we discuss concern on this side of the atlantic about the us inflation reduction act, and take an overview of the windsor framework's chances of success

a closer look at what's affecting gas prices, where they might be going, and what's driving the continuing turmoil. 

as the snp leadership campaign opens with religious beliefs at the fore, we debate their relevance to the top job.   

as the war in ukraine approaches it's first anniversary we take a look at the latest developments. we're also exploring possible movement on an agreement to amend the northern ireland protocol

we discuss what president zelensky wants from his whirlwind tour of european centres of power, while exploring whether more could have been done to limit the loss of life resulting from dreadful recent events in turkey

with the imf and bank of england reporting on the nations economic prospects we take an overview, while also taking the pulse of ongoing industrial action 

with the industry going through a turbulent period, we take a look at the future and electric car usage in the uk; we're also delving deeper into honour in british politics against the background of the zahawi affair. 

we take a closer look at the recent round of levelling up, what it means to the communities benefitting, together with gender recognition reform (bill) scotland and how it's stirred up the independence debate 

the week we're looking at the state of pmq's, movements on the energy market, and initiatives with regard to the economically inactive

with both the prime minister and the leader of the opposition delivering new year speeches from the same industrial estate, we drill down into the policy offering and vision involved

as 2023 takes hold we look at president xi's decision to open up after tight covid controls, president putin's continued bombardment of ukraine in the context of an end-game, and, after the sad death of pele, the legacy of arguably the best footballer the world has ever seen