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the individual, the community and the state. but what happens when that contract is threatened by forces beyond the control of any national government — say, a climate crisis or, right now, a global pandemic? my guest is baroness minouche shafik, director of london school of economics, former top official at the world bank. is humanity capable of collective action to meet global challenges? baroness minouche shafik, welcome to hardtalk. thank you very much. lovely to be here. its a p...

welcome to hardtalk. im stephen sackur. the idea of a social contract is a staple of political philosophy, put curedly, its the ties and obligations that bind the individual, the community and the state. but what happens when that contract is threatened by forces beyond the control of any national government, say, a climate crisis or right now, a global pandemic? my guest is baroness minouche shafik, the director of london school of economics, former top official at the world bank. is ...

welcome to hardtalk. im stephen sackur. the idea of a social contract is a staple of political philosophy. put crudely, its the ties and obligations that bind the individual, the community and the state. but what happens when that contract is threatened by forces beyond the control of any national government — say, a climate crisis or, right now, a global pandemic? my guest is baroness minouche shafik, the director of london school of economics, former top official at the world bank....

Welcome to bbc news. An explosion on an underground train in south west london this morning is being treated as a terrorist attack. The train was packed with rush hour commuters when the blast went off. It sent a fireball through the carriage. 22 passengers were injured, none of them seriously. The device appears to have been in a white container with a timer. The mayor of london says a manhunt for the attacker is now underway. The device detonated at 820 this morning at Parsons Green station on...

Shirley ballas has been named as the new head judge on strictly come dancing, replacing len goodman. Good morning, its tuesday the 9th of may. Im rachel schofield, welcome to bbc Newsroom Live. The conservatives have vowed to cap Energy Prices if they win the General Election. Under the plans theresa may would give powers to the industry regulator, ofgem, to set a limit for people on standard variable rates. Under the new plans, new powers would be given to ofgem to set a limit for people on sta...

Shortly. And here at the London Stadium it was a disappointing night for Great Britain at these World Athletics Championships. There was heartbreak for heptathlete Katarina Johnson thompson, who was one of those who missed out on a medal. And coming to a street near you, the growing number of bikes you can rent and then leave anywhere when youve finished. And carol has the weather. Today A Band Of Rain Crossing england and wales, not getting to the far south east until later and the far south ea...

Officers defends the governments prevent programme, designed to stop people being drawn into terrorism. Commander dean haydon says criticism is based on ignorance and people dont understand how it works. And the new doctor hugh doctor who hopes that her being in a row will break down barriers. In this world, particularly, there are not rules, and that is a great thing. Good morning. Im joanna gosling. Welcome to bbc Newsroom Live. New laws, which aim to give people more protection online, will f...

The rest of the world may have been talking about the eclipse but for citys blue moon an opportunity to blot out everton s superstars. The visitors withstood early pressure, Sergio Aguero taking the short, everton Sergio Aguero taking the short, eve rto n ca n Sergio Aguero taking the short, everton can thank their lucky stars that the frame stood in the way. Rooneys 200th premier league goal launching the funds into orbit. The atmosphere worsened, walker, already booked, so read on his home deb...

The rest of the world may have been talking about the eclipse but for citys blue moon an opportunity to blot out everton s superstars. The visitors withstood early pressure, Sergio Aguero taking the short, everton Sergio Aguero taking the short, eve rto n ca n Sergio Aguero taking the short, everton can thank their lucky stars that the frame stood in the way. Rooneys 200th premier league goal launching the funds into orbit. The atmosphere worsened, walker, already booked, so read on his home deb...

One in ten years. I tried to give one to one of my sons the other day and he sneered. I go to banks quite frequently and i think it is a great shame. Tale to be discussed. Lets go to the times. Back to the times, i should say. The headline is us demands afghan troop boost. I got the impression that we were either out of afghanistan or desperate to be out of afghanistan. A lot of people assume that but we have 500 troops still in kabul, afghanistan. Donald trump tonight will do his hugely anticip...