Technical difficulties with internet connections frustrating the show don't stop Simon & Ian talking about recent horrific events in the USA, alarming threats from President Trump to 'send in the military' and the cancelling of the virtual parliament in the UK, forcing shielding or vulnerable MPs to risk their lives or for their constituents to lose their democratic voice. Joined by listener Ivy they also discuss some ideas about how democratic accountability could be improved and how our elections, as well as political institutions, could be dragged into the 21st century.