Original version

BBC Radio 4 LW

Migrated podcast image for: Week in Westminster

The Week in Westminster

Factual: Politics

Radio 4's weekly assessment of developments at Westminster

BBC Radio 4 FM

Week in Westminster

The Week in Westminster: 30/01/2010

30/01/2010

BBC Radio 4 - The Week in Westminster, 30/01/2010Close menu

A look behind the scenes at Westminster with Andrew Pierce.

A look behind the scenes at Westminster with Andrew Pierce. Fraser Nelson and Alex Barker assess Tony Blair's performance before the Iraq Inquiry.

All eyes were on Tony Blair's appearance before the Chilcot Inquiry on Iraq this week. Fraser Nelson, editor of The Spectator, and Alex Barker of the Financial Times, who has been attending the inquiry throughout, assess Blair's account of himself.

One of the benefits of the Iraq Inquiry is the insight it provides into the internal workings of government. Two publications this week, the Better Government Initiative and a report form the Lords' Constitutional Committee, address the relationship between Downing Street, Whitehall and parliament. Lord Butler, a crossbencher and former Cabinet Secretary, and Lord Norton, Professor of Government at Hull University, discuss.

David Laws (Liberal Democrats) and David Willetts (Conservative) talk about the recent LSE report on inequality, plus Professor John Curtice and Anthony Wells of UK Polling Report analyse the conclusions of the most recent social trends survey, which shows Britain moving to the right on economic issues.

BBC Radio 4

Intelligent speech, the most insightful journalism, the wittiest comedy, the most fascinating features and the most compelling drama and readings anywhere in UK radio.

Accessibility links

Programme Index

The Week in Westminster

30/01/2010

Genres

Brand

BBC Radio 4 LW

About BBC Radio 4