welcome to the programme. there are tentative signs that inflation is coming under control, and the recession forecast last year will be shallower and shorter than expected. butjust to make sure, the central banks are raising the interest rates again. yesterday it was the fed, today the bank of england increased the base rate, half a point, to 4% the highest it has been in m years. we think inflation will come down rapidly, and a lot of that is down to energy prices, which have fallen rapidly. but i m afraid there are big risks out there which mean that it may not happen in that way. yet we re still seeing stronger pressure from price and wage setting in the economy in the question is, will that start to ease off? coinciding with the bank s decision came a profit announcement from shell and a rather blunt illustration of why we re all getting poorer. the oil and gas giant has reaped profits of £40 billion last year. the taxman has reaped far less. shell said it paid $1
Has ruled he didnt get a fair trial. The case in 2020 was a landmark in the Metoo Movement, which exposed Sexual Misconduct at the highest levels in hollywood. In a moment well bring you an interview with the actress ashleyjudd, the first woman to go public with the allegations against weinstein. But first, our correspondent emma vardy reports from los angeles. When Harvey Weinstein one of the most powerful men in hollywood was accused of rape, it led to an outpouring about a culture of Sexual Assault and misogyny experienced by women Around The World what became known as the Metoo Movement. Many women came forward, accusing Harvey Weinstein of forcing them into sex. For years, there was a fear of speaking out, they said, because of his ability to make or break careers. But now, the Rape Conviction against Harvey Weinstein that came out of the Metoo Movement has been overturned in new york. The Court Of Appeal said prosecutors had called witnesses whose accusations were not part of the
that grant shapps has been listening in on this, he s been alive to the fact that in on this, he s been alive to the fact that this is quite a problem, and i fact that this is quite a problem, and i think fact that this is quite a problem, and i think will happen next is a lot of and i think will happen next is a lot of these companies will be given effectively a final warning by the british effectively a final warning by the british government because they can see this british government because they can see this as british government because they can see this as a pr disaster for them, and also see this as a pr disaster for them, and also its see this as a pr disaster for them, and also it sjust plain unfair, forcing and also it sjust plain unfair, forcing the most vulnerable to pay the worst forcing the most vulnerable to pay the worst kind of outcomes when it comes the worst kind of outcomes when it comes to the worst kind of outcomes when it comes to the energy
and eric swallwell, who were removed from the house intel committee. the vote sparked a furious response from the new york representive alexandria 0casio cortez. i had a member of the republican caucus threaten my life and you all in the republican caucus rewarded him with one of the most prestigious committee assignments in this congress! don t tell me this is about consistency! don t tell me that this is about a condemnation of anti semitic remarks when you have a member of the republican caucus who has talked aboutjewish space lasers, and a tired amount of tropes and also elevated her to some of the highest committee assignments in this body! this is about targeting women of colour in the united states of america! don t tell me because i didn t get a single apology when my life was threatened! thank you. and here is ilhan 0mar, the representative for minnesota. i didn t come to congress to be silent, i came to congress to be their voice.
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