Single by Choice; Power List - Angela Merkel; Female Police Commissioners; Lesbian Life Today

It’s two months since the new Police and Crime Commissioners were sworn in, replacing the old police authorities and in theory giving the public more of say in the way in which we’re policed. Six of the forty-one successful candidates were women, who’ve had two months to settle into the role. So how has the experience turned out for them, and more importantly how useful has the new post proved for a public who at the time of the elections seemed decidedly unenthusiastic, with a record-breaking average turnout of just 15%.

Jenni is joined by Sue Mountstevens, the Independent PCCfor Avon and Somerset, Labour’s Jane Kennedy commissioner for Merseyside and Conservative Julia Mulligan from North Yorkshire.

Almost a third of all homes in the UK are occupied by a single person and the trend for single occupancy is predicted to rise. With growing numbers of people choosing to live alone – deliberately, rather than through romantic failure - Jenni discusses being single by choice with author, Carol Clewlow, journalist, Emma Cowing and writer, James Friel.