41 - Manifestos, chickens, and Labour in Opposition

It's manifesto week, with the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats having launched theirs, and Labour's still to come on Thursday. Nigel and Sarah discuss these as well as the most recent TV debates and the state of the polls. We're also joined by Dr Richard Johnson of Queen Mary, University of London, one of the co-authors of a new book, "Keeping the Red Flag Flying - The Labour Party in Opposition since 1922". What lessons might the party's past experience have for today's politicians? Plus, Sarah accompanies Nigel on our latest trip back to 1997, where the party leaders are having to compete for coverage with a pair of chickens and an ambush on Knutsford Heath... Produced by the Centre for Opposition Studies Presented by Nigel Fletcher and Sarah Southern Theme music by Tom Hector