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Politics Weekly

Summary: Political analysis from the Guardian and Observer's top journalists and commentators

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 Politics Weekly podcast: Greece, the G20 and Occupy London | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:30:08

Madeleine Bunting, Nils Pratley and Michael White discuss the chaos surrounding the Greek bailout, the G20 summit and the impact of the Occupy London protests

 Politics Weekly podcast: Europe, the euro and a Tory backbench rebellion | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:27:10

Martin Kettle, Rafael Behr and Anne Perkins discuss the EU's plan to save euro; plus Philip Cowley explains why Europe spells trouble for the Tories after Monday's huge backbench rebellion

 Politics Weekly podcast: Gaddafi, inflation and the EU referendum vote | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:41:42

Nick Cohen and Seumas Milne on Britain's intervention in Libya; Larry Elliott on the politics of inflation; and Chris Mullin on his latest volume of political diaries

 Politics Weekly podcast: Liam Fox clings to office | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:35:58

The panel discuss the strange case of defence secretary Liam Fox and his unofficial adviser; the progress of the health bill in the Lords; and the prospect of a referendum on Scottish independence

 Politics Weekly podcast: Should party conferences be abolished? | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:30:05

Martin Kettle, Simon Lancaster and Polly Toynbee discuss the health of the traditional party conferences

 Michael White's Conservative conference podcast: David Cameron calls for national optimism | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:20:06

On the final day of the Conservative party conference, Michael White reviews the prime minister's speech. Plus: Ken Clarke compares the prime minister's performance with former Tory leaders; and Andrew Sparrow explains what we've learned from the week in Manchester

 The Business podcast at Conservative conference 2011: George Osborne goes for growth | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:27:51

Jonathan Freedland, Mike Cherry of the Federation of Small Businesses and Tim Leunig of Centre Forum discuss the chancellor's plans to get money flowing to small businesses, announced in his speech to Conservative party conference

 Michael White's conference podcast: David Cameron's trouble with women | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:16:00

After apologising in a pre-conference interview for causing offence to women in off-hand remarks in the Commons chamber, Michael White asks if David Cameron risks losing female voters

 Politics Weekly podcast: Ed Miliband's big idea for Labour | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:25:40

Labour's Ed Miliband says Britain is in the midst of a "quiet crisis". Our commentators Julian Glover, Anne Perkins and Toby Helm assess the solutions he offered at his party's conference in Liverpool this week

 Simon Hoggart's conference podcast: Ed Miliband's bargain for Britain | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:11:28

Labour's leader Ed Miliband called for a "new bargain" with the people of Britain that should apply across society. Simon Hoggart hears how it was received at the party's conference in Liverpool

 Michael White's conference podcast: Labour's quest for renewal | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:11:42

Michael White hears from delegates, MPs, pollsters and candidates on the task ahead for the Labour party as its annual conference gets underway in Liverpool

 Politics Weekly podcast: Liberal Democrat conference | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:24:52

Tom Clark and guests Nick Cohen, Anne Perkins and Michael White assess Nick Clegg's conference week and look ahead to the challenges facing Ed Miliband at next week's Labour gathering in Liverpool

 Michael White's conference podcast: Nick Clegg trumpets 'liberal achievements from a liberal party' | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:18:38

The leader of the Liberal Democrats went on the offensive against critics who argue the party has gained little from going into government with the Conservatives. Plus we hear from Vince Cable, Shirley Williams and Tom McNally

 Michael White's conference podcast: Lib Dems search for reasons to be cheerful | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:13:39

Vince Cable called for greater economic stimulus measures and a reduction in inequality of incomes in a gloomy speech to the Lib Dem conference. But despite this, and their terrible poll ratings, delegates in Birmingham are surprisingly upbeat

 Politics Weekly: boundary changes and conferences preview – audio | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:28:52

Should MPs fear constituency boundary changes? Tom Clark debates the pros and cons with the panel, plus a preview of the three major party conferences

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