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10/05/2012

David Dimbleby chairs a debate on the big stories of the week from Oldham. The panel includes Caroline Spelman MP, Chris Bryant MP, Lord Oakeshott, Mary Beard, and Peter Oborne.

David Dimbleby presents Question Time from Oldham. On the panel: environment secretary Caroline Spelman MP, shadow immigration minister Chris Bryant MP, Liberal Democrat peer Lord Oakeshott, Professor of Classics at the University of Cambridge Mary Beard, and the Daily Telegraph columnist Peter Oborne.

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Sun 13 May 201218:00

What did the Romans ever do for pensions?

What did the Romans ever do for pensions?

As public sector workers demonstrate over changes to pay and conditions, including their pensions, classicist Professor Mary Beard and Daily Telegraph columnist Peter Oborne debate how even the Roman Empire had problems solving the pensions issue. Watch clip.

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RoleContributor
PresenterDavid Dimbleby
PresenterDavid Dimbleby
Series EditorNicolai Gentchev
Series EditorNicolai Gentchev
Executive ProducerSteve Anderson
Executive ProducerSteve Anderson
ParticipantCaroline Spelman
ParticipantCaroline Spelman
ParticipantMatthew Oakeshott
ParticipantChris Bryant
ParticipantMatthew Oakeshott
ParticipantChris Bryant
ParticipantMary Beard
ParticipantMary Beard
ParticipantPeter Oborne
ParticipantPeter Oborne

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