Life & Society
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Bill the minister...
A version of Bill Thompson's speech to the New Media Awards when he was asked to step into the shoes of a minister - albeit briefly...
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A short walk in Palestine - or is it Eretz Yisrael?
We stopped to eat our picnic breakfast of Nabulsi goat's cheese and tomatoes - which we had to eat whole because I could not risk being stopped on the road carrying a Swiss army knife
Interview: Ed Balls
With soaring street violence and constant classroom testing, Martin Bright and Suzanne Moore ask the children's secretary, if the next generation is getting a fair deal
John Squire
Squire is a musician and painter, best known for having been the guitarist in the Stone Roses. For details of his artwork and forthcoming exhibitions, log on to: http://www.johnsquire.com
Time and the river
A bicycle ride along the Thames Path spirits Nigel Fountain out of the rat race and into London's past
Shazia's week
There was more hat swapping than wife swapping at this year's Glastonbury
Who can you trust?
Politicians frequently agonise over whether voters find them trustworthy. But the more important question for a society may be whether its citizens believe others will treat them fairly
How much is enough?
What do we mean by poverty in the UK in 2008? The Joseph Rowntree Foundation brought together groups of ordinary Brits to discuss what a minimum income should be
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In Games
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Sexual abuse the awful truth
We hear from IL on the impact sexual abuse has on her life. Plus Prof Liz Kelly - chair of End Violence Against Women - analyses the government's fractured approach
In Religion
Working to educate the youth
Doug Harris, member of the Reachout Trust, explains the challenges associated with convincing youth to leave cult groups in favour of Christianity
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Life at Findhorn
A fortnightly insight into life inside one of Britain's best known eco-villages – Findhorn – by resident Jonathan Dawson.
