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World Service,4 mins

Do protests and petitions make any difference?

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Millions of people have been marching recently in protest at Donald Trump's election and his subsequent executive orders. In the United Kingdom alone, more than one million have signed a petition aimed at blocking his state visit there. But are such actions an effective way of bringing about change? Julian Baggini is a philosopher and writer. He told Dan Damon why he doubted it. (Picture: Protesters outside US Supreme Court with placards Credit: AFP)

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