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worth does the united nation pose how much power does it pose when the united states and the united kingdom my own country when they wanted to go to war in iraq when they felt that it couldn't be done through the united nations security council because of a veto from france and and other countries they just wanted to alone and they bypassed the united nations and the nations could do nothing whatsoever so it may be a talk shop and it may be a talk shop where certain small countries can feel their work for that particular five or ten minutes that their leader speaks but in reality in terms of influence and power they have none whatsoever when you think about that thomas when the great powers have no use for the world body they just say well we'll go on our own and there's good and they can do it with impunity. the question is why did the united states and the united kingdom go to the security council in the first place there would have been an additional legitimacy had the security council approved they're going to war they did not that is the way the charter was written so that the major po
worth does the united nation pose how much power does it pose when the united states and the united kingdom my own country when they wanted to go to war in iraq when they felt that it couldn't be done through the united nations security council because of a veto from france and and other countries they just wanted to alone and they bypassed the united nations and the nations could do nothing whatsoever so it may be a talk shop and it may be a talk shop where certain small countries can feel...
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whole of the united kingdom should benefit from the north sea. and i think we should do everything possible to keep the united kingdom together because we are stronger. england, scotland, northern ireland, wales than we ever would be separately. >> does the prime minister agree with me that we need more women on corporate boards? >> i completely agree with the honorable lady. the current figures are simply not good enough. only 14% of 100 company directors are women. we should do far better. we have some experience from the problems -- the problems we had in our own party and the need to take much more proactive action to make sure we have a better balance at the top of politics. we need a much better balance at the top of our board rooms as well. >> aren't the most vulnerable people in the care of the health service -- those silent voices who live in residential homes -- will he express his regret that under his watch, we hear today the reduction in the number of inspections which three-quarters a 70% reduction because money was moved from inspe
whole of the united kingdom should benefit from the north sea. and i think we should do everything possible to keep the united kingdom together because we are stronger. england, scotland, northern ireland, wales than we ever would be separately. >> does the prime minister agree with me that we need more women on corporate boards? >> i completely agree with the honorable lady. the current figures are simply not good enough. only 14% of 100 company directors are women. we should do...
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whole of the united kingdom should benefit from the north sea. and i think we should do everything possible to keep the united kingdom together because we are stronger. england, scotland, northern ireland, wales than we ever would be separately. >> does the prime minister agree with me that we need more women on corporate boards? >> i completely agree with the honorable lady. the current figures are simply not good enough. only 14% of 100 company directors are women. we should do far better. we have some experience from the problems -- the problems we had in our own party and the need to take much more proactive action to make sure we have a better balance at the top of politics. we need a much better balance at the top of our board rooms as well. >> aren't the most vulnerable people in the care of the health service -- those silent voices who live in residential homes -- will he express his regret that under his watch, we hear today the reduction in the number of inspections which three-quarters a 70% reduction because money was moved from inspe
whole of the united kingdom should benefit from the north sea. and i think we should do everything possible to keep the united kingdom together because we are stronger. england, scotland, northern ireland, wales than we ever would be separately. >> does the prime minister agree with me that we need more women on corporate boards? >> i completely agree with the honorable lady. the current figures are simply not good enough. only 14% of 100 company directors are women. we should do...
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now what's in common with all these countries national health care systems new zealand united kingdom australia israel korea italy japan slovenia. it's time for us to say that health care is a basic human right but it's time for us to take health care out of his whole political nonsense that was left is a right is it is it the free market or the the the rest of the world has demonstrated a national health care system works when you start on the promise that health care is a right and not a privilege and that the government is there to guarantee those rights and make things work then you can have a health care system that works and that's what we need to do in the united states medicare or be easy for everybody just like everybody buy into medicare problem so . it's time for a daily poll your chance to tell us what you think here's the day's question first who is vermont now it's non tanna will single payer and eventually end up in all of america your choices are yes with health care costs going up we will eventually see the light or no the health care law is some companies will never
now what's in common with all these countries national health care systems new zealand united kingdom australia israel korea italy japan slovenia. it's time for us to say that health care is a basic human right but it's time for us to take health care out of his whole political nonsense that was left is a right is it is it the free market or the the the rest of the world has demonstrated a national health care system works when you start on the promise that health care is a right and not a...
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national health care system israel has a national health care system sweden luxembourg and the united kingdom has a national health care system it's different from the rest of them in that it's genuinely socialist medicine that is to say in the u.k. or close to it in the u.k. the government actually owns the hospitals and clinics the rest of them are more like you know private clinics and things like that so there's a variety of ways to do this but they all have national health care systems ireland portugal even slovenia and here's the united states in terms of life expectancy and at the same time you get these guys around but we do something about it about social security because social security is going down in flames because we're about to run out of money there's total health expenditures as a share of g.d.p. i don't know if we have that we have a graphic here it is right here this is particularly interesting if you look at you know public and private and. and the thing that's really interesting about this and in some of this this graph messed up but basically the public spending on healt
national health care system israel has a national health care system sweden luxembourg and the united kingdom has a national health care system it's different from the rest of them in that it's genuinely socialist medicine that is to say in the u.k. or close to it in the u.k. the government actually owns the hospitals and clinics the rest of them are more like you know private clinics and things like that so there's a variety of ways to do this but they all have national health care systems...
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he's hoping to build on trade links between the united kingdom and russia.cnn moscow to tell us what we can expect. matthew, business negotiations between these two countries have been fraught for some time now, particularly centering bp and its deals there. how much work will it take to restore them? >> well, it's going to take a lot of work to get them up to a friendly basis, essentially the relations have been strained, particularly since 2006 since the killing of alexander litvinenko. andre lukavoi is in russia. they've been asking for extradition so he can face trial. it's turned into a major point of confrontation between london and moscow. certainly david cameron says he will raise this issue when he meets the two main leaders of russia, president medvedev and prime minister putin later on today. prime minister cameron also saying he wants the emphasis to be very much on forging better ties with russia, forging business lunks, a large delegation of british leaders from britain is accompanying david cameron. they'll be meeting their various counterpart
he's hoping to build on trade links between the united kingdom and russia.cnn moscow to tell us what we can expect. matthew, business negotiations between these two countries have been fraught for some time now, particularly centering bp and its deals there. how much work will it take to restore them? >> well, it's going to take a lot of work to get them up to a friendly basis, essentially the relations have been strained, particularly since 2006 since the killing of alexander litvinenko....
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there are thousands of undocumented citizens of the united kingdom in america, and the united kingdom government has no interest. i would urge you to press that. there are bilateral trade agreements and millions of people working. press the slew. one final point, i would challenge the bill. at would price do we have comprehensive immigration reform. i would ask the question at what price can we not have it? >> so you would give them all the bad stuff just to get the good things? >> no, i wouldn't. but i'm reminded of what voltere said, which is let not the perfect be the enemy of the good. by holding out for the perfect, there are 12 million in a bad way in this country. >> what is the difference between imperfect and the atrocious. >> i would ask you to not let the perfect outway the we. thank you for having this commission tonight. someone once said that what leads evil to triumph over good is that good men do nothing. i think you for doing something good and not letting the evil win by sitting down and doing nothing. thank you. >> thank you. i will probably get in trouble for letti
there are thousands of undocumented citizens of the united kingdom in america, and the united kingdom government has no interest. i would urge you to press that. there are bilateral trade agreements and millions of people working. press the slew. one final point, i would challenge the bill. at would price do we have comprehensive immigration reform. i would ask the question at what price can we not have it? >> so you would give them all the bad stuff just to get the good things? >>...
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united states is a country that is a model for the rest of the word. we in the kingdom of saudi arabia have had very long and strategic relationships with the united states since 1945 when king -- met with president roosevelt. and the people of the kingdom send their children to study in the united states. today we have more than 40,000 saudi students spread throughout the united states acquiring their know how and their skills for their future. so that human contact between us is all important to saudis. and my fear is that with this veto that the u.s. will exercise on this issue, that somef these things that we now take for granted will come under great strain. >> chaie: like what? >> well people for example looking to the united states as a source of know how and skills. up to now at least the saudi students have been seeking to come here to acquire their huh-uh and their skills. i don't know how they would react to america position. there will be those who say becae of amica's excellence in education that people will come to come here. i don't know. but my concern i
united states is a country that is a model for the rest of the word. we in the kingdom of saudi arabia have had very long and strategic relationships with the united states since 1945 when king -- met with president roosevelt. and the people of the kingdom send their children to study in the united states. today we have more than 40,000 saudi students spread throughout the united states acquiring their know how and their skills for their future. so that human contact between us is all important...
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the people of the united kingdom do you think that ultimately nato is intervention will cause more trouble in the middle east a region that after already deeply unstable no i think the most serious i think it will if it if nato stays there as an occupation force but i don't think that is going to happen i think the really troubling conflicts in the middle east at the moment are within syria i think if you look at bahrain and the way in which saudi arabia went into bahrain to prop up the oligarchy there against the wishes of the people these are the flashpoints in the middle east that still have not and that is going to happen. once people have scented revolution once they have seen that freedom and a better life is possible i don't think they will go back under the yoke of the talker see barry god and thank you very much. ninety sixty six because it's the same you say other things i was doing in this reason we were given for doing it was a personal protest. during the vietnam war and the antiwar movement emerged that altered the course of history this movement didn't take place on college
the people of the united kingdom do you think that ultimately nato is intervention will cause more trouble in the middle east a region that after already deeply unstable no i think the most serious i think it will if it if nato stays there as an occupation force but i don't think that is going to happen i think the really troubling conflicts in the middle east at the moment are within syria i think if you look at bahrain and the way in which saudi arabia went into bahrain to prop up the...
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article of the people of the united kingdom do you think that ultimately natives it's a faction will cause more trouble in the middle east a region that is after all already the plea unstable so i think the most serious i think it will it if nato stays there as an occupation force but i don't think that is going to happen and i think the the really troubling conflicts in the middle east at the moment talk with in syria i think if you look at bahrain and the way in which saudi arabia went into bahrain to prop up the oligarchy there against the wishes of the people these are the flashpoints in the middle east that still have not conversed asunder that is going to happen. once people have scented revolution once they have seen that freedom and a better life is possible i don't think they will go back under the yoke of the talk or see barry gardner thank you very much. and the worldwide manhunt for him lasted for fifteen years. i one year old warrant was promised for. political murder for the west. materialism and. generally the servant. of. one archie. the. let's just say. that the boos
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and the sense of national identity in the united kingdom is under threat with another nation possibly going its own way. this story still to come but first twenty seven people are reported to been killed by syrian security forces backed by troops in several towns across the country this comes as the arab league announced it's reached an agreement with president bashar al assad promised reforms the plan outlines proposals to bring an end to the bloodshed release prisoners and hold elections within three years u.s. and europe impose sanctions on syria and according to the un security council to condemn violence in the country united nations says more than two thousand died in the uprising since mid march what authorities in damascus plain groups for the rest . meanwhile russia resurging both sides to start talking to avoid another libya style conflict moscow plans to send a fact finding mission to syria to get firsthand information on the areas hit by violence the decision was announced after members of the syrian opposition visited the russian capital requesting foreign help speaking o
and the sense of national identity in the united kingdom is under threat with another nation possibly going its own way. this story still to come but first twenty seven people are reported to been killed by syrian security forces backed by troops in several towns across the country this comes as the arab league announced it's reached an agreement with president bashar al assad promised reforms the plan outlines proposals to bring an end to the bloodshed release prisoners and hold elections...
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of the people of the united kingdom do you think that ultimately needs his intervention will cause more trouble in the middle east a region that is after all already deeply unstable so i think the most serious i think if nato stays there as an occupation force but i don't think that is going to happen i think the really troubling conflicts in in the middle east at the moment are within syria i think if you look at bahrain and the way in which saudi arabia went into bahrain to prop up the oligarchy there against the wishes of the people these are the flashpoints in the middle east that still have not burst asunder that is going to help. once people have scented revolution once they have seen that freedom and a better life is possible i don't think they will go back under the yoke of the talk or see very god no thank you very much. mission. couldn't take free school which is free. free. free. free. free volunteers any old story or media projects c.e.o. don carty touched on. in the. the official. from the. video. all season long fuel costs. for the palm of your. question. if the. price of.
of the people of the united kingdom do you think that ultimately needs his intervention will cause more trouble in the middle east a region that is after all already deeply unstable so i think the most serious i think if nato stays there as an occupation force but i don't think that is going to happen i think the really troubling conflicts in in the middle east at the moment are within syria i think if you look at bahrain and the way in which saudi arabia went into bahrain to prop up the...