not just in the u.k. but possibly worldwide for more on this drug was who was on hand in london for the protest freelance writer erica seder it's. great to be here great to have you with us first of all what was it like on the ground in london this weekend for you what was the major carry away for i think it was just a really powerful experience for me i join you know half a million other folks there just you know such a diverse crowd there is you know nurses teachers parents and union member is firefighters i think it just was a really powerful show of strength and it was really sort of a showing that this is really affecting all walks of life and all types of different people in the u.k. and it's not just limited you know narrow and narrow group it's kind of a mass movement that's really emerging there the coverage that i saw on television here in the united states seemed to emphasize violence i know there were you know a few crazies in the crowd did you see any there's certainly some but i think for the

there is certainly a fear here in the u.k. that this is just the beginning of this intervention and again there will be an antiwar demonstration here in london outside downing street on sunday afternoon so people are certainly coming out and saying that they're worried about this all right argues laura and live for us in london thanks for that report. moscow has called on coalition forces to refrain from using indiscriminate force in libya we've got more on the reaction from moscow from marcie's peter all of her live outside the foreign ministry. hello peter so tell us more about this statement from the foreign ministry. well the latest statement it's be released by the russian foreign ministry the ministry says that it's unacceptable for military force to be used for anything other than the protection of civilians in libya they also called them what they see is the indiscriminate use of force by coalition we can now hear part of the statements. we strongly call on the relevant states to stop the indiscriminate use of force we

in the u.k. the u.k. and movement is getting a lot of news coverage in the major media particularly b.b.c. but here in the u.s. . it seems to me from just watching the news what your biggest challenge is that the corporations who run the big t.v. networks they don't want to pay taxes anymore and bank of america does and are you having a tough time cutting through this well you know that's our job you know that's what we're here to do we've got to penetrate public awareness and make sure that people hear the facts because you know americans are pretty smart and when they hear the facts on this one everybody agrees it's a magnetic message you tell people you know bank of america made four point four billion dollars i paid less in taxes than you have in your pocket everybody gets that that's wrong but that's cheating and it's immoral well they did it with one hundred thirteen offshore. fifteen tax havens around the world you know and they say i mean that investor conference and they say we make the majority

uncut grew out of the u.k. uncut movement and is dedicated to making sure a trans national corporate tax dodgers like bank of america exxon mobil pay their fair share of taxes so we can uncut the slashing going on in benefits of the middle class are held in a national day of action this saturday urging people to show up in protest at their neighborhood bank of america branch so far bank of america in washington d.c. has been shut down twice by u.s. uncut protesters the movement is getting so much mobility in the u.k. that today the government there announced they were raising taxes on the rich oil companies and banks and declaring no more cuts to social programs because of that and actually the daily take interest of none but will u.s. uncut get the same sort of response from our government here tell us is ryan clayton regional spokesman for the u.s. uncut movement brian welcome thanks for having me great to have you here with us the first of all why bank of america will become america's an egregious tax structu

it dropped forty three french in all bombs on libya the u.k. alone they have fired missiles launched from submarines which are currently stationed off the coast of libya and we've also seen bombing from the sky from tornado jets which were flown all the way from the u.k. people are saying on the street why are we going to libya when we're not going to other places that is seeing large scale civilian casualties caused by governments in the civil war we're seeing a lot of casualties thousands of casualties in the ivory coast where of course the main export is not for oil but in fact. there's also been an extremely serious situation going on in some years in somalia and the situation continues that very volatile again no intervention from from the u.k. or from the u.s. and of course given the general economic backdrop that we see here people are talking a lot about the cost of war they have heard their government saying repeatedly over a series of months we have got no money we've got no money for pensions we've got no money for public sector wages

and the u.k. anyway i think most of the most likely it will be a big job and we are already pretty heavily involved both on we we've got enough on our plate with afghanistan the americans are going off on their plate with iraq and afghanistan i think it's most unlikely you can ever completely rule these things up but i don't see it and let's talk a bit about libya's relationship directly with the u.k. we hear this a lot of libya's oil wealth is invested through loans and there's assets now being frozen but could they be used as a ballgame chip with gadhafi i suspect from what i've heard so far that it's a blunt instrument and i'm one of the things i'm unhappy about is that although as i said at the beginning i'm glad that we were at the security council and i think it was the right thing to do and one who thought because you know the decision for the security council i think when you start to look at the small print of the decision to try to be not very helpful for example. one of our ministers lia

is the u.k. actively trying to engage with the rebels well i hope so i mean don't ask me too much about that it is they're calling it is rather embarrassing i don't think we british diplomacy at its best to be frank i'm sure that the british media as well but yes we should be talking to the rebels i think it's. it's a difficult thing to do it's not unique to be plenty of situations indeed but that's in a way paolo the situation in afghanistan which we should be talking to people we're fighting against libya we are not fighting it's anybody but we should be talking to the different parties we are talking to get off his people william hague said the other day that he personally would on the telephone commercial can show the libyan foreign minister i just want one of get out of could have his closest supporters. and i think we've also got to reach out to the others just didn't think through firstly because tripoli won't want us to do it of course a little bit will put a spoke in with a town and secon

surely these people the americans the u.k. may be the going in under a humanitarian banner of faith do it or there are people there that need humanitarian help on there where there probably are but you know if those same countries are interested in humanitarian aid were they in the sudan were they in the democratic republic of congo neither of those have the interest in the because of course because of all the oil in libya all right but look ok do you think they are actually going to step in maybe oil is a thing we should be talking about is prevention over the last couple of days maybe this is the driver here do you think it will drive them take it over that limit where they do actually go in. i'd have to guess at this point yes they probably are going to be quite frankly i'd be a little bit surprised to find that they're not already there. but if they do interfere many people before this program is saying they are going to make the situation worse how much worse can it get. well that's hard to say because it's difficult to te

they're all fears the u.s. and u.k. could use force to influence what's happening the country remains in deadlock as protesters to monta gadhafi step down. as on the rest of the middle east and north africa brings tarnished reputations out in the open it's the absolute power of british spin doctors being counted on to whitewash government image. and all set for an out of this world journey. the next guy says who is undergoing final examinations in gratian for their flight to the international space station on the fiftieth anniversary of the first manned flight into space more details just ahead. two pm in moscow i matter as a good to have you with us here on r t our top story there is increasing speculation the u.s. and u.k. could intervene in libya with use of force president obama says he's keeping all options open and ready to act if the crisis deepens washington is already increased its military presence in the region are his policy or has more. well i'm standing here on the border crossing between china sea and liby

and the u.k. anyway i think most americans most likely it will be a big job and we're already pretty heavily involved both and we we've all enough in our plate with afghanistan the americans have got a lot on their plate with iraq and afghanistan i think it's most of like you can never completely rule these things out but i don't see it and let's talk a bit about it because relationship directly with the u.k. we have this a lot of libya's oil wealth is invested through loans and those assets have now been frozen but could they be used as a bargaining chip with that effing i suspect from what i've heard so far that it's a blunt instrument and i'm one of the things i'm unhappy about is that although as i said at the beginning i'm glad that we're at the spirit of helpful and i think it's the right thing to do for the book because remember this decision for the security council i think when you start with a small political decision it's likely not very helpful for example. one of our ministers liam fox

team is the u.k. actively trying to engage with the records well i hope so i mean don't speak too much about that it was so-called i think it's rather embarrassing i don't think it would produce diplomacy at its best to be frank i have said that from the british media as well but yes we should be talking to the rebels i think it's. it's a difficult thing to do it's not unique i'm going to be plenty of situations indeed it's in a way paolo the situation in afghanistan which we should be talking to the people who are fighting against libya we are not fighting against anybody but we should be talking to the different parties we are talking to good office people william hague said the other day that he personally was on the telephone the commission of the libyan foreign minister was one of get out get off it's close supporters. and i think we've also got to reach out to the others it's difficult for people who firstly because tripoli work wonders to do it of course a little bit will put a spoke in it would

cow thing bank owes the u.k. two point five billion pounds ok. so much less anger over that by the population than against a public sector union worker and also one of these things bank guys arrested was the former treasurer and bank after the collapse of the bank you then went to work for the f.s.a. the financial services authority in the u.k. yeah it's an amazing amount of corruption in iceland and u.k. exceeded only by the banking corruption in ireland and it's also london as these guys topple the tyrants are looking at some guys in the middle east in their midst are running wild these bankers looting all the world and using london as a safe harbor you know they're totally blind to the leaders amongst them there and you know it's not just a river in egypt so there is another headline don't get mad get even so this is in wisconsin the whole coke brother scott walker story labor vows to recall wisconsin g.o.p. lawmakers fight anti-union building court so governor scott walker republican of wisconsin and his republican allies in the state senate t

the u.k. is increasing its military presence here on the island of cyprus there are two military bases here and we have seen a large number of planes landing at the bases supposedly bringing military force to the island now initially was the ukase idea to establish a no fly zone over libya but right now it looks like the u.s. officials are also speaking in favor of the idea of tensions grow high in the region as a two year u.s. warships are already having. the worst of it it's rainy and see they just passed by this so i ask you now we also know that some four hundred u.s. marines are currently located in the greek island of crete and it does look like it's got it doesn't step down the united states is willing to provide military support to his opposition the director of a top u.k. university has quit over the institutions links to khadafi his regime this comes after revelations the london school of economics was involved in libyan donations worth millions of dollars it's the latest scandal in a

the u.s. and u.k. are becoming more isolated as they refused to rule out intervention in libya germany has joined international voices opposing foreign military action washington massing its forces off the libyan coast claimed it's keeping all options on the table that are ready to step in if the crisis deepens archies policy or has more. plans ending here on the border crossing between china sea and libya every year and it certainly is a growing sense here that as the situation in libya deteriorates so too does the possibility for foreign intervention grow now the u.s. president barack obama in his strongest words so far against the libyan leader moammar gadhafi stated he had lost all legitimacy to rule and must step down he also said that he had approved the use of american military equipment to assist in the evacuation of egyptian and other refugees from libya the latest word from washington is that they are not ruling out a no fly zone this is in contrast to what the pentagon chief said a short time

it's senses time in the u.k. when every household in the country is asked to provide detailed information about their lives to the government so they can keep track of what's going on and who will be in charge of this sensitive data. yes it's controversial u.s. arms manufacturer a lot martin and campaigners ranging from religious groups to peace activists to data protection lobbyists are really against it on ethical grounds play on a number of oppressive regimes they also. the us heavily in the wars they fought in iraq and afghanistan opposed by the majority of people ember and even if supported by the british government hill vowed to boycott the census despite the risk of prosecution he says he won't be alone look he'd makes land mines on nuclear weapons and contracts out interrogation at guantanamo bay although it will be the u.k. arm that carries out the survey there's still a worry that the information could fall under the auspices of the us patriot act which compels personal data held by any company on system

continues to be printed and printed and printed so headline reads warning of food price riots in the u.k. . a senior economist at the worldwide bank h.s.b.c. has warned of civil unrest in britain it food prices continue to soar she said quote even in the developed world i think we have very very low wage growth so people aren't getting more in their pay packet to compensate them for food and energy and i think we could see social unrest certainly in parts of the developed world and the u.k. as well she doesn't blame the money printing that's going on in order to bail out the bankers she blames high energy prices which in turn leads to more biofuels so you can see where this go here will be it will be not on the bankers not on the banking guerrillas running rampant through our economies it will be on it ecologist and people like this person. funny enough i think if they are just a few generations most of these people complaining they come from peasant stock they'll return the peasant stock bluster good luck and ventured servants you never had any civil rights you never had any legal right

they're off the same u.k. could use force to influence what's happening in the country even means in deadlock as protesters dimanche gadhafi step down. british p.r. firms under fire for helping whitewash some of the world's most unpopular regimes including. and it's not easy being a spaceman just as these guys are a crew of six sit down for a stellar examine the moscow region the crew they've got the right stuff to be the next mission and international space station. and that of many of giant roussel rejects the offer to sell twenty percent stake in the north nickel back to the company find out more on that another business news in twenty minutes time. five pm in moscow bring you news around the clock from around the world this is our t m matras or our top story the u.s. and u.k. becoming more isolated as they refused to rule out intervention in libya germany has joined international voices opposing foreign military action washington massing its forces off the libyan coast claims it's keeping all options on the

the u.k. as recently the pentagon said the move would be seen as military intervention all season so another cover from selling person to major cases the locals here are saying that they have seen unusual activity around the two minutes or bases that are located here on the island of cyprus they're saying that a large number of planes have been lending rosalie bringing military forces through the islands in order to be on standby to be sent to libya however that information has not been confirmed by any of the nationals we do know however that so far q. your worship's have already passed through the suez canal we also do know that some four hundred u.s. marines were dispatched to u.s. base on the greek island of crete some major countries saying about that song to close an air embargo over libya but in order to do that they would have to have a clear mandate from the u.n. security council and russia in that respect has a reach to right russia has already spoken against such a decision and we do

the u.k. could lead a military intervention in the country. absolute power of bialys or goals from that course in the middle east and north africa it's british spindles is being recruited to wash away the blogs. and as america's top diplomat recluse ink on brings up a long drawn out or busy america is losing the media war we look at how well the west is currently spend the cash for make washington's message. a very warm welcome to you this is live from moscow there's increasing speculation the u.s. and u.k. could intervene in libya with the use of force president obama said he's keeping all options open and just ready to act if the crisis deepens while washington has already increased its benefit presence in the region sending warships on rings he's promised korea has more on the situation. the u.s. has already sent will ship sent have reached the mediterranean and are making their way towards libya we're hearing that four hundred u.s. soldiers are in the mediterranean right now really to board these warships at the same time the bush is prime

the u.k. is preparing for a nationwide census to take place later this month the government says it will help provide the services and resources people need but involvement of a controversial u.s. defense corporation leaves many fearing a previously could be violated his law in its reports. it senses time in the u.k. when every household in the country is asked to provide detailed information about their lives to the government so they can keep track of what's going on and who will be in charge of this sensitive data. yes it's controversial u.s. arms manufacturer a lot he'd martin and campaigners ranging from religious groups to peace activists to data protection lobbyists are really against it on ethical grounds they are the number of oppressive regimes they also. the us heavily in the wars they fought in iraq and afghanistan opposed by the majority of people in britain even if supported by the british government hill vows to boycott the census despite the risk of prosecution he says he won't

what journalist patrick hayes says demonstrators in the u.k. are trying to remove the government but instead asking for help a lot of protesters here are saying we need to walk like egyptians and we need to link up the issues between the protests are happening in the middle east and the protests are going to be happening here soon and i don't think it's that easy because actually what you see in the middle east are a lot of people arguing against state intervention in their lives for greater freedom from the state grows here is very much deeply ingrained so if we want to change then we need to go to the state to be the main agent of change there's a real sense that we can't do it by ourselves we're quite vulnerable people are often protesting on behalf of the vulnerable people in the u.k. shouldn't people who would be of who was effectively there's a lot of arguments about how to divide up shrinking pots of money in the u.k. because we need to obviously a balance the books but there isn't really any vision from the government or from the protest

played out on economies all over the world in the us in the u.k. in japan all over the industrialized nations the more that they kill and slaughter the higher the price is making a few people rich ok we're going to see that before oh my god well they're often selling us the story that look on the bright side of all of these disasters that's the heart of this disaster capitalism that we operate in so here's a headline fukushima is a triumph for nuclear power build more reactors now exclamation point quake plus tsunami equals one minor radiation dose so far so this is authored by louis page of the register and his analysis shows quote japan's nuclear power plants have performed magnificently in the face of a disaster hugely greater than they were designed to withstand being waiting entirely safe throughout in sustaining only minor damage the unfolding fukushima story has enormously strengthened the case for advanced nations including japan to build more nuclear power plants and in all is but no imaginable disaster cories ult and serious problems it's