Use BBC.com or the new BBC App to listen to BBC podcasts, Radio 4 and the World Service outside the UK.

Find out how to listen to other BBC stations

Episode details

Radio 4,19 Jul 2014,28 mins

Available for over a year

Isabel Hardman of the Spectator looks behind the scenes at Westminster. She examines the government's reshuffle this week, asks if it was necessary to rush the Data Retention and Investigatory Powers Act through parliament in a matter of days, and discusses whether, as some suggest, charities risk becoming too political. The editor is Marie Jessel.

Programme Website
More episodes