Roundtable

This week British Prime Minister Theresa May had her Brexit deal signed off by the EU but she still needs parliament's backing and with so many parties against the current agreement, that looks unlikely. She says it's the best deal for Britain with a few compromises. But after more than a year of negotiations, has Theresa May got it wrong?

At the Roundtable was Stephen Timms, an opposition Labour MP; Chris Curtis, a pollster from YouGov; and Robert Oulds, Director of the Bruges Group.

Roundtable is a discussion programme with an edge. Broadcast out of London and presented by David Foster, it's about bringing people to the table, listening to every opinion, and analysing every point of view. From fierce debate to reflective thinking, Roundtable discussions offer a different perspective on the issues that matter to you. Watch it every weekday at 15:30 GMT on TRT World.

#Brexit #EU #Brexitmeansbrexit

Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi was murdered at his country’s consulate in Istanbul on the 2nd of October. Initially, the government in Riyadh gave contradictory explanations for his disappearance. The kingdom’s young ruler Mohammed bin-Salman, or MBS for short, must now deal with mounting pressure from some key western allies.

Here at the Roundtable we have Andreas Krieg, a Middle East and Defence Expert; Ian Black former Middle East editor of the Guardian and James Rogers, Director of the Global Britain Programme, Henry Jackson Society, London

Roundtable is a discussion programme with an edge. Broadcast out of London and presented by David Foster, it's about bringing people to the table, listening to every opinion, and analysing every point of view. From fierce debate to reflective thinking, Roundtable discussions offer a different perspective on the issues that matter to you. Watch it every weekday at 15:30 GMT on TRT World.

#JamalKhashoggi #SaudiArabia #YemenWar

When you think of inventors, Thomas Edison, the creator of the light bulb or more recently Apple computers founder Steve Jobs, might come to mind. But what makes an invention successful? As technology advances, different types of inventions emerge. Is invention necessary to man or will we eventually run out of ideas? ​

Joining us at the Roundtable was Andrea Evans, Intellectual Property Attorney; Garrick Jones, Open Innovation Programme, London School of Economics; Jonathan Wilson, Hult International Business School; and Adrian Westaway, Inventor, Special Projects Studio.

Roundtable is a discussion programme with an edge. Broadcast out of London and presented by David Foster, it's about bringing people to the table, listening to every opinion, and analysing every point of view. From fierce debate to reflective thinking, Roundtable discussions offer a different perspective on the issues that matter to you. Watch it every weekday at 15:30 GMT on TRT World.

#Invention #IngeniousInventions #WIPO

By now you've probably heard that eating too much red and processed meat is bad for you.

So should it be regulated in the same way as cigarettes, or other foods linked to poor health like sugary drinks? If bacon, salami, chorizo and bratwurst are a burden not only the planet, but also to public health and hospitals - should governments encourage healthier diets, and recoup some of the cost? Roundtable debates a red meat tax after researchers said price rises could reduce consumption, save lives and more than $40 billion globally in annual health costs

Joining us at the Roundtable was Bill Wirtz, Policy Analyst, Consumer Choice Center; Marco Springmann, Fellow, Future of Food Programme, Oxford University; Kirsten Davies, Nutritionist and Founder of ‘The Food Remedy’; and Sophia Lowes, Health Information Manager, Cancer Research UK.

Roundtable is a discussion programme with an edge. Broadcast out of London and presented by David Foster, it's about bringing people to the table, listening to every opinion, and analysing every point of view. From fierce debate to reflective thinking, Roundtable discussions offer a different perspective on the issues that matter to you. Watch it every weekday at 15:30 GMT on TRT World.

Despite a UN call to reform an offensive tradition in the Netherlands, Black Pete is still a part of some holiday celebrations at this time of year. Will tradition ever give way to changing attitudes?

Joining us is Quinsy Gario, Performance Artist and Anti-Black Pete Activist; Pam Evenhuis, Spokesman for the Saint Nicholas in Amsterdam initiative to turn Black Petes into Chimney Petes; Danny Sanders, Dutch Social Media Influencer, lives in Amsterdam, and Rashid Nix, Equality Campaigner and Green-Party Candidate.

Roundtable is a discussion programme with an edge. Broadcast out of London and presented by David Foster, it's about bringing people to the table, listening to every opinion, and analysing every point of view. From fierce debate to reflective thinking, Roundtable discussions offer a different perspective on the issues that matter to you. Watch it every weekday at 15:30 GMT on TRT World.

#blackpete, #blackface, #racism

Over 90% of the world’s population breathes dirty air. Its pollution deemed unsafe by the World Health Organisation. But as populations grow -- and urban sprawl expands.

What’s being done to sort out the smog?

Joining us is Johan Kuylenstierna, Policy Director at the Stockholm Environment Institute;

Ahmad Rafay Alam, Environmental Lawyer and activist; Aaron Kiely, Clean Air Campaigner at Friends of the Earth and Liza Selley, Air Pollution Toxicologist at King’s College London.

Roundtable is a discussion programme with an edge. Broadcast out of London and presented by David Foster, it's about bringing people to the table, listening to every opinion, and analysing every point of view. From fierce debate to reflective thinking, Roundtable discussions offer a different perspective on the issues that matter to you. Watch it every weekday at 15:30 GMT on TRT World.

It’s been known for some time that inhaling polluted air can cause infections and disease.

It causes 7 million premature deaths a year. Now more studies are revealing in greater detail just what damage fine particles are doing to our bodies.

Joining us is Johan Kuylenstierna, Policy Director at the Stockholm Environment Institute; Arvind Kumar, Co-Founder of the Lung Care Foundation; Aaron Kiely, Clean Air Campaigner at Friends of the Earth and Liza Selley, Air Pollution Toxicologist at King’s College London.

Roundtable is a discussion programme with an edge. Broadcast out of London and presented by David Foster, it's about bringing people to the table, listening to every opinion, and analysing every point of view. From fierce debate to reflective thinking, Roundtable discussions offer a different perspective on the issues that matter to you. Watch it every weekday at 15:30 GMT on TRT World.

Mindfulness, yoga, meditation, deep breathing - we all need to take moment from our multiple devices and busy lives. In Scotland they're taking nature more seriously, and believe it could help people manage everything from diabetes to depression and even cancer.

Joining us is Professor Liisa Tyrvainen, Research Professor at the Finnish Natural Resources Institute; Karen MacKelvie RSPB Scotland, Co-Designer of Shetland Nature Prescriptions Project. Dr. Jacob Krzanowski, Green Walking Project Coordinator and Psychiatrist at the South London and Maudsley Foundation Trust and Rachel Stancliffe, Director of the Centre for Sustainable Healthcare.

Roundtable is a discussion programme with an edge. Broadcast out of London and presented by David Foster, it's about bringing people to the table, listening to every opinion, and analysing every point of view. From fierce debate to reflective thinking, Roundtable discussions offer a different perspective on the issues that matter to you. Watch it every weekday at 15:30 GMT on TRT World.

#Depression #MentalHealth #nature

Information has always been a crucial part of policing. In the past, that came from working in the community. But now new technology means there's a huge swathe of data that needs to be collected and analysed. So what does that mean for the men and women who are sworn to protect?

Joining us is John Eterno, Professor of Criminology at Molloy College and Former NYPD captain. Here at the Roundtable is Boyd Mulvey, CEO of Chorus Intelligence and Dal Babu, Former Chief Superintendent of the Metropolitan Police.

Roundtable is a discussion programme with an edge. Broadcast out of London and presented by David Foster, it's about bringing people to the table, listening to every opinion, and analysing every point of view. From fierce debate to reflective thinking, Roundtable discussions offer a different perspective on the issues that matter to you. Watch it every weekday at 15:30 GMT on TRT World.

#BigData #Policing #Surveillance

The Nile is synonymous with Egypt and supplies almost 100% of its water.

It's the longest river in the world, rising up out of the eastern Africa region with sources from the Ethiopian highlands. But with the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance dam project almost finished, is Egypt heading for a water crisis?

Joining us on Skype from Utah, US is John Mukum Mbaku, Co-Author of ‘Governing the Nile Basin: The search for a new legal regime; also on Skype from Doha, Qatar is Harry Verhoeven, Professor of Government at Georgetown University. Here at the Roundtable we have Adel Darwish, veteran journalist and author of 'Water Wars: Coming Conflicts in the Middle East' and Abdurahman Sayed-Bohashem, analyst on the Horn of Africa.

Roundtable is a discussion programme with an edge. Broadcast out of London and presented by David Foster, it's about bringing people to the table, listening to every opinion, and analysing every point of view. From fierce debate to reflective thinking, Roundtable discussions offer a different perspective on the issues that matter to you. Watch it every weekday at 15:30 GMT on TRT World.

#NileRiver #WaterWars #GrandEthiopianRenaissanceDam