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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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16/05/2009

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Has the expenses row dragged the reputation of Parliament to its lowest ebb for centuries?

The weekly programme that covers political and policy issues in the UK.

"A pack of mercenery wretches" :  Cromwell's words to Parliament in 1653 come back to haunt Westminster as details of MP' s dodgy expenses to pay for moats and swimming pools and mortgages that didn't exist are plastered all over the newspapers.  Has this generation of politicians brought the reputation of Parliament to its lowest ebb for centuries?  The public, facing the consequences of the worst recession since the 1930s are furious.  What is the impact on British democracy? How will Parliament restore its repution?  Politics UK is presented by Susan Hulme.

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