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through the narrow alleys of an arab neighbourhood, waving flags and chanting slogans. the palestinian red cross said over 70 people were injured in clashes. now on bbc news, political thinking with nick robinson. hello, and welcome to political thinking, a conversation with, rather than an interrogation of, someone who shapes our political thinking about what has shaped theirs. my guest this week has threatened to bring the country to a standstill, which has made him a target of those...

elementary school shooting, as the parents prepare to bury their children. now on bbc news, political thinking with nick robinson. hello, and welcome to political thinking, a conversation with, rather than an interrogation of someone who shapes our political thinking about what has shaped theirs. my guest this week has threatened to bring the country to a standstill, which has made him a target of those who accuse union militants of being hell—bent on suicidal madness. others, though...

account of the brisk winds. those winds continue overnight. it is going to be pretty chilly for the time of year with temperatures across northern areas in sixes and sevens. tomorrow, a similar kind of day. we start off with some morning sunshine, a slightly cooler start. this time, the cloud will develop to such an extent that we will see showers for scotland, england and wales. northern ireland should stay dry with sunny spells throughout. top cabbage is down on recent days but still...

About labour, about the trade unions generally in a second, but i mentioned the winter of discontent. it takes you back. that was your early days as a worker, your early days as a trade unionist. back in, what, the late �*70s? 1979 particularly. so, i left school in 1978 and i started in a place where there were six apprentices... eight apprentices. and six of them came from my school. and my school was about two miles away from that factory. and we all did craft apprenticeships and we all wer...

It takes you back. that was your early days as a worker, your early days as a trade unionist. back in, what, the late �*70s? 1979 particularly. so, i left school in 1978 and i started in a place where there were six apprentices... eight apprentices. and six of them came from my school. and my school was about two miles away from that factory. and we all did craft apprenticeships and we all were looking forward to a life as craftsmen, as we were then. it was all men, apart from the canteen ladi...

Park royal, near where i lived, was the biggest engineering establishment in western europe. that is in north—west london. yeah. your family were irish catholics. yeah. your dad worked in a factory as you did. yeah, my dad was a proper paddy — as im not ashamed of saying. he went down the pub a lot, he was a labourer working on building sites with the original john murphy, the big contractor. he went in factories because it was easier. he went in the post office because being a shop steward ...