Guardian Focus podcast
Summary: Each week, Guardian correspondents and commentators take a detailed look at an issue in the news
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Podcasts:
We're looking back at the revolutions in Tunisia, Egypt and Libya. With much of the region still in a state of ferment, what are the possibilities and dangers that lie ahead?
With the toll of cycling casualties growing, Hugh Muir asks what needs to happen for roads to become a safer place for bikes
Only half of those who took part in the summer riots said they felt a part of British society. We hear from five young Londoners on how they see their futures and their place in society
Unite's Rachael Maskell, Matthew Sinclair of the Taxpayers Alliance and Tom Clark discuss this week's public sector strike over the reform of pensions. With Hugh Muir
Hugh Muir examines the government's new housing strategy. Will it make any difference?
Analysis commissioned by the government suggests only 13% of those arrested in the UK's riots this summer could credibly be linked to gangs. So is a zero-tolerance approach to gangs missing the point?
Hugh Muir examines whether ex-servicemen and women are given the help they need to adapt to civilian life
Hugh Muir explores the political and business possibilities for post-Gaddafi Libya
Reverend Giles Fraser tells Alan Rusbridger how a protest on the steps of St Paul's Cathedral led to his resignation as canon
Hugh Muir examines proposed cuts to disability benefits. Is this a sensible plan to get the finances under control, or an attack on the most vulnerable?
This week the SNP announced it will hold a referendum on full Scottish independence. Hugh Muir explores what devolution offers to Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
Hugh Muir examines whether home owners need more protection from squatters - and what effect criminalisation will have on the homeless
Chief political correspondent Nicholas Watt, RUSI defence analyst Mark Phillips and the Independent's Bruce Anderson join Hugh Muir to discuss the PM's first war
In 2008 £97m was made available for providing sites for Travellers. In this podcast, we look at what happened to the money, and examine the coalition's policy on Travellers
We discuss the implications of Palestinians asking for UN recognition of statehood, with views from the Middle East, the US and Britain