The Shadows' Dummy Run Opposition parties are badly prepared for the day they return to power: their programmes, say the critics, are ill rehearsed; their policies inconsistent and impossible because the leaders have spent their time out of office forgetting the realities of government and seeking comfort in ideology.
Is it possible to do better than this? What would it take to provide the shadows with the tools for thorough policy analysis? Should the Civil
Service be brought in to hunt the snags before political commitments are made? Are the Parties themselves keen to make better use of their dummy run?
Presented by Peter Hennessy Producer DAVID MORTON
(Re-broadcast tomorrow 11.0am LW)