do you think the if the u.k.government particularly cameron is not going to chase down for you know terrorists like for example the financial terrorist that destroyed iceland are currently have safe harbor in london while dealing songes being deported of course cameron lets these terrorists out of safe harbor in london should cameron what should he go after the terrorists or is terrorism just too much part of the economy here in u.k. can't get rid of it without destroying everything i think you have to say really you could just push you to terrorists in some sort of symbolic way you mean you know you know it's. it's not just those individuals it's the system in which could pay to a corruption and that it's the system has to be dismantled main clues the position the system within which people like david cameron are not acting or anything you know the thing about the thing about pools the thing about zuccotti park the thing about oakland the thing about portland the thing about so you the thing about madrid the thi

u.k., it is possible. as there is no e.u. wide tax system it would be impossible to collect the graduate tax from the e.u. nationals when the return to their own country without breaching e.u. law. this also applies to e.u. expects. if i graduate and move abroad how does the government prepare taxing me. i essentially got my degree for free. this would encourage the people in the highest paid salaries to move abroad so they could avoid this tax. also, dropouts but if i didn't complete my degree do i get a graduate tax? this acts as a disincentive someone who's on track to receive aid for your degree instead of getting a low mark they could drop out a few weeks before the finish. they haven't got a degree so they never pay a graduate tax. finally this will not abolish debt. students still need to pay for a accommodation, textbooks, food, and transport. so we will still graduate with a debt which needs to be paid off alongside our graduate tax. it has all the benefits of a graduate tax witho

the u.k. youth parliament gathered in the house of commons for a debate. the students aged 11 to 18 discuss several topics including public transportation and university tuition fees. this is three hours 20 minutes. >> speaker. >> please be seated. welcome to the house of commons for this, the third annual sitting of the united kingdom youth parliament. i hope you will agree that this is the foremost public occasion on which you have the opportunity to express your views, display your passion and show your skills. we are delighted to have you here. i hope you thoroughly enjoy yourselves. you've got five important topics that you have chosen to debate. and we need to get on to those debates as quickly as possible. but just before we do, there are some words of welcome to you to be expressed by representatives both of the government and of the official opposition. please, colleagues, begin by giving a warm welcome to the leader of the house of commons, sir george young. [applause] >> mr. speaker

it is hoped this will breathe into the u.k. economy and bring down unemployment which is the worst it has been for 17 years. of course, the opposition will argue public spending is being cut too far and too fast and that is choke ofg the growth of the economy. george osborne will vow to stick to his deficit reduction plan, perhaps there is one thing they can both agree on. he country would be in a much worse position had it joined the euro. >> the united states has made it clear it wants europe to do more to sort out the euro didn't crisis. president barack obama has pressed officials in the finance minister meeting and expected to agree on had you to improve the bailout and approve the release of a much delayed loan to greece. the pressure on the european central bank will not necessarily produce an immediate reaction. >> i think we are unlikely to see what some have talked about which is the european central bank literally announcing one day we are going to be the lender of last resort and put unlimited amounts of money behin

and u.k. officials have been quick to deny they are seeking a military confrontation with iran statements were released by a spokesman from both sides following media reports of a potential armed operation aimed at iran's alleged nuclear weapons facilities however they did say the west has no intention of easing pressure on the islamic republic and would use what a scribe a wide range of means at their disposal the likes of the u.s. and britain are expected to seize upon the upcoming. report on iran's nuclear program it will reportedly reveal new intelligence about the alleged atomic activities but author. says these threats are nothing new for iran. this has been going on for almost for more than four years now these permanent threats against iran on the part of the israel who are calling for a preemptive strike. all these two days ago and it all coincides with the battle of israel is really on southern lebanon in two thousand and six so i think we have to be very cautious and basically under

the u.k. slaps fresh sanctions on iran after concerns over its nuclear program severing all financial ties with the country more details to follow. international news and comment live from moscow twenty four hours a day thousands are massing in egypt's tahrir square the morning the country's military rulers step down in the third day of clashes police to protest as with tear gas and rubber bullets at least twenty four people have been killed in the largest demonstrations since febreze uprising that ousted dictator hosni mubarak. is in current. the mood is incredibly happy but people here are very very angry they very frustrated and they say they going no way they paid to sit what's a way to being hold a stake in the revolution out many of the protesters i've been talking to say that they expect to die in the polls that we just heard reports that a few people have been that injured possibly killed there are still radix some violence amongst the protesters and security forces it's very difficult

he conceded the u.k. border agency acted without ministerial approval in certain actions and the head of its border force, brody clark, had to be suspended. this is 32 minutes. >> questions to the prime minister. dr. julian help burn -- hepburn, number one, please, sir. >> thank you, plr. i'm sure the whole house would wish to join me paying tribute to private matthew hazeldon. despite only being in the army a short time, he proved himself to be a dedicated soldier. he made the ultimate sacrifice to the safety of the british people and we should send our deepest condolences to his family and friends. this week we will pause, of course, for all of those who lost their lives in defense of their country so we enjoy peace and freedom and we are humbled by the sacrifice they made. this morning i had meetings with the minister and colleagues and others and in addition to the house, i will have further such meetings today. >> may i add my tribute to the prime ministers about the sad death from the private from t

and the u.k. the animosities in world war two of course are still festering and the other thing is you said that if a gold backed euro bond i think that's a way to steal the gold of europe instead a better method for italy would be to drop out of the euro and have a gold backed currency and gold backed lira that would be a way better a strategic move on their part for in the currency wars of course that's why they very quickly put in this guy monti to run italy big instead of having somebody who is a sub who is representative of the people's interest remember his nickname is three card monte he likes to shuffle the cards around and hide the money and steal all the money because he's a charlatan and of course i mean the f.t. does note that this plan of backing the euro bonds with the nation's gold it might even backfire as investors wonder if the losses could exceed the twenty percent covered by the gold of course the losses will exceed twenty percent because the plan is to take the gold yes of cou

ahead of the u.k. border agency, rob whiteman, who also didn't know that this unauthorized action was taking place, he said this and i think it's very important for the house to understand, ahead of the border agency said this, brody clark admitted to me on the second of november that on a number of occasions this year he authorized his staff to go further than ministerial action. i therefore suspended him from his duties. in my opinion it was right for officials who have recommended the pilot so we focus attention on high risk to our border, but it is unacceptable that when my senior officials went further an was approved. that is why he was suspended. that is why the home secretary back to that decision. it's important issue to understand that brody clark was suspended by the head of the u.k. border agency. it was efficient quite rightly taken by him back by the home secretary back to bite me. >> ed miliband. >> isn't it typical, mr. speaker, when things go wrong it has nothing to do with them? [shou

in the u.k. parliament report access the ninth one in the three people said they wanted to go to universities but were not able to deutsch to the financial burden of living away from home, a figure that is set to skyrocket with proposals by the government to increase university tuition fees to 9,000 pounds a year. what's more, past increases in the threshold were not and are still not enough to ensure that everyone who wants to study at universities can. crippling debt is launching out thousands of young people from their right to education and their right to a stable working future. the tax principle provides a safety net for those universities and the higher education standards for 28% of the u.k. graduates out of work but a quarter of graduates would insure that people in the situation would pay nothing until they are in the work and even better, a person on an average salary of 13,000 pounds would be 37,000 pounds better off each month. it could be argued that the abolition of university tuit

to india and india to the u.k. and we're in essence creating jobs in the u.k. by having a studio in india. >> but india still has its own way of doing business. places like wal-mart are not sure it wants to let the whole world in. corruption and its still creeping infrastructure keep other investors away. >> that's the thing about the indiaen economy, they say it's a bit around this, the makers have kept it going for more than 50 years adapting it as much as they can but it can only go so far and so is fast without falling apart. >> one more baby born in india. this one named today is the 7 billionth in the world. a blessing that could help it become an economic super power or the burden that holds india back. andrew north, "bbc news," delhi. >> this is "bbc world news." i'm david eades. these are the headlines. the greek prime minister calls for a referendum on the euro zone bailout deal thrashed out in brussels last week. china launches itself into the space race with a mission to build a permanent station over india. survivors of u.s. drone strikes in pakist

ahead of the u.k. border agency, rob whiteman, who also didn't know that this unauthorized action was taking place, he said this and i think it's very important for the house to understand, ahead of the border agency said this, brody clark admitted to me on the second of november that on a number of occasions this year he authorized his staff to go further than ministerial action. i therefore suspended him from his duties. in my opinion it was right for officials who have recommended the pilot so we focus attention on high risk to our border, but it is unacceptable that when my senior officials went further than was approved. that is why he was suspended. that is why the home secretary back to that decision. it's important issue to understand that brody clark was suspended by the head of the u.k. border agency. it was efficient quite rightly taken by him back by the home secretary back to bite me. >> ed miliband. >> isn't it typical, mr. speaker, when things go wrong it has nothing to do with them? [sh

the u.k. orders the evacuation of its embassy in iran and warns of serious consequences if after an angry protesters stormed the facility following a decision to impose more sanctions. doubts are cast over age of parliamentary elections as protesters continue their demands for the military rulers to step down as a record number of hopefuls turned out to vote for change in the country. also serves persist with putting up roadblocks along a disputed border despite nato forces clamping down with tear gas and rubber bullets in days of confrontations. fortunately coming to life from moscow on marina joshie a furious pakistan is making its anger abundantly clear over the recent nato air strike which killed twenty four of its soldiers it's now pulled completely out of a key security conference on afghanistan future next week it also promised to permanently close the lines as key military supply route through its territory reports. relationships are never easy but when it comes to the partnership betw

and also france and the u.k. sent in its air force and it also used its navy to make a naval blockade around libya and now the national transitional council in libya is saying that its friends will be rewarded and these are not just words we've seen a couple of trips in the last two weeks or so earlier this month for the u.k. department of trade and industry of working party to libya to have a look around see what needed doing what needed rebuilding and now the national transitional council has come to london to hold a meeting with top city business executives to drum up interest of what they're calling massive opportunities in. libya so what we're seeing really is this direct correlation between participation in the effort to oust gadhafi and contracts that are awarded off to its we have seen earlier german companies express an interest in taking part in the effort to rebuild libya and the libyan saying no you know you didn't participate in the. in the no fly zone and you had no part in that so you will have no

the u.k. is being pretty quick to criticize but very slow to act to bail any of these countries out and we've also heard the prime minister of luxembourg this morning saying that heavily indebted countries like britain shouldn't be advising shouldn't be dictating the response to the euro crisis tension is just keep their mouths shut we are also seeing a lot of friction between the two about this possible financial transaction tax which has been jobs for nothing which tax in the u.k. takes the rich and gives to the poor that london is obviously a major financial center. to be is very heavily reliant on financial services and has loosened its financial regulations in order to encourage its investors to come. to invest in the u.k. the germans want this financial transaction tax they say it would raise valuable revenue but bush's chancellor fixed it george osborne calls it aimed at the heart of the system in fact some in the u.k. think that france and germany are deliberately trying to introduce t

and u.k. orders the iranian embassy in london to close as the diplomatic rift deepens after violent protests to stall the pritish compound interest on forcing its staff to pull out. plus egypt's parliamentary votes enjoys a record turnout this illusion just to say the poll would limit the military's powers over party. that in business the world's major central banks give a powerful lift to equity markets around the world they agreed to lower the cost of tell us watson as means to go for it quickly and avoid the global credit crunch join me for a full business bulletin and i think. international news in comment twenty four hours a day this is good to have you with us this hour pakistan has dealt a fresh blow to the u.s. car deciding to boycott a key security conference on afghanistan next week you already tense relations between the two hit a new low after a recent nato airstrike on army post killed twenty four pakistani soldiers the decision to stop the conference is the latest step by islam a

protests escalate in the u.k. and millions taking part in a strike today they're protesting slashes the public sector pensions over thirty labor unions from public health to tax collection have joined the movement much of the country now at a standstill as thousands of schools shut down and i believe that the airport simply walk out are to correspondent laura smith is on the ground in london. it started with twenty thousand people out on the streets of london present to get past the public sector pensions and it ended like base a small group of processed is from the ok by the london stock exchange movement of reports of people people like this building behind me it just seems that the reason they've got to fight is because one of the highest paid c.e.o.'s in the country what else numbers of police have turned out to protect the building and we hear that they're trying to get the occupy protesters out as we speak now we've seen a huge rally in london state's twenty thousand people turned out to protest against cuts

the u.k. slaps fresh sanctions on iran after concerns over its nuclear program severing all financial times with the country more details of the followed. from all business desk growth in markets close deep in the red as equities around the world come back on concerns that the sovereign debt crisis could spread to the eurozone biggest economies join me for now on that in our business the. international news and comment live from moscow twenty four hours a day this is t.v. thousands massing in egypt's time here square demanding the country's military rulers step down in the third clashes police hit protesters with tear gas and rubber bullets at least twenty four people have been killed in the largest demonstrations and spread his uprising that ousted dictator hosni mubarak. is in. there must easily be tens of thousands of people are gathering here in town this where you can afford insults interest will put their chance of various servants among those slogans like owning on the military machine

but for our global viewers, big story in the u.k., because it's the first u.k. casualty of the financial crisis that hit in 2008. the government at the time bailed it out and took full control and ownership and injected the government and the taxpayer and injected millions into the bang and split it up between the bad bank and good bank. the bad asset part of it on one side and the retail consumer part of the other bank and are finally selling it to virgin money, a branch of the virgin group and at the moment they should receive just over $1 billion. half of what they paid. they do hope to gain more from it as it progresses. but the taxpayer could end up losing a billion or $60 million dollars. >> the other story -- the other story you're chasing is about airline passenger duty. >> another u.k. focus but ramifications for passengers who get on a plane and leave a you want k. airport. the four big airlines in the u.k. all joining in a unified approach complaining heavily against the a.p.d. which has risen very sharply. a passenger could pay from $38 to $267 per t

but u.k. orders the iranian embassy in london are closed as the diplomatic rift deepens the violent protests to school the british compound in turmoil and forcing it stop the pullout. i don't record not go but you should turn up the cost of both in parliament reelection but severe square demonstrators say the poll is meaningless if the policy. by them of a. business the size of the world's major central banks give a powerful pretty markets around the world by agreeing to lower the cost of the dollar slots as means to boost the quickly and avoid the credit crunch for more on the markets from an. it is now a just after seven pm here in moscow are you watching our team with me rory. pakistan has dealt a fresh blow to the united states by the stunning so a boycott a key security conference on afghanistan next week. i've already tense relations between the two hit a new low after a recent nato airstrike on army posts killed twenty four pakistani soldiers the decision suits not the conference's the

case as well because he was doing this in the u.k. it's not really any case for him to be extradited to the united states is not clear that he was infringing copyright in united states britain signed the extradition treaty with america in two thousand and three nearly a decade on controversy still surrounds it the u.s. can extradite whoever it wants without proof or hearing privileges the u.k. does not get the treaty was a muscle change for the government while in opposition but a recent review it commissioned just deemed the treaty still fair several leading m.p.'s refused to agree though the commons home affairs committee calling for changes so it was a mistake in the first place to sign a treaty i think it was a mistake it's not a level playing field even with a partner like america we need to make sure that we of being equal and we are being fair to our citizens and that is not the case at the moment opposition against the extradition treaty is growing in westminster dissenting in peace of just force through a debate on it later t

the u.k. slaps for sanctions on iran after concerns over its nuclear program severing all financial ties with the country more details to follow. and russell markets goes deeper in the red as equities around the world tumble on concerns that the sovereign debt crisis could spread to the euro zone's biggest economies turning for more on that in our business and plenty of. international news and comment live from moscow twenty four hours a day this is the thousands are massing in egypt's tahrir square to modeling the country's military rulers step down in the third day of clashes police here protestors were to gas and rubber bullets at least twenty four people have been killed in the largest demonstrations since february uprising that ousted dictator hosni mubarak. is life in car. you've been in tahrir square the entire day what is the mood like there. are tens of thousands of. people. jaime the mood is incredibly afy the people here are very very angry they're very frustrated and they say they

u.k. and israel could be moving toward a policy of intervention in iran that's ahead of a crucial report by the u.n. nuclear watchdog due next week that will assess the military side of tehran controversial nuclear program political analyst chris bambery things that any attempt to attack the country would lead to a fierce retaliation and a drawn out bloody conflict. and he was reading the press reports on these contingency plans being joined by the minister of defense who wondered for the time . must be worrying that if iran is know it's developing a nuclear missile would be developed and you could be so faced with the idea that the americans the british and these really cool you shouldn't unprovoked attack. on the world a much more dangerous place and a kind of a worse alliance. these three people in the west seem to underestimate the straight into the arena and nationalism that is a strong national a sense a member and so bought up and for him to face the country and. it was with that in

the u.k. department for trade and investment already has start on the ground in libya ready to welcome british companies. awarded contracts wanting to get in on the action oil firm shell and b.p. shares rose on the news they were talking to the transitional government engineering firms are up and mark macdonald also reportedly keen both the latter refused to put up a spokesman when asked preferring instead to send basic statements which critics say is a new tactic to avoid defending their ethics it's better p.r. for them. any form of public discussion of why they're doing what are you around the world. so far the conflict in libya looks like an excellent investment hawtho billion dollars to oust a dictator with a return of three hundred billion in business contracts when it's all over now that humanitarian goals no longer need to be touted wall suddenly makes great business sense nor a smith forty london. still to come for you this hour will a probe launch to martian mood reached its destinati

the u.k. order or steve back away from its embassy in iran and warns of serious consequences after angry protesters stormed the facility following a decision to impose more sanctions. doubts were cast over egyptian parliamentary elections as protesters continue their demand for the military rulers to step down as a record number of hopefuls turn up to vote for a change in the country. because of the serbs persist with putting up roadblocks along the disputed border despite nato forces clamping down with tear gas and rubber boards days of confrontations. is russia a safe haven while global markets are there climbing and while is also down russian markets are adding one percent find out why in the latest business news went through. this is r.t. coming to live from moscow one pm in the russian capital on marina josh welcome to the program if you are as pakistan is making its anger abundantly clear over the recent nato air strike which killed twenty four of its soldiers it's now pulled completely

and now certainly the u.k. is in those calls either thanks very much indeed for that live update from london i bet it. war is a tragedy for many even a chance to make a fast buck for an unscrupulous few the amount of money missing in iraq and afghanistan is reached i water levels but no one is being held to account as artie's going to climb explains. not everyone leaves the words though empty handed the number of people indicted and convicted by the u.s. for bribery fraud and theft in iraq and afghanistan has never been so high among those a marine in iraq who sent home forty three thousand dollars in stolen cash by hiding it in a food locker among american flags a soldier who shipped thousands more concealed in a toy stuffed animal they can go after people to steal for three thousand dollars all they want necessary ok they should go after him but what about on a larger scale in two thousand and six michael o'brien was tasked with helping build the iraqi military he says those who have pocketed mili is enjoyed

the u.k. orders evacuation of a damacy iran and warns of serious consequences after angry protesters stormed the facility following a decision to pose more sanctions. doubts were cast over egypt's parliamentary elections as protesters continue their demand for the military rulers to step down as a record number of hopefuls turn up to vote for change and the country. also serves persist with putting up roadblocks along the disputed border despite nato forces clamping down with tear gas and rubber bullets in the days of confrontation. and uncertainty dominates global markets russia is no exception in the audience m i six in the season opener wednesdays trade flats and pointing in opposite directions more of this in twenty to. eleven am the russian capital you're watching r t with marina joshua welcome to the program well if you were as pakistan is making its anger abundantly clear over the recent nato air strike which killed twenty four of its soldiers it's now pulled completely out of a key sec

is using the u.k. as a puppet again forty percent believe the verdict is the result of a conspiracy to gag internet freedom six percent say it was a legitimate step towards a fair trial but the rest think the supreme court may overrule the decision anyway to submit your vote at an r.t. dot com. the upcoming g twenty summit in the french city of can is set to begin with what's become something of a tradition massive protests suppressed by the police and the rage of behind the banners remains the same this year economic hardship and seemingly disconnected leaders and that is daniel bushell reports there's a growing sense that corporate interests are taking precedence over the public's wellbeing. g twenty host from says it wants this summit on its picturesque mediterranean coast to reflect the importance of emerging nations in the world but this financial crisis deepens in both the u.s. and european union economists sports self interest behind that noble claim to involve more right economist of israel to