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Coffee House Shots: does Starmer still want to be PM?
There have been a number of navel-gazing interviews with the Prime Minister over the weekend. Across thousands and thousands of words, he seems to be…
8 months ago
Coffee House Shots: Steve Baker on how to organise a successful rebellion
As Labour rebels appear to have forced concessions from Keir Starmer over welfare this week, former Conservative MP Steve Baker joins James Heale to …
8 months ago
Spectator Out Loud: Peter Frankopan, Tim Shipman, Francis Pike, Hermione Eyre and George Young
On this week’s Spectator Out Loud: Peter Frankopan argues that Israel’s attack on Iran has been planned for years (2:00); just how bad are things for…
8 months ago
Americano: how did Zohran Mamdani win?
Against all odds, Zohran Mamdani, the 33-year-old state assemblyman and proud 'Muslim democratic socialist' won as as the Democratic nominee for New …
8 months ago
The Edition: war and peace, why restaurants are going halal & the great brown furniture transfer
This week: war and peace
Despite initial concerns, the ‘Complete and Total CEASEFIRE’ – according to Donald Trump – appears to be holding. Tom Gross w…
8 months ago
The Book Club: The Hidden History of the Life We Breathe
My guest on this week’s Book Club podcast is science writer Carl Zimmer, whose new book Air-Borne: The Hidden History of the Life We Breathe explores…
8 months, 1 week ago
Coffee House Shots: 'what the f***' is going on in Iran?
It is rare to see the President so visibly frustrated (see The Apprentice, circa 2004), but after Iran and Israel seemingly ignored his ceasefire ann…
8 months, 1 week ago
Holy Smoke: why are young Christians returning to tradition?
Today’s Holy Smoke is a curtain-raiser for ‘Recovering the Sacred’, a Spectator event at St Bartholow-the-Great in the City of London in which a pane…
8 months, 1 week ago
Coffee House Shots: Jeremy Hunt on Trump, Budgets and Welsh whisky
On this week’s special Saturday edition of Coffee House Shots, James Heale sits down with Jeremy Hunt to discuss his new book, Can We Be Great Again?…
8 months, 1 week ago
Spectator Out Loud: Owen Matthews, Bijan Omrani, Andrew Hankinson, Laurie Penny & Andrew Watts
On this week’s Spectator Out Loud: Owen Matthews says that Venice’s residents never stop complaining (1:11); Bijan Omrani reads his church notebook (…
8 months, 1 week ago