Future of democracy, politics, political parties and lobbying in a world which no longer trusts politicians and cannot be bothered (often) to vote. Crisis of confidence in Westminster, UK mother of all democratic Parliaments, also in America, Greece, Portugal, Spain, France, Italy, Ukraine and other nations. Expenses scandal and challenges also in European Commission. Bribery…

It was the week of announcements, some startling, and others perplexing. We had announcements on domestic matters as well as political ones yet some were only meant to reinforce friendships. The big question though was, what is so attractive with the letters D and M in politics? First there was UDM, then came ODM and now PDM. All we know for now though is that a new political animal…

The Daily Politics conducts an opinion poll on the state of the UK’s political parties, and it doesn’t look good for New Labour. Then a guest panel including Red Ken Livingstone discuss the results and what has gone wrong for the party. What’s gone wrong? They are still in power that’s what’s wrong! Recorded from BBC2′s The Daily Politics, 08 January 2010….