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Christmas Special 2024 with Rod Liddle, Lionel Shriver, Matthew Parris and Mary Wakefield
Welcome to a special festive episode of The Edition podcast, where we will be taking you through the pages of The Spectator’s Christmas triple issue.…
1 year, 6 months ago
How twee triumphed, Graham Brady on Tory turmoil & celebrating pigs in blankets
This week: are we drowning in a sea of twee?
Gareth Roberts writes the cover article this week, arguing against what he sees as the hideous triviality…
1 year, 6 months ago
SAS betrayal, the battle for Odesa & in defence of film flops
This week: SAS SOS
The enemy that most concerns Britain’s elite military unit isn’t the IRA, the Taliban or Isis, but a phalanx of lawyers armed with …
1 year, 6 months ago
Streeting vs Starmer, medical misinformation & the surprising history of phallic graffiti
This week: Wild Wes.
Ahead of next week’s vote on whether to legalise assisted dying, Health Secretary Wes Streeting is causing trouble for Keir Starm…
1 year, 7 months ago
Elon's America, Welby's legacy & celebrating Beaujolais Day
This week: welcome to Planet Elon.
We knew that he would likely be a big part of Donald Trump’s second term, so it was unsurprising when this week Elo…
1 year, 7 months ago
Trump's comeback, Labour's rural divide, and World of Warcraft
This week: King of the Hill
You can’t ignore what could be the political comeback of the century: Donald Trump’s remarkable win in this week’s US elec…
1 year, 7 months ago
Team Trump, astrologers versus pollsters & debating history
This week: Team Trump – who’s in, and who’s out?
To understand Trumpworld you need to appreciate it’s a family affair, writes Freddy Gray in the magaz…
1 year, 7 months ago
Cambridge in crisis, Trump’s wicked humour & the beauty of AI ceramics
This week: Decline and Fall – how our greatest universities are betraying students.
Our greatest universities are betraying students, writes David But…
1 year, 8 months ago
Reeves's gambit, a debate on assisted dying & queer life in postwar Britain
This week: the Chancellor’s Budget dilemma.
‘As a former championship chess player, Rachel Reeves must know that the first few moves can be some of th…
1 year, 8 months ago
Labour’s China pivot, Yvette Cooper’s extremism crackdown & the ladies who punch
Successive governments have struggled with how to deal with China, balancing them as a geopolitical rival yet necessary trade partner. Recent moves f…
1 year, 8 months ago