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Glasgow Media Group and the National Debt

Jim Riley

15th September 2010

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Students sometimes ask what the point of sociology is and what you can do with it. Well, here’s a great chance to see a sociologist getting stuck into relevant, topical public policy debate. Greg Philo of the Glasgow University Media Group debates with Grant Shapps on the BBC’s Daily Politics.

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Jim Riley

Jim co-founded tutor2u alongside his twin brother Geoff! Jim is a well-known Business writer and presenter as well as being one of the UK's leading educational technology entrepreneurs.

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