Mark Thomas: The Manifesto

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Comedian and activist Mark Thomas creates a People's Manifesto

Comedian and activist Mark Thomas creates a People's Manifesto, taking suggestions from his studio audience and then getting them to vote for the best

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Nationalise British music festivals, abolish stamp duty, and reduce the voting age to 16.

Nationalise British music festivals, abolish stamp duty, and reduce the voting age to 16. Mark collates more policies. From 2011.

Comedian-activist Mark Thomas, considers the blue-sky political policy suggestions of the public.

This week's agenda:

1) Nationalise British Music Festivals

2) Abolish Stamp Duty

3) Reduce Voting Age to 16

Plus more weird and wonderful suggestions from the studio audience, submitted as "Any Other Business".

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2011.

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