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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.
The Data Tsunami
Mary Ann Sieghart discovers if new government transparency is all that it claims to be.
Where Next for Miliband's Labour?
Purple, blue or red - Beyond Westminster asks how Ed Miliband should rebrand his party?
01/10/2011
Anita Anand asks what impact the government's plans for schools are having on the ground.
08/10/2011
Andrew Rawnsley looks at the political strategies of the main parties at Westminster.
Controlling the Past
Anne McElvoy asks if politicians use memoirs and diaries to control our view of the past.
The Men's Vote
Anita Anand looks at how parties could woo the men's vote.
Devo max
Michael Buchanan looks at what 'devo max' would mean for Scotland and the rest of the UK.
07/04/2012
Direct democracy - transforming or undermining our politics? David Grossman investigates.
Vying for Asian Voters
Mary Ann Sieghart asks how the UK political parties can win more British Asian voters.
Sport policy
Ahead of the Olympics, Edward Smith asks what the government's sports policy delivers?
Humour in Politics
Mary Ann Sieghart examines the role of humour in politics.