14 David Cameron Full Speech: Britain and Europe

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Ls60Wbq_dk

Summary:
David Cameron talks about Europe and Britain. He starts to talk about the two World Wars and how they affected Europe and Britain. He says we never want to visit that dark past again. He also speaks on the first time he visited Berlin, which was after the Wall was down. He thinks the European Union played an important role in preventing new wars, but that its purpose is different today: to secure prosperity. He thinks that the European Union started to exist to prevent wars, but that it exist today to cope with the growing economies in Asia, such as China and India.

 

Opinion:
David Cameron is right when he says that the European Union was very important in making sure new wars would not happen. He thanks the European Union for this, but after this tribute, he becomes critical on losing Britain’s independence to Europe. He feels that Britain has down so much for Europe, but Europe has not down as much for Britain. Britain does not receive enough benefits from the European Union. I do understand where he is coming from, he wants a better deal for Britain and not only a better deal for the European Union.

13 Ed Miliband interviewed on Andrew Marr show

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FBsoFAsoBYk

 

 

Summary:
Ed Miliband is the leader of the Labour party. He starts the interview by immediately stating very clearly that everyone should take their responsibility, especially people with higher incomes. He thinks that this government of David Cameron is not enforcing enough responsibility on the richer people and he thinks this should change. He keeps talking about important principals how Britain works, but he does not make that clear what exactly he means by that. His main point is that the middle incomes are suffering more from the taxes than the higher incomes and he strongly disagrees with that. 

 

 

 

Opinion:
I did not know who Ed Miliband was until I saw this interview, but I am not convinced by what he is saying. He talks very fast and does not even finish his own sentences and although I agree with his statements on dividing the taxes more evenly among the different income levels, I do not thing that the way he is putting it, makes a strong argument. He is very young, so maybe he needs to gain more experience with politics, interviews and making a strong point, because at the moment he seems like a weak party leader to me.

 

12 David Cameron interviewed by Andrew Marr

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qgez782jsIU

 

 

Summary:
David Cameron is the current Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. He is one of the youngest Prime Ministers Britain has ever had, but nevertheless he is very conservative.
He is on the Andrew Marr show to talk about the economic crisis and the high unemployment rate, especially among young people. Many of them are without a job.
He also talks about the risk of losing the triple A status, but he states he does not find the status that important anymore. The government will do its best to keep the inflation low, but it will probably rise anyway.

 

 

 

Opinion:
I think that David Cameron is in a difficult position and he is trying to talk his way out of it. There are many things not going well, such as the economics and rising inflation and especially the high unemployment rate among young people, so he cannot say his government is doing a good job. Britain may lose its triple A status, but David Cameron now makes it seem as if that status is not important, but I know that it is indeed very important. Countries with a lower status have to pay higher rates when they rend money.

11 Tony Blair on Andrew Marr Show

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OkwzjIqgaZ8

Summary:

 

Tony Blair is a former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. He became well respected due to his actions after Princess Diana died. He finally lost popularity with the people after sending British soldiers to Afghanistan and Iraq.
He is on the Andrew Marr show to talk about terrorism and the conflicts in some Middle Eastern countries. He says that it is the religion that makes these countries difficult. He also shares his opinions on the possibility of Britain leaving the European Union. He does not want this to happen, but he does want Europe to reform. 

 

 

 

Opinion:
I agree with Tony Blair that Britain should not leave the European Union. I think this is a very bad idea. Britain already tends to be isolated from the rest of Europe, since it is an island and they have some different rules, such as driving on the left side of the road. If Britain would leave the European Union, it would become even more isolated. I understand that they like their independence and fear the economic crisis with the Euro, but I still feel that it is best for them to stay in the European Union.

 

10 Margaret Thatcher Funeral - April 15th, 2013 - BBC Newsnight

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uYuH7_1pohY

Summary:

It was an impressive send-off, there were flags, there were military bands, there was a choir of children and a huge crowd, who all paid their respects to Margaret Thatcher. In this program panalists discuss whether this funural is too big for Britain. The funeral of the first female prime minister was unique and there is said that no prime minister will ever have a funeral like this, because it takes decades to find a prima minister like Margeret Thatcher. There kind of rituals are symbolic for power and leadership. Miss Thatcher had a lot to do with the military, so it was obvious they were involved in the funeral as well.

 

Opinion:

I think it is quite remarkeble how this funeral is set. The fact that this funeral on its own cost 10 million pounds is exorbitant in my eyes. Of course Margaret Thatcher was a extraordinary woman and the first female prime minister of the United Kingdom, but many people were not agreeing with the choices she made. That is why I think that this funeral is overdone. Especially now, because of the economic crises I think money could be spend in another way. Also people were almost cheering that Margaret Thatcher had died, I think the funeral could have been a little smaller.

9 - 2/7/2013 BBC UK Local News at 6

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-qp_68h5G4g

Summary:

This news programme is about donating donors. In Britain organ donation has always depended on card carring volunteers. But in 2015 every adult living in Wales could become a potentiol donor, unless they actively chose to act out. It's a change that will help many people living in the UK, struggling with organs who does not work anymore. Right now people are waiting for donors not knowing if and when they will be helped. There are moreover 10.000 people across the UK waiting for a donor and hoping for a better life. The fact that it is on television is very important, because more people start to realize what they can do for their population.

Opinion:

I think it is very important that this topic in on the news, because in this way people in the United Kingdom see what they can do for their own society. The new program that starts in 2015 seems perfect to me. People are donating for sure, unless they indicate to not want it. In this way many lives could be spared. I love the idea and I think many more countries should do the same. I imagine myself having problems with organs and not knowing when you will be better, and even think of not knowing if you are going to be helped seems terrible to me. Everyone should donate if they are able to.

8 Surgery’s Dirty Secrets in the UK

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N3EfHAWCwfg

Summary:

We expect that the tools of surgeons are the best of the best. However, none of this is true. One of the hospitals in the UK has a person who checks the tools of the surgeons before usage. He finds old blood, loose metal and cracks in the tools. Actually, he rejects 1 in 5 of all the new bought equipment. Two-third of the tools, with a CE-mark, is made in poor circumstances in Pakistan. It is even possible to stamp the tools with ‘made in Germany’ instead of ‘made in Pakistan’.There is even child labour. The poor quality tools see to infections and bleedings.

Opinion: I am shocked about the quality of the tools of surgeons. Moreover, I am shocked about how and where the tools are made and the illegal sale. I can’t imagine that surgeons know about this. The industry that makes those tools are only interested in money and not at all in the patients. They don’t care that the patients die because of an infection or a bleeding after being operated with poor quality tools. Apparently, you can’t just trust the CE-mark. You truly need a specialist who checks all the tools, so all with poor quality can be rejected or thrown away. That’s the only way you can protect patients from poor equipment of surgeons.