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21/07/2012

Listeners' calls and emails in response to this week's edition of Any Questions? Topics include: Syria, union strikes, the Olympics, Ian Tomlinson and education.

Call Anita Anand on 03700 100 444, email any.answers@bbc.co.uk or tweet #bbcaq. The topics discussed on Any Questions? were: Syria, union strikes, the Olympics, Ian Tomlinson and education. Questions included:

A rebel leader has declared that President Assad will be gone in 30 days. Is this likely? And if he does, will it bring peace and security to Syria?

Should the unions be taking advantage of the fact that Britain is on show to the world?

We have tickets for Olympic tennis at Wimbledon. We're getting more and more apprehensive about security, Macdonald's and Coca Cola. Is there time for LOCOG to get a grip on the IOC and let us have an enjoyable time?

Does the Ian Tomlinson verdict show that nothing has changed since Hillsborough and Bloody Sunday?

Does the panel think that it is acceptable for private schools to hold charitable status?

Producer: Anna Bailey.

28 minutes

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