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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: 25/06/2010 | Fair Budget? | Welfare Cuts 

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25/06/2010

25/06/2010 | Fair Budget? | Welfare Cuts 

BBC World Service - Politics UK Archive, 25/06/2010 | Fair Budget? | Welfare Cuts

Was this week's British Budget a fair one and are welfare cuts achievable?

Britain's new Chancellor takes an axe to public spending and tells the public they'll all have to share the pain of the squeeze, but has he managed to be fair to all?  Cuts in welfare are part of the deal, but can this Government achieve the reforms that have eluded its predecessors?
Will the unions deliver on their promise of strikes to halt the cuts, or will their members find the prospect too expensive. And another scandal in the Cabinet: what does it feel like to be in the eye of a media storm?  Presented by Edward Stourton.

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