Newsnight 5 August

Presented by Martha Kearney.

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General Tommy Franks

In his first UK television interview, we spoke to General Tommy Franks - the man who won the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. We asked him about the war on terror, his respect for Bin Laden and the insurgency in both countries.

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Who is Will Cummins?

Someone under his name has written a series of highly provocative articles about Islam. We were on the chase and we discussed whether such ideas should be aired at such a sensitive time.

Interest rate rise

The Bank of England announced an interest rate rise of a quarter percent, bringing the current rate to four point seven five percent. We discussed what impact this will have.

Former council home refurbishment

And we followed the plight of former council tenants who exercised their right to buy and are now caught by the Government's policy of "decent homes for refurbishment". This gives their council the right to charge leasehold owners huge costs for refurbishments that they say are not always necessary.

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