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Filter Bubble Britain: A Tory walks into an SNP bar...

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    6 June 2017
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Filter Bubbles of Britain
by BBC Trending

When a young Tory politician walks into a bar devoted to Scottish independence, two social media bubbles collide in real life.

Video journalist: Alex Dackevych

Reporter: Mike Wendling

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