Political Takeout: What does Mandela's death say about British politics? And was 2013 a bad year for feminism?
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Your support makes all the difference.This week we discussed the rise in pay for members of parliament, what the coverage of Nelson Mandela’s death says about British politics, and asked whether 2013 was a bad year for feminism. We were joined by UKIP’s Alexandra Swann, the Guardian’s Alex von Tunzelmann, and the Telegraph’s Willard Foxton and Caroline Kent.
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