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Radio 4,1 min

What if politics influenced Punch and Judy?

Broadcasting House

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The new leader of the opposition Jeremy Corbyn brought the people's emails to Prime Ministers Questions this week and a new tone of pointed but polite discourse - an end, if you will, to Punch and Judy politics. At BH we thought we'd spread that civilising influence a step further. If Punch and Judy have been influencing politicians then why shouldn't the new mood in politics spread to the puppets?

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