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Jul 2021
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Scotland's Startling Cases (with David L...

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David Linden, SNP MP for Glasgow East, says the delta virus has hit Scotland hard because the Westminster government failed on border controls. He tells Bloomberg's Roger Hearing and Caroline Hepker the U.K. government is being too gung ho.

Bloomberg Opinion columnist Therese Raphael on whether "culture wars" are polarizing Britain, after her discussion with pollster Frank Luntz.

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