There are exactly eight weeks to go before 6 May – the probable date of the general election. As polling day approaches, hardy perennial issues such as the economy, crime and education will get plenty of attention. But what of the issues we won't be hearing about?
Michael White explores the topics that candidates will be sidestepping on the doorsteps.
Meanwhile in the studio Seumas Milne, Polly Toynbee and Deborah Orr provide their own examples.
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Also on this week's show we hear from Conservative frontbencher David Willetts. He appeared at an event at Guardian HQ this week to argue that a breakdown in trust between the generations has helped to bring about what his party calls a "broken society".
Why has the phrase resonated above all others for the Tories – and is it backed up by evidence? Polly Toynbee, who took part in the debate, disputes the premise of the Tory argument.
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