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Ryde, Isle of Wight

Jonathan Dimbleby chairs a debate about news and politics from Ryde School on the Isle of Wight. With Hilary Benn, Simon Heffer, Chris Huhne and Sally Hunt.

Jonathan Dimbleby chairs a debate about news and politics from Ryde School, on the Isle of Wight with Shadow Leader of the Commons,Hilary Benn; Dail Mail columnist and editor of their new political comment website, Simon Heffer; Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, Chris Huhne; and General Secretary of the University and College Union, Sally Hunt.

Producer: Victoria Wakely.

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48 minutes

Last on

Sat 17 Sep 2011 13:10

Chapters

  • Introduction

    Jonathan introduces the panellists.

    Duration: 01:54

  • Confidence in Banking

    Q1. Can the public ever have confidence in a bank?

    Duration: 08:03

  • Save the Euro?

    Q2. Is it possible to save the Euro, and is it worth saving?

    Duration: 10:42

  • Union Power

    Q3. Are we witnessing a failure of trade unions to affect policy in this country?

    Duration: 15:59

  • Palestinian Statehood

    Q4 .What do you think of Abbas's attempt to join the UN and of the US's intended veto?

    Duration: 06:41

  • Obsession with Materialism?

    Q5. How do we address the UK's obsession with materialism?

    Duration: 03:11

  • Concluding Remarks

    Jonathan concludes the discussion and previews next week's programme.

    Duration: 01:30

Broadcasts

  • Fri 16 Sep 2011 20:00
  • Sat 17 Sep 2011 13:10

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