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What makes a good political leader?

As Labour's new supremo emerges, John Kampfner asks: are great leaders born or created?

• 30 mins

02/10/2010

Ahead of the Conservative Party conference, John Kampfner asks what it means to be a Tory.

• 30 mins

09/10/2010

Andrew Rawnsley on how the main parties are repositioning in unchartered political waters.

• 30 mins

Lessons learned from Coalitions past

What do past coalitions tell us about how politics may develop in and out of Westminster?

• 30 mins

In Search of the Big Society

Big Society is the most radical idea in politics in a generation, but what does it mean?

• 30 mins

New to the Lords

Four new peers from outside politics talk about their first impressions of the Lords.

• 30 mins

Delivering Devolution

Sheena McDonald takes stock of devolution in Scotland and Wales ahead of the elections.

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23/04/2011

Mary Ann Sieghart asks if the coalition's foreign and defence policies are contradictory.

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The Perils of Planning

John Kampfner examines what the Coalition's proposals for planning mean for 'localism'.

• 30 mins

04/06/2011

Beyond Westminster visits Scotland to find out how the SNP won the election.

• 30 mins

30/07/2011

Can campaigners exert too much power with modern techniques? David Grossman reports.

• 30 mins

Police Commissioners

Anita Anand asks if elected commissioners will make the police more accountable.

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Northern Ireland

How do you govern a divided society? Nick Watt travels to Northern Ireland to find out.

• 30 mins

4/6. The Blue Line Thins

John Kampfner finds out the lasting lessons of the English street disturbances this month.

• 30 mins

Talking Straight

Tim Samuels asks why politicians can't speak their minds and what consequences this has.

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The Data Tsunami

Mary Ann Sieghart discovers if new government transparency is all that it claims to be.

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Where Next for Miliband's Labour?

Purple, blue or red - Beyond Westminster asks how Ed Miliband should rebrand his party?

• 30 mins

01/10/2011

Anita Anand asks what impact the government's plans for schools are having on the ground.

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08/10/2011

Andrew Rawnsley looks at the political strategies of the main parties at Westminster.

• 30 mins

Controlling the Past

Anne McElvoy asks if politicians use memoirs and diaries to control our view of the past.

• 30 mins

The Men's Vote

Anita Anand looks at how parties could woo the men's vote.

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Devo max

Michael Buchanan looks at what 'devo max' would mean for Scotland and the rest of the UK.

• 28 mins

07/04/2012

Direct democracy - transforming or undermining our politics? David Grossman investigates.

• 28 mins

Vying for Asian Voters

Mary Ann Sieghart asks how the UK political parties can win more British Asian voters.

• 28 mins

Sport policy

Ahead of the Olympics, Edward Smith asks what the government's sports policy delivers?

• 28 mins

Humour in Politics

Mary Ann Sieghart examines the role of humour in politics.

• 28 mins