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Coffee House Shots

The Spectator

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Frequency: 1 episode/1d. Total Eps: 2000

Instant political analysis from The Spectator's top team of writers, including Michael Gove, Isabel Hardman, James Heale, Lucy Dunn and many others.

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Which Conservative leader could be a problem for Keir Starmer?

samedi 31 août 2024 • Duration 13:30

The Tory leadership contest is still rumbling on, and we're lucky enough to still have weeks to go! In this Saturday episode, we assess which of the candidates would create the biggest problem for Keir Starmer. Who would be most frustrating at the dispatch box, and whose politics would be the most difficult for him? Who might be a slightly easier opponent? Megan McElroy speaks to Katy Balls and John McTernan, political strategist and former political secretary to Tony Blair.

Why has Starmer taken down a portrait of Thatcher?

vendredi 30 août 2024 • Duration 13:34

Keir Starmer's biographer Tom Baldwin has revealed that the PM has removed a portrait of Margaret Thatcher from No 10. The portrait was originally commissioned by Gordon Brown. Why has he bothered to get rid of it?

Elsewhere, the government has more plans for health, and select committees have some surprising new candidates. Megan McElroy speaks to Isabel Hardman and Katy Balls.

Prison overcrowding triggers emergency measures

lundi 19 août 2024 • Duration 13:22

The fallout from the riots continues as the numbers being processed by the justice system have led to emergency measures being triggered by the government. What does this mean and, given the prison system was at breaking point even before the riots, what happens next?

Also on the podcast, the six Tory leadership contenders have found something they all agree on: opposition to Labour's proposed change to winter fuel allowance. What does this tell us about future political battles?

James Heale and Isabel Hardman join Cindy Yu to discuss. As Cindy mentions in the episode, the journalist Chris Atkins - who was jailed for five years for tax offences - appeared on The Spectator's food and drink podcast Table Talk to talk about his experience.

Produced by Patrick Gibbons and Cindy Yu.

What‘s behind the Tory exodus?

samedi 25 mai 2024 • Duration 11:06

It's day four of the election campaign, and Michael Gove has joined the growing Tory exodus and announced he's standing down at the election. What's behind his decision, and how will it affect Rishi Sunak?

Megan McElroy speaks to Fraser Nelson and Katy Balls.

Produced by Megan McElroy.

Is the Labour lead as big as it seems?

vendredi 24 mai 2024 • Duration 13:14

Both major party leaders are hitting the road today and campaigning in Scotland, which will be a major battleground in the coming election. Labour looks comfortably in the lead, but is that number accurate to what's happening on the ground? Cindy Yu and Katy Balls talk to Focaldata's James Kanagasooriam about their latest analysis.

Produced by Cindy Yu.

Why has the election been called now?

jeudi 23 mai 2024 • Duration 14:35

Less than 24 hours after Rishi Sunak's surprise election announcement, we look ahead to the parties' campaigns. What has been the fall out? How have Labour responded to the shock news? And why didn't Rishi have an umbrella?

James Heale is joined by Isabel Hardman and former Labour adviser John McTernan to discuss.

Produced by Patrick Gibbons.

Sunak's biggest gamble yet: a July election

mercredi 22 mai 2024 • Duration 12:13

Rishi Sunak has called a general election on July 4. A new parliament will be summoned on 9 July and the state opening will be on 17 July. Is a summer election a wise decision? Katy Balls and James Heale discuss from parliament.

Produced by Natasha Feroze.

Is an election about to be called?

mercredi 22 mai 2024 • Duration 10:30

Westminster is awash with rumours today that the Prime Minister is about to call an election. On this episode, Cindy Yu talks to Katy Balls and Fraser Nelson about where this speculation is coming from and how seriously to take them.

Produced by Cindy Yu.

Is there finally good news for the government?

mardi 21 mai 2024 • Duration 11:14

The IMF has upgraded the 2024 economic forecast for the UK. What does this mean for the government and could more good news follow this week? And, with speeches on tax, benefit crackdowns and tackling anti-semitism, what should we make of all this political activity? Will we see the return of 'the hot lectern guy'?

Kate Andrews and James Heale join Katy Balls to discuss.

Produced by Patrick Gibbons

Infected blood scandal was ‘no accident’, says report

lundi 20 mai 2024 • Duration 16:33

The Infected Blood Inquiry has finally concluded after a five-year investigation. This lunchtime, the inquiry’s chair Sir Brian Langstaff said thousands of deaths could have been prevented and the ‘worst ever’ NHS scandal, which saw thousands of Britons between 1970 and 1998 become infected by contaminated blood, could ‘largely, though not entirely, have been avoided’. Will the NHS change after change after this latest scandal?

James Heale speaks to Katy Balls and Isabel Hardman.