mistreated by donald trump with the snowstorm that his people have to been _ snowstorm that his people have to been able — snowstorm that his people have to been able to go out, campus and make phone _ been able to go out, campus and make phone calls _ been able to go out, campus and make phone calls or go door—to—door but specifically— phone calls or go door—to—door but specifically make a pledge and get the roads clefts of the people can io the roads clefts of the people can go to— the roads clefts of the people can go to the — the roads clefts of the people can go to the caucuses. that is organisational strength if i've ever seen _ organisational strength if i've ever seen it _ organisational strength if i've ever seen it. ., ,, ., seen it. you speak to the campaigners _ seen it. you speak to the campaigners are - seen it. you speak to the campaigners are lots - seen it. you speak to the campaigners are lots of. seen it. you speak to the - campaigners are lots of what will they want out of tonight? they've entered the bar pretty low, saying 12 points to be really big win for us. on the other end of that, they could hit the 50% mark which would be unprecedented. what's realistic, do you think? i be unprecedented. what's realistic, do you think?— be unprecedented. what's realistic, do ou think? ., ., do you think? i would say from them, we can have — do you think? i would say from them, we can have a — do you think? i would say from them, we can have a service _ do you think? i would say from them, we can have a service differently - we can have a service differently two years — we can have a service differently two years now something 40 months a-o two years now something 40 months ago the _ two years now something 40 months ago the media wrote donald trump 's political— ago the media wrote donald trump 's political obituary so for them the win matter. two women 50 points plus matters _ win matter. two women 50 points plus matters a _ win matter. two women 50 points plus matters a lot — win matter. two women 50 points plus matters a lot. it's basically making the race _ matters a lot. it's basically making the race over because whatever argument — the race over because whatever argument nikki haley will try to make _ argument nikki haley will try to make in— argument nikki haley will try to make in new hampshire just is not sort of— make in new hampshire just is not sort ofioh— make in new hampshire just is not sort ofjob with what's going on with the — sort ofjob with what's going on with the race on the ground. sol think— with the race on the ground. sol think if— with the race on the ground. sol think if they get this 15 point plus when _ think if they get this 15 point plus when it's— think if they get this 15 point plus when it's probably going to come in,
donald trump is fundamentally an antiestablishment candidate. he has a populist candidate, he runs against elites, he runs against immigration and he has the slogan "mate —— make america great again". it is a call to return to tradition, to an america of the past. and that really resonates here in iowa. this is a state which in a lot of respects looks like the america of the past. 0ur population looks like that. it is also a state where rural communities are struggling, weather has been a lot ofjob loss and so i think those core messages from him really resonate. you don't hear people talking about particular issues as much as sort of those core themes we hear from trump again and again. themes we hear from trump again and aain. ., , ., and again. personality and identity certainly. - and again. personality and identity certainly. brad, i identity certainly. brad, coming back to you. given the whole donald trump has on this race in iowa, in all of the races at this point, where does that leave nikki haley and ron desantis? what would success look like for them coming out
the america of the past. our population looks like that. it is also a state where rural communities are struggling, where there has been a lot ofjob loss and so i think those core messages from him really resonate. you don't hear people talking about particular issues as much as sort of those core themes that we hear from trump again and again. personality and identity certainly. brad, coming back to you. given that hold that donald trump has on this race in iowa, in all of the races at this point, where does that leave nikki haley and ron desantis? what would success look like for them coming out of iowa? i think the trump campaignfirst off has always felt that iowa was perhaps the place where they were the most vulnerable. it is a very conservative state, and donald trump is not uniformly conservative. he has more populist tendencies and certainly populism and conservatism are fusing but he is not an ideologue. ron desantis has run to his right as a more conservative candidate. as you mentioned earier
surely counts as good news. here's ben. a spike in unemployment in the developed world brought on by aggressive but necessary hikes in interest rates by central banks to control inflation. is this the bullet we dodged in 2023? here's what various financial indicators were signalling would happen to us unemployment, hitting around 5.5% at the start of this year. and here's what has actually happened. it's remained at around 3.5%. that means around 3 million fewer americans unemployed than expected. the thought was that it would upend all the progress we've seen in the tremendous amount ofjob gains since the pandemic period. and that was really, that dire projection was hinged on the fact that generally when the fed starts raising rates, as they did and as they did so quickly over the course of the year, it really puts the brakes on the economy and really circumvents hiring.
important for the government to understand, for the nigeriens to see that we are going to make sure that our mission has the right kinds of people in it. if they are going to have a discussion and then you need somebody with experience to help be that conduit. one of the first things they do is present their credentials to the president, the president in this case is obviously under house arrest and the most recent us delegation there was denied access to him, what is the sort ofjob that lies ahead, what does that look like for kathleen fitzgibbon? i think the first thing ambassador fitzgibbon will have to do is really meet with our embassy. we have americans that are in niger, we have our own local staff. and i think the first thing is the people that are directly working for you. she will have to make sure that our staff understands what the us government position is, what she's going to doing there as a leader, and how much we know that this situation is very straining on all of the families, not just the american families, but particularly the nigerien families with whom we have
the nigeriens to see that we are going to make sure that our mission is the right kinds of people in it. if they are going to have a discussion and then somebody with experience to help be that conduit. one of the first things they do is present their credentials to the president, the president in this case is obviously under house arrest and the most recent us delegation there was denied access to him, what is the sort ofjob that lies ahead, what does that look like for kathleen fitzgibbon? i think the first thing ambassador fitzgibbon will have to do is really meet with our embassy. we have americans that are in niger, we have our own local staff. and i think the first thing is the people that are directly working for you. she will have to make sure that our staff understands what the us government position is, what is going to doing there as a leader, and how much we know that this situation is very straining on all
put the man inside. "put the man outside," we cannot do that in a democracy. i mean, people can say anything, but if there is evidence, sound evidence, it is the responsibility of those people who are litigating or coming out with those allegations to provide those information which will be sufficient to start an investigation. to help repair the economy, sri lanka secured a crucial $3 billion loan from the international monetary fund. in exchange, the government promised to renegotiate loan terms with its creditors and reduce expenses. the government has cut its budget on health and education. subsidies on fuel, power, and cooking gas have been slashed, making them expensive, and taxes have been steeply raised. chanting. the nation's workforce is anxious. the government's plan to raise funds by privatising state—run companies such as insurance, airlines, and telecom has fuelled fears ofjob losses. trade unions are back on the streets protesting, under close vigil this time.
those people who are litigating or coming out with those allegations to provide those information which will be sufficient to start an investigation. to help repair the economy, sri lanka secured a crucial $3 billion loan from the international monetary fund. in exchange, the government promised to renegotiate loan terms with its creditors and reduce expenses. the government has cut its budget on health and education. subsidies on fuel, power, and cooking gas have been slashed, making them expensive, and taxes have been steeply raised. they chant. the nation's workforce is anxious. the government's plan to raise funds by privatising state—run companies such as insurance, airlines, and telecom has fuelled fears ofjob losses. trade unions are back on the streets protesting,
any kind ofjob, in any kind of theatre, at any point was going to be enough for me. right, let's move on to your next big cultural influence. it's from 1982 — a landmark television drama series. yeah. the boys from the blackstuff, by alan bleasdale. i started watching it in belfast. i was doing my very second job, a brilliant play by graham reid, part of a trilogy of plays called the billy plays. and i was watching it there, and few things struck me. it was very gritty and authentic. i felt, i absolutely believed it's working—class reality. but at the same time, it had a surreal and poetic quality as well. it had a heightened quality. and in bernard hill's performance as yosser hughes, it really seemed to reach something quite beyond what a television drama could do. it connected... his story connected