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Radio 4,09 Sep 2016,45 mins

May's plans for new grammar schools under fire

The World Tonight

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Theresa May's plans for new grammar schools are criticised for "wasting precious political capital" we debate the issue with senior MP Graham Brady, and Conservative thinktank director Ryan Shorthouse. Erna Solberg, the prime minister of Norway, welcomes Facebook's decision to reverse its decision to block a famous image of Vietnamese victims of a napalm attack. And Ian Hamilton a specialist in drug addiction explains the reasons why drug related deaths have hit record levels. Photo: PM Theresa May Credit: EPA/WILL OLIVER.

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