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The Festival of Politics - 2008

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Festival featuring drama, music and debate held at the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh

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The Festival of Politics - 2008 - Douglas Hurd

Former Conservative Cabinet Minister Lord Hurd reflects on a lifetime of working in politics, as part of the Festival of Politics 2008 from the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh.

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The Festival of Politics - 2008 - Iraq

Author and journalist Peter Oborne analyses whether the plan to transform Iraq into a beacon of hope in the Middles East has paid off.

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The Festival of Politics - 2008 - Mark Thomas

Recorded coverage of comedian and activist Mark Thomas's talk of alternative ways of empowering people, from Saturday 23 August.

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The Festival of Politics - 2008 - Pathways to Peace

Arun Ghandi and Nobel Prize winner Mairead Corrigan-Maguire discuss how conflicts can be transformed into peaceful situations, as part of the Festival of Politics 2008.

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The Festival of Politics - 2008 - Simon Callow

Actor Simon Callow gives a talk on changing attitudes to homosexuality over the last 40 years, as part of the Festival of Politics 2008 from the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh.

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The Festival of Politics - 2008 - Unjust Rewards

Journalists Polly Toynbee and David Walker discuss financial equality, as one of the events at the Festival of Politics 2008 from the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh.

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