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27/06/2012

Morning news and current affairs presented by Sarah Montague and Justin Webb, debating Lords reform and the Queen/McGuinness handshake, plus the art of networking.

Morning news and current affairs presented by Sarah Montague and Justin Webb, featuring:

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The Queen is to meet and shake hands with the deputy first minister and former IRA chief Martin McGuinness today on the second day of her two-day visit to Northern Ireland. Roy Foster, Carroll Professor of Irish History at Oxford, explains the historical and cultural significance of the meeting for the people of Northern Ireland.

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A bill to introduce a mainly-elected House of Lords will be published today. Liberal Democrat MP Jo Swinson, and Eleanor Laing, Conservative MP for Epping Forest, debate the proposals.

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Today marks the world's first appointment of a Professorship in networking at the Cass Business School. Julia Hobsbawm, who has been handed the title, explains what her new job entails.

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Wed 27 Jun 2012 06:00

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