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National Debt

Niall Ferguson, Will Hutton and Stephanie Flanders join Jonathan Freedland to take the long view of national debt, from the battlefield of Waterloo to today's financial crisis.

Jonathan Freedland presents the series that looks for the past behind the present.

As the nation's finances drown in red ink, Niall Ferguson, Will Hutton and Stephanie Flanders join Jonathan to take the long view of national debt. Amid the splendour of Apsley House, home of the Duke of Wellington, they compare the causes and consequences of rising debt and deficit levels from the battlefield of Waterloo to today's financial crisis.

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30 minutes

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Tue 23 Feb 2010 21:30
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  • Tue 23 Feb 2010 09:00
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  • Tue 23 Feb 2010 21:30
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  • The Long View

    History series in which stories from the past shed light on current events