Week in Westminster - 05/12/2009

Peter Riddell of The Times takes soundings on whether or not President Obama's troop surge in Afghanistan will work. He also unpicks the latest drive for independence by the SNP in Scotland, and hears why a record-breaking number of MPs are standing down at the general election. There's also a look at the latest reforms on conduct and expenses in the House of Lords. What's to be done about peers who don't show up?