In a grand Privy Council office, an old radical talks of a resentful establishment "coming at you from all directions".

Focuses on Peter Hain, Leader of the House of Commons in British Parliament. His view that there is a crisis in the political class, which is defined as journalists, government and opposition politicians; His analysis of the relationship between mass media and politics; How his position on the Iraq War has changed, despite his advocacy for the ouster of Saddam Hussein; Details of his world-view of progressive internationalism that would intervene to protect human rights; His opinion on domestic issues, such as the euro and the Labour Party government.