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Beyond Westminster

Series looking at politics beyond and outside the Westminster parliament

Radio 4,47 episodes

Episodes

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Humour in Politics
Mary Ann Sieghart examines the role of humour in politics.
09 Jun 2012,28 mins
Sport policy
Ahead of the Olympics, Edward Smith asks what the government's sports policy delivers?
02 Jun 2012,28 mins
Vying for Asian Voters
Mary Ann Sieghart asks how the UK political parties can win more British Asian voters.
14 Apr 2012,28 mins
07/04/2012
Direct democracy - transforming or undermining our politics? David Grossman investigates.
07 Apr 2012,28 mins
Devo max
Michael Buchanan looks at what 'devo max' would mean for Scotland and the rest of the UK.
18 Feb 2012,28 mins
The Men's Vote
Anita Anand looks at how parties could woo the men's vote.
07 Jan 2012,30 mins
Controlling the Past
Anne McElvoy asks if politicians use memoirs and diaries to control our view of the past.
31 Dec 2011,30 mins
08/10/2011
Andrew Rawnsley looks at the political strategies of the main parties at Westminster.
08 Oct 2011,30 mins
01/10/2011
Anita Anand asks what impact the government's plans for schools are having on the ground.
01 Oct 2011,30 mins
Where Next for Miliband's Labour?
Purple, blue or red - Beyond Westminster asks how Ed Miliband should rebrand his party?
24 Sep 2011,30 mins
The Data Tsunami
Mary Ann Sieghart discovers if new government transparency is all that it claims to be.
03 Sep 2011,30 mins
Talking Straight
Tim Samuels asks why politicians can't speak their minds and what consequences this has.
27 Aug 2011,30 mins
4/6. The Blue Line Thins
John Kampfner finds out the lasting lessons of the English street disturbances this month.
20 Aug 2011,30 mins
Northern Ireland
How do you govern a divided society? Nick Watt travels to Northern Ireland to find out.
13 Aug 2011,30 mins
Police Commissioners
Anita Anand asks if elected commissioners will make the police more accountable.
06 Aug 2011,30 mins
30/07/2011
Can campaigners exert too much power with modern techniques? David Grossman reports.
30 Jul 2011,30 mins
04/06/2011
Beyond Westminster visits Scotland to find out how the SNP won the election.
04 Jun 2011,30 mins
The Perils of Planning
John Kampfner examines what the Coalition's proposals for planning mean for 'localism'.
30 Apr 2011,30 mins
23/04/2011
Mary Ann Sieghart asks if the coalition's foreign and defence policies are contradictory.
23 Apr 2011,30 mins
Delivering Devolution
Sheena McDonald takes stock of devolution in Scotland and Wales ahead of the elections.
16 Apr 2011,30 mins
New to the Lords
Four new peers from outside politics talk about their first impressions of the Lords.
26 Feb 2011,30 mins
In Search of the Big Society
Big Society is the most radical idea in politics in a generation, but what does it mean?
08 Jan 2011,30 mins
Lessons learned from Coalitions past
What do past coalitions tell us about how politics may develop in and out of Westminster?
01 Jan 2011,30 mins
09/10/2010
Andrew Rawnsley on how the main parties are repositioning in unchartered political waters.
09 Oct 2010,30 mins
02/10/2010
Ahead of the Conservative Party conference, John Kampfner asks what it means to be a Tory.
02 Oct 2010,30 mins
What makes a good political leader?
As Labour's new supremo emerges, John Kampfner asks: are great leaders born or created?
25 Sep 2010,30 mins
Inside the Star Chamber
Andrew Rawnsley on the Star Chamber, which decides where the public spending axe falls.
04 Sep 2010,30 mins
21/08/2010
John Kampfner asks what makes a perfect coalition.
30 mins
A Touch of Ermine
Michael Dobbs asks how much patronage influences our political system.
28 Aug 2010,30 mins
14/08/2010
As public spending cuts loom, how can voters influence where the axe may fall?
14 Aug 2010,30 mins