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BCfm’s weekly politics show presented by Tony Gosling

At five: discussing the big stories in Bristol, Britain and around the world
After six: straight talking and investigative reports with Martin Summers and Marina Morris

For all the shows back to Easter 2009 visit the Friday Drivetime archive page.

Smiley Culture: ‘Police Officer’ song, murder or suicide? 400 deaths in police custody in a decade. The families campaign for justice. Misdiagnoses at the BRI’s pathology unit. Are Serco and other multinational private companes and their ‘fat cat’ bosses making a killing on public money? Are they privatising public services on a massive scale? Is this what the Big Society is all about, privatisation in disguise? and criminalising squatters: with Sylvia Doubell (Lib) and Dave Morris (Con)
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Is public subsidy for nuclear power sustainable? Fukushima nuclear disaster, lessons for our two proposed nuclear new builds: Oldbury & Hinkley with Reg Illingworth and Lauren Tobia from SANE – plus Does the Koran predice this wave of Western intervention in the Middle East and North Africa? After intervention in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iraq, the Arabian Peninsula and now the the Libya no fly zone… what is the bigger picture and will it all backfire? Muslim think tank Global Vision 2000
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BCfm’s weekly politics show presented by Tony Gosling

At five: discussing the big stories in Bristol, Britain and around the world.
After six: straight talking and investigative reports with Marina Morris.

For all the shows back to Easter 2009 visit the Friday Drivetime archive page.

First hour: News review including discussion of Academy schools, proposed new AV voting system, public sector pensions and racist stories made up at the Daily Star. with Tim Kent (Lib) & Nigel Varley (NUT) Bristol Anti Cuts Alliance
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Second hour: State of the City – plus reports & investigations – new Irish coalition government with Billy Quain, Middle East in revolt with former UNHCR worker recently returned from Yemen Dr Judith Brown & Michael Moore’s rallying speech at anti union-busting demo in Madison, Wisconsin
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BCfm’s weekly politics show presented by Tony Gosling

At five: discussing the big stories in Bristol, Britain and around the world.
After six: straight talking and investigative reports with Martin Summers and Marina Morris.

For all the shows back to Easter 2009 visit the Friday Drivetime archive page.

First hour: News review with LibDem Councillor for Lockleaze Guy Poultney
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Second hour: State of the City – Fuel Prices escalate, Climate Camp disbands, Localism Bill with Mike Birkin from South West Friends Of The Earth. Then we look at wars in Afghanistan, Pakistan and uprisings in Egypt & Libya. Has World War III already begun? Plus the dangers of ‘Verichip’ human microchip implants.
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