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UK companies 'spinning for dictators'

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During the recent unrest in the middle east many western journalists have been discreetly contacted by PR agencies acting for Arab leaders, trying to stem the flow of negative headlines. The BBC's Gabriel Gatehouse examines how the UK has become a global business centre for PR for autocratic regimes.


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