i ll try to give you a fascinating snapshot of all the world of business and money. let s start here in the uk, where the economy in the first three months of this year recorded growth ofjust 0.1%. output in consumer facing services fell by 0.8% in march underscoring the impact of ongoing strikes and the cost of living crisis. hardly booming but a far cry from the record breaking recession that the bank of england was predicting six months ago. on thursday, the bank announced a major rethink of its forecasts saying the uk will now avoid going into recession. of course, talking about interest rates. the bank also raised its main interest rate again by a quarter of a percent to 4.5%. that s the 12th rate rise in a row and it puts the cost of borrowing here in the uk at a 15 year high. here s dr steve nolan, senior lecturer in economics at liverpool john moores university. good to see you. hardly the doom and gloom of the recession that was predicted, but let s be fr
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absolutely. i supported the usa act, the president did not negotiate in good faith and republicans did not negotiate in good faith. this was an evidence based to protect dreamers and a border security bill. we need border security. new mexico wants border security. i do, too. where you can prevent vehicles from coming across remote areas or post do really make a difference. walls don t. 2000 miles wall don t as part of this political rhetoric i love that el pass toe o is push facts and evidence. what s going on in san diego. they built a huge wall and double wall structures and people could not present themselves for asylum, they then have to find other places to cross. they have almost 3700 deaths related to the fact that they can t present themselves to
border wall? 82% of republicans favor it, 6% of democrats favor it. the president is fighting for one, speaker pelosi is fighting for another. if you are a republican, i . think you want the president to hold his ground. those who don t want the wall don t want to see him cutting a deal with them. they re opening the door for the president to use this exact same tactic on any other number of issues he s looking to highlight as he runs for president. the reason why things are so stuck is there are no real incentives for anyone and it s leaving americans lives and essential services hanging in the balance. are there any cracks apparent? i know republican senators have come forth. that s not enough. you would have to get the