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Radio WM,37 mins

The Real Benefits Street Debate

Pete Morgan

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Pete Morgan hosted a panel debate on BBC WM Breakfast about the impact of the TV show Benefits Street. The Channel 4 show came to an end on 17 February with a televised national debate. Pete hosted his own debate the day after featuring a Birmingham panel to discuss the effects of the Birmingham-based show on the people of Birmingham's James Turner Street.

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