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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: 30/05/2009

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30/05/2009

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"Power to the people". Reform is in the air. Who wants to be a politician now?

Power to the people promise the political classes, in response to public anger over their expenses.  But do they mean it?  And who wants to be a politician now?  Are celebrities really the answer to Westminster's troubles? Reform is in the air and perhaps the route back to respectability in politics could lie as far back as ancient Greece.  Why are the arts left-wing?  A new front line in British culture is challenging political orthodoxy among the intelligentsia.  Politics UK is presented by Norman Smith.

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