politics.co.uk podcast: A tough start to 2012

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It's the Easter recess, so we're taking the opportunity to look back at the first three months of the year for our podcast this week.

Alex Stevenson talks over the state of the coalition, the travails of the opposition and the woes of the country with politics.co.uk's editor Ian Dunt in our end-of-term report.

We've covered the NHS, welfare reform, the Budget, Ed Miliband and the unions, Leveson, the bankers, cash for access, the Falklands, Scottish independence and more...

This edition, slightly longer than usual, also features a preview of what can be expected in the next few months, including the Queen's Speech and May 3rd's local elections.

Let us know what you think - but not on this page, please! We've set up a podcast forum on our Facebook page for you to air your views. 

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