The Edition: Can Macron still control France? with Louis Sarkozy & Loyd Grossman
For this week’s Edition , Lara Prendergast is joined by the Spectator ’s economics editor Michael Simmons, writer Louis Sarkozy and broadcas...
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Reality Check: Andy Haldane on Burnham, Badenoch & the Budget
Andy Burnham’s first Budget as Prime Minister is approaching – but higher borrowing costs have already made the sums more difficult. Former...
Quite right!: France is burning – could Britain be next?
France is burning. Over the weekend, students protesting about school conditions were joined by rural voters angry at fuel prices and a viol...
Americano: Trump’s decade of power – what went wrong?
Freddy Gray speaks with Spectator columnist Christopher Caldwell about the ten-year legacy of Donald Trump since his 2016 election victory,...
Spectator Out Loud: Jacob Rees-Mogg, Lara Brown, Matthew Parris & William Atkinson
On this week’s Spectator Out Loud: Jacob Rees-Mogg talks all things Tory Conference and Tucker Carlson; Lara Brown explores the growing rebe...
Holy Smoke: Should we worry about Pope Leo?
Pope Leo XIV is recovering in hospital after undergoing surgery for lung cancer, with doctors removing the lower lobe of his right lung. The...
The Edition: Are we failing the next generation?
For this week’s Edition , William Moore is joined by the Spectator ’s commissioning editor Lara Brown, Financial Times columnist and peer Ca...
Reality Check: Fraser Nelson exposes Britain's welfare pipeline
Is Britain’s welfare state still a safety net or has it become a pipeline for long-term dependency? Almost one in ten six-year-olds are now...
Quite right!: Simon Schama Interview
Michael Gove is joined by historian Simon Schama to discuss the resurgence of antisemitism in Britain, why many British Jews increasingly fe...
Book Club: Shaun Bythell – Return of the Bookseller Diarist
For this week’s Book Club , Sam Leith, the Spectator ’s literary editor, is joined by Shaun Bythell, proprietor of The Book Shop in Wigtown,...
Quite right! LIVE: Nick Timothy on Islamist extremism
Michael Gove is joined by shadow justice secretary Nick Timothy, live at Conservative party conference in Birmingham, to discuss prisons, po...
Spectator Out Loud: Prue Leith, John Connolly, Flora Watkins & Lloyd Evans
On this week’s Spectator Out Loud: Prue Leith covers her foray into fashion and her life post-Bake Off; John Connolly explores Manchester's...
Holy Smoke: Charles Owen on hearing God through Liszt
Franz Liszt is remembered as one of the great showmen of the 19th century: a dazzling virtuoso, breaker of pianos and notorious womaniser wh...
Reality Check LIVE: Why aren't Britain's young people working? | with Laura Trott
For this special edition of Reality Check , economics editor Michael Simmons hosts a panel from Conservative Party conference on Britain’s g...
The Edition: Why is antisemitism rising in Britain? – with Andrew Roberts & Peter Hitchens
For this week’s Edition , Lara Prendergast is joined by the Spectator ’s commissioning editor Tali Fraser, Mail on Sunday columnist Peter Hi...
Book Club: Matthew Sweet – The Great Dictator
In this week’s Book Club podcast, Sam Leith is joined by author Matthew Sweet to discuss his new biography, The Great Dictator , about the b...
Quite right! LIVE: Are the Tories back?
Kemi Badenoch has opened Conservative party conference 2026 with statement on her political philosophy, and Michael and Maddie are in Birmin...
Spectator Out Loud: James Heale, Angus Colwell, Lisa Haseldine & Chas Newkey-Burden
On this week’s Spectator Out Loud: James Heale reflects on Labour party conference; Angus Colwell goes on the hunt for Britain’s wokest bar;...
Coffee House Shots LIVE: Antisemitism, Man City & abolishing the Triple Lock
James Heale, Tim Shipman and Tali Fraser record live from Conservative Party conference in Birmingham. As we pass the two year mark of Kemi...
Quite right!: Jeffrey Archer on his extraordinary life – and his biggest regrets
Michael Gove is joined by novelist and former Conservative Party deputy chairman Jeffrey Archer to discuss his final novel, Adam and Eve , a...