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Trump vs Xi: is the new Cold War hotting up?
This week, as presidents Xi and Trump meet at the G20, is the world on the eve of a new Cold War (00:30)? Plus, Boris Johnson’s campaign has had a to…
6 years, 11 months ago
Enter Boris: what his premiership will look like
This week - Boris Johnson is poised to take the Tory leadership, and the keys to number 10 - but who is he really, and how will he govern (1:02)? Als…
7 years ago
Greenwashed: the strange triumph of eco-Toryism
This week, the government commits to a green target of net zero emissions by 2050 – but how costly will meeting it be (00:25)? And stateside, with th…
7 years ago
Taking over: what is awaiting the new prime minister?
What is the unfinished business that Theresa May leaves for the next prime minister (00:25)? Plus, why everyone is fascist or Nazi these days (10:50)…
7 years ago
Tory scrum: who will emerge from this crowded leadership race?
This week, as the Tory leadership contest kicks off, who has the best shot at getting to the final two (00:40)? And with Carrie Symonds, Boris’s new …
7 years ago
Corbyn's Brexit mistake: why Labour is being picked apart by new rivals
This week, as the country goes to the polls for European elections, we ask: has Brexit devoured the far left (00:45)? We also speak to an unlikely Bo…
7 years, 1 month ago
Time for Boris? He might be the Tories' best hope
Cometh the hour, cometh the man? Is Boris the man to save the Tories from Nigel Farage? We talk to his former right hand man about his chances (00:40…
7 years, 1 month ago
Train your brain: can your mind stay young?
Can you train your brain to stay young beyond its natural age? Recent research suggests so - and we take a look at the science and what this means fo…
7 years, 1 month ago
Nigel's revenge: will Farage's Brexit Party sink the Tories?
On this week's Spectator Podcast, we talk about how Nigel Farage's Brexit Party could pose an existential threat to the Tories (00:35). Also on the p…
7 years, 1 month ago
The hit job: the Scruton tapes and the modern art of character assassination
This week brought a new development in the ongoing scandal over Roger Scruton’s firing from a government commission, after the Spectator obtained the…
7 years, 2 months ago