Quite right!: Starmer’s fall – and the rise of King Burnham
This week: Starmer’s exit, Burnham’s rise – and the court of King Andy. As Keir Starmer resigns after less than two years in office, Michael...
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Inside the £2 billion black market threatening Britain’s high streets
Illegal tobacco is estimated to cost the UK around £2 billion a year in lost tax revenue, while undercutting legitimate retailers and provid...
Spectator Out Loud: Freddy Gray, Matt Ridley, Peter Parker & Lloyd Evans
On this week’s Spectator Out Loud : Freddy Gray asks whether the Iran deal will destroy J.D. Vance; Matt Ridley argues that Britain must fin...
Holy Smoke: are Mormons Christian?
For Christians and non-Christians alike, Mormons remain a bit of an enigma – especially in the UK. In the US however there are almost 7 mill...
Coffee House Shots: the Makerfield by-election, as it happened
Andy Burnham has won what may come to be seen as the most consequential by-election in recent memory. Political journalism has a tendency to...
The Edition: Was Brexit worth it – and can Burnham save Britain?
For this week’s Edition , William Moore is joined by the Spectator ’s assistant editor Isabel Hardman and the editor of The New Statesman To...
The Book Club: How Our Children Live Now
My guest on this week’s Book Club podcast is the Children’s Laureate, Frank Cottrell-Boyce, whose new book, A British Childhood: How Our Chi...
Quite right!: was Enoch Powell right about Britain?
Enoch Powell is one of the most polarising figures in modern British politics. His infamous ‘Rivers of Blood’ speech – in which he warned th...
Reality Check: is Starmer right to ban social media for children?
Keir Starmer has announced his plans to ban social media for under 16s in Britain. The ban is due to come in early next year and include all...
Americano: can Trump forge a lasting peace with Iran?
Freddy is joined by Daniel McCarthy, US columnist for The Spectator and the editor of Modern Age: A Conservative Review . They discuss the U...
Spectator Out Loud: Tim Shipman – with Kemi Badenoch, Justin Marozzi, Christopher Howse & Lara Prendergast
On this week’s Spectator Out Loud : Tim Shipman interviews Kemi Badenoch – including excerpts from the interview; Justin Marozzi argues that...
Americano: why is Cenk Uygur banned from Britain, really?
Freddy Gray is joined by Cenk Uygur after he and Hasan Piker were banned from entering Britain. They discuss free speech, debate Cenk's posi...
The Edition: 'We're only months away from the first political assassination by drone'
For this week’s Edition , William Moore is joined by the Spectator 's commissioning editor Lara Brown, the columnist for the Wall Street Jou...
The Book Club: George Forster and the Search for Humanity
My guest in this week’s Book Club podcast is Andrea Wulf, talking about her fascinating new book, The Traveller: George Forster and the Sear...
Quite right!: why Starmer won’t go quietly
This week: Keir Starmer’s legacy, Andy Burnham’s next move – and should there be a general election? With the Makerfield by-election just da...
Americano: the 2026 midterms, immigration & the Democrats
Freddy Gray is joined by JL Partners pollster James Johnson to discuss America's polls: what the election results mean, why immigration has...
Holy Smoke: Mexico, the Catholic Church & the rise of the cartel cults
Friend of Holy Smoke Fr. Alexander Lucie-Smith joins Damian Thompson to talk about the complicated relationship between the drug cartels in...
Reality Check: can you trust your spouse with your finances?
Nicola Sturgeon has claimed she was deceived by her ex-husband Peter Murrell who pled guilty having embezzled tens of thousands of pounds of...
The Edition: Elizabeth Day on the 'beautiful & ironic symmetry' of Reform vs Restore
For this week’s Edition , Lara Prendergast is joined by the Spectator 's political editor Tim Shipman, the writer Guy Stagg and the author a...
The Book Club: Journeys Through Ancient Literature
My guest on this week’s Book Club podcast is Emily Wilson, the scholar and translator of Homer and Seneca, among many others. She tells me w...