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23 July 2009updated 27 Sep 2015 4:08am

So why do they call it the welfare state?

Ali G meets Tony Benn

By Daniel Trilling

Reading George’s post about Tony Benn reminded me of this clip from the Ali G Show:

Oh, and Ali G in turn reminds me: if you haven’t read Ryan Gilbey on Brüno yet, you really should.

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