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What’s the real impact of middle class drug use? Oct 31, 2018

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Police and politicians have been highlighting how middle-class cocaine use fuels violent crime. But what impact does drug use by the well-off really have? In this episode Matthew Price talks to Araminta, Pieter and Stewart, to hear stories of dinner parties, drug dealers, and the grip that cocaine can exert.

Instagram famous: how dangerous can it be? Oct 30, 2018

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The story of Iraqi model Tara Fares reveals the risks of pushing the boundaries as a high-profile influencer. Mina Al-Lami from BBC Monitoring tells us what happened to her when she crossed that invisible line.

Do we have enough money now? Oct 29, 2018

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It’s Budget Day and the chancellor has been telling Parliament that austerity is at an end. As he scatters cash around the government, how confident should we be that we really do have enough money now? The BBC’s Evan Davies and Helen Miller from the Institute for Fiscal Studies tell us.

Beyond Today Oct 26, 2018

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