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gives no one everything they want, but that s the responsibility of governing. this is a deal and it s good news, i believe, for the american people. the agreement prevents the worst possible crisis, a default for the first time in our nation s history. the two parties have untiljune the 5th to reach an agreement to prevent the us government running out of money. our correspondent in washington jessica parker has more. this deal is set to raise the debt ceiling for two years. that s a big win for the white house. why? well, it means that, forjoe biden, who of course is seeking re election in the 2024 presidential race, he won t have to face this political drama, instability, brinkmanship, right in the run up to that presidential election, so he ll be pleased with that. but the republicans are trying to say they ve chalked up wins in terms of policy, so they are talking about, for example, kevin mccarthy, the house speaker, that there will be curbs on spending. he s talk ....
from outside europe. and the british public will be invited to swear allegiance to king charles, and his heirs, during his coronation on saturday. now on bbc news, hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk, i m stephen sackur. there i ve just used seven words and communicated quite a lot. words can bind us together or push us apart. in a sense, we are all wordsmiths, but many of us shy away from the art form that best harnesses the power of words poetry. but not my guest today. john cooper clarke was once dubbed the punk poet . all his life, he has used words, rhythm and rhyme to find humour and truth in the chaos of everyday life. thanks to the internet, one of his poems has become a worldwide viral sensation. so, where does his word magic come from? john cooper clarke, welcome to hardtalk. hello, stephen. it s great to have you here, john. ijust read your memoir and one of the first sentences in it is this one all my life, all i ever wanted to be was a professional poet. ....
but not my guest today. john cooper clarke was once dubbed the punk poet . all his life, he has used words, rhythm and rhyme to find humour and truth in the chaos of everyday life. thanks to the internet, one of his poems has become a worldwide viral sensation. so, where does his word magic come from? john cooper clarke, welcome to hardtalk. hello, stephen. it s great to have you here, john. ijust read your memoir and one of the first sentences in it is this one all my life, all i ever wanted to be was a professional poet. now, i ve heard of kids who want to be train drivers, professional footballers, but very rare to find a kid who always knew he wanted to be a poet. how come? when i say always, i guess from the age of 12 i became enamoured of poetry, thanks to an inspirational teacher mr malone john malone. who, although he was a rugged, outdoor sporty type of guy, he was a complex character and had a weakness for the poetry of the 19th century the stuff yo ....
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