Riff-Raff News

Exploring the issues arising from Jeremy Hunt's Autumn Statement

Rishi's week from Hell as he's forced to sack his Home Secretary, while facing the indignity of having his 'Stop the Boats' scheme holed below the waterline by the Supreme Court

Delving into the agenda for the new session of Parliament, and a closer look at the controversy concerning pro-Palestinian marches in Central London

Reviewing the evidence given to the Covid Inquiry, while casting an eye over developments in the Middle East and Ukraine

We explore developments in the Middle East, the Home Secretary's spat with the Met, and the scrapping of limits on banker's bonuses

The latest from Israel and Gaza plus our take on the latest economic news from the UK, specifically wages and inflation figures

After the dreadful events of the weekend, we discuss what the ramifications are for Gaza, and the diminishing prospects for peace in the region. Our coverage of the party conferences comes to a close as Labour wrap the season up in Liverpool.

After an interesting few days in Manchester we explore how the Tories are attempting to frame themselves as the party of change

Redwood, Elm, Cedar....why the Cabinet is obsessed with trees, and which Government policy has gone off the rails

We dissect the speech Liz Truss gave to the IFG (Institute for Government), and explore whether some policy ideas warrant discussion

We explore why Birmingham City Council have gone bust, and raise questions regarding this week's great prison break

We explore structural chaos in our classrooms as the new term approaches, and debate the virtues of working from home

We examine Sir Keir Starmer's new initiative on housing, and developments in Russia/Ukraine

Two recent polls have called into question the efficacy of Rishi Sunak's 'Five Priorities' - we explore how this strategy is panning out. As Scotland's annual drug death figures are announced we look closer at how they're progressing in comparison to the rest of the UK and Europe

We delve into the economic crisis unfolding in china, and how small boats week has panned out for rishi sunak (5/1)

As Mel Stride grapples with getting over 50s to re-engage with work, we speculate on prosepctive success and how this fits with the overall labour shortage in the UK

We explore the one big story in town, both on an individual level and how confidentiality, the cornerstone of banking, has been called into question

As both major parties get cold feet on green issues we delve into what's being jettisoned or kicked into the long grass. Michael Gove has reset the criteria for housing with a focus on brownfield sites. We explore the ambition and possible consequences

In this special edition, we give Rishi some options that might help salvage his Premiership

we look at the current state of the nhs and where it goes from here, and explore oracy - what it is, why it should be taught, and how sir keir's taken a liking

exploring the court of appeals decision on the government's rwanda plans and the difficulties being experienced by thames water

looking at the movements of uk interest rates, and what yevgeny prigozhin is doing (4/8)

Delving into the Parliamentary Privileges Committee's report on whether Boris misled the House, and if his Resignation Honours List could sound the death knell for the House of Lords, and for the current honours system in general (4/7)

we delve beneath the figures of an extraordinary recent poll, and navigate the atlantic declaration

exploring the long awaited ukrainian counter offensive, and closer to home the controversy over whatsapp messages, diaries and documents requested by the covid inquiry