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Last broadcast on Sun, 19 Jul 2009, 10:32 on BBC World Service (see all broadcasts).
Synopsis
As the number of British soldiers killed in Afghanistan mounts up, so does criticism of the Government. Is the army being asked to do too much for too little? And while the public appears to understand the sacrifice, have the political classes been slow in catching up? David Cameron wants Disraeli's 'One Nation Conservatism' to go global? But will his party approve of charity abroad when times are bad at home? And what do the bankers think of the Pope pontificating on greed in the market place? Find out in Politics UK.
CURRENT READING OF GUESTS AND THE PROGRAMME TEAM
Patrick Hennessy: "A Bonfire of Vanities" by Tom Wolfe
Tim Montgomerie: "Amusing Ourselves to Death" by Neil Postman
John Hutton: "D-Day" by Anthony Beevor
Sir Malcolm Rifkind: "Buddenbrooks" by Thomas Mann, and "Notre Dame de Paris" by Victor Hugo
Lord Griffiths of Fforestfach: "In Search of Civilisation" by John Armstrong. "City Boy" by Geraint Anderson
David Henderson: "Microbes and Man" by John Postgate. "Essex, Economics and Politics" by IMD Little
The Team: "The Young Officers' Reading Club" by Patrick Hennessy, "A Face to the World: On Self-Portraits" by Laura Cumming, 1938 - Hitler's Gamble by Giles McDonogh, "Meltdown: The Predictable Distortion of Global Warming by Scientists, Politicians and the Media" by Patrick J Michaels
Broadcasts
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Sat 18 Jul 200919:32
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Sun 19 Jul 200910:32
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