Since he government scrapped Winter Fuel payments for millions of pensioners. And the conservatives will start voting on chosing their next party leader. Lets speak to our chief political correspondent, henry zeffman. I dont know whether the Prime Minister himself got a Summer Holiday, he had to scrap its plans. But he is facing a big political autumn with a lot of legislation to push through and a Budget which he has signalled very firmly is going to be tough. He has signalled very firmly is going to be tough to be tough. He did not have a Summer Holiday to be tough. He did not have a Summer Holiday at to be tough. He did not have a Summer Holiday at all to be tough. He did not have a Summer Holiday at all having l Summer Holiday at all having postponed his Summer Holiday to deal with the riots taking place across england, he cancelled it in The End altogether. He certainly might be hoping he managed to rest at some point when he starts to think about the things he will confront as Pa
Start your Monday Morning. A little bit of rain for some, even some Thunderstorms Mist and rain to start your Monday Morning. Good morning, its Monday 2nd september. One or two word 0fsted Inspection Grades for englands schools are being scrapped with immediate effect. Last year an inquest found an 0fsted Inspection had contributed to the suicide of primary headteacher Ruth Perry, leading to widespread calls for change. Headteacher Ruth Perry, leading the government said the overall grades werent fair or accurate, but the change was criticised by the conservatives for removing a vital indicator for parents. Heres our Education Editor Branwen jeffreys. After an inspection, Caversham Primary was but yes, its this. A relief, really, that no other Head Teacher will have to go through what ruth went through. So from today, overall Inspection Grades are scrapped, like good or inadequate. School inspection standards remain the same. And from september 2025, there will be a new Report Card for
Some pieces to bang your head on. Yeah. We have a GrAnd Piano if youd like to entertain us. A GrAnd Piano . Yes. I can open it, but i couldnt play it. John laughs Michael Palin, welcome to This cultural life. Thank you. You were born in sheffield in 1943. What are your earliest memories of childhood, Home Life . Um, i think it was shopping in the Ration Book era. Um, And i can remember going with my mother to get. I think we were given free Orange Juice at that time. Really, This must have been. I must have been three or four. And watching it being filled up And hAnded over. Your father was an engineer in the sheffield steel industry. Yeah. What Sort Of man was he . What was he like . He was. He was quite a difficult man in a way. He was a little Bit Sort of. Could be quite cantankerous. And i think a lot of This went down to the fact he had a stammer all his life. He was a man with a good sense of humour, but probably unable to telljokes because of the stammer. So i think there was a
Sundar pichai, can be said to embody two. Born to a modest, middle class family in south east india, pichai is globalisation made flesh. The personification of both the indian and the american dream. And as the boss of alphabet, the Parent Company to google and youtube, he is uniquely qualified to detail the promise and the peril of technology in our time. Valued at over 1. 5 trillion, his California Based Company pioneered the internet we have today and is a Global Leader in both Artificial Intelligence and Quantum Computing. Google delivers a vast range of products and services, from google maps and docs to gmail. Pichais total pay ranges hugely, from 7 million last year to 281 million in 2019. Sundar pichai has given interviews before, but rarely as much time as this. There are no agreed questions and nothing is off limits. Sundar interview, take four. A mark. B mark. Sundar, lets start by talking a bit about this moment in history. In my work for the bbc over the last few years, iv
Sundar pichai, can be said to embody two. Born to a modest, middle class family in south east india, pichai is globalisation made flesh. The personification of both the indian and the american dream. And as the boss of alphabet, the Parent Company to google and youtube, he is uniquely qualified to detail the promise and the peril of technology in our time. Valued at over 1. 5 trillion, his California Based Company pioneered the internet we have today and is a Global Leader in both Artificial Intelligence and Quantum Computing. Google delivers a vast range of products and services, from google maps and docs to gmail. Pichais total pay ranges hugely, from 7 million last year to 281 million in 2019. Sundar pichai has given interviews before, but rarely as much time as this. There are no agreed questions and nothing is off limits. Sundar interview, take four. A mark. B mark. Sundar, lets start by talking a bit about this moment in history. In my work for the bbc over the last few years, iv