This week we learned who the next Presidential candidates – law suits obliging – are going to be. Martin also looks forward to the State of the Union address which will kick start the longest election campaign in US history.
After yet another mass shooting in America, this time as people are celebrating Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl victory, Martin Liptrot discusses America’s relationship with guns.
From his perch in the US, Martin looks at the current political ding-dong back in the UK – and can’t help but share a few words of US advice…
This week Martin looks at the raft of economic data being shared about the US economy and wonders what it all means…
This week Martin and millions of other Americans prepare to pay their taxes… some will be in for a nasty surprise…
As politics takes centre stage in America, Martin takes a sideways glance at the characters and storylines shaping the US Presidential Election…
This week Martin casts an eye over the 2024 Presidential Election and looks at the unique way America picks its candidates…
In the first blog of 2024, Martin Liptrot looks at the year ahead in the US.
In the final Downtown Den Politics Podcast of 2023, Frank is joined by Downtown’s U.S. commentator Martin Liptrot.
College football in the US has just had its biggest scandal since the last one. Martin looks at what is going on off the pitch in the billion dollar business in America’s Universities.
This week, stuffed with turkey and all the trimmings, Martin ponders the origins of Thanksgiving – a most American of holidays.
This week, the world’s two most powerful men met in California. Martin looks at what was discussed, what was agreed and what it may or may not mean for the rest of us.
