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With such a fast moving news agenda have we forgotten about Ukraine?

Where will we be in 2076? The OBR's been gazing at the crystal ball

Why has Nigel Farage resigned? What are the benefits and pitfalls of such a move

With the Count and Nigel Farage going face-to-face, we explore the formers offer to the people of Clacton

Days before a new prime minister takes office, the outgoing one presents the long awaited DIP (Defence Investment Plan). Is it enough to satisfy the stakeholders, and what's in it?

Extracting the wheat from the chaff following Prime Minister in waiting Andy Burnham's policy speech last Monday

Andy for Us say the banners - but who's for Andy? Who'll fill those elusive slots......scorecards at the ready

Is decorum important at PMQ's, or is it all just no holds barred?

The plan to change the party's fortunes? What does Andy Burnham bring with him from the North...is he Labour's Dick Whittington

Many a PM have tried to solve this Rubik's Cube, many have failed. What does the King of the North have in his backpack in this regard?

As a social media ban is announced for under 16s in the UK....is it time for all of us, to put down the phone, turn off the laptop, and enjoy living in the moment?

The much spoken discussed Memorandum of Understanding between the US and Iran has now been signed and the details have been published for all to see. As responsibility and further negotiations seem to be heading to the 'in-tray' of JD Vance, does this mean an end to hostilities, and has anyone come out smelling of roses

To lose a Defence Secretary, may be regarded as a misfortune; to lose his deputy as well looks like carelessness. What's going on?

The King of the North makes his play to usurp the Prime Minister. As a real life Games of Thrones plays out, who are the characters and who just the extras?

From Ali-Baba baskets to Motorhomes....Peter Murrell's spending spree....what was he thinking?

Just when Sir Keir Starmer thought things couldn't get any worse, guess who's written an essay?

With the benefits bill out of control, have the Government come up with a solution?

While the circus in Makerfield rolls on, so does the business of government. Ironically, while a cavalcade of characters vie for his job, on the domestic front Sir Keir's had a very good week.

Roll up, roll up - at least three months of unmitigated circus as the governing party turns in on itself to elect a new (or confirm an existing). This week we examine short, shorts, amongst other things

Britain's demographic timebomb

Should you, or shouldn't you? That dilemma when you see someone in the street and you're not that close....to say hello or not... And why do others blank you?

While Hannah Spencer thinks drink might be a problem at Westminster we take a wider look at hospitality in general at the Mother of all Parliaments.

As Donald Trump's Special Envoy suggests to FIFA President Gianni Infantino - the man who awarded the President the inaugural FIFA Peace Prize - Iran should be denied their spot at the World Cup in favour of Italy, can sport and politics ever mix?

It was President Truman who coined the phrase 'the buck stops here', but given the intricacies of the Mandelson case, should Sir Keir Starmer take the flak, and why?

As we fall deeper into the digital/AI age , have we still got the art of conversation?