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A weekly look inside British politics from the BBC

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Issues affecting British social and political life.

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Politics UK is the weekly programme that covers British political and policy issues, economic and cultural change and Britain’s standing in Europe and the rest of the world in a way that is relevant to an international audience.  
It's the flagship programme for UK political analysis and debate on the BBC World Service.  
Leading politicians, commentators and intellectuals take part each week to discuss and reflect on the main events shaping British politics.

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Politics UK Archive: 25/04/2009

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25/04/2009

BBC World Service - Politics UK Archive, 25/04/2009

Austerity Britain faces historically high debts. Will the Budget work?

Britain's debts are now worse than at any time since World War Two. But the Chancellor insists we're not as badly off as other countries.  Is he right? Will spending cuts and taxing the rich do any good, or will it still take a generation to pay it all off? And is this the end of New Labour? The Government wants Britain to go green, but do  their plans to decarbonise the economy add up?

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