The World At One

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Peter Mandelson seems to be disturbing the fragile peace that exists within Cabinet over the government's position on the Euro, he is reported to have said that voters still needed to be convinced, and that pro-Europeans are making a mistake if they fail to appreciate the need for political and constitutional arguments... An unhelpful interjection? Or is Mr Mandelson broadening the political debate as the Prime Minsister would have us do?

And we're going to Sheffield for an assessment of the Deputy Prime Minister's new plan to regenerate Britain's inner-cities.

  Wednesday's programme.....

Three major reports into standards in three very different hospitals show up the quandary of managing the NHS.

Do they need better management ? Better systems ? Or better doctors ? And how do we get them ?

Will the health watchdogs harm or bolster confidence ?

We talk live to the man responsible for Health improvement, Dr Peter Homa

Plus: has the Trade Secretary rediscovered the north-south divide ? Stephen Byers makes a major speech talking of a "winners' circle" in the South. Does that imply a "losers' circle" in the North. We try to find out

RELATED MEDIA:
 David Heathcoat Amory - this is a change of heart.  Martin O'Neil - the Government needs a mature regional policy.

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  Tuesday's programme......

We have the latest on the fuel tax protest from Edinburgh and London: exactly how much support was there? The Shadow Environment Secretary, Archie Norman, tells us that despite the drop in protestor numbers, resentment is still simmering.

The fuel protests: who won?

Plus: Is it true the debate on Europe is governed by myth not fact?

RELATED MEDIA:
  Simon Buckby, Britain in Europe, and Nick Herbert, Business for Sterling put both sides.

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  Monday's programme...

As investigators learn more about the alpine tunnel fire in which at least 159 people died, Austria's head of rail safety tells us he is bewildered by what happened and defends the safety system in place.

What could have caused the alpine tunnel fire?

And, who spread the word that the prime minister, Tony Blair, persuaded reluctant Cabinet colleagues to take on the Dome project? A former civil servant tells us it is very unlikely the leak came from officials.

RELATED MEDIA:
 Former civil servant Romola Christopherson
 Chancellor Gordon Brown: We accept collective responsibility
 Conservative's Cabinet Office spokesman Andrew Lansley: The Labour cabinet was free to decide whether to proceed with the Dome - or not

Finally, the European Union says it will ask its 15 member states to carry out systematic testing of cattle as part of measures to cambat mad cow disease. The EU tells us why it's doing this.

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