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Sewage in our Rivers

The sheer quantity of raw sewage being dumped into Britain’s rivers and coastal areas is a scandal and a disgrace.

14 Sep 2022
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British Liberalism: The Grand Tour

John Locke v Arbitrary Power Anne McElvoy tours 300 years of British liberalism on BBC Radio 4 at 13.45pm for the next two weeks. Omnibus Edition on Friday at 11 December and 18 December at 21.00pm See all episode titles here Anne starts in Oxford in 1683, with the story of the last large-scale book burning in Britain. She traces how dissident philosopher John Locke took on the whole principle of the arbitrary power of the monarchy.

7 Dec 2015
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Peers’ input on the Syrian air strike question

We've heard a lot about the Commons debate on the expansion of UK air strikes into Syria. There were also some very good speeches on the subject in the House of Lords, during a discussion held at the same time as the Commons' one, plus good peers' input elsewhere. You can browse the Peers' debate here both in video and text form.

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6 Dec 2015
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