Listen to Andrew Hawkins explain how crucial it is that polling remains balanced and reporting stays impartial — because once trusted sources like the BBC undermine that balance, public confidence in the entire process begins to collapse.

Another subject specific episode. OffTheCuth talks to the second best teacher in the UK (according to TES) talking about the need for literacy and how he is ensuring that those in Hartlepool, an area of high levels of deprivation, have the opportunities they need to succeed.

Listen to Dr Emmeline Taylor talk about the impact of retail crime, how it's escalated and what solutions are needed to reduce it.

Listen to Iain Watson delve behind the scenes of political journalism and how the worlds of politics and journalism come together to provide us with the new stories of the day.

Listen to Lionel, one of the true political masterminds of this generation talk give his first interview about his new book "The Lobbyist and talk about what it really means to be part of the lobbying world.

Listen to Kat talk about how she is spreading the word through her inspirational TEDx talk on the importance of taking care of your mental health and the ways in which doing this can change your life.

Listen to Dave talk about the new Class 93's and how they will change the face of the industry as well as the most important issues that need to be addressed to ensure that rail nationalisation actually works.

Listen to Baroness Morgan talk about the brutal nature of politics, the solutions she plans to put forward to halve VAWG on trains and the pub quiz question about her you will never get...