216 Episodes

  1. EMQs: Can Kemi Badenoch cheer up the Conservatives?

    Published: 5/26/2025
  2. Is winter fuel U-turn a leadership 'fiasco' for Labour?

    Published: 5/22/2025
  3. EMQs: Is Trump accidentally going green?

    Published: 5/19/2025
  4. Is Labour’s immigration blitz worth the price?

    Published: 5/15/2025
  5. EMQs: Can Reform UK fix broken councils?

    Published: 5/12/2025
  6. Starmer's Trump Bump? The UK-US trade deal

    Published: 5/8/2025
  7. EMQs: A Brit for Governor of California?

    Published: 5/5/2025
  8. Trump’s tumultuous first 100 days, UK local elections and the end of two party politics?

    Published: 5/1/2025
  9. Inside The Room: The Election That Never Was (Part 3)

    Published: 4/28/2025
  10. Inside The Room: The Election That Never Was (Part 2)

    Published: 4/24/2025
  11. Inside The Room: The Election That Never Was (Part 1)

    Published: 4/21/2025
  12. EMQs Easter special: Does anyone want to pay more taxes?

    Published: 4/17/2025
  13. EMQs: How should PMs behave after they leave No 10?

    Published: 4/14/2025
  14. Trump Vs the Bond Market: Inside the President’s tariffs U-turn

    Published: 4/10/2025
  15. EMQs: Is toxic masculinity a government problem?

    Published: 4/7/2025
  16. Trump’s tariffs: Is Starmer right to ‘keep calm and carry on’?

    Published: 4/3/2025
  17. EMQs: Who’s to blame for the state of the economy?

    Published: 3/31/2025
  18. Could Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ gamble pay off?

    Published: 3/27/2025
  19. EMQs: Should frozen Russian assets fund Ukraine?

    Published: 3/24/2025
  20. Is Rachel Reeves risking her reset moment?

    Published: 3/20/2025

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