Austerity, border queues and bank holidays (R4)

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Austerity, border queues and bank holidays (R4)

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May 4, 2012

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Are we witnessing a grand economic experiment playing out between Britain and the United States? How long have travellers been waiting to get through immigration at Heathrow? Plus, are you going to destroy the economy this bank holiday weekend?

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May 4, 2012

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