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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: 04/03/2011 North Africa | LSE and donations | The 'Squeezed Middle'

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04/03/2011

04/03/2011 North Africa | LSE and donations | The 'Squeezed Middle'

BBC World Service - Politics UK Archive, 04/03/2011 North Africa | LSE and donations | The 'Squeezed Middle'

How effectively has the UK government responded to events in North Africa?

Did the British Government sound an uncertain note in its response to events in North Africa? And what is the squeezed middle and why is it feeling the pinch?

It is the duty of Her Majesty's government neither to flap nor to falter or so said Harold Macmillan. But in its response to events in North Africa, did the British Government sound an uncertain note? Red faces at the London School of Economics: was it right to take money from Colonel Gaddaffi? And what is the 'squeezed middle' and why is it feeling the pinch?  Presented by Dennis Sewell.

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