WEDNESDAY 10 JUNE - 22.30 GMT - BBC TWO Presented by Gavin Esler From the web team: Forget duck houses, moats and even plots against the Prime Minister, today the issue of spending cuts gatecrashed the political debate at Westminster. The Conservative Shadow Health Secretary Andrew Lansley may have made the classic political mistake of simply telling the truth when he said that a very tough spending cut of around 10 per cent may be required in all government departments except health, schools and foreign aid. But his words have provoked a furious response from all sides. So tonight let the real debate begin about recession, the public finances and how much any future Government will have to cut back on spending to maintain economic stability. Also tonight, our Diplomatic Editor Mark Urban has an exclusive report from Washington on US concerns about the location and production of nuclear weapons in Pakistan - weapons that it is feared could fall into the hands of the Taliban. And our Ethical Man Justin Rowlatt reaches California on his 6,500 mile, low-carbon journey around the States. He meets one of Nevada's leading food recyclers - a farmer who collects the food waste from the extravagant buffets laid on by Las Vegas hotels and then cooks it up and feeds it to his pigs! Watch a sneak preview of tonight's film here Do join Gavin for all that at 10.30pm on BBC Two. |