Shortly. So with the favorite Douglas Murray to our event and as a journalist and with dad associate editor and then with us in person at the Manhattan Institution just after the publication but then to be an observer of all things and then so much moment in time and for that reason and others. Its a great pleasure to be with you in all your members. We will talk for the next 20 minutes and the q a for the audience and to take questions anytime you like and when we turn over to the q a portion of the events take your questions at that time. So we will jump right in. We are continuing to go to the serious moments in history to look at that selfevaluation how governments have handled this moment. And then to handle the moment better than they are and that we are so happy to check in with our friends. I would like to start with a political moment the uk finds itself on january 31st. But the uk left the European Union and started a transition. Which is only about 11 months and is short any
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The time to tune into this event today. Im so sorry we cant be together in person, although a very much hope it will be sometime soon. But in the meantime, its nice to connect this way. And stay tuned. The Manhattan Institute is putting together a ton of virtual content theyll be rolling out over the next few months so look at your in boxes for information about those events coming to you shortly. In the interim im so priced to welcome my guest, Douglas Murray to our event this afternoon. Douglas is a journalist and im sure many of you, if not all, have read his work on the pages of the wall street journal, National Review or the spectator 0 where he is an associate editor and his 2019 book the madness of crowds and is with news person at the manhattan instate, i think in early 2018, and that was just after the publication of this book the straight death of europe. Douglas is in Formidable Political critic and while he is an observer of owl things uk and u. S. , im not sure he knew the
A heavy price for its disorganized. And the virus is spreading among Homeless People in the u. S. Activists say the resources are there to help get them off the street reduce the risk so why isnt more being done. Well im terry martin good to have you with us german chancellor going to. Have outlined a joint plan to speed europes recovery from the Coronavirus Crisis the plan calls for a half trillion Euro Rescue Fund to boost the sectors of the economy hit hardest hardest by the pandemic and for the 1st time germany and france are calling for the e. U. To raise joint debt heres more now from merkel and mccall as they were detailing their proposal just. A short while ago for the Franco German cooperation and Franco German friend. Leads as to setting a signal we know that we are 27 and when france and germany give the signal no i think the whole of europe is in a better shape to form an opinion and to progress thats why we want to issue 500. 00. 1000000000 euro of. The shirt term for. Exp
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