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A look behind the scenes at Westminster with Benedict Brogan.

Benedict Brogan of The Daily Telegraph looks back at the Week in Westminster.

The last time the Conservatives won an election was in 1992, against the odds and during a recession. The then Conservative Party chairman Chris Patten - now Lord Patten - looks back at the struggles of that campaign and compares it to what might happen this time.

Also involved in that general election was Glenys Kinnock, the wife of the then Labour leader Neil Kinnock and now a government minister and peer. What role did she play then, and does she think women now play a larger part in determining the outcome of elections?

Also in the programme:

With UKIP aiming to field over 500 candidates in the forthcoming general election, what effect will it have on the Conservative vote?

And how do we read the current opinion polls? Stephan Shakespeare of YouGov and Andrew Cooper of Populus discuss how far we can trust them.

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Sat 20 Mar 2010 11:00
大象传媒 Radio 4

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  • Chris Patten on 1992 and the election to come

    The Conservatives last won an election in 1992, against the odds and in a recession. The then party Chairman Chris Patten looks back at that campaign and forward to what might happen this time.

    Duration: 06:38

  • UKIP against the Conservatives

    With UKIP aiming to field over 500 candidates in the general election, we ask UKIP leader Lord Pearson and Conservative MP David Heathcoat Amory what effect it will have on the Conservative vote.

    Duration: 07:06

  • Reading the polls

    How should we read opinion polls? Stephan Shakespeare of YouGov and Andrew Cooper of Populus on how far we can trust them.

    Duration: 06:24

  • Glenys Kinnock on leaders' wives

    Glenys Kinnock looks at the role she played in the 1992 election; does she think women now play a larger part in determining the outcome of elections?

    Duration: 05:36

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  • Sat 20 Mar 2010 11:00
    大象传媒 Radio 4

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