In a new series for The Westminster Hour in November 2004, the political commentators Kevin Maguire of The Guardian and The Independent's Michael Brown cast an eye over the political events of the week gone by.

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Part One

On Sunday 7 November, Kevin Maguire discovers how most British politicians completely misread the outcome of the American Presidential election. What Clare Short learnt when she was a barmaid. Where can you find six miles of shelves. And why Iain Duncan Smith was playing on the left.

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Part Two

On Sunday 14 November, Michael Brown reported on a week that included the Spectator Magazine's Parliamentary awards and the sacking of its editor from the Conservative front bench.

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Part Three

On Sunday 21 November, Kevin Maguire looked back at a week that saw MPs jazzing it up while their French counterparts where taken to the Tower of London.

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Part Four

On Sunday 28 November, Michael Brown asks what happens when celebrities try to put the prime minister on trial? Which politicians are the easiest to impersonate? Who is the best at shooting pool? And what did John Major really think of the cartoonist who lampooned him for what he did with his y-fronts.

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