25/02/2018

Download Subtitles

Transcript

0:00:15 > 0:00:19Hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be

0:00:19 > 0:00:23bringing us tomorrow.

0:00:23 > 0:00:24With us, Charlie Wells, Deputy Snapchat Editor

0:00:24 > 0:00:26for The Economist, and Rosamund Urwin, who's

0:00:26 > 0:00:28Financial Services Correspondent at the Sunday Times.

0:00:28 > 0:00:30Welcome to you both.

0:00:30 > 0:00:34Many of the front pages are already in.

0:00:34 > 0:00:37Will start with the Guardian.

0:00:37 > 0:00:39It looks ahead to Jeremy Corbyn's Brexit speech

0:00:39 > 0:00:41tomorrow, where he'll outline Labour's Brexit policy.

0:00:41 > 0:00:43Concerns over the quality of milk post-Brexit leads

0:00:43 > 0:00:53the front page of The i.

0:00:53 > 0:00:55The Metro has a picture of the building that was

0:00:55 > 0:00:57on fire in Leicester on their front page.

0:00:57 > 0:00:59The Ambulance Service say six people have been taken to hospital.

0:01:00 > 0:01:02A chilling warning from the Express.

0:01:02 > 0:01:05They say temperatures in parts of the UK could drop to minus 15

0:01:05 > 0:01:10with snow and blizzards expected across the country.

0:01:10 > 0:01:13While The Mirror says the cold snap dubbed the "beast from the east"

0:01:13 > 0:01:14could cause death and travel chaos.

0:01:14 > 0:01:16A colourful picture from the Closing Ceremony

0:01:16 > 0:01:19of the Winter Olympics is on the front of the Telegraph.

0:01:19 > 0:01:25The Times shows a beaming Ivanka Trump representing the US

0:01:25 > 0:01:26alongside a less cheerful looking North Korean General

0:01:26 > 0:01:30at that closing ceremony.

0:01:30 > 0:01:35That's how the papers are looking. We are going to have a look in

0:01:35 > 0:01:40detail. First of all, the Guardian. Corbyn, Brexit speech to put Nate on

0:01:40 > 0:01:47the spot. A bit of a change in policy here. A customs union now

0:01:47 > 0:01:51appealing to them.So Jeremy Corbyn is finally getting off the awkward

0:01:51 > 0:01:55fence that he has been sitting on for months and saying we are going

0:01:55 > 0:02:01to state in a customs union in the European Union. That is going to

0:02:01 > 0:02:04happen tomorrow in his speech at Coventry. And what this seems like

0:02:04 > 0:02:09it's a shift for Labour. And essentially a signal to many of

0:02:09 > 0:02:16Labour's voters who backed Remain by quite a large margin that

0:02:16 > 0:02:19potentially, Labour will be following a soft Brexit strategy. A

0:02:19 > 0:02:24customs union as part of a soft Brexit strategy.Anything new

0:02:24 > 0:02:28customs union. We cannot be in the one we are currently in.And he

0:02:28 > 0:02:35is... There are plenty of people in his party who will say it did not go

0:02:35 > 0:02:40far enough and the Guardian have broken I hear the 80 Senior Labour

0:02:40 > 0:02:43figures emerged and made a statement that Britain stays in the single

0:02:43 > 0:02:48market. Of course, Jeremy Corbyn was elected by his membership with an

0:02:48 > 0:02:54emphasis on his membership... His membership not only overwhelmingly

0:02:54 > 0:02:57eroded Remain, but they also would like to a different approach on

0:02:57 > 0:03:04Brexit. I think this is putting clear water between Labour and the

0:03:04 > 0:03:10Tories in terms of the policy but at the same time, there are people in

0:03:10 > 0:03:14the party who think this is not go anywhere near far enough.Corbyn

0:03:14 > 0:03:21accused of selling snake 00 over Brexit. How is it snake oil? That

0:03:21 > 0:03:30sound like a fake suggestion.That select a fake use of phrase... That

0:03:30 > 0:03:36comes from David Davis. What he is here is that this, obviously he

0:03:36 > 0:03:43claims it betrays labour's supporters who voted Leeds. He says

0:03:43 > 0:03:48is actually breaching the Labour Party manifesto of 2017 and putting

0:03:48 > 0:03:57jobs at risk by surrendering one of the chief prizes I Brexit. His

0:03:57 > 0:04:00argument is Labour may think they have found this simple solution but

0:04:00 > 0:04:04there is a lesson that are yet to learn. It looks like snake oil, it

0:04:04 > 0:04:09smells like snake oil, don't expect it to make you feel better. Of

0:04:09 > 0:04:12course, David Davis is a man who said way back when we will be

0:04:12 > 0:04:16signing all these deals, that leaving the EU will be very easy and

0:04:16 > 0:04:19he is obviously saying you cannot find a simple solution to this. That

0:04:19 > 0:04:23sound like he's changed his tune rather a lot.For some but,

0:04:23 > 0:04:28remaining in a customs union which is a replica of what we have

0:04:28 > 0:04:31currently got is not what Brexit was about.Who can really say what

0:04:31 > 0:04:35Brexit is about when it was a very simple vote with very simple

0:04:35 > 0:04:39language describing an incredibly competent procedure? Something I

0:04:39 > 0:04:46really want to focus on... Remaining in a customs union, the United

0:04:46 > 0:04:52Kingdom could not strike trade he is on its own. What the story does not

0:04:52 > 0:04:57bring to the fore is the fact that the UK already enjoys some four

0:04:57 > 0:05:02dozen free trade agreements that the EU has already negotiated. And

0:05:02 > 0:05:04negotiating that many free-trade agreements with other countries

0:05:04 > 0:05:13outside the EU, a very different negotiating position, is not going

0:05:13 > 0:05:17to be easy.And with future deals, would you rather if you are another

0:05:17 > 0:05:26nation, sign up with the EU and all those member states... That selling

0:05:26 > 0:05:40Britainshort. Let's look at the FT and his take on Brexit. Northern

0:05:40 > 0:05:45Ireland... Preventing the return of a hard border but when the North and

0:05:45 > 0:05:48the Republic.With the EU is essentially saying is that if there

0:05:48 > 0:05:53is not going to be a hard border than Northern Ireland needs to

0:05:53 > 0:05:56maintain the regulations that the EU has. Because the European Union does

0:05:56 > 0:06:03not want the Irish border to become a sort of free-for-all for products

0:06:03 > 0:06:07that do not have the same sort of regulations that the EU upholds. And

0:06:07 > 0:06:13so they're essentially saying this just to stay in place -- needs to

0:06:13 > 0:06:16stay in place.Is also historical tensions with that border.Of

0:06:16 > 0:06:22course.The Good Friday Agreement has been successful in the large

0:06:22 > 0:06:31part...One of the scariest things Brexit calls into question is the

0:06:31 > 0:06:38Good Friday Agreement. The DUP, obviously in conference with the

0:06:38 > 0:06:42Conservatives. Arlene Foster said in December that any form of regulatory

0:06:42 > 0:06:45divergence between Northern Ireland and the rest of UK was unacceptable.

0:06:45 > 0:06:51This is going to be a big problem. And if you remember, she kicked up a

0:06:51 > 0:06:56bit of a stink to Theresa May, which set back this issue of them finding

0:06:56 > 0:07:02agreement over its.Also, Rosalind and I were talking about eight

0:07:02 > 0:07:09Twitter comments Enda Kenny from a viewer. Talking about how maybe

0:07:09 > 0:07:12Theresa May should take on the rambling border... -- a Twitter

0:07:12 > 0:07:19comment came in from a viewer.Lots of roads keep crossing over, was the

0:07:19 > 0:07:23points. And there are farmers would land on both sides and there are

0:07:23 > 0:07:26people that work on one side and on the other across over every single

0:07:26 > 0:07:32day.Jeremy, thank you for your tweet. Let's look at the times.

0:07:32 > 0:07:37Embattled universities face limits on powers. They're really under the

0:07:37 > 0:07:43spotlight at the moment.And with good reason. All these vice

0:07:43 > 0:07:47chancellors Arnie crazy 6-figure salaries. There is reason to think

0:07:47 > 0:07:52that we should look at many of these issues. However, I would add this

0:07:52 > 0:07:57looks like government meddling in a way that seems really quite

0:07:57 > 0:08:01questionable to me. Essentially, the new office for will tackle not only

0:08:01 > 0:08:06management issues such as salaries, which has risen to... Also academic

0:08:06 > 0:08:11matters including interest of degrees and the number of contact

0:08:11 > 0:08:16hours. That does seem sort of micromanaging of universities. One

0:08:16 > 0:08:19of the things it mentions here is whether students get any value for

0:08:19 > 0:08:24money. And of course, you might say that over £9,000 is an awful lot of

0:08:24 > 0:08:28money to pay each year for a degree, but it wasn't universities who

0:08:28 > 0:08:34changed the policy there, was it? It's still quite cheap in comparison

0:08:34 > 0:08:39to go to university here.I don't want to talk about my student debt

0:08:39 > 0:08:46that let me just say there is significant amount and it's a

0:08:46 > 0:08:49problem. Student debt adds to the risk of pursuing a degree for

0:08:49 > 0:08:52students. And the point that I am struck by here is the story gets

0:08:52 > 0:08:56into the idea that sometimes expanding and expanding and

0:08:56 > 0:09:00expanding higher education is not actually beneficial. There are a few

0:09:00 > 0:09:04studies that actually show a strong link between more people going to

0:09:04 > 0:09:08university in a decrease in social mobility. It sounds like a great

0:09:08 > 0:09:13idea but there are other things that people can do to to help people.

0:09:13 > 0:09:19Let's have a very quick look at the Financial Times again. China seeks

0:09:19 > 0:09:27to extend presidency. Due to step down in 2023, but could go longer.A

0:09:27 > 0:09:32lot of China watchers thought that Xi Jinping would follow the rules to

0:09:32 > 0:09:38achieve. And would step down after two terms but it'd look like he

0:09:38 > 0:09:41could potentially be something of an Emperor full stop and theoretically

0:09:41 > 0:09:47stay in for much of his life. And that is concerning, as China becomes

0:09:47 > 0:09:51wealthier, as he tries to exert power on the world stage. If it has

0:09:51 > 0:09:57what seems to be an unchecked ruler who has spent the past term and a

0:09:57 > 0:10:03half so applying -- solidifying his power, he can essentially do what he

0:10:03 > 0:10:09wants with the world's most powerful militaries and largest economies.

0:10:09 > 0:10:15Russia used to have a 2-term limit on its presidency and of course, one

0:10:15 > 0:10:20of the things Putin about to do is get rid of that.That's what it

0:10:20 > 0:10:26looks like.Let us look at the Guardian. Social media firms failing

0:10:26 > 0:10:30to protect young users. Harassment, cyber bullying, affecting mental

0:10:30 > 0:10:36health. Really damaging to young people's self-esteem.If you are

0:10:36 > 0:10:43using one of these tools and summary from your school or somebody did you

0:10:43 > 0:10:47do not know send you harassing language or negative comments, that

0:10:47 > 0:10:53hurts, especially when you are 12 years old, 13 years old, maybe 14

0:10:53 > 0:10:57and you're just starting to get a sense of how social interactions

0:10:57 > 0:11:04work stop it's hard enough for adults, isn't it?It is very

0:11:04 > 0:11:08draining getting abuse online. One of the things mentioned here that I

0:11:08 > 0:11:12think it is worth a think about is young people feeling let down by

0:11:12 > 0:11:15social media platforms and they want companies to take a much harder

0:11:15 > 0:11:21line. I've talked at great length to all the main Internet companies

0:11:21 > 0:11:24committee big social media giants about what they do and I just do not

0:11:24 > 0:11:28think that they have enough mechanisms in place to remove users,

0:11:28 > 0:11:37to stop users. Order is particularly bad because what it says for his

0:11:37 > 0:11:45freedom of speech. -- Twitter is particularly bad. If you are woman,

0:11:45 > 0:11:49from an ethnic minority, you will find that you get a level of abuse

0:11:49 > 0:11:52on there if you have a sort of public platform that is very, very

0:11:52 > 0:11:56hard to deal with and it stops you saying what you think.Let's finish

0:11:56 > 0:12:02with a quick mention of the weather. Trains asked as UK braces for big

0:12:02 > 0:12:14chill.You can see why train users have not been happy. They faced

0:12:14 > 0:12:19astronomical figures and they have been told on top of that there train

0:12:19 > 0:12:26has been cancelled and the still has not even come yet.And tomorrow is

0:12:26 > 0:12:33Monday, which is always...These are the Monday morning papers. Talking

0:12:33 > 0:12:39about trains being cancelled for tomorrow night aren't they? Make

0:12:39 > 0:12:43other plans or work from home if you possibly can. We would struggle here

0:12:43 > 0:12:45to work from home.

0:12:45 > 0:12:50That's it for The Papers tonight.

0:12:50 > 0:12:53Don't forget you can see the front pages online

0:12:53 > 0:12:55on the BBC News website.

0:12:55 > 0:12:59It's all there for you seven days a week at bbc.co.uk/papers.

0:12:59 > 0:13:06Keep smiling, folks, what you? You're still in vision.

0:13:06 > 0:13:08If you miss the programme any evening, you can watch it

0:13:08 > 0:13:09later on BBC iPlayer.

0:13:09 > 0:13:17You know that by now. Thank you for joining us.