Mo Mowlam, the former Northern Ireland Secretary who died last month, has been voted in one survey the nation's favourite politician of all time, beating Sir Winston Churchill, Lady Thatcher and Tony Blair. She was known not only for her contribution to the Northern Ireland peace process but also for her down-to-earth, 'touchy-feely' approach to her work.
Mo Mowlam was undoubtedly popular with the public but does this mean that emotion in politics is always desirable? Or is it better that politicians should aim for a calm and rational debate and maintain a 'stiff upper lip'?
Martha discusses whether we have too much or too little emotion in British politics with Catherine Fieschi, a senior researcher at the think-tank Demos and political commentator, Jo-Anne Nadler.
