstorm warnings across a large part of the uk. much of england, wales and scotland is now covered by the alert for today and tomorrow. forecasters say there is a risk of flooding because of heavy showers and hail, and those are your latest gb news headlines. i'm will hollis

scotland's first minister, john swinney, has promised?, just 2a hours after his administration announced half a billion pounds in spending cuts. the scottish government has also had to ditch an unfulfilled commitment to expand free school meals to all primary school pupils. opposition parties say the snp, has run out of ideas. tennis now, and jack draper has secured place in his first grand slam semi—final with brilliant display. the 22 year old briton beat 10th seed alex de minaur 6—3 7—5 6—2 in us open quarter—finals. nestor mcgregor has the details. our reporter stephen murphy is in the newsroom with more a big deal. absolutely. a breakthrough _ a big deal. absolutely. a breakthrough win - a big deal. absolutely. a breakthrough win for - a big deal. absolutely. a| breakthrough win forjack a big deal. absolutely. a - breakthrough win forjack draper. there's no doubt about it. you think thatjust there's no doubt about it. you think that just a year there's no doubt about it. you think thatjust a year ago he was ranked outside the world's

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i scotland's first ministerjohn swinney will be laying out the plans for his government later?on the snp“s agenda ahead of the scottish parliamentary election in less than two years time. he said it is single biggest priority is to lift children out of poverty. he said that the scottish government has already taken on that challenge. the child poverty action group here in scotland says that the scottish government is taking the right measures when it comes to child poverty, but the scale and the pace of change is not nearly enough. elsewhere today, we also expecting to hear the first minister talk about his government's plans on climate change. on the economy and sustaining public services. even the finance secretary was talking about £500 million worth of cuts just yesterday. that is challenging. it will be interesting to see how much focus there is on growing the economy given that there not much skate bay cash lying around for the shiny new policies. laboursaid around for the shiny new policies. labour said that the scottish government has lost its way. the tories said that

. >> snp leader john swinney has >> snp leaderjohn swinney has promised to make the party an electionarty again, vowing to treat his party to victory to lead his party to victory on the final day of their conference in edinburgh. >> in his keynote speech, he also highlighted getting a ceasefire in gaza as a top priority. >> protests. in israel as thousands of people in tel aviv and jerusalem fill the streets after the killing of six hostages in gaza. protesters blocked roads while police used water cannon to disperse crowds. idf soldiers recovered the bodies of the hostages, who israel say were killed moments before troops reached them. the hostages families forum, which represents relatives of those held in gaza , blamed the deaths held in gaza, blamed the deaths on prime minister netanyahu's failure to secure a deal with hamas . hamas. >> right. still to come , should >> right. still to come, should you be fined for taking your child out of school from today? that's going go 90 up go up quite we'll be debating that after break. >> look, we've been talking about this throughout the m

the keynote speech by scotland's first minister, john swinney, who took over the party from humza yousaf in may, highlighted child poverty as a priority. plus a ceasefire in gaza. >> it was one of the first and remains a leading voice , remains a leading voice, demanding an immediate ceasefire and the return safely of all hostages in gaza. but the message from this conference be heard loud and clear. the killing of innocent men, women and children must end, and it must end now . must end now. >> two teenagers have been arrested over the murder of a 13 year old boy in oldbury, west midlands. police said the teens are being questioned in connection with the fatal stabbing in lovett avenue earlier this week. the family of the 13 year old killed are aware of those developments. the met office has extended thunderstorm warnings across a large part of the uk. much of england, wales and scotland are now covered by the alert for today and for tomorrow, forecasters say there's a risk of flooding because of heavy showers and hail. and to finish for you. great britain's ben pritchard has won paraly

well, let's hope they can turn around the snp and get john swinney out . the snp and get john swinneyder of the scottish conservatives taking over from douglas ross is a one, mr russell findlay, who has the approval of claire muldoon. >> so there we go. right. well let's get your latest news headunes let's get your latest news headlines with tatiana sanchez . headlines with tatiana sanchez. >> banana. thank you. and good morning . the top stories. the morning. the top stories. the keir starmer has called for israel and terror group hezbollah to agree to a ceasefire, saying escalation serves no one. speaking at the un general assembly, the prime minister implored the two sides to step back from the brink. sir keir also discussed the importance of a ceasefire deal with his lebanese counterpart . with his lebanese counterpart. it concludes the keir starmer's three day trip to new york after attending the annual meeting of world leaders . it comes after world leaders. it comes after the israeli prime minister said his nation's troops would keep fighting at full force, and that news of a p

arrested and could face prosecution with scotland's first ministerjohn scotland's first minister john swinneytating there is no place for what he called right wing thuggery in scotland. meanwhile, a counter—protest has been organised by stand up to racism. a source for the royal family has said that the king's health is improving , stating health is improving, stating that it's heading in a very positive trajectory. britain's monarch was diagnosed with cancer earlier this year and has since been undergoing treatment. queen camilla seems to have confirmed this news of his of his improvements earlier this week, whilst opening a new cancer centre in bath. she commented that the king was doing very well. the snp has called on the prime minister to u—turn on plans to cut winter fuel payments. research has shown that close to a million pensioners in scotland received the payments between 2022 and 2023, but under new plans by the labour government , 87% of those labour government, 87% of those would lose that financial support. more heavy rain is expected across the uk today, with many still at the

the first minister, john swinney, told me last week that he is open to discussions and i did say to him murray inspired facility. he said he would be open to discussions on that. what that looks like . looks like. >> all right. thank you so much. journalist heather du bois there. i think judy murray is amazing. >> she is . and she's got two. >> she is. and she's got two. her other son is a great tennis player, two doubles player. >> well, sports centre mark buckland joins us now as well to discuss this. mark, you just heard that what we were talking about there, the country depends on. so sports facilities for so much more than just gold medals. we depend on it for kids to not be violent and aggressive and bored on the streets. in fact, and fat. so not to put too fine and fat. so not to put too fine a point on it , and fat. so not to put too fine a point on it, where does this resistance to investment in these facilities come from, do you think? >> i guess it's all politics, isn't it? and the one thing i would say is that when judy murray gets involved in a campaign and as we've been he

first minister of scotland, john swinney is going to mark it with a speech shortly. stay tuned for that. and a lot more interesting stuff as well. this is britain's newsroom on gb news. >> it is 1048. it's britain's newsroom on gb. news go on. foreign office is urging calm heads and de—escalation after hundreds of simultaneous explosions across lebanon. in parts of syria. this is all to do with people's pages. the most extraordinary was saying it's like james bond gb news home and security editor mark white said, what's it got to do with the foreign office calling for calm head? and i mean, israel won't take any notice of what the foreign office says. >> well, you could argue that perhaps, but they are very concerned about what this will do in terms of escalation in israel. know that the middle east of course, they know that. and i think hezbollah, for some considerable time is not going to be in a position to do much of any consequence, really, in israel. i think the wider concern potentially is we know there are hezbollah operatives all around the world, you know ,

>> but despite all the routes blocked through westminster and the courts, snp first minister john swinney >> i will make sure that independence is understood as the route to a stronger and a fairer country, understood not as nice to have, but as urgent and essential here and now. that is how we will make independence happenin is how we will make independence happen in the days before the referendum, thousands felled scotland's streets in a sea of saltires. >> but this past weekend, former first minister alex salmond addressed mere hundreds at an event marking the milestone anniversary. >> we are here today to demonstrate that we can recapture that mood of optimism and determination of people wanting to reclaim their country. that's what we have to do . do. >> a decade after campaigning for great britain being better together, scottish labour leader anas sarwar remains optimistic for scotland's future despite the prevailing negativity surrounding the topic. there's lots that people can look back on and feel quite negative about, but actually , despite about, but actually, despite that nega

now john swinney today, he had a speech here in edinburgh and it was interesting to hear him almost get at what scotland is now ten years later, that he is at the helm of its government. but i think we've got a wee clip just to give you some, some insight into the words from scotland's first minister. this morning the world was watching us, waiting to see if they were about to witness the birth of the world's newest independent country. >> this poland. they approached. you could barely walk ten yards without spotting a window poster or stumbling across a street stall or a campaign rally, or eavesdropping on the folk at the bus stop, or in the queue at the post office. having an in—depth philosophical discussion about economic or defence policy. today, in 2024, we must reawaken that sense of hope, of optimism and of possibility that was so prevalent. ten years ago. it is time for us to talk to each other again. and when i see each other, i mean to talk to everyone in scotland . everyone in scotland. >> now, certainly there's been marches and rallies recently that haven't been the best po

but despite all the routes blocked through westminster and the courts, snp first minister john swinneyence remains urgent and essential. i will make sure that independence is understood as the route to a stronger and a fairer country . fairer country. >> understood not as nice to have, but as urgent and essential here and now. that is how we will make independence happen. >> in the days before the referendum , thousands felt referendum, thousands felt scotland's streets in a sea of saltires. but this past weekend, former first minister alex salmond addressed mere hundreds at an event marking the milestone anniversary. >> we are here today to demonstrate that we can recapture that mood of optimism and determination of people wanting to reclaim their country. that's what we have to do. >> a decade after campaigning for great britain, being better together, scottish labour leader anas sarwar remains optimistic for scotland's future despite the prevailing negativity surrounding the topic. >> i think there's lots that people can look back on and feel quite negative about, but actually despi