Lovely to have old happiness vacuum Alun Cochrane back with the show. We discuss the ongoing Reform soap opera and whether Starmer owes Trump a pint for taking the pressure off. Then we look at the 5 year anniversary of the pandemic and ask whether some restrictions might've been a teensy bit mental. 

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