16/02/2014 Sunday Politics South West

Union, so says the President of the European Commission,

Union, so says the President of the debate. It's our

Union, so says the President of the the nation's capital.

Union, so says the President of the twits will be as incessant

Union, so says the President of the rain. A significant new development

in the debate over Scottish rain. A significant new development

Commission, President Jose Manuel Barroso, has confirmed what the

Nationalists union would have to be approved by

all union would have to be approved by

country. I believe it is going to go wrong next. His pitch to

the Scottish people is based on two things, the currency

the Scottish people is based on two Kingdom, which was blown apart last

week, and this morning, Kingdom, which was blown apart last

get into the European Union has been dynamited.

get into the European Union has been saying it might be impossible to get

the agreement of all 28 members to allow Scotland

independence, an economic and active area that Spain does

independence, an economic and active Scotland does have to apply, and it

independence, an economic and active problem because all new members have

to problem because all new members have

the SNP are rejecting that quite problem because all new members have

intervention today. However, I know problem because all new members have

of these interventions, problem because all new members have

these technical commandments are problem because all new members have

having much sway. Are the problem because all new members have

within the statistical margin problem because all new members have

error. They are, but not much. Alex Salmond's

error. They are, but not much. Alex member of the European Union. In the

error. They are, but not much. Alex remarks are nonsense and he is

playing more remarks are nonsense and he is

John Swinney, a little bit later in the programme.

John Swinney, a little bit later in constant rain that

John Swinney, a little bit later in have had to deal with. There was

also a have had to deal with. There was

disrupted the travel of millions. A second stoppage was on

disrupted the travel of millions. A 2005, as well as disputes on

disrupted the travel of millions. A has grown

disrupted the travel of millions. A union membership overall has been

shrinking. The current dispute has seen Bob

shrinking. The current dispute has beginning of this month is estimated

to beginning of this month is estimated

Welcome to the truce,

Welcome to the off entirely? Want to know first of

all wider off entirely? Want to know first of

close. The Mayor off entirely? Want to know first of

booking office with somebody sitting there and asks for a ticket of less

than ?5, they are not allowed to I'm not knocking a newsagent,

however, these people I'm not knocking a newsagent,

were helping people named in terrorist incidents, taking them out

of the panels. Suddenly they terrorist incidents, taking them out

lazy people that sit in the people would come from behind

and be out and about now. It is the management

and be out and about now. It is the Managers are there to

and be out and about now. It is the whole. This is a

and be out and about now. It is the decline, one

and be out and about now. It is the or it will move to 3.6

and be out and about now. It is the dragging, why take 1000 people of

and be out and about now. It is the the network that come to the aid

and be out and about now. It is the think it is. I was

and be out and about now. It is the away on holiday, when the riots were

taking place in London, and he refused to come back? Why don't they

go and refused to come back? Why don't they

pay of a tube driver refused to come back? Why don't they

or membership by your house for what you have done for them? When you

look at the papers this you have done for them? When you

get a ?70 you have done for them? When you

four deals. I see NHS doctors you have done for them? When you

people in this country you have done for them? When you

we live in you have done for them? When you

over you. The reason why we got good you have done for them? When you

of these three political parties, you have done for them? When you

for less for a young policeman, ?27,000 for a

teacher starting out. for a young policeman, ?27,000 for a

to live through for a young policeman, ?27,000 for a

have put a pay freeze on for a young policeman, ?27,000 for a

police constables, for a young policeman, ?27,000 for a

support keeping the laws, they all support illegal wars

around the world. Unless they have a fighting trade

around the world. Unless they have a pay would be as low as some others.

You said we pay would be as low as some others.

a constant battle, pay would be as low as some others.

said they are making it worse, it is going up.

the tube strike cost ?100 million in two days. It

they are worth. Only a fighting trade

they are worth. Only a fighting says, you said I was a mixture

they are worth. Only a fighting can't do anything

they are worth. Only a fighting for society, or technology so

everybody benefits, for society, or technology so

a huge for society, or technology so

trains coming. What I am for society, or technology so

Driverless trains are not coming in, it

Driverless trains are not coming the tunnel. Would you want

Driverless trains are not coming Northern line?

Driverless trains are not coming panic that takes place, the

Driverless trains are not coming is simple, it is

Driverless trains are not coming not going to happen because it is a

Driverless trains are not coming is above ground on

back to the ticket offices, not many people use the ticket

back to the ticket offices, not many the concourses, meeting and

greeting, helping disabled the concourses, meeting and

and tourists and making it a better service?

and tourists and making it a better ticket office. You cannot compare

and tourists and making it a better people are going to be

and tourists and making it a better partially sighted,

and tourists and making it a better first language, you cannot use the

offices. first language, you cannot use the

can speak many different languages. first language, you cannot use the

phone the bank, all you first language, you cannot use the

people want to first language, you cannot use the

on the concourse, what part of that first language, you cannot use the

Underground did a risk assessment of first language, you cannot use the

more dangerous. You are posing driverless trains, when you opposed

to No, Oyster cards, it is how you deal

with it. No, Oyster cards, it is how you deal

They should supplement the staff and only 40% bothered to vote.

They should supplement the staff and higher threshold before you can

cause higher threshold before you can

lovely if everyone voted higher threshold before you can

have ballots at higher threshold before you can

I'm trying to say to higher threshold before you can

have no higher threshold before you can

you will give some higher threshold before you can

the faults of Europe are down to the immigrants.

the faults of Europe are down to the road, it has not come

the faults of Europe are down to the not ruling anything out. I'm not

ruling out getting your job on the Sunday Politics.

ruling out getting your job on the retire as well, you have

ruling out getting your job on the your feet up.

ruling out getting your job on the renegotiate my package. Shall

ruling out getting your job on the on strike

ruling out getting your job on the your wages, I would have

have more on the Tube strike later in the

have more on the Tube strike later comments from John Swinney. Scottish

Nationalists comments from John Swinney. Scottish

would have to reapply, comments from John Swinney. Scottish

will and you comments from John Swinney. Scottish

go independent, you will comments from John Swinney. Scottish

compatible with the workings of the European Union

compatible with the workings of the part of it for 40 years. The

compatible with the workings of the about essentially

compatible with the workings of the continuity of Scotland's membership

of the continuity of Scotland's membership

debated and discussed and reinforced by comments made by experts. We are

debated and discussed and reinforced What he didn't say is that

debated and discussed and reinforced membership. The Spanish foreign

minister has. membership. The Spanish foreign

got nothing to say about the issue. That indicates

got nothing to say about the issue. membership of the

and we play our part. The only threat to Scotland's participation

in the European Union threat to Scotland's participation

potential in/out referendum that David

It has not been a great week for you,

It has not been a great week for been blown out of the water by the

Westminster been blown out of the water by the

Sunday newspapers are full been blown out of the water by the

Jose Manuel Barroso a bully is been blown out of the water by the

now? He is Kosovo. If you vote for independence

and you do Kosovo. If you vote for independence

join, if the single currency. We are

concentrating the single currency. We are

sterling, which is in the the single currency. We are

of Scotland and the UK. the single currency. We are

Wythenshawe and Sale the single currency. We are

this parliament that UKIP the single currency. We are

second. And whether they'd chip away the single currency. We are

theorising. And yes - everyone has a theory. UKIP are learning from us.

What have they picked up from you? To be

What have they picked up from you? evidence in paper form that helps

answer the question: How evidence in paper form that helps

I'm therefore claim evidence in paper form that helps

come second and increased their evidence in paper form that helps

running scared of letting us present our

running scared of letting us present Wythenshawe didn't point to the

right Wythenshawe didn't point to the

that branded Wythenshawe didn't point to the

millionaires who didn't care about the working

Professional UKIP-watcher Rob Ford from Manchester

Professional UKIP-watcher Rob Ford confound the received wisdom about

the party. confound the received wisdom about

the south-east of confound the received wisdom about

UKIP activists do resemble that confound the received wisdom about

pick up a lot of activists confound the received wisdom about

Conservative party, but confound the received wisdom about

he's to hold on confound the received wisdom about

strategy is to point out that confound the received wisdom about

what they want? confound the received wisdom about

time. Not helping, Nigel? I had confound the received wisdom about

chaps, you're all doing a very confound the received wisdom about

job. There will be carrying on confound the received wisdom about

With me now is the will also be a candidate in the

upcoming European will also be a candidate in the

to Walkington etc, will also be a candidate in the

shortest possible time and will also be a candidate in the

about Labour, they do have an efficient machine, lots of union

activists efficient machine, lots of union

with a lot of know-how. It pushed you into third place and

with a lot of know-how. It pushed for UKIP than you? I

with a lot of know-how. It pushed same day, we took a seat from Labour

with a lot of know-how. It pushed by-election as well, so we should

with a lot of know-how. It pushed drifting to UKIP?

with a lot of know-how. It pushed vote UKIP in a European

with a lot of know-how. It pushed they have done that for many

They can't because they don't have seats

They can't because they don't have video, the only way we are

They can't because they don't have to have that referendum and

They can't because they don't have not won a Parliamentary majority in

the only way it will be a referendum on Europe in this country as if

there is a on Europe in this country as if

was there on Europe in this country as if

be in the national on Europe in this country as if

his will, to on Europe in this country as if

the chance to say we want a referendum. They refused to do it.

relationship with Europe referendum. They refused to do it.

do you do then? There are referendum. They refused to do it.

loads of reasons for people to vote UKIP.

loads of reasons for people to vote in. He wants to be the Edward Heath

loads of reasons for people to vote Miliband. What

loads of reasons for people to vote maxed out the Tory vote we are going

to maxed out the Tory vote we are going

negotiate with people maxed out the Tory vote we are going

UKIP MEPs do not turn up to maxed out the Tory vote we are going

negotiations. Then people will vote to leave. The

negotiations. Then people will vote opinion is on a

would vote to leave? Let's see what we get

would vote to leave? Let's see what 2017. If the status quo was

would vote to leave? Let's see what have today, I

England, they will be seeing more of Patrick in a moment. You are

watching Sunday Politics. Patrick in a moment. You are

talking about, what else, the weather,

permission to build on flood plains in Cornwall has

upbeat talk from the Prime Minister as he inspected our

have a three`hour train service. Wants trains to arrive

for Plymouth's inclusion in something called the strategic rail

network. Some claim without a seat in this particular first class

lounge, the South West's hopes for a proper rail upgrade remain as

distant coming out of the strategic network

funding policy. Seabeck pressed the Prime Minister

again on this. Well, he didn't can at the moment. What I'm looking

for is a medium term ask and longer term look at exactly what the

South West needs in resilience and also to help grow an

economy which is sitting waiting to grow and the transport

links are just so important to that. But his tantalising

and better trains on Monday hadn't been a mere slip of the tongue. We

have got a longer term programme she found the episode upsetting. I

know feudor to what the Prime Minister is

promising. You up and running. Shame to lose the

Dawlish line, it got to look at a much faster route.

Because it is no good spending billions on HS2 and not have a

decent railway into the Country. How important do you think

it is that transport corridor, which is road as

well as rail. So map before. The one we are talking

about that makes business meeting in Plymouth, they

could use a faster route if Government, the current Government,

makes a pledge pick up that and run with it. But we

were here when the Prime Minister was talking about

about long`term. We can't wait long`term. Long`term

longer than a week. It is longer than a year and urgely longer than a

decade. What we need is instant action on the

will be is in disagreement on this. Ey `` yes we have got to put more

into infrastructure and we want cross party support for that. You

knows will be governing the country in just over a

floods ravaged the country this week the Prime Minister

all`time low. Figures obtained by this programme, though, reveal

planning authorities blame for the floods? The weather.

We have faced the most extreme risks of living in a flood plain and

he stressed it's not for a development of around 150

homes in Ottery St Mary, Environment Agency advice and local

opposition. I opposed it because it was farmland, so if it was turned

into a housing estate it was likely into a housing estate it was likely

to be wet then as well. And in 2008 after exceptionally heavy

at an all time low. But figures from at an all time low. But figures from

the Environment Agency show planning consent has been given against their

advice policies are going to make that more

likely. One, because they have cut the funding available to create

have relaxed the planning regime and made it more likely that houses will

despite being in a high`risk flood area and now

reassured with measures that should see

be in 200 years, plus 1.6 metres more thrown in nor climate change.

What's flood`proof up to the sill level

here. So this is 10 mill don't develop in flood zone three,

which is a good place to be and how do you deal with existing areas

like the whole of included. It's not the same story

for many existing home excesses rising along with the

water. abo planning, do you think it is

ever acceptable Environment Agency said don't build

on that. That is a Royal Navy So sometimes you know during the

good times. where people made for. So we have to

deal with that. What we have to do is future`proof it. Because the

consequence of not allowing to your eyes outside and you're

protected. That must cases. It looked a very smart. Not

affordable. I wouldn't put it in had been cut. We are dealing with

the consequence of that now. Neil, you come from the Somerset Levels,

some people be living there. No, we don't need

to retreat from the sea. I have said this many times. We have got to put

the resources in to keep the sea out.

But we have seen the light. Because we know very well that this type of

flood plain. That is the problem. So we have got to try and keep them

out. One of those sites is a brown field so site and good to build on.

But then it is Thank you. On Wednesday night

Parliament approved next year's funding settlement

vociferous criticism from many of the government's own

which grossly underfunds the countryside in favour of

this wrong, you must look again. Well it is certainly

peeving councils and MPs from rural areas all across e`England. What we

want to see is real action and real money not just sympathy. But they

both voted with the government along with with other critics, persuaded

it seems that ministers really listening and just needed more time

to sort it all out. I did say in House of Commons I can mobilise the

rural Yeomanry if we need to will relook at it. But if they

don't, then they are going to have As Liam Byrne said to David Laws,

you no there is no money left. I think we've been fair

areas and rural areas. But of course all local

made changes to the system. But Government MPs

broadened the divide. Well I don't accept that, because often city

areas are more dependent on grant than Council Tax and grant has been

reduced. to country councils this year and

again there was harumphing in shires. We are meeting with Eric

Pickles and getting somewhere. Whether we're going to have a enough

I don't know. That is I don't know. That is why I want my

troops to be ready to rebel if we need, because the Government need to

take business in the west count tri. It's

not acceptable. It cannot go on. year, I said to ministers that they

needed to do something about it if they wanted my support. A year has

gone by. They have done nothing Three other Liberal Democrats

followed his lead. chickens are happy. We are joined by

Nick can have Harvey. `` Nick Harvey. Why didn't you rebel. The

Government said something, but they fail to deliver

and you back down. We enough. We are still talking. But it

is a foreLorne hope. Listen to the decided it was moving money too

quickly, a dampener was put and that is why money is being

moved. The Plymouth or anywhere else. We want

to make sure we get it for the rural areas. But this was the deal on the

table. We the situation, we have told it time

and time to the Government. We are still...

It would have been nothing. We got a third of what we need. It is

probably we didn't make an ambitious enough bid at first. But

on the night of the vote. You only had to look at the figures. I want

to bring Nick there is no sympathy in your own

party. You're a small failed the rural areas. I think

anybody who looks objectively at the figures

pay the highest Council Tax, get the lowest grant from government

realise there is something fundamentally wrong. And you can

grind but there is a serious problem here.

The Government has acknowledged that there is a problem.

of money as Neil said, which they have

Democrats showed a willingness to vote them down. In a sense we can

hold think we are going to get anywhere

substantial before the election. Are you keeping an eye on that

thought a vote on this now would be particularly in people's minds in a

year's time. I think it wouz more important that we sent a message to

they have done is enough. They would have to put noughts on the end of

what they have done before it was worth sitting down to consider. I

understand that Neil Now our regular round`up of the

political week in 60 seconds. police. For too long Dorset police

has been expected to do less. Concerns that the gap between

wages and is continuing to grow. Once you paid

for bills and necessities, we're left

Cornish Tory MP Sheryl Murray withdraws from her

Minister of the year after allegations of vote rigging. One cat

in particular seemed to clock up 30,000 votes overnight. She denies

any wrong doing and said she found the episode upsetting.

relief? I think there is a case for VAT relief full stop

because it is something that the poorest pay the same rate as

ball's call for that. Could I say something about the cat? As far as

I'm concerned there is only one pussy in this region and that is

Oliver Colville who vote ford d for a huge cut in the grant. You had a

dog that won in the Westminster dog of year. Two years anding. `` ago.

On VAT for tourism. It is I think the Chancellor does need to

look at it. Because you would gain in income in the

economy. So Welcome back. Let's start by talking

about the weather. What could be more British?

about the weather. What could be conversation for the past few

weeks. This author of the 2008 Climate Change

Act, author of the 2008 Climate Change

or his life 's work goes up author of the 2008 Climate Change

Labour and Lib author of the 2008 Climate Change

interesting tactic for Ed Miliband to take.

argument, try and turn this into a debate

argument, try and turn this into a think the public I get listening to

an argument like that. Partly think the public I get listening to

because only one in three of the public totally agree with him. The

polls public totally agree with him. The

a change is responsible public totally agree with him. The

greenest Government ever, and now he has an Environment secretary

greenest Government ever, and now he stands. That is not where he was in

2010. stands. That is not where he was in

they are pretty sceptical stands. That is not where he was in

administration has been attacked by the

administration has been attacked by What was

administration has been attacked by globe is a guinea to break down

administration has been attacked by the age of austerity, when

administration has been attacked by green issues. Even at home it is

administration has been attacked by stream is not operating

administration has been attacked by if it is,

administration has been attacked by knowledge. He flies in the

administration has been attacked by phenomenon is difficult to

administration has been attacked by have done the same thing.

administration has been attacked by fragile in, but overall we can

administration has been attacked by than ever. The most

administration has been attacked by hurricanes and tropical storm is,

they hurricanes and tropical storm is,

summers in the last ten years hurricanes and tropical storm is,

1998. Overall, there is hurricanes and tropical storm is,

what did you make of two interesting hurricanes and tropical storm is,

one Cory saying I am voting to come out, and the UKIP chap saying we

one Cory saying I am voting to come maxed out on Tory defectors, we

one Cory saying I am voting to come O'Flynn from UKIP, essentially

saying reflection on that. They got 18 ,

23% reflection on that. They got 18 ,

the message, it is their response reflection on that. They got 18 ,

very good journalist, a very good commentator. He answered almost as a

commentator rather than head of communications for

commentator rather than head of of Westminster. Let's have a look

and see what of Westminster. Let's have a look

safety net that of Westminster. Let's have a look

punitive. If applicants do not get it right, they have to wait and they

have to have been reductions in various

benefits, have been reductions in various

scrapped and there is a welfare reform

scrapped and there is a welfare very well in the country.

up for election. Whether or not you agree

up for election. Whether or not you the welfare reforms have

some stupid ideas, like the idea that it would be paid monthly,

instead that it would be paid monthly,

people are more likely to that it would be paid monthly,

money by the end of the month. It's interesting, in the past, when

members of the cloth have attacked the

members of the cloth have attacked look mean-spirited. But that is

members of the cloth have attacked trying to win them over. When they

members of the cloth have attacked go. It is behind me, on the 5th of

February, go. It is behind me, on the 5th of

one of the women that go. It is behind me, on the 5th of

nose gets longer? It is something go. It is behind me, on the 5th of

shows them. It is called the doughnut. They don't have many

shows them. It is called the four among 14 in the Shadow

shows them. It is called the Also, the fact that women,

shows them. It is called the years ago. David Cameron, it drives

and furious, years ago. David Cameron, it drives

public can years ago. David Cameron, it drives

that they will not notice that the following week the front

that they will not notice that the packed with women? I think it

rough 50-50 split, eventually. Although

rough 50-50 split, eventually. Miliband, Ed Balls,

rough 50-50 split, eventually. they are almost always men.

rough 50-50 split, eventually. a Rachel Reeves, a prominent female

face a Rachel Reeves, a prominent female

proportionally a lot smaller. a Rachel Reeves, a prominent female

The Observer did the cutout and opposed to the Shadow Cabinet, with

lots of women in it, it was very male. The one reason Labour have all

of these male. The one reason Labour have all

constituencies is all male. The one reason Labour have all

lists is. If male. The one reason Labour have all

things, I know they can be prone to will give Labour an immense

things, I know they can be prone to advantage. By then,

things, I know they can be prone to will have a woman leader. Who

things, I know they can be prone to even yet in the

things, I know they can be prone to top, but the Labour

things, I know they can be prone to Leader before Theresa May becomes

leader of Leader before Theresa May becomes

it. The first female Labour