G20
‘Nations must co-operate to boost their economies or face the prospect of long-term slow economic growth, Gordon Brown has warned at the G20 summit.’ – BBC
‘World leaders will agree to expand the role of the Group of 20 leading economies on Friday, putting it at the centre of international economic policy making in future.’ – Chris Giles, FT
‘Almost six months ago, at a moment of great alarm about the global financial and economic crisis, G20 leaders met for a historic summit in London. Their collective commitments to stimulate, regulate and restructure global economic activity helped to calm nerves around the world.’ – Kofi Annan, Amartya Sen, Michel Camdessus, The Guardian
BBC
‘The BBC is to put more older women on screen, including a female newsreader over 50, as it seeks to counter accusations of ageism.’ – John Plunkett, The Guardian
‘The shadow culture secretary has called for the BBC to “actively” recruit more Conservatives to its news team.’ – BBC
Iran
‘The stakes are rising. A stolen election has ruptured Iranian society, creating the most profound political crisis since the regime was founded. Barack Obama’s extended hand is starting to tire and he badly needs success. Meanwhile, the whirring centrifuges spin Iran ever closer to the threshold of being able to manufacture a nuclear bomb. Next week the five permanent members of the UN security council plus Germany and the EU’s foreign policy chief, Javier Solana, will sit down with Iran’s nuclear negotiator, Saeed Jalili, for the first time in a year. They have said they expect a serious response to their demands to halt Tehran’s nuclear programme, but have yet to receive a commitment that the topic is even on the agenda.‘ – Editorial, The Guardian