Is anti-Semitism widespread in the UK?
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4.6 • 3.7K Ratings
🗓️ 23 January 2015
⏱️ 28 minutes
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Summary
Are the majority of hate crimes in the UK directed against Jewish people? Plus: who are the wealthiest 1% and politicians' healthcare connections examined.
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| 0:00.0 | Thank you for downloading the more or less podcast from the BBC, statistically proven |
| 0:05.5 | to be the very best numbers programme around. |
| 0:08.7 | Hello and welcome to more or less, the programme which is to numerously what the coffee bean |
| 0:15.1 | is to cafe culture. |
| 0:16.9 | In today's programme, who are the 1%? |
| 0:20.5 | Has the House of Commons sold out to the private healthcare industry? |
| 0:24.2 | And is there a serial killer on the loose in Manchester? |
| 0:27.3 | There were young men going missing and they were being found dead in canals. |
| 0:32.4 | Some people think so. |
| 0:34.3 | But first, our lead listeners cocked their heads at Woman's Hour last Friday as the journalist |
| 0:39.8 | Angela Epstein made this claim during a discussion about anti-semitism. |
| 0:44.5 | Yes, I accept that, you know, proportionally, maybe there are a few attacks compared to other |
| 0:48.9 | things that go on, but still 95% of hate crimes in this country against Jewish people. |
| 0:53.9 | And this be true, asked a number of emails that winged their way into our inbox via more |
| 0:59.9 | or less at bbc.co.uk and Ruth Alexander's here. |
| 1:05.0 | Hello. |
| 1:06.0 | You have been hot on the heels of this number, 95% of hate crimes in the country are against |
| 1:11.4 | Jewish people. |
| 1:12.4 | No. |
| 1:13.8 | This number is actually from the Mayor of London's office and they in turn got the number |
| 1:18.6 | from the Metropolitan Police in the capital. |
| 1:21.4 | So we should be clear, right from the start, we're talking about London and we don't |
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