Parliament and the constitution
WhatsApp with the Covid inquiry?
Salma Shah, and the i's chief political commentator Paul Waugh join the podcast team to discuss the unprecedented scale of the inquiry.
The government faces an uphill battle in its judicial review of Covid inquiry WhatsApps
The likelihood is that the court will say the chair should be the one to decide how she goes about the inquiry, and what material she needs to see.
Views on the constitution from across the UK
Lessons from a series of roundtables
Why doesn't Westminster work?
Join the podcast team – and political commentator Ian Dunt – for a journey through the corridors of power to discover where Westminster goes wrong.
The contested boundaries of devolved legislative competence
Why devolved competence has become more contested.
The Parliament Acts
What are the Parliament Acts and what do they do?
Speculation about a hung parliament is focused on the wrong precedents
Recent experience shows the main parties should prepare to govern as a minority or an insecure majority.
Sunak's scorecard and minority reports
Author Tim Bale joins the podcast team to make sense of the prime minister's battles over boats and bust-ups around Brexit.
Government sees some sense at last on the Retained EU Law Bill
Rishi Sunak and Kemi Badenoch were right to face down their critics and amend the Retained EU Law Bill.
The regulation of political finance
What are the challenges to the current regulatory system for political finance?