:00:08. > :00:29.The national anthem is ringing out across Rio this month.
:00:30. > :00:31.After a summer of the strangest political
:00:32. > :00:33.shenanigans, is sport making Britain look serious?
:00:34. > :00:35.We're on the medal trail tonight, symbols of success
:00:36. > :00:38.that have the power to lift a nation.
:00:39. > :00:39.So how exactly have we
:00:40. > :00:46.The woman in charge of UK Sport will tell us what
:00:47. > :01:06.we're doing right and whether it can last.
:01:07. > :01:08.The most unfriendly rivalry - in Donetsk and on the
:01:09. > :01:10.Crimean peninsula, new tension between Russia and Ukraine.
:01:11. > :01:12.We'll ask if Brexit Britain should be
:01:13. > :01:14.trying to reset its relationship to Russia.
:01:15. > :01:16.And it is this man, Joseph Chamberlain, the new Guru
:01:17. > :01:20.He promised better housing, minimum wage, to crack down
:01:21. > :01:23.He promised many things that Theresa May promised the
:01:24. > :01:31.Are you one of those people who can't help poring over the medal
:01:32. > :01:34.Taking delight in the fact that Britain, number two,
:01:35. > :01:36.are ahead of China, for the moment at least?
:01:37. > :01:39.It is certainly more fun when your country is doing well,
:01:40. > :01:42.and for the third Games in a row, Britain is looking
:01:43. > :01:46.It wasn't always like that - some of us can remember our typical
:01:47. > :01:49.haul of three or four gold medals, the numbers we achieved at Munich
:01:50. > :01:54.Five golds was a good Games haul - Barcelona in 1992, for example.
:01:55. > :01:58.After the embarrassment of Atlanta, we went up one gear,
:01:59. > :02:00.and then after Athens, we went up another.
:02:01. > :02:02.Other countries have seen their fortunes shift,
:02:03. > :02:05.too: Australia had no golds in Montreal but rose
:02:06. > :02:14.Fortunes wax and wane, and fortunes are spent.
:02:15. > :02:16.Given the capacity of the Olympics to instil feelings of national well
:02:17. > :02:19.being, it's worth asking, what is it that makes
:02:20. > :02:22.What have we done right, and is it going to last?
:02:23. > :02:32.Let's start with some facts and analysis from Secunder Kermani.
:02:33. > :02:43.We must be doing something right. Yesterday, we won five gold medals,
:02:44. > :02:47.and there were more today. In Atlanta in 1996, Great Britain won
:02:48. > :02:53.just one medal. Is this all simply the result of more and better
:02:54. > :02:58.focused funding? In Sydney in 2000, Britain's Olympians received ?59
:02:59. > :03:05.million in funding. They won 28 medals. That's around ?2.1 million
:03:06. > :03:10.per medal. London 2012, Olympians received ?264 million and won 65
:03:11. > :03:25.medals, just over ?4 million per medal. This time round,
:03:26. > :03:29.they got ?274 million, and if, as looks likely, they reach their
:03:30. > :03:31.target of 48 medals, that would work out at ?5.7 million per medal, and
:03:32. > :03:33.it would be Britain's most successful overseas Olympics. I am
:03:34. > :03:35.most surprised by how people are surprised by how well we're doing.
:03:36. > :03:39.We have increased funding, good systems and structures in place, and
:03:40. > :03:42.in the past, we went to the Olympic Games would hope rather than
:03:43. > :03:46.expectation. Given the investment we have made in the last 20 years so,
:03:47. > :03:52.we can expect rather than hope. You might have thought that the bigger
:03:53. > :03:58.and richer a is, automatically the more medals it gets. This graph
:03:59. > :04:01.compares total medals won in 2012 with GDP full stop America, for
:04:02. > :04:07.example, lots of money, lots of medals. But it's not quite that
:04:08. > :04:10.straightforward. India, with a big economy, underperforms massively,
:04:11. > :04:15.while Cuba does better than you would expect. Britain is above the
:04:16. > :04:19.line, which means it did well. With population, the correlation is even
:04:20. > :04:23.bleaker. Outliers like India, massive population but few medals.
:04:24. > :04:29.Cuba, small population but many medals. These are more pronounced.
:04:30. > :04:34.So how do you explain these results? It might come down to the things
:04:35. > :04:39.such as the health of the population, Government policy,
:04:40. > :04:46.cultural importance of sport and other factors. You have to have the
:04:47. > :04:51.will and commitment to do that. In India, they have a vast population,
:04:52. > :04:54.which would presumably generate hundreds of thousands of Olympic
:04:55. > :05:00.athlete if the nation were really committed to developing them, but
:05:01. > :05:05.they are just not. Addicting the Olympics and understanding results
:05:06. > :05:09.has become a bit of an obsession. This formula was formulated by
:05:10. > :05:14.German academics. It includes GDP, whether there is a centralised
:05:15. > :05:19.economy, and whether the population is mainly Muslim, which can affect
:05:20. > :05:22.how many female athletes there are. A colleague of mine at the
:05:23. > :05:34.University of Colorado carried out an exercise when he compared the
:05:35. > :05:40.prediction of the models. The model predicted pretty much everything. It
:05:41. > :05:43.is hard to make like-for-like comparisons between competing
:05:44. > :05:47.nations and their level of funding, but Britain has been spending more
:05:48. > :05:50.than its other less successful rivals. For now, though, few will
:05:51. > :05:52.complain. It is worth saying, by the way,
:05:53. > :05:55.that there has been medal inflation: there are a lot more events
:05:56. > :05:57.in the Olympics these days. So there are 306 gold
:05:58. > :05:59.medals this year. Liz Nicholl is the Chief Executive
:06:00. > :06:13.of UK Sport and she joins Lovely to speak to you, and
:06:14. > :06:18.congratulations on what is going on over there. On the target, the 48,
:06:19. > :06:27.we will bust through that, won't we? Are you thinking it is possible
:06:28. > :06:32.Britain will outperform its London 2012 performance? The target, as you
:06:33. > :06:39.said, is at least 48. And yes, we are on track to achieve that over
:06:40. > :06:43.the coming days. Will we reach 66? Who knows? We know there is a good
:06:44. > :06:48.number of possible medal opportunities over the next week,
:06:49. > :06:56.and we will have to see where we get to. There is very little... The
:06:57. > :07:01.space between a fourth and a third and a second and a first is minute,
:07:02. > :07:07.so we will have to see how it plays out here in 30. It is costing us,
:07:08. > :07:11.depending on how many medals we end up with, around ?5 million of
:07:12. > :07:16.investment per medal, isn't it? Do you think about those figures, what
:07:17. > :07:21.it costs to get one in swimming and one in hockey? Do you work that way
:07:22. > :07:25.in working out the funding allocation? We work it out by
:07:26. > :07:30.identifying the athletes that have the potential to deliver medals in
:07:31. > :07:35.the Olympic Games environment, and then the sport developed a strategy,
:07:36. > :07:40.and we call that a what it takes to win strategy. It is omitted to us at
:07:41. > :07:45.UK Sport for review, and that will include what it takes to surround an
:07:46. > :07:50.athlete with world-class coaching, sports science, sports medicine,
:07:51. > :07:54.competition opportunities, innovation work where appropriate,
:07:55. > :08:00.and alongside that strategy, like in any business, we have a what it
:08:01. > :08:08.costs to win assessment. Each sport has unique check the wood features,
:08:09. > :08:13.and we have done a lot of work to prepare for our big Tokyo investment
:08:14. > :08:18.in December. My understanding was, which you haven't talked about, that
:08:19. > :08:22.we have the most brutal system of the big countries in terms of
:08:23. > :08:26.punishing sport that don't do very well, taking money away, and giving
:08:27. > :08:29.it to spot that don't do so well, which a lot of people say is
:08:30. > :08:34.perverse because you are taking money from the ones that need it. Is
:08:35. > :08:43.that a big part of it - the carrot and the stick? No, there is no
:08:44. > :08:48.punishment and no reward. We invite hast -- reinvest National Lottery
:08:49. > :08:51.funding. Our aim is to support every athlete with medal potential in any
:08:52. > :08:55.Olympic sports that are competing at the games, so it is a fair system
:08:56. > :09:02.that gives the opportunity to every athlete of equal talent. If they
:09:03. > :09:07.have the talent to deliver a medal, we support them. We are always
:09:08. > :09:09.investing in future potential, so we are not punishing past performances
:09:10. > :09:13.if they were not as successful as they should have been. We are
:09:14. > :09:17.investing in future potential of athletes. We have invested
:09:18. > :09:27.significantly in Rio, and our plan is to invest in Tokyo. Is it
:09:28. > :09:29.possible, particularly looking at our performance, because you put in
:09:30. > :09:33.a lot more money and got more medals, but everyone is not going to
:09:34. > :09:38.start doing what we are doing. We are getting into an arms race. We
:09:39. > :09:44.will have to spend ?10 million per medal next time. Is that something
:09:45. > :09:51.that could happen? No, I think that we need to be very smart about the
:09:52. > :09:53.way that we invest the National Lottery and Government exchequer
:09:54. > :09:58.funding in the right athletes and the right sports for the right
:09:59. > :10:02.reasons. A lot of other countries are copying our system here, which
:10:03. > :10:07.has been incredibly successful, as you can see from the performances
:10:08. > :10:11.and results to date here in Rio. So, yes, there will be other countries
:10:12. > :10:16.investing, competition will get stronger, the spread of medals will
:10:17. > :10:21.go wider across more nations as other countries actually look to try
:10:22. > :10:26.to copy the successful system we have created here. You know there is
:10:27. > :10:30.a bit of a pattern to host nations, is in their? They do well in the
:10:31. > :10:34.games before the one-day house, they do fantastically well in the one-day
:10:35. > :10:38.host and then there is a depreciation effect where it tails
:10:39. > :10:45.off. Argue confident that we can buck that trend? Do you think we
:10:46. > :10:51.will have a similar target in Tokyo? Might we expect 50 or more medals in
:10:52. > :10:54.Tokyo? I am confident that with the support of the National Lottery
:10:55. > :11:00.players, with the continued support of Government, that we can live
:11:01. > :11:04.sustained success with British athletes in the Olympic and
:11:05. > :11:12.Paralympic games environment. I'm confident that, in fact, we can
:11:13. > :11:17.build on... You are right - before the home games, there is an uplift
:11:18. > :11:20.because there is a stronger strategic focus on trying to deliver
:11:21. > :11:24.something that will make the nation proud. We saw the impact of that in
:11:25. > :11:32.Beijing. We saw then the full benefit in London. And since then,
:11:33. > :11:34.the athletes that we have funded have been delivering volunteer days
:11:35. > :11:40.to inspire the next generation, so that special impact of success that
:11:41. > :11:43.we felt in London, that we are feeling now from the performances
:11:44. > :11:47.here, is also giving added value to the country, to the nation, by
:11:48. > :11:51.inspiring the next generation of talent to come through with an
:11:52. > :11:55.ambition to achieve great things in the Olympic environment. Let's hope
:11:56. > :11:58.so. Liz Nicholl, thank you very much indeed. Enjoy the evening air.
:11:59. > :12:00.The festering tensions between Ukraine and Russia have
:12:01. > :12:04.In the last few days, the Russians have claimed that
:12:05. > :12:07.Ukraine orchestrated some kind of terrorist attack on Crimea that
:12:08. > :12:08.killed a Russian soldier and security officer.
:12:09. > :12:13.But both sides appear to be putting their military on alert.
:12:14. > :12:20.Let's talk to Tom Burridge, who is in Kiev.
:12:21. > :12:27.Tom, you have been to the unrecognised border between Crimea
:12:28. > :12:34.and Ukraine. What is happening there? Essentially, Ukrainians
:12:35. > :12:38.crossed the border, hit the beaches, see family friends, pretty much
:12:39. > :12:42.business as usual this weekend, a relaxed atmosphere at odds with the
:12:43. > :12:46.tension we have seen between Moscow and Kiev in recent days. We saw no
:12:47. > :12:50.evidence of a Ukrainian military build-up in the region, even driving
:12:51. > :12:54.around, which tallies with the idea and a belief of most people that
:12:55. > :12:58.some sort of military incursion from the south by Russia is unlikely, and
:12:59. > :13:04.this tension is more likely to do with the wider Ukrainian - Russian
:13:05. > :13:08.relations. The Russians said there was some kind of incident and a
:13:09. > :13:13.Russian soldier was killed, so what is the truth of it? What we know
:13:14. > :13:19.about what actually happened? It is hard to answer. With Russian
:13:20. > :13:25.involvement and strategy vis-a-vis Ukraine, we saw it with the
:13:26. > :13:28.annexation in 2014, the line between fact and fiction is often blurred
:13:29. > :13:32.and it makes it harder for western countries to respond with their own
:13:33. > :13:38.strategy. We know that around the time of this alleged plot, there was
:13:39. > :13:42.some incident, some reports of firing on the administrative border
:13:43. > :13:45.between Crimea and southern Ukraine, but one element of the Russian
:13:46. > :13:51.account of events, if you like, doesn't seem to stack up and stop
:13:52. > :13:54.the Russians said there was an artillery bombardment by the
:13:55. > :14:00.Ukrainians into Crimea just around the time, just after, basically. In
:14:01. > :14:04.this day and age, you would expect there to be some video evidence, and
:14:05. > :14:09.we have not seen that so far. We interviewed the brother of one of
:14:10. > :14:14.the Eurocrat is who is being detailed -- Ukrainians who is being
:14:15. > :14:17.detained and accused of being a plotter, creeping into Crimea to
:14:18. > :14:22.carry out this alleged attack. On the face of it, he doesn't seem to
:14:23. > :14:26.have the profile of a special Ops soldier. In the words of these
:14:27. > :14:30.brother, he was overweight, could hardly run 100 metres without being
:14:31. > :14:35.out of breath. Until recently, he was a minibus driver at a nuclear
:14:36. > :14:39.power plant 150 miles from Crimea, and on the face of it, his brother
:14:40. > :14:43.'s account, his animosity and his claim that his brother is a victim
:14:44. > :14:48.of a bigger political picture seems genuine. Tom, thank you very much.
:14:49. > :14:50.Well, there is basically one big strategic choice in foreign policy:
:14:51. > :14:55.It is a question that's at the heart of our relationship with Russia.
:14:56. > :14:57.Remember that Britain is looking for new post-Brexit relationships.
:14:58. > :14:59.And remember, too, we no longer have the energy independence
:15:00. > :15:03.We're joined by Sir Tony Brenton, former British Ambassador to Russia,
:15:04. > :15:05.and Nancy Soderberg, who was Deputy National Security
:15:06. > :15:15.Good evening to you both. Nancy Soderberg, do you think this is a
:15:16. > :15:21.time for conciliation or toughness in relation to Russia? Vladimir
:15:22. > :15:25.Putin all now understands toughness. The United States has gone through
:15:26. > :15:30.this, we tried a reset and it didn't work. He is looking for a fight and
:15:31. > :15:35.we need to make sure he does not get another one in Georgia or Ukraine. I
:15:36. > :15:39.think he is trying to fabricate incidents and make up the mess, the
:15:40. > :15:43.UK is moving troops and making it clear we will defend our friends and
:15:44. > :15:49.that's the only message she will understand. I don't entirely agree.
:15:50. > :15:56.Nancy is right we need to be on our guard and not offer the Russians any
:15:57. > :15:58.opportunities to exploit any disagreements. But over the last
:15:59. > :16:03.three years we have been sliding rapidly towards people are
:16:04. > :16:07.describing as a new Cold War. Those of us who remember the old Cold War
:16:08. > :16:10.will remember it was fantastically expensive and occasionally very
:16:11. > :16:14.dangerous and it seems to me we need to look for ways to stop that slide,
:16:15. > :16:19.looking for ways of cooperating with Russia where we can. Syria is an
:16:20. > :16:22.obvious example, the United States is already finding ways to work with
:16:23. > :16:32.the Russians to help get the situation under control. I don't
:16:33. > :16:34.think you will disagree with that Nancy Soderberg? We obviously need
:16:35. > :16:41.to Russia on our strategic challenges not just in Syria but
:16:42. > :16:45.also Iran, they continue to support our arms control agreements in those
:16:46. > :16:48.pictures but on territorial disputes and brute force against not only
:16:49. > :16:53.their own population but some of their neighbours I think we need to
:16:54. > :16:57.stand up to that. Of course I am a diplomat as well and believe in
:16:58. > :17:00.diplomacy but I think with Russia he does not understand consolatory
:17:01. > :17:06.messages and will take every and she can. We are having this debate in
:17:07. > :17:10.the United States with our own presidential candidate on the
:17:11. > :17:16.Republican side questioning Nato and are use of nuclear weapons. I think
:17:17. > :17:20.any source of weakness which would come from the United States would be
:17:21. > :17:25.dangerous for Britain and all our allies in that region. You will
:17:26. > :17:28.agree where cooperation is useful we should cooperate but it's on the
:17:29. > :17:33.other things, it is how you can overlook the fact how the Russian
:17:34. > :17:39.state appeared to be involved in the assassination of a British citizen,
:17:40. > :17:44.they invaded Crimea, took it from a sovereign nation. That is all true,
:17:45. > :17:46.Russia is a pretty difficult international customer. But it's
:17:47. > :17:52.also true that Russia is not the great threat which it has been
:17:53. > :17:55.presented as in Washington and London. It's important to remember
:17:56. > :18:01.at that Russia spends on its defence about one tenth of what we in need
:18:02. > :18:07.to do. It has at no economy about one 20th the size of us. It sees
:18:08. > :18:10.itself as threatened by us. You are any classic situation where each
:18:11. > :18:16.side sea itself threatened by the other and you need to look for ways
:18:17. > :18:24.to get those false impressions on both sides down. A quick answer on
:18:25. > :18:27.that Nancy Soderberg? It is Russia creating false impressions by saying
:18:28. > :18:34.it had to go to the Ukrainian defence. We have to look at areas of
:18:35. > :18:38.cooperation but Russia is a very dangerous regional power, it's no
:18:39. > :18:42.longer a superpower so we are not headed towards a new Cold War but we
:18:43. > :18:46.are headed towards a possibility of not having a partner in Russia and
:18:47. > :18:51.having a regional, very weak governmental lashing out in a
:18:52. > :18:56.dangerous way. We need to try and contain them as we did in the Soviet
:18:57. > :18:59.Union but on a much smaller scale. This president is not one who will
:19:00. > :19:03.understand anything but strength from Nato and it's important to
:19:04. > :19:08.convey that. You will not agree on that point but let asked if Brexit
:19:09. > :19:13.makes a difference, does it mean we need to Russia as a friend, is it
:19:14. > :19:19.time for a re-set? I don't think Brexit makes a huge difference, at
:19:20. > :19:24.the harder end of that, our position on this I understand will not change
:19:25. > :19:31.very quickly and from the EU point of view, one thing we have brought
:19:32. > :19:34.to their party has been our foreign policy and defence expertise and I
:19:35. > :19:39.am sure they will want to maintain those links as strongly as they can.
:19:40. > :19:46.Nancy Soderberg I am guessing you will worry about the effects of
:19:47. > :19:52.Brexit, Britain was pulling the UK towards your position? -- pulling
:19:53. > :19:58.the EU to urge position? I think it's a mistake for the UK to pull
:19:59. > :20:03.out of the EU, I think a stronger EU is in everyone's interest. I can
:20:04. > :20:08.guarantee Vladimir Putin is loving this debate about watching Europe
:20:09. > :20:13.fall apart amongst itself over no big issue. I think it's unfortunate,
:20:14. > :20:18.I think it is survivable but it doesn't help put a unified front
:20:19. > :20:21.against Russia when the biggest foreign policy power, the most
:20:22. > :20:27.respected part of the EU, frankly, Leeds. That's not good for anyone.
:20:28. > :20:32.Nancy Soderberg, Sir Tony Brenton, thank you very much.
:20:33. > :20:35.Theresa May has been Prime Minister for over a month now,
:20:36. > :20:37.but it still doesn't feel like we really know
:20:38. > :20:42.Early days, but maybe we have a clue as to her thinking in the fact that
:20:43. > :20:44.on the steps of Downing Street she name-checked Joseph Chamberlain,
:20:45. > :20:46.a politician who helped define modern Conservatism.
:20:47. > :20:48.He wasn't really a Conservative at all.
:20:49. > :20:51.He was a radical and a liberal who built his career by building
:20:52. > :20:53.Lewis Goodall reports on Joseph Chamberlain
:20:54. > :21:00.In 30 years, Birmingham grew into a dirty,
:21:01. > :21:11.The transformation that was to come was more astonishing.
:21:12. > :21:15.Elegant thoroughfares, sewers, clean water,
:21:16. > :21:17.beautiful civic buildings like the law courts
:21:18. > :21:27.One man is responsible for this - Theresa May's new lodestar.
:21:28. > :21:31.You could say that Joseph Chamberlain
:21:32. > :21:32.was Britain's first truly modern political
:21:33. > :21:38.political organiser, someone who was truly transformative.
:21:39. > :21:40.He turned Birmingham from being just a quiet,
:21:41. > :21:42.provincial backwater into one of the most advanced and progressive
:21:43. > :21:51.Joseph Chamberlain became mayor of the city
:21:52. > :21:56.This Victorian chameleon was a radical liberal, a guardian of
:21:57. > :22:00.the working class, and a godfather of municipal conservatism, and he's
:22:01. > :22:09.The political hero of one Nick Timothy, Theresa May's
:22:10. > :22:12.chief of staff and most trusted adviser, is none other than
:22:13. > :22:17.And who should be mentioned in her first policy speech
:22:18. > :22:22.From Robert Peel to Lady Thatcher, from Joseph Chamberlain to Winston
:22:23. > :22:26.Churchill, throughout history, it has been the Conservative Party's
:22:27. > :22:30.role to rise to the occasion and to take on the vested interests before
:22:31. > :22:36.Listen to the kind of language she uses -
:22:37. > :22:39.We don't just believe in individualism
:22:40. > :22:47.We value the role that only the state can play.
:22:48. > :22:49.Chamberlain took the waterworks and gas supply
:22:50. > :22:53.into city ownership and disease fell.
:22:54. > :22:55.This was local nationalisation, and the profits were
:22:56. > :23:02.This was the Civic Gospel, that famous Victorian morality.
:23:03. > :23:05.The Civic Gospel was born of a religious idea.
:23:06. > :23:08.Chamberlain was a Unitarian and a nonconformist.
:23:09. > :23:11.His approach terrified the middle classes of the
:23:12. > :23:14.day, who saw him as a gas and water socialist.
:23:15. > :23:17.We have not the slightest intention of making profit, he said.
:23:18. > :23:20.We shall get our profit in the comfort and health of our
:23:21. > :23:26.I think it was Chamberlain's business sense to take
:23:27. > :23:29.that risk, to see that there was potential that they could gain
:23:30. > :23:31.profit, and that that profit could fund
:23:32. > :23:35.other ventures, such as the
:23:36. > :23:38.building of the museum and art gallery which we are standing in
:23:39. > :23:49.The university is one of Chamberlain's most abiding legacies.
:23:50. > :23:52.It represents the power of civic pride that made
:23:53. > :23:54.Birmingham the first of
:23:55. > :24:03.In the shadow of the old Joe clock tower, Malcolm Dick explains
:24:04. > :24:05.Chamberlain's primary contribution to Conservative history - the appeal
:24:06. > :24:10.We can see him emphasising a social reform
:24:11. > :24:15.strand, at least in as far as linking working-class aspirations,
:24:16. > :24:21.social and economic aspirations, with the state.
:24:22. > :24:23.And a tradition of strong local authorities versus a
:24:24. > :24:33.Chamberlain began life as a liberal, but split over home-rule, founding
:24:34. > :24:39.Then he took them into the Conservative Party.
:24:40. > :24:40.He believed in the union and in
:24:41. > :24:43.policies that appealed to the working class.
:24:44. > :24:51.But Chamberlain was also an avowed imperialist.
:24:52. > :24:53.He was colonial secretary and progenitor of the
:24:54. > :24:58.He wanted the Empire to be a single trade block.
:24:59. > :25:01.He designed Corporation Street, a Parisian-style
:25:02. > :25:04.boulevard running through Birmingham to sell its wares.
:25:05. > :25:06.And the taxes on those goods would be
:25:07. > :25:13.Imperialism was probably his fatal mistake, but a politically
:25:14. > :25:21.He promised better housing, old-age pensions, the
:25:22. > :25:24.minimum wage, to crack down on immigration.
:25:25. > :25:29.things that Theresa May promised the day.
:25:30. > :25:38.It is the only industrial city where the
:25:39. > :25:42.Conservative Party has survived in significant numbers.
:25:43. > :25:43.A strong presence in the council chamber
:25:44. > :25:49.Their local leader relishes a Tory shift
:25:50. > :25:54.I think we will see a focus on an industrial
:25:55. > :25:57.Theresa May talked about the importance of
:25:58. > :26:01.making sure that key industries aren't taken out of the country.
:26:02. > :26:03.And I think we will see some changes on
:26:04. > :26:05.devolution, a speeding up of the devolving
:26:06. > :26:11.strings to allow cities to really make the best deal they can.
:26:12. > :26:14.Theresa May has been in politics for 30
:26:15. > :26:16.years, and Home Secretary for the last six, yet
:26:17. > :26:18.we know surprisingly little about her political beliefs.
:26:19. > :26:22.Chamberlain may well be her lodestar, and if he is, the
:26:23. > :26:24.Conservatives are in for a bit of a shock,
:26:25. > :26:29.strand of conservatism and Conservative thought that would mark
:26:30. > :26:36.the biggest departure for the party since 1979.
:26:37. > :26:39.Churchill said of Chamberlain that he was a politician
:26:40. > :26:45.If Theresa May is serious in reawakening this
:26:46. > :26:52.strand of thinking, she may well yet manage the same.
:26:53. > :26:56.Back to the Olympics now, and time to join one of the country's
:26:57. > :27:00.Not Stephen Smith, needless to say, but the evergreen former Olympics
:27:01. > :27:10.and Match of the Day commentator, Barry Davies.
:27:11. > :27:17.Will Stephen Smith complete his Olympic marathon?
:27:18. > :27:26.Oh, you can really feel it in the pelotons.
:27:27. > :27:32.Just getting into the spirit after Jason Kenny and Laura Trott,
:27:33. > :27:39.It was for me, I didn't get off the couch until four.
:27:40. > :27:47.I must say it's an absolute treat to have a proper
:27:48. > :27:51.I think it's exhilarating stuff, we're doing far better
:27:52. > :27:57.I wonder if I'm really setting the right tone sitting on a sofa
:27:58. > :28:06.Is this what Lord Reith had in mind when he began sports coverage?
:28:07. > :28:08.COMMENTATOR: Into the finishing straight, Jason Kenny has got this
:28:09. > :28:11.and Jason Kenny wins the gold medal for the second time!
:28:12. > :28:13.You half expect the lead guy to throw some tacks over
:28:14. > :28:16.COMMENTATOR: It is gold medal number five.
:28:17. > :28:24.And Max Whitlock has gone ahead of Louis Smith.
:28:25. > :28:27.Do these guys basically dislike each other?
:28:28. > :28:30.They can't help but be sore and jealous if things don't
:28:31. > :28:48.I mean, I know the Americans like to say we are only
:28:49. > :28:53.going for gold but if you get a medal you have done darn well.
:28:54. > :28:57.The contrast this summer between the Olympians
:28:58. > :29:02.with the performance of the England team at Euro 2016.
:29:03. > :29:05.The major difference is that these guys, certainly
:29:06. > :29:07.in their first Olympics, have to do something
:29:08. > :29:14.They are not making money at an early stage of their lives.
:29:15. > :29:17.Some young footballers are making a lot of money for their potential,
:29:18. > :29:29.Can you remember some Olympic moment, maybe you had an iffy tummy,
:29:30. > :29:35.I did an Olympic Games, doing the opening
:29:36. > :29:45.By making sure you are prepared for the disaster.
:29:46. > :29:54.Do you wish you were out there this time?
:29:55. > :30:02.Talking to you is worth probably a copper.
:30:03. > :30:12.It's always good to see a sportsman working hard.
:30:13. > :30:14.At the height of his game, yeah.
:30:15. > :30:26.But if you're an older viewer and you have a funny feeling
:30:27. > :30:29.that the Olympic women's gymnastics are a little bit more...
:30:30. > :30:31.Well, more everything than you remember from your youth,
:30:32. > :30:34.we leave you with this rather clever comparison made by the music channel
:30:35. > :30:37.MTV which suggests that you're absolutely right.
:30:38. > :31:29.Hello. After a day in which we saw sunny skies from Shetland to the
:31:30. > :31:34.Channel Islands, a fine start to Tuesday morning. Things will be on
:31:35. > :31:39.the cool side in the countryside but quickly warming up as blue skies for
:31:40. > :31:43.most of the day, some cloud towards eastern coasts. For most, sunny
:31:44. > :31:44.skies throughout. Northern is