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Now on Bbc News political thinking with nick robinson. Hello, And welcome to political thinking a conversation with, rather than a newsy interrogation, of someone who shapes our political thinking about what a shape theirs. My guest this week has just celebrated ending the longest Train Drivers strike in history a strike that was blamed for crippling the railways And angered many, many travellers. His members haVe Got a 15 Pay Rise over three years. He is Mick Whelan, The General secretary of as...

Politicians. but what were looking at right now is the 19th day of a government shutdown over the border wall and funding for it. there are federal workers who are off the job or working unpaid because of it. the president says this is all worth it in order for him to get more money for the border wall. do you see it that way? >> as the shutdown is worth it? no. i think the presidents negotiation style, if you read his book too, is to force the issue and to force in this case the democrats to si...

With his approach and his relationship with the authoritarian leader. >> in the same breath youre defending kim jong uns human rights record. how can you do that? >> you know why? because i dont want to see a nuclear weap. they -- a nuclear weapon destroy your family. >> they still have a nuclear weapon. >> more important than the document, i have a good relationship with kim jong un. >> marty, welcome to you. i know we brought you back after an abbreviated conversation last week. do you think t...

♪ great big jim, there aint no other ♪ -so, this is covered, right? -yes, maam. take care of it for you right now. giddyup! hi! this is jamie. we need some help. president trump is singapore now after announcing yesterday the u.s. withdraw from the g7 joint comminuque. the presidents negotiation style pretty much on full

Originally. and so i think what we have is something very, very interesting. these two political figures are trying to negotiate and they see a little bit of each other in terms of negotiation style. and even the small things like kim jung-uns suit for example being white, that could be a very neutral tone, it could be construed as a new era. and an olive branch. and were trying to seek a peace with you. at least that is the nonverbals that im picking up. >> and i mentioned to matt what a differ...

Lets not forget china which seems to be bending to trumps negotiation style. even somebody like me who hates tariffs has to admit in my view a vaguer idea going on right now. what do you think cnn is doing? my guess is they are researching stormy daniels catalog. >> dana: do not google that. former president obama has a vision for the next generation of leaders. they should all be more like guess who. him. stay tuned. thats why theres otezla. otezla is not an injection or a cream. its a pill tha...

Frightened about the movement. >> i dont think those people are frightened. they probably welcome this. this is putins negotiation style. put your foot on their neck and say lets talk. my view is putin is playing for the entire country and wants a government that will be subservant to russian interest. it is consistent with plan b to partition the country. but i think putin is playing for the whole thing. >> if he does continue to move into further areas, and there are parts of this new region w...