Britain’s democratic institutions have recently been the focus of unprecedented scrutiny. And a fundamental issue hovered over Parliament at the end of the Blair and Brown governments; the relationship between truth, politics and the media. Clare Short, the former Cabinet Minster bluntly tells the program: "Tony Blair lied to the cabinet and Parliament, the country repeatedly." The former Deputy Director of Communications in Downing Street, Lance Price confirmed the lack of honesty at the heart of government. "I told lies on behalf of the Government, sometimes at my own behest, sometimes because I was asked to do so". Phil Rees investigates the relationship between truth, politics and the media and asks a blunt question: Is the British government fully honest with the public when it makes the most moral decision of all, the decision to take the country to war? Produced and Directed by Kai Lawrence Executive Producer: Phil Rees
