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Politics Unpacked

What is John Major up to?

Politics Unpacked

Anna Covell

News, Politics, News & Politics

4.11.4K Ratings

🗓️ 12 November 2013

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

Tim Montgomerie is joined by Libby Purves, Philip Collins and David Aaronovitch to discuss the problem of rising house prices in London which are slamming the door on future Dick Whittingtons, plus John Major's recent intervention in politics and the ban of Malala Yousafzai's book in Pakistan. Subscribe in iTunes: itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/did-you-read Subscribe to The Times: www.thetimes.co.uk

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Did you read? with Tim Montgomery.

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Welcome to the latest edition of The Times Opinion Podcast,

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Did You Read. My name is Tim Montgomery, editor of the Times opinion pages. And this

1:04.9

week I'm joined by Libby Purvis, Phil Collins and David Aronovich.

1:09.7

London should be the magnet for inventive, entrepreneurial, creative young people from all over the UK,

1:17.0

but it is being pimped out to rich foreign buyers, not only from EU nations which we can't do anything about but from

1:23.7

distant newly rich countries looking for safe investment in a rocketing

1:27.2

property market.

1:28.2

Supine government and greedy estate agents have slammed the door on

1:32.1

future Dick Whittingtons. The job seeker, the door on future Dick Whittingtons. The job seeker, the intern, or the

1:35.4

low-paid provincial youth rightly hesitates to attempt to London life. 60% of new

1:41.2

build is sold abroad, often off-plan, it's a disgrace.

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