Political dignitaries

The government is acting out of necessity in cutting funding to higher education, Lord Mandelson told a conference at The University of Nottingham.

Shadow Business Secretary, the Rt Hon Kenneth Clarke was at the University recently to speak in the Centre for British Politics seminar series. In this video you'll get a flavour of his views on engaging the public and parliamentary reform.

In this video Conservative MP Patrick Mercer touches on some of the points he made in a lecture to students. He was speaking in the Centre for British Politics' Seminar Series.

In this video see the brand new Nottingham Geospatial Building, a high tech hub where research and business work hand in hand to develop some incredible new technologies. Did we mention it has a railway on the roof?

In this video Prof Paul Heywood breaks down the election pledges Prime Minister Gordon Brown made recently at a special visit to The University of Nottingham.

Theresa May MP, tells the UON Podcast about the implications for Parliament of the Damian Greene arrest and why the Conservatives are well on track. Ms. May was at the University recently to address students.

Do backbenchers actually influence government policy? Dr Nick Palmer MP explains what life is like on the back-bench and how students can embark on a Parliamentary career.

In this interview Vernon Coaker MP, Minister of State for Policing, Security & Crime talks about how local and national politics do have a real impact on people's lives. Mr Coaker was speaking at the Centre for British Politics' Seminar Series.

University of Nottingham alumnus and Member of Parliament for Sherwood, Paddy Tipping, talks about his role in drafting the Labour Party manifesto. Mr Tipping was at the University to speak in the Centre for British Politics' Seminar Series.

The latest speaker in the Centre for British Politics' practitioner series was Paul Anderson from the Green Party. He poses the question: who are the Greens?

In this Election 2010 podcast we speak to the Rt Hon Kenneth Clarke about plans to reform parliament and why the election may set those plans back

We hear from Lord David Owen on why a hung parliament would be a good thing for the UK and why he's concerned that politicians are not being fully honest about the extent of the economic crisis.