20/11/2009

This week the British Government unveiled the final package of laws ministers want to pass before the next election, in what's known as the Queen's Speech. Will the measures help reform public services? Or did the announcements amount to a launch of the ruling Labour Party's manifesto? The Prime Minister, Gordon Brown, said it should be possible to begin handing over provinces in Afghanistan to Afghan troops and authorites from next year. Is this evidence that the Government is preparing an exit strategy? A survey suggests nearly a third of people are not yet convinced global warming is caused by human activity. What can politicians do to persuade them? All that in Politics UK.