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22/08/2009
Ben Wright explores the growth of direct democracy.
29/08/2009
Iain Martin investigates the political parties' plans for improving the transport network.
05/09/2009
Mark Devenport examines the track record of devolved government in Northern Ireland.
12/09/2009
Jim Hancock examines calls from trade union activists to end their payments to Labour.
19/09/2009
Ben Wright asks how much power politicians really have over anti-social behaviour.
26/09/2009
Andrew Rawnsley asks how UK defence will be reshaped when public money is tight.
10/10/2009
Are personalities eclipsing politics? Andrew Rawnsley investigates.
26/12/2009
A special edition of the programme to mark the bicentenary of Gladstone's birth.
02/01/2010
Jim Hancock considers what lies in store for a former parliamentarian outside Westminster.
20/02/2010
Denis Murray finds out what Northern Irish voters really think about their representatives
03/04/2010
What can Scotland's government teach Westminster about hung parliaments?
07/08/2010
Anne McElvoy looks at ways of pepping up political parties to attract new members.
14/08/2010
As public spending cuts loom, how can voters influence where the axe may fall?
A Touch of Ermine
Michael Dobbs asks how much patronage influences our political system.
21/08/2010
John Kampfner asks what makes a perfect coalition.
Inside the Star Chamber
Andrew Rawnsley on the Star Chamber, which decides where the public spending axe falls.
What makes a good political leader?
As Labour's new supremo emerges, John Kampfner asks: are great leaders born or created?
02/10/2010
Ahead of the Conservative Party conference, John Kampfner asks what it means to be a Tory.
09/10/2010
Andrew Rawnsley on how the main parties are repositioning in unchartered political waters.
Lessons learned from Coalitions past
What do past coalitions tell us about how politics may develop in and out of Westminster?
In Search of the Big Society
Big Society is the most radical idea in politics in a generation, but what does it mean?
New to the Lords
Four new peers from outside politics talk about their first impressions of the Lords.
Delivering Devolution
Sheena McDonald takes stock of devolution in Scotland and Wales ahead of the elections.
23/04/2011
Mary Ann Sieghart asks if the coalition's foreign and defence policies are contradictory.
The Perils of Planning
John Kampfner examines what the Coalition's proposals for planning mean for 'localism'.
04/06/2011
Beyond Westminster visits Scotland to find out how the SNP won the election.
30/07/2011
Can campaigners exert too much power with modern techniques? David Grossman reports.
Police Commissioners
Anita Anand asks if elected commissioners will make the police more accountable.
Northern Ireland
How do you govern a divided society? Nick Watt travels to Northern Ireland to find out.
4/6. The Blue Line Thins
John Kampfner finds out the lasting lessons of the English street disturbances this month.
Talking Straight
Tim Samuels asks why politicians can't speak their minds and what consequences this has.