| Tuesday 25 May 2010 at 10.30pm on BBC Two Presented by Emily Maitlis Hats off Strangers, As he left his West London home this morning, awaiting reporters called out to David Cameron "Are there any surprises, prime minister?" This was the 56th time the Queen has opened parliament - but her first time ever with a coalition government. The surprise - essentially - was seeing this new parliament in all its tangible, panoplied glory. Lord Chancellor Ken Clarke eschewing hush puppies for judge's wig, the chiselled jaws of Cameron and Clegg, side by side, whose very head movements have now started to mimic each other. The new ministers - coupled by their Labour counterparts - now in opposition. We have spent two weeks getting used to the theory, but this is what it will look like in the flesh. So what's on the menu? A wholesale reform of schools, a shake up of the welfare system and measures to tackle the budget deficit are at the heart of the first 18-month programme. And (for those seeking a unifying ideology) this - public services reshaped to encourage individual and social responsibility. Tonight we will be analysing the measures in full, asking the coalition government and Ed Balls for Labour if this 'political pre-nup' will ensure a strong marriage. World stock markets have fallen sharply over fears about the crisis in the eurozone and a Korean black swan. In Spain four banks are rumoured to have merged, and the Dow is on high alert. In the UK the FTSE has lost ten percent in the last month. How will the economics of the real world play into the politics of parliament? Paul Mason is on the case. Join us tonight at 10.30pm on BBC Two. Emily | 
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