the first three went to conservatives that took somerset. >> people are learning -- people are yearning for a strong united government that is failing. the alternative is there. dodge the liberal democrats now run liverpool, new castle, sheffield, and now bristol as well. is part of a complete transformation of city politics in this country from labor to the liberal democrats. that, in my view, is a sign of things to come and increasing switch from labor to liberal democrats across the country as a whole. >> of the reshuffle appears to be over. gordon brown's problems are anything but. >> i am now joined by peter who was promoted back into the cabinet as well secretary and today's reshuffle. >> this was not the reshuffle by gordon brown wanted, was it? >> i do not know. what he has done is renew his cabinet said his government. we now need to move forward and make sure that we get on the real issues that affect people, which is making sure we protect their jobs, making sure we invest in housing, making sure we get mortgages flowing to people. those of the issues that we need to govern e

somerset maugham's short stories that i picked up and a bookstore in long beach last summer, of course one of the big influences on the writing so i love to read them together when i can. >> children's author emma walton hamilton, what is the key to writing a children's book? >> gosh, i would say respecting children as readers and not talking down to them. if any thing it is basically about trusting their judgment and their intelligence and hopefully speaking to what interests them and what they're passionate about. >> water children and interested in? >> well, just about everything adults are for the most part, their world around them among growing up, learning new things, music, arts, sports -- you name it, all the same things we're interested in. >> , have you written? >> i have written to us now about to release the 70 the children's book that i actually cowrite with my mother. >> what is it like working with your mother as a co-author? >> is a great pleasure. we weren't sure it would be a pleasure, we were both bossy and opinionated and we thought mother daughter working together