Evening briefing Monday 24th November

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0:43Peter Kyle says he accepts that some of the decisions the party's made since taking office have led to that. He says entrepreneurs have fled, quote, in droves. He's made the comments on the day The Times has revealed that Rachel Reeves will impose a mansion tax in her budget on Wednesday. Times columnist Daniel Finkelstein says focusing on the wealthy is a flawed strategy. strategy. If we want to grow our way out of this problem, then we are going to have to face the fact that you can't just tax everybody who makes money. This whole idea that it's going to be, this is all going to be on the broadest shoulders.

1:15I think that is a misconception because we need those broader shoulders to bear the burden of making money for the country. Donald Trump has said that something good just may be happening on talks to end the war in Ukraine. He suggested on social media that big progress is being made. Discussions are being held in Geneva. Sir Kiyosama says things are moving in the right direction and any deal must be just. Foreign affairs writer Tim Marshall has told Times Radio he takes exception to the PM's comments. The deal that he is now talking up, the EU version of the 28 points, hands over 20 % of Ukraine to Russia, which has conquered it by force.

1:53It has changed borders. It in no way would be just. Now, I'm not saying that you shouldn't then go ahead in order to stop the fighting if security guarantees can be given, but please don't call it just because I think that's an insult. The author of a leaked memo on impartiality at the BBC has given his verdict on the outgoing Director-General, Tim Davey. He seemed to me to be doing a first-rate job across 80 or 90 % of the portfolio. It was just that he had this blind spot on editorial failings. I think it's a bit of a tragedy he's gone. I thought he was a supreme talent, but he had this blind spot.

2:27Michael Prescott has been facing questions from MPs after he raised concerns about an edit of a Donald Trump speech. He says the BBC must address its growing problems around impartiality, but doesn't believe the corporation is institutionally biased. And Jimmy Cliff, one of the pioneers of reggae music, has died at the age of 81. Best known for hits, including You Can Get It If You Really Want and Many Rivers To Cross, he helped bring Jamaican music to a global audience. Speaking at the turn of the century, he said his music had evolved. We know that it's coming from, like you say, what was called Ska, then to Rocksteady.

3:01When it became known as reggae, that name kind of stuck. So we went off into different areas of reggae, like Rubber Dub, like Ragamuffin, and now it's dancehall. And you can follow The Times News Briefing on Spotify and listen live to Times Radio online. This episode of the Times Radio News Briefing is sponsored by PwC. AI is everywhere. In the news, in our hands, but return on investment, not so much. So how do you get beyond the hype and deliver AI that powers reinvention and growth across your business? Strong foundations unlock AI's potential. That's why PwC takes you further with tech, strengthening the data quality, processes and workflows that shape how well AI performs.

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