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Charles's gambit: will slimming down the monarchy save it?
This week, ‘Megxit’ has divided the nation – but could slimming down the monarchy actually be a good idea (00:50)? Plus, Ireland goes to the polls ne…
6 years, 5 months ago
Iran unbowed: Trump's dangerous game in the Middle East
It’s been a week since Qassem Soleimani was assassinated. In this episode, we ask – has Trump’s decision actually united the Middle East (00:30)? Plu…
6 years, 5 months ago
The Edition at Christmas: games, poems, and Christmas pastimes
How do you and your family spend Christmas? In the Christmas issue of the Spectator, broadcaster and author Gyles Brandreth writes about the generati…
6 years, 6 months ago
The Edition at Christmas: the Hong Kong one
It’s been a protest unlike any other that China has seen. Since June, hundreds of thousands – by some estimates millions – of Hong Kongers have prote…
6 years, 6 months ago
The Edition at Christmas: the Trump one
At the start of the year, Trump was locked in a fight with the Democrats over the funding for his wall, leading to a weeks long government shutdown. …
6 years, 6 months ago
The Edition at Christmas: the Brexit one
At the start of the year, Theresa May had just survived a no confidence motion from her own party, but she was barely clinging on. Cross-party MPs, a…
6 years, 6 months ago
Oh yes he did! What will five years of Prime Minister Johnson look like?
This week, politics becomes a little less volatile as Boris Johnson achieves the biggest Tory majority since Margaret Thatcher. So what happened in t…
6 years, 6 months ago
Nightmare on Downing St: just how bad would it be?
With just a week to go until polling day, we take a look at what Corbyn’s Britain would look like (00:45). Plus, is planting more trees the panacea t…
6 years, 6 months ago
The final furlong: can Boris make it?
With two weeks to go until the election, the latest polling shows a majority of 68 for the Conservative party. So can anything still trip Boris Johns…
6 years, 6 months ago
Remain's last stand: can they unite against Boris?
This week, as the Tories continue to lead in the polls, Lara speaks to Alastair Campbell about what Remainers can do to turn things around (00:45). P…
6 years, 7 months ago