12/05/2012
Steve Richards of the Independent looks behind the scenes at Westminster. Can the coalition row back from its mid-term blues?
Steve Richards of The Independent looks behind the scenes at Westminster.
Can the coalition row back from its mid term blues? Former Conservative chairman Lord Fowler and Liberal Democrat Lord McNally who once worked for Harold Wilson, discuss their experiences in previous governments.
Former Labour cabinet minister Charles Clarke remembers his time with Neil Kinnock and considers what Labour should now do to capitalise on its current poll lead.
Plus Iain Martin of the Daily Telegraph and former Blair adviser Lance Price on what Levesen reveals about politicans and press barons, and Rory Bremner on the struggle to find politicians to mimic in the age of austerity.
The editor is Marie Jessel.
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