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Guardian Focus

Each week, Guardian correspondents and commentators take a detailed look at an issue in the news.

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    Guardian Focus podcast: The indefinite detention of foreign prisoners

    Hundreds of foreign prisoners are held indefinitely after they have ...

    Hundreds of foreign prisoners are held indefinitely after they have served their criminal sentences. Harriet Grant investigates

    Feb 25, 2011 Read more
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    Guardian Focus podcast: Ireland's general election

    Henry McDonald hears from candidates, businesspeople, voters and journalists prior ...

    Henry McDonald hears from candidates, businesspeople, voters and journalists prior to Ireland's most fascinating election for years

    Feb 18, 2011 Read more
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    Global development podcast: the securitisation of aid

    Are military priorities distorting aid budgets? A panel of experts ...

    Are military priorities distorting aid budgets? A panel of experts discuss the relationship between the UK's development budget and the country's foreign policy objectives

    Feb 10, 2011 Read more
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    Guardian Focus Podcast: England's forest sell-off

    Steven Morris visits the Forest of Dean to assess the ...

    Steven Morris visits the Forest of Dean to assess the government's prospective forest sale. What would private ownership mean for the area and could an alternative model to the Forestry Commission ever work?

    Feb 4, 2011 Read more
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    Global development podcast: land grabs in Africa

    With climate change and rising demand for biofuels pushing up ...

    With climate change and rising demand for biofuels pushing up food prices, rich countries are increasingly looking for land in poorer nations to feed themselves. But is this at the expense of the host country?

    Jan 27, 2011 Read more
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    Guardian Focus podcast: The Palestine papers

    After the release of confidential documents in the Middle East ...

    After the release of confidential documents in the Middle East conflict, Guardian commentators examine what happens next for the region

    Jan 27, 2011 Read more
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    Guardian Focus Podcast: Are prenuptial agreements fair?

    The Law Commission recently recommended that prenups become legally binding. ...

    The Law Commission recently recommended that prenups become legally binding. Are they the fairest way to distribute assets? We'll also be asking if divorce should be simpler

    Jan 24, 2011 Read more
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    Guardian Focus Podcast: Tunisia's Jasmine revolution

    A week after President Ben Ali fled the country he ...

    A week after President Ben Ali fled the country he ruled with an iron fist, we ask whether the 'unity government' is just a new name for the old regime

    Jan 21, 2011 Read more
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    Guardian Focus podcast: Multiple sclerosis and the cost of being ill

    Why will the weakest in Britain bear the brunt of ...

    Why will the weakest in Britain bear the brunt of the government's austerity measures? Elizabeth Kinder investigates the impact of the cuts on sufferers of MS, a degenerative disease with no known cure

    Jan 13, 2011 Read more
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    Guardian Focus podcast: No country for young people

    Being a young person in Britain seems harder than ever. ...

    Being a young person in Britain seems harder than ever. Is it the fault of older generations? We hear from a panel of under-25s from a range of backgrounds

    Jan 9, 2011 Read more
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