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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: 09/07/2010 Electoral reform | Prisons | Labour's future

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09/07/2010 Electoral reform | Prisons | Labour's future

BBC World Service - Politics UK Archive, 09/07/2010 Electoral reform | Prisons | Labour's future

Electoral reform, Prisons and the future of the Labour party.

Electoral reform is the price of the Liberal Democrats coalition deal, but will it lead to the Balkanisation of British politics?

Electoral reform is the price of the Liberal Democrats coalition deal, but will it lead to the Balkanisation of British politics? Prison works or does it? Questions about crime and punishment and the record numbers in Britain's jails, lead to a re-think at the top.  What's Left?  With the Coalition safely in power, what has Labour got to offer?  Is it the end of the Party?  All that in Politics UK with Dennis Sewell.

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