Michael Cockerell

Michael Cockerell has done it again! Another excellent political programme, this time it is a series that analyses the three great offices of state on BBC4. Last night's programme was on the Home Office and looked at past Secretaries of State, key Home Office issues and the relationship between ministers and civil servants. The next two are on the Treasury and the Foreign Office. They are well worth watching. Here is the link.

Jacqui Smith Interview

A clip here of an interview with Jacqui Smith about her time as a minister and a discussion about being a woman in politics, particularly interesting of her experience as the first female home secretary...