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Richard Ford on the US Elections
Andrew Marr discusses the state of the US with American authors Richard Ford and Lionel Shriver, journalist Edward Luce and chair of Republicans Abroad UK Thomas Grant.
On Start the Week Andrew Marr talks to two American authors, Richard Ford and Lionel Shriver about the state of the US. In the run-up to the Presidential elections, the journalist Edward Luce argues that the country's politics are broken, and America is facing the spectre of decline. But the chair of Republicans Abroad UK, Thomas Grant, disputes such a negative assessment.
Producer - Katy Hickman.
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Mon 15 Oct 201221:30
BBC Radio 4
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Shriver and Ford on US Election: 'The campaign never ends'
Duration: 02:17
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- Mon 15 Oct 201209:00BBC Radio 4
- Mon 15 Oct 201221:30BBC Radio 4
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