A week of industrial strikes and unrest
As usual on Fridays, I shall leave you in the more than capable hands of my co-presenter .
Gordon Brown was pipped at the Presidential post yesterday as Tony Blair had a with Barack Obama.
Mr Blair told the President `you don't need cheerleaders but partners, not spectators but supporters'. It was vintage Blair and enough to make Gordon choke on his morning cuppa. We'll have the footage.
And it's been a week of industrial strikes and unrest - a week in which Gordon Brown's slogan `British Jobs for British Workers' came back to haunt him as oil refinery workers went out on strike over the use of foreign contractors at the plants.
The strike raised the spectre of nationalism and and the far right BNP set to work leafleting on the picket lines at Lindsey. So could this dispute have helped the electoral fortunes of the BNP? We have some exclusive analysis on just how well they are doing.
And the House of Lords is debating Gaza today ahead of next week's elections in Israel. Hamas this morning again fired rockets into Israel - we'll be debating British policy on the conflict and what next week's elections may bring for Palestinians and Israelis alike.
Also on today's show - British protocol took a tumble this week when the (upside down in fact) as the Prime Minister met the Chinese Premiere. So how could such a faux pas get past the eyes of those in charge of such important affairs of state? We'll hear from an expert on the waving of the British flag.
Our guests of the day are Nicholas Watt of and Iain Martin of .
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