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Coffee House Shots: Starmer’s authoritarian turn – with Ash Sarkar
Since the government’s decision to proscribe the group Palestine Action, arrests have mounted across the country, raising questions not only about th…
6 months, 1 week ago
Americano: how dangerous is Washington, D.C.?
US President Donald Trump claims Washington, D.C. has been "overtaken by violent gangs and bloodthirsty criminals". There are lots of stories about c…
6 months, 1 week ago
The Edition: Putin’s trap, the decline of shame & holiday rental hell
First: Putin has set a trap for Europe and Ukraine
‘Though you wouldn’t know from the smiles in the White House this week… a trap has been set by Vla…
6 months, 1 week ago
Book Club Live: Max Hastings
Sam Leith's guest for this week's Book Club podcast is Max Hastings. Max joined Sam earlier this year for a live recording to discuss his new book Sw…
6 months, 1 week ago
Coffee House Shots: how do we get more working class people into politics?
Tom Gordon, Liberal Democrat MP for Harrogate and Knaresborough, joins James Heale to discuss his campaign to improve working class representation in…
6 months, 1 week ago
Americano: did Putin get the upper hand in Alaska?
Donald Trump hasn't left his meeting with Vladimir Putin in Alaska with a deal to end the war in Ukraine. He told reporters that 'great progress' was…
6 months, 1 week ago
Holy Smoke: from the Bible to Tolkien, the risks & rewards of collecting rare books
The Bible is widely said to be the most published book of all time. Despite this, many older versions of the Bible are still sought after. This is be…
6 months, 1 week ago
Coffee House Shots: is the world safer than in 1945?
80 years ago this week Japan surrendered to the allies, ushering in the end of the Second World War. To mark the anniversary of VJ day, historians Si…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
Spectator Out Loud: Patrick Kidd, Madeline Grant, Simon Heffer, Lloyd Evans & Toby Young
On this week’s Spectator Out Loud: Patrick Kidd asks why is sport so obsessed with Goats; Madeline Grant wonders why the government doesn’t show J.D.…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
The Edition: Border lands, 200 years of British railways & who are the GOATs?
First: how Merkel killed the European dream
‘Ten years ago,’ Lisa Haseldine says, ‘Angela Merkel told the German press what she was going to do about…
6 months, 2 weeks ago