Peter Mannion, the Secretary of State for Social Affairs, gets told to launch his Coalition partner Fergus's new 'Networked Nation' policy at a school.
EP2 New AdvisorSep 15, 2012
With Glenn gone, Nicola Murray is busy breaking in her new policy advisor, Helen Hatley. When Helen is accidentally photographed holding notes from an ideas meeting, Nicola is understandably angry.
EP3 Thought CampSep 22, 2012
Stewart Pearson is running 'Thought Camp' at a remote country house hotel, as the perfect way to re-engage the party with the creative cloudscape.
EP4 Hear 2 HearSep 29, 2012
With Nicola safely on a train to attend the party's Here 2 Hear in far-flung Bradford, Malcolm is free to launch his latest plot.
EP5 The LeakOct 06, 2012
With Nicola Murray and Peter Mannion both on the back foot after the unravelling of the key-worker housing sell-off policy there's inevitably going to be a scramble for the moral high-ground.
EP6 The InquiryOct 13, 2012
The government, opposition and civil service are called before Lord Goolding's inquiry.
EP7 The Final ReckoningOct 20, 2012
Dan Miller gets sent on a fact-finding mission to the local cop-shop to press the flesh.
Official Website: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006qgrd
Synopsis
Set in the corridors of power and spin, the Minister for Social Affairs is continually harassed by Number 10's policy enforcer and dependent on his not-so-reliable team of civil servants.