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Trump, Corbyn and How Social Media Shapes Politics

Musician and activist Billy Bragg on the 'Twitterisation of debate', the new working class and why protest songs don't make a difference.

The singer, songwriter and political activist Billy Bragg thinks there’s a crisis of accountability in politics. To fix it he says we need to reform the House of Lords and redefine what liberty means in the age of social media.

A socialist and anti-racism campaigner who grew up in a community where the main employer was the local Ford car factory, Billy talks to Amol about class in modern Britain and sets out the challenges facing democracy today.

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