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Nov 2013
26m 19s

What is John Major up to?

THE TIMES
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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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