Politics Weekly

Tom Clark looks back on the main political events of 2012 with columnists Polly Toynbee, Michael White, Martin Kettle, Aditya Chakrabortty and Hadley Freeman

Conservative MP Nick Herbert joins Guardian columnists Jonathan Freedland, Hugh Muir and Tom Clark to discuss the shape of modern Britain revealed by data from the 2011 UK census. Plus, the issue of gay marriage as debated in the Commons this week

Heather Stewart, Aditya Chakrabortty and Martin Kettle join Tom Clark to discuss the government's economic policies outlined in George Osborne's autumn statement

Roy Greenslade, Dan Sabbagh, Stig Abell and Michael White join John Plunkett to discuss the implications of Lord Justice Leveson's report into press ethics released this week

Polly Toynbee, Michael White and Heather Stewart join Tom Clark to discuss David Cameron's European mission: to exact restraint from his fellow leaders on the next round of EU budget talks. Plus: the growing problem of in-work poverty as tax credits are cut and children go hungry

Martin Kettle, Alan Travis and Anne Perkins discuss the low turnouts at the police commissioner elections as well as three byelection wins for Labour. Plus Tania Branigan on Xi Jinping, China's new leader

Hadley Freeman, Larry Elliott, Peter Beaumont, Paul Harris and Russ Roberts join Tom Clark to discuss what Obama can achieve in his second term

Martin Kettle, Heather Stewart, Gavin Kelly and Ewen Macaskill join Tom Clark to discuss the wrangling over the EU budget, a new report on falling living standards and how the freak weather in the US is affecting the election

Polly Toynbee, Randeep Ramesh, Larry Elliott and Richard Garside join Tom Clark to discuss Britain's emergence from recession and a new tone from the government on crime and punishment. Plus an interview with James Graham writer of the National Theatre's political drama This House

Jonathan Freedland, Hadley Freeman and Richard Adams join Tom Clark to discuss the final two weeks of campaigning in the US presidential election battle between Barack Obama and Mitt Romney

Toby Helm, Anne Perkins and Michael White join Tom Clark to discuss the surprising fall in unemployment, the latest EU summit and Andrew Mitchell's rough ride in the Commons

Andrew Gimson, Gaby Hinsliff, Martin Kettle and Michael White join Tom Clark to discuss David Cameron and Boris Johnson at the Tory conference. Plus: should 16-year-olds be allowed to vote on Scottish independence?

Jackie Ashley, Rafael Behr, Michael White and Larry Elliott join Tom Clark to discuss the substance and style of a Labour party conference at which Ed Miliband re-introduced himself to the country

Simon Hoggart, Michael White, Nick Cohen and Richard Grayson discuss the Liberal Democrats' annual conference in Brighton with Tom Clark

Seumas Milne, Polly Toynbee and Martin Kettle join Tom Clark to preview this year's political party conference season