It’s a bit of an epic pod this time around, both in terms of the scope of the subject matter and the breadth of the discussion. Valerie Wade is on hosting duties, with John Newsome and David Scott providing the analysis and opinion.

The starting point is the recent Local Elections in the UK, and what the catastrophic results might mean for the future of the Labour leadership, and by default the make-up and direction of the Government. From there attention turns to the ongoing situation in the Middle-East (and the impact on global fuel supplies) and whether there is any end in sight, the latest economic data coming out of China and the role that the Donald Trump and the U.S is having on all of it.