Grades is going down. And gb news has a downing street shortly to hand in our dont kill cash petition calling on the government to protect the status of cash in the uk in an ever growing digital society. Were live from westminster. Were live from westminster. And dont forget you can still sign a petition on our website. Were almost at 300,000. Were almost at 300,000. Thats a qr code on the screen there. Please get screen there. Please get involved and make them listen. Involved and make them listen. Plus, prince Harrys Netflix documentary about the Invictus Games confirms its release date i we want emma we want to know, will you be watching it. 7 do let us know. Do let us know. Email us at gb views at gb news. Before we start, here are your latest headlines now with Aaron Armstrong. Good afternoon Aaron Armstrong. Good afternoon to you. Its a minute past 12. Im Aaron Armstrong in the newsroom. Tributes to being paid to the legendary broadcaster sir Michael Parkinson, whos died at the a
Podcast. Listening to programs on cspan for cspan radio just got easier. Tell your Smart Speaker play cspan radio and listen to washington journal daily at 7 00 a. M. Eastern. Weekdays at 5 00 p. M. And 9 00 p. M. Eastern. Cap washington today for a fastpaced report from the day. Just tell your Smart Speaker to play cspan radio. Cspan, powered by cable. Evening. President and ceo of the United States Capital Historical Society i have the honor of serving as the master of ceremonies for this event. I want to acknowledge and several of my Board Members are here. I have to be especially nice to them. They are my bosses. Sean perry giles. Wave your hand. Thank you very much for all that you do to keep the society going the Historical Society was founded i in 1962 to encourage n the most comprehensive and enlightened banner and understanding by the American People of the significance of the capital as the tangible symbol of their representative form of government. And we celebrate the capit
Forum than by welcoming a dear friend and historyfr Doris Kearns Goodwin, and her very gifted producing partner, beth laski beth has been the coexecutive producer with doris for there for wonderful History Channel, a channel series washington, lincoln, theodore roosevelt, and most recently fdr. Together they form pastimes productions, which will next be producing a new series on the west with kevin. I auditioned costner. They have already created a unique and appealing look and style to thesehows. Youll see some of some sampling of it during this evening. Not only authoritative talking heads, but remarkable, authentic lo scenes featuring performers and settings that evoke the colonial revolutionary periods, the civil war, the progressive era, the new deal, and world war two. Scholarship and scenery. Discussion and drama. And tonight, a special focus on their Abraham Lincoln, of course. So were glad beth is here and we thank our History Channel friends for coming as well, and also for H
Well, it turns out that a candidate for the mid bedfordshire by election apparently strong links apparently has very strong links to greenpeace. The labour party is in a bit of a mess over net zero in the environment at the moment. Talking of the environment, chap has gone on environment, a chap has gone on Hunger Strike over the ulez charge, so well be checking in and making sure that everything is still okay with that is still indeed okay with that particular look, particular man. But hey look, this the real world effect, this is the real world effect, isnt it . That our eco pressure isnt it . That our eco pressure is piling onto ordinary citizens . Patrick christys on. Citizens . Patrick christys on. Gb news. Im going big on that shipping container story today. I went there this morning and to be honest with you, it was absolutely horrendous. Its the only word for it. Weve got british citizens , young single british citizens, young single mums as well, living in what they would desc
Well one tory peer seems to think so. Hm. Freeman here. But any case, this show is not about me. Its about you. Nothing without your views. So lets know your thoughts on all the stories were discussing today or anything you to talk or anything you want to talk about. Just me about. Basically just email me at gbviews gbnews. Com or message me on our socials. Were at gb news. Really, really simple. But first lets get the news headunes first lets get the News Headlines with the very lovely sam francis. Dawn thank you very much. Good afternoon from the gb news room, the headlines just after 1 00. And we start with the story leading the news today that the chancellor has hinted at be in his spring at what could be in his Spring Budget. But hes been cautious to that unfunded tax cuts to say that unfunded tax cuts arent on the cards. To say that unfunded tax cuts arent on the cards. Forecasts arent on the cards. Forecasts appear to show that jeremy hunt has little to no headroom for tax cuts,