The UK is supposed to be monarchy-mad amid the Diamond Jubilee celebrations, but republicans are revelling in the media attention too. Their agenda is gathering pace - but singing 'God Save The President' still seems a very long way off.
Alex Stevenson interviewed Graham Smith, chief executive of the Republic organisation, to get an insight into the views of republicans. Conservative MP Michael Ellis offers the monarchist view, while constitutional expert Bob Morris of UCL's Constitution Unit gives us the academic view.
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Neither politicians nor the public like the coalition. So what can be done to revive it? Can it survive three more years? Only if steps are taken quickly, experts are saying.
David Cameron and Nick Clegg have reloaded the coalition's legislative agenda with a Queen's Speech dominated by Lords reform this week.
After months of investigation, this week MPs delivered their verdict on Rupert Murdoch's "wilful blindness" to phone-hacking. What happens next?
We've been talking with Ken Livingstone as he seeks re-election to City Hall.
We interview Boris Johnson on the campaign trail as he courts the votes of students in Croydon.
It's the Easter recess, so we're taking the opportunity to look back at the first three months of the year for our podcast this week.
Our panel of MPs pick over the bones of George Osborne's third Budget.
Tensions are rising between Buenos Aires and London, as the 30th anniversary of the Falklands War looms.
Fears of privatisation are overshadowing the government's incredibly unpopular health and social care bill.
What steps can George Osborne take to stimulate the recovery?
We talk to a Tory peer at the finish line of his impressive 3,000-mile walk.
Frustrated MPs are becoming increasingly anxious about the situation in Syria - and the need to intervene.
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