Covid Costs, Burnham's Big Plans & Trump's Latest Chaos

Tonight's Episode

This week on Just Buffering, Steve Hyland and Gordon Baxter dive into another packed week of headlines, opinions and the occasional rant.

They question the ever-growing cost of the Covid Inquiry, debate whether endless public inquiries actually achieve anything, and ask if Andy Burnham's vision for Britain is looking forward—or heading back to the 1970s.

The conversation turns to new peerages, Sadiq Khan heading to the House of Lords, and proposals that could see electric vehicle owners paying by the mile. Nigel Farage's Clacton campaign continues to make headlines, while Count Binface somehow becomes one of the week's most talked-about political figures.

Across the Atlantic, Donald Trump is back in the spotlight with more controversy, while Steve and Gordon also discuss rising fuel prices, the Strait of Hormuz, terms and conditions nobody reads, and one listener's email about Gloucestershire's human sheep race.

It's another week of news, views and laughs from two old broadcasters trying to make sense of an increasingly baffling world.