The usual rules no longer apply in British politics. The two dominant parties of the last century, the Conservatives and Labour, are both struggling badly. The UK Independence Party, UKIP, is making in-roads with its anti-EU, anti-immigration brand of populist politics.

Hardtalk speaks to a senior statesman of the Labour party and one of Tony Blair's most trusted ministers, David Blunkett. Has Labour lost touch with its own traditional supporters? Show less