29/08/2014 The Papers

media at a press conference today, and we will round up a busy night of

super league. That is in 15 minutes. Hello. With me this evening at

Jeremy Cliffe from the Economist and Alison Phillips from the daily

Mirror. That has look at some of the papers.

Climate of fear, this is the news of the UK's terror threat being

raised. The daily Mirror says more police

will be on the streets and at airports.

The Times says the Prime Minister will negotiate with the Lib Dems

over antiterrorism measures. The Daily Telegraph reports that a

laptop seized in Syriac contained research on how to make a biological

bomb, and religious justification on using it.

The Daily Express has a picture of the missing 5`year`old who is

seriously ill, who was taken from hospital by his parents. The Daily

Mail claims consumers are panic buying hype powered vacuum cleaners

before an EU ban on their sale comes into force.

The Financial Times said Labour is considering a health tax.

As we would presume, the main headlines are about the terror

threat tomorrow. Difficult one for editors, because you don't want to

be accused of being sensationalist, but when you have words like

"highly likely" being issued by the Prime Minister... This comes after a

long summer of bleak news from around the globe. It will have been

increasingly worried, at home we have seen young British men going to

fight alongside ISIS, and now there is the concern about many of them

coming back. But also the fear that if it all continues, what the

long`term future could be. Theresa May has said an attack is highly

likely. We didn't do a story like the slightly today, we appreciate it

will add to the concern, these feelings of fear. `` lightly.

However, people need to know where we are with this. Does this change

the way we live our daily lives? I think so. I completely agree, I

don't think this is sensationalist, it is as you say a report on what

the Government's telling us, but there is a debate to be heard about

how we as ordinary citizens use this sort of information. I was listening

to the radio, and there was a debate about whether or not this is

directed at us. Are we supposed to take these different levels of

threat into account and change our behaviour? My understanding is it is

addressed more at organisations like the police and transport

authorities. But it affects the atmosphere in which we live our

lives. Until about 2006 the public were not

informed what was the security was `` to security there was. Lots of

biggest Egyptians, local authorities, the risk has gone up so

lots of things kick in for that. `` big institutions. The Independent

has the headline, "climate of fear" . The media does not want to be

responsible for that, but terrorist organisations like Islamic State

are. In some ways, terrorism is on the day working for them, isn't it?

Is David Cameron said today, this is a fight we will be fighting for

generations ahead, most likely. `` as David Cameron said. I think this

front page does a good job of bringing home how much the events

abroad and are reflected in our daily lives, there is this picture

from Cardiff of people about their daily activities, walking through

security barriers in preparation for the NATO summit. And the article

talks about Iraq, Syria, are to lose to the Russian `` we used to go to

these `` it points out quite rightly this is now hitting home, one cannot

simply allot the drawbridge on crises happening apparently a long

way away. `` pull up the drawbridge. I would imagine a lot of people do

not want to lose the freedom we enjoy. If we have rings of steel and

security checks at Tube stations and airports... We have been there

during the IRA Troubles, no one particularly wants to go back to

that and we have been through those periods and come out the other side.

And this is a tightrope David Cameron has to walk, can he do what

he needs to do to protect people's security without infringing more

than is necessary? It is a test for the security

services, and also a big test for the Prime Minister in his handling

of this. He is trying to distance himself from what in `` some see as

infringements on civil liberties by the past Labour Government. He made

a big song and dance about the fact his Government was going to get rid

of control orders. Neither are suggestions he might be bringing

them back as soon as Monday. But it makes it easier for him to bring

back control orders and sees passport if we are at a higher level

of risk as well. The Daily Express says, new fears of

jihadi attack. I mean, as I was saying before, it is very difficult

not to present a headline that is good to worry people over breakfast

tomorrow morning because that is what we are being told, that is a

reality. The other big story being covered by BBC News and no doubt the

papers tomorrow is the search for 5`year`old Ashya King, who has a

brain tumour. It is such a sad story. He was last seen on the

cross`Channel ferry to Cherbourg. It is believed the family are now

driving through France. It seems extraordinary the family have not

been found, they have the registration number of the car... He

will need a wheelchair. And a feeding tube. Apparently this is not

strictly illegal. Parents can take their children out of hospital when

they are receiving treatment. That in itself is not against the law. I

found that remarkable. I think unless the hospital have gone to get

an order to get him looked after, which I don't think is the case

here... But this is a very poorly little boy, and who knows what the

parents are going through. We do not know why they told the boy

out. `` took the ball out. They have been documenting his treatment for

so long as well. `` boy.

The Daily Mail dedicates its front page pretty much to a consumer

story. "The great vacuum cleaner stamp paid". `` stampede. We're

being told to anticipate a buying frenzy tomorrow as people stormed

department stores to buy high`powered vacuum cleaners before

it is too late. The EU is cracking down on these. And while obviously

the fact that the EU gets involved in these things drives us all up the

wall, I have to say I think these stories sometimes overlook the

bigger picture which is that practically everyone apart from the

fiercest Eurosceptics think we should be part of the single market

in some way. If you're part of the single market you have to sign up to

common rules and regulations. You can disagree with individual rules,

but the bigger picture is that this is something we have to put up with.

And while Earth do you need a vacuum cleaner? That is like a fire are. ``

Ferrari. But in some ways, a particularly ``

this is the kind of stuff people care about, but the EU has an

influence over, from bananas to vacuum cleaners to hairdryers.

But the people who really care about it are the people who make vacuum

cleaners which I imagine is where the story has come from. They will

be doing well after this! As cynical we all are.

`` how cynical. The Financial Times, they lead on Ukraine, and the latest

situation in `` just on the eastern edge, where the claims of a Russian

invasion now. Some striking reporting now, from the Financial

Times's man on location. He describes the residents digging

trenches and preparing for the invasion of rubble. One is quoted

saying, I will use my shovel to fight if necessary. `` the invasion

of rebels. It seems Russia is invading this part of Ukraine rather

like what happened in Crimea. According to NATO. The Russians deny

anything like this is taking place. The Daily Telegraph very much linked

to that story, don't mess with us, we have nuclear weapons, Putin warns

the West. I suppose we didn't need reminding of that. He was speaking

at a kind of youth rally, I don't know if he was trying to whip up

greater enthusiasm, but it is a really old smack of statement. He is

talking like a boardroom thug. # a really bald statement. `` just above

that, bake of complaints hit 800. `` the great British bake off.

I have missed the whole scandal, but I know it has infuriated many

people. A grown man make a big Alaska, an elderly lady took it out

of the freezer, his date Alaska melted and he failed in the contest.

He stormed off, and the lady, who I feel sorry for, has become a

national hate figure. There have been 800 complaints to the BBC, but

it is not entirely certain whether there were complaints about the dish

being taken out of the freezer or just about the editing which has

made this lady into a criminal. Surely the point of the programme is

to provide light relief among these terribly depressing stories. And

even this now is descending into low skulduggery. Where can we turn?

It goes to show we can take our minds of some of the great horrors

of the world at the moment, and still have a huge debate about when

is the right time to bring out an Alaska and whether it was edited in

a fairway. Thank you for taking us through all

the papers, you will be back at 11:30pm.

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