HS2: A Costly Fiasco

As the government sets out its plans in the King's Speech, we ask whether policies can win or lose an election.

Peter Mandelson regrets backing HS2 to upstage the Tories, Polly Mackenzie thinks the pension triple lock was a terrible idea, while Daniel Finkelstein remembers the time his peer's robes were mistaken for a Father Christmas outfit.

And is Suella Braverman a born disruptor?

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Clip: Harry Secombe, Peter Sellers, Spike Milligan – How To Win An Election, written by Leslie Bricusse, Philips Recordings

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