Is Nigel Farage’s Clacton by-election a masterstroke or could it backfire? In Episode 15 of The Opinion Brief, Luke Tryl breaks down how the finance row could be shifting attitudes toward Nigel Farage, and what might happen in Clacton.

Next, Anna McShane (Director of the New Britain Project) joins Rhiannon McQuone on the show to discuss “The Birth of Distrust” – a report exploring how failures in the maternity care system are breaking women’s trust in the NHS, government and healthcare.

Finally, Luke and Cameron Garrett discuss how the ‘never-ending’ cost of living crisis is shaping our politics.

Plus – do Britons’ taste in pop music – from Take That to Kendrick Lamar – predict how people vote?