09/08/2010

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Duration: 50 minutes

In-depth investigation and analysis of the stories behind the day's headlines with Kirsty Wark. David Grossman asks whether the government's emphasis on individual responsibility - rather than intervention by the state - can actually change people's behaviour and make them healthier. Naga Munchetty asks leading economists if the US Federal Reeserve is about to announce more quantitative easing. Plus, David Sillito meets designer David McCandless.

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Mon 9 Aug 2010 22:30 BBC Two except Northern Ireland (Analogue), Wales (Analogue)

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Kirsty Wark

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  • BBC TwoMon 9 Aug 2010 22:30 BBC Two except Northern Ireland (Analogue), Wales (Analogue)

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