Known as the father of the house because he is the longest serving member of the commons, hes also held more cabinet posts than any other living british politician. And yet, ken clark says we are now in the maddest situation of his lifetime, and talks of a political system that is broken. It is one of the reasons he could not quite bring himself to retire at the last election, staying on to fight against brexit and for the conservative party. Is it a fight he can win . Ken clark, welcome to hardtalk. Glad to be here. Now, you have served under four Prime Ministers heath, thatcher, major and cameron and yet, you say we are now in the maddest situation. What do you mean by that . Well, because its so chaotic and unpredictable. We got here by accident. Nobody planned it. Nobody thought that leave would win the referendum campaign. Neither side did. Nigel farage was as amazed as David Cameron to find he had won. Nobody had planned for it. Both the Political Parties lost their traditional p
Our hoarses here today, the guilder r. Ford school for Public Policy and the International Policy center, and we also want to give a person thanks to cspan for the interest theyve taken in this conversation today and for joining us here to capture the discussion. Im lynnnet, the director of Wallace House. Its the livingston awards for young journalists that brings us here today. Their livingston award is a prestigious prize referred to this thats pull letters for pulitzers prize for journalist under the age of 35. Our special guest visiting won the livingston award for National Reporting in 2017 for her story, unclaimed and it is that story that brings to us our talk today with the title beyond the wall the human toll of border crossingsment unclaimed tells the story of an anonymous, undocumented man, left in a vegetative state, after a tragic truck accident during a border crossing. Unknown and unclaimed, he languished in a hospital bed for now nearly two decades. The man came to be c
Of media and Public Affairs, and we are going to have a conversation with people who are both on the frontlines history and to make history because of what they do and who they are. It is a pleasure and a privilege ar me to introduce to you very special student who is going to introduce professor thompson and bring out the panel. She is a junior, a journalism major, she has done unremarkable things at gw and beyond and is president of the Gw Association of black journalists. Lauryn hill is in her prime of her life, i would love to say here. She is the assistant editor of the multicultural magazine, she entered last summer at the afroamerican newspaper in d. C. , and is destined to go onto a really remarkable career, and she is launching right here, so join me please in welcoming lauryn hill, and have a very good evening. Lauren good evening, and thank you professor say that professor professor sesno. I would first like to thank the school of media and public hostrs for helping tonights
Thank you mr. Speaker. Placed step forward committee, and make your report. It is my honor and privilege to introduce the governor of idaho. Thank you, and good luck. [applause] mr. Speaker, mr. President , on behalf of the joint session we welcome you, and we look forward to your remarks. The floor is yours. Thank you. Mr. Speaker, mr. President , honorable legislators, distinguished jurists, friends, my family, our first lady, my fellow idahoans. It is my high honor and distinct privilege to stand before you today to deliver my 12th and final state of the state and budget address. It is my great good fortune to report to you that the state of idaho is prosperous, positive, and poised for even better times ahead. Our population is growing fast. Our citizens are striving for a future with more opportunities and even brighter prospects. And our State Government is leaner, more fiscally responsible, more transparent, more responsive, and better prepared than ever to help idahoans achieve
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