Varying degrees of anger
On the show today: another shooting in Northern Ireland has increased the concern that dissident Republican groups are intent on destroying the peace process.
Last night a police officer was killed in County Armagh as he responded to a call for help from a distressed woman.
Politicians from all parties - including Sinn Fein - have been swift to condemn the latest murder, though with varying degrees of anger.
We'll have the latest on this developing story.
Also on the show today: the Government's approach to tackling extremist recruitment on the internet is criticised in an independent report.
We'll be talking to the Communities Secretary Hazel Blears, shadow security spokesmanPauline Neville-Jones and to former Islamic extremist Ed Husain.
We'll ask both how best to stop young Britons becoming radicalised. 
And we're also looking at the Government's record on education - and how to keep kids in school - with former chief inspector of schools Mike Tomlinson, and former Apprentice winner Michelle Dewberry.
Latest figures show that fee-paying schools, which educate only 7% of children, produce more teenagers with three A-grade A-levels than ALL the comprehensive schools combined, that the total number of poor pupils reaching this standard is around the same number in ONE public school and that 50% of the poorest pupils fail to get even one GCSE at C-grade in any subject.
Given this evidence of huge (and probably growing) inequality in the existing system, we'll be asking why changing the leaving age would make any difference.
All that on BBC2 from noon - or catch us later on the BBC iPlayer.
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