Mass demonstrations against the autocratic regime of Hosni Mubarak in Egypt have caught dictators in the region off guard. But the situation has also exposed confusion in the policy of western governments. Having called for an orderly handover of power and an end to violence, has the British government done all it can?
Also this week: the Home Office launched a new website containing street-by-street crime statistics. Is it a useful attempt to open up government data - or will it simply frighten people? And is the data actually accurate in the first place?
And as the government considers selling off ancient forests, is the backlash from green-fingered Tories going to prompt a u-turn and a headache for David Cameron's new spin doctor?
To discuss all this we have: columnist and former Guardian political editor Michael White; foreign affairs specialist Martin Woollacott, who is author of After Suez: Adrift in the American Century; and columnist and Observer leader writer Rafael Behr.
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