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offices and pushed the protesters behind a barricade. on thursday, ranil wickremesinghe was sworn in as president. now on bbc news, its time for hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. im stephen sackur. around the world, there are signs of deepening worker discontent. inflation is outstripping wages, global corporations stand accused of putting profits before people, while many governments see organised labour as a threat. why, then, is the union movement seemingly in retreat? have workers los...

new president, despite his unpopularity with the public. he faces the task of leading the country out of its economic collapse and restoring order. his disgraced predecessor, gotabaya rajapaksa, resigned after months of protests. now on bbc news, hardtalk with stephen sackur. more news coming up in half—an—hour. welcome to hardtalk. im stephen sackur. around the world, there are signs of deepening worker discontent. inflation is outstripping wages. global corporations stand accused...

of too many central banks raising interest rates. we are not in a period where we can discount the fact that if you have growth way below profits and inflation, then you are, in fact, facing grim economic circumstances. and unless we share prosperity, workers are the victims. but arent you trying to reinvent economics if you argue that workers pushing for massive pay rises right now is not going to be inflationary? all the evidence over many years suggests that once you get into that w...

the chair of the public inquiry investigating the post office scandal has called for the process of compensation for victims to be sped up are hello and welcome to the bbc news channel. we are here at wembley in the afternoon run—up to the kick—off. where england are preparing to face germany in the stadium behind us in the euro 2022 final. crowds are already beginning to gather outside the stadium for the lionnesses first major final since 2009. england have only won two of the te...

well, my guest is long time boss of the international trade union confederation, sharan burrow. do workers have problems that unions cannot fix? sharan burrow in brussels, welcome to hardtalk. good evening. good to have you on the show. lets look at what is happening in the world right now. we have a spike in energy costs right around the world. we have rising inflation in many countries and a squeeze on the cost of living. how grim do you think the prospects for your members, for work...

15% minimum tax on large corporations. joe biden says at the end of the day, it is a win for the everyday americans. >> its a game changer for ordinary folks. some of it wont kick in for a little bit, but its all good. [ inaudible ] >> so will this streak of legislative wins help set the stage for a political rebound for democrats in november? victories, though, in washington rarely translate into success at the ballot box. just ask former president barack obama after he passed sweepin...

ron desantis slimming -- punished for something that hasnt even happened. yet can desantis take that page straight out of the authoritarian playbook? all of that and more is coming up, so lets get started. good morning to you on this very busy sunday. i am katie fang. senate democrats are on the brink of a spending bill intended to lower health care costs, tackle climate change and bring down the deficit. heres a live, look right now, at the chamber. floor lawmakers going on more than ...

for democrats its full steam ahead and working in a rare saturday session. the process is very lengthy. well see it kick off tomorrow afternoon and stretch over the course of the weekend because the rules would tell you once they go on the motion to proceed, the first process in order to get on to this bill, they then have to go through 20 hours of debate at least and then there are other things that republicans can do to try to slow it down before this so-called vote-a-rama period, an...

in the senate. theyre statewide candidate quality having to do with the l come. >> thats pretty remarkable to hear from the republican senate leader. not exactly exerting a lot of confidence. lets talk a little bit about those gop candidates, almost all of whom were handpicked by donald trump, and almost all of more floundering. there is, of course, arizona republican oblique masters who was endorsed by trump and he has pushed great replacement conspiracies and claimed that black peopl...

Four day weeks this fall. in florida, theyre asking veterans with no teaching background to enter classrooms. and in arizona, theyre allowing college students to step in and teach kids. the shortage has hit crisis levels, and school officials everywhere are scrambling to ensure that students return to classrooms. someone will be there to actually educate them. joining me now is dan dominic. hes the executive director of the american association of school administrators. and, great to have you wi...