After mobilising thousands of protesters against government spending cuts in London this week, trade union leaders have been quick to point out their influence. But what happens now?
We hear from Bob Abberley, assistant general secretary of Unison who says that this is a big moment for the union movement.
In the studio we have the Guardian's Polly Toynbee; Clifford Singer of the campaigning website False Economy; and Ian Brinkley of the think tank the Work Foundation.
They discuss whether strike action could be self-defeating for the unions; whether anyone is articulating a genuine alternative to the cuts; and how the energy summoned for the huge showing at Saturday's march can be productively built upon.
Also this week, we hear from the economist Diane Coyle whose new book The Economics of Enough argues that current levels of debt, inequality and environmental damage are unsustainable.
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