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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: King Mervyn’s troubled Economy, London riots, cars burned out in Bristol, killing of Mark Duggan in Tottenham last Thursday, Bus & Rail public transport & biggest single loss of life after 10 years, Chinook shot down in Afghanistan? News review with Ashley LibDem Cllr John Rogers.
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Second hour: New government planning guidance that makes building of nuclear power stations a lot easier with Mike Birkin from SW Friends of the Earth. Strategy Of Tension on the Streets? Guardian: There is a context to London’s riots that can’t be ignored. Eyewitnesses Alex Hutchings & Will Stinton review the Stokes Croft Easter riots. Discussion too about context of recent rioting in London and elsewhere. Avon & Somerset police invited. Marina Morris looks at the West’s most favoured blonde daughter Timoshenkoa & her political trial in Ukraine. (thought for the week: Most economic crashes happen in the Autumn)
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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: Markets meltdown, public transport, LibDems propose decriminalisation of drugs, BBC Strike & Libya from the point of view of Asiel, a 19 year old Libyan-born London student. Weekly news review with Frome Vale Cllr Lesley Alexander (Con).
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Second hour: Retired Frenchay Consultant Doctor Chris Burns-Cox and patient advocate Daphne Havercroft look into the NHS privatisation. Sunday Times investigative journalist Michael Gillard gives us his take on the phone hacking crisis and shines the spotlight on the UK Crime Reporters’ Association. US Marine Corps veteran and Director of Studies at the US Army War College Alan Sabrosky gives his opinion how & why Israel carried out the 9/11 attacks on the United States.
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