Recorded coverage of questions in the Scottish Parliament to First Minister Alex Salmond from Thursday 23 July.

Brian Taylor argues that the Scottish parliament came about to recognise a separate Scottish identity, but has Holyrood satisfied that need or is more change needed? Show more

Mark D'Arcy talks to author Tristram Hunt about his book The Frock-Coated Communist: The Revolutionary Life of Friedrich Engels.

Recorded coverage of the Lords Constitutional Affairs Committee hearing on the Cabinet Office, with evidence from Peter Hennessy, Peter Riddell and Simon Jenkins, from Wed 3 June. Show more

Alicia McCarthy reviews the highlights of the past three months at Westminster.

Shirin Wheeler reports on the work of the European Parliament in the first week of the new session in Strasbourg.

Mark D'Arcy is joined by broadcaster Nicholas Parsons, Guardian columnist Madeleine Bunting and Bishop Dr Tom Butler to pick the best books for the politically-minded on the beach. Show more

Recorded coverage of questions in the House of Commons to Prime Minister Gordon Brown from Wednesday 15 July.

Recorded coverage of President Barack Obama making a keynote speech at Cairo University as part of his tour of the Middle East and Europe, from Thursday 4 June.