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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: 03/10/2009

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03/10/2009

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Can the new social media undermine repressive regimes, or are the regimes using them?

Democracy activists are always looking for new ways to get under the skin of repressive regimes. Are social media their latest weapon? Or can they actually help those regimes? In the second of our special debates from the UK political party conferences, Politics UK brings together journalists, politicians and social media experts to grapple with that issue and answer audience questions.  Presented by Lyse Doucet.

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