How is the increasing size of the private rented sector affecting UK Government policy? How are private landlords and letting agents regulated? How secure are private tenants in their housing? What are the main aspects of the debate around affo

Devolution in Northern Ireland: Union and autonomy

Apr 15th, 2019 18m 20s

How is devolution supposed to operate in Northern Ireland? How is Northern Ireland being governed in the absence of a fully-functioning Assembly or Executive? And what impact is Brexit having on Northern Irish politics? Answering these questi

Defence equipment: Buying and budgeting

Apr 8th, 2019 14m 13s

How much does the Ministry of Defence budget for equipment for the armed forces? Why has the budget been deemed 'unaffordable'? How does the MoD plan what equipment is needed for future conflicts and interventions and why are MPs concerned over

UK public finances: Borrowing and debt

Apr 1st, 2019 21m 42s

What is the difference between Government borrowing and debt? What's the current state of public finances? Does it matter that debt is currently at 85% of GDP? And what effect might Brexit have? Talking us through key issues around public finan

Utility prices: How are they calculated?

Mar 25th, 2019 18m 51s

How are water, energy and broadband prices calculated? How do these different utilities operate? How are they regulated? And what does this mean for everyday consumers? We tackle these questions and more in the second episode of the Commons Lib

Universal Credit: Rolling out a new benefits system

Mar 18th, 2019 14m 12s

How far has the roll out of Universal Credit come? What's the difference between 'managed' and 'natural' migration? Are there likely to be further delays? And what are the implications of recent High Court judgments? We tackle these questions a

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