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Do you find Britain racist?

Ros Atkins Ros Atkins | 16:10 UK time, Thursday, 18 January 2007

Racism, Class, Hypocrisy and Free Speech - our topics for today

Racist Britain? British or not, we'd like to hear your experiences - have you found Britons racist?

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This is following the going on in the UK Big Brother house. Do the comments made represent Britain as a whole? Or has this whole thing been blown out of proportion? Why are the governments of getting involved? Is India hypocritical because of its caste system?

Indian serial killings, the gruesome story of found near Delhi. There has been an concerning the slow police response. What does this say about Indian attitudes to the poor?

Should we ban the swastika? The German government want to ban it outright but Hindus are protesting as its an ancient symbol of peace for them. What do you think?

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Jane should the to defend their own country? Does the US trust them to use them or is there a concern they will be used by the militias?

Ros is feeling ambitious and is going to try to roll three stories into one overarching mega-theme.

The French cabinet has create a legal right to housing, after a series of high-profile protests by campaigners.

A senior US politician is planning to prevent big drugmakers from striking deals to restrict the introduction of cheaper generic drugs.

University heads warn of . Guardian survey of vice-chancellors also reveals threat to student loans.

David, the Indian government want to ban a video on showing a New York comedian dressed as . Is this over-censorship?

The question tying all these together is what should we have a right to? Free education, free housing, cheap drugs ... Is there really such a thing as rights?

We want to hear from people all around the world - how does it vary from country to country?

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