Video Guide: politics after the spending review

So ... that's it then.

The spending review's over and now it's all about reporting the cuts - and everyone knows how to do that.

The Spending Review

BBC Political Editor Nick Robinson talks about the issues for journalists as plans become reality.

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Well, no. Not quite.

First, it's not all over. The real story is only just beginning.

And, second, the political story of the next four years will be as much about reform and political argument as it will be about cuts.

Not everything will go as the Government plans. It's inevitable there'll have to be trimming, changes of course and - if economic growth turns out to be more disappointing than forecast - another look at the numbers.

Without doubt, what's proposed won't just mean spending less; it'll mean the UK will find itself providing public services in different ways ... or even not at all.

Other political ideas will elbow their way to the front. How will the 'Big Society' fit into all of this? Will the opposition's ideas gain traction? Will some interest groups get their way while others are snubbed?

In this video slideshow, BBC Political Editor Nick Robinson gives some pointers to the political story that's only now beginning.