Today - 13/12/2008

Presented by John Humphrys and Evan Davis. Danny Shaw reports on the verdict in the Jean Charles de Menezes inquest. Martin Patience reports on attacks that killed four British Royal Marines in Afghanistan. Roger Harrabin discusses the package to fight global warming which has been agreed by EU leaders. Yesterday in Parliament with Mark D'Arcy. Stephen Heppell, a consultant in the education field, says 'the world has gone learning mad' in preparing legislation within the education sector. Sanchia Berg reports that Churchill's 'secret army', the Special Operations Executive, was not disbanded at the end of WWII, as is often thought. Justin Webb considers how long it will take for the US to return to previous levels of growth. Thought for the day with the Rev Bob Marshall. Labour MP and chairman of the Commons Public Administration Committee Dr Tony Wright and Jill Leyland of the Royal Statistical Society discuss why Downing Street released data on knife crime despite objections from statisticians. Gareth Pierce, part of the legal team who represented the de Menezes family, discusses if the operation was 'total chaos'. Ken Livingstone says the officer in charge has the potential to become Met Police Commissioner. Matthew D'Ancona and Lance Price discuss why religion and politics rarely go together in the current political climate. Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change Ed Miliband discusses the new EU global warming package. Matthew Price reports on the crisis within the US car industry. Jendayi Frazer discusses if Robert Mugabe will ever step down. Former Labour MP Tony Benn and his granddaughter Emily, who is a prospective Labour Party candidate, discuss if there is still inequality between genders in politics.