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William Crawley looks at the religious implications of the Woolwich murder.
Sat 22 Aug 2009 11:00 BBC Radio 4 FM only
Ben Wright asks if public anger over MPs' expenses could pave the way for a change to politics in Britain. He looks at new ways of connecting voters and politicians, from wiki-bills to twitter.
The programme also explores the growth of direct democracy, including referendums and a scheme that gives voters power over budgets. We hear from Prof James Fishkin, a pioneer of Deliberative Democracy, a new method inspired by ancient Athenian models. We also hear from YouGov's Peter Kellner, a critic of referendum politics, and the former health secretary, Patricia Hewitt, a fan of Citizen Juries.
Plus a discussion about how to revive representative democracy, with contributions from Conservative MP Douglas Carswell, Labour MP Kerry McCarthy and Austen Ivereigh from the grassroots organisation London Citizens.
BBC Radio 4Sat 22 Aug 2009 11:00 BBC Radio 4 FM only
Top political commentators reflect on the week's political events in discussion with MPs, Peers and...
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