Trust in Politics with Hackney LINk Members on BBC 2 Tonight

Members of Hackney LINk were interviewed for the programme Trust in Politics which will be on tonight - Monday, March 22nd, 2010. One of them is likely to be my colleague and friend, Malcolm Alexander, well known health activist and Chair of the London Ambulance Service Patients Forum, where I am the Vice Chair.

Trust in Politics

Monday, March 22nd, 19:00 on BBC Two

"We've lost trust in politics and only major reform of the system can restore it. Political historian and headmaster Anthony Seldon believes the 2010 election could mark a turning point in our democracy, a moment to overhaul the way politics works and put trust into the heart of the system.

Looking back at four critical British elections, Anthony seeks ideas and inspiration for his own manifesto to rebuild trust and positively reconnect politicians with a disenchanted public. He tests his ideas in other professions and suggests how politicians and politics might change. But democratic renewal is a two-way street and Anthony emphasises ways in which we can all play a part in this process. With the help of leading historians, those familiar with the corridors of power and ordinary citizens determined to see change, Anthony finds energy, ideas and enthusiasm to restore and rebuild trust in politics."