Podcast Episodes

Isabel Hardman's Sunday Roundup - 30/11/2025

Isabel Hardman presents highlights from Sunday morning's political shows.

Rachel Reeves says she can be trusted. But did she lie in the run-up to the budget?

Produced by Joe Bedell-Brill.

Become a Spect…

Published on 3 weeks, 1 day ago

Disraeli to Reeves: how each Chancellor drank their way through the Budget

Throughout the years, the only person permitted to drink inside the House of Commons is the Chancellor, so what has been the tipple of choice for each resident of Number 11 dating back to Benjamin Di…

Published on 3 weeks, 3 days ago

The black hole myth & the brain drain conundrum

With Budget week finally at an end, certain mysteries remain. Chief among them is why the Chancellor decided to give an emergency speech preparing the public for a rise in income tax.

On 4 November, R…

Published on 3 weeks, 3 days ago

The OBR on the Budget leak & why they're always wrong

Tim Shipman sits down with Professor David Miles of the Office for Budget Responsibility the day after a Budget overshadowed by an extraordinary leak. David sets out what the OBR now believes about g…

Published on 3 weeks, 4 days ago

Rachel Reeves’s farcical Budget

As Budget days go, today was unprecedented. The complete list of measures announced by Rachel Reeves – along with their costings and economic impacts – was leaked by the Office for Budget Responsibil…

Published on 3 weeks, 5 days ago

Why Reeves's smorgasbord Budget won't fix Britain

James Nation, managing director at Forefront Advisers, and Michael Simmons join James Heale to analyse what we know, one day ahead of the Budget. James – a former Treasury official and adviser to Ris…

Published on 3 weeks, 6 days ago

Britain's expensive energy problem – with Claire Coutinho

Britain has an energy problem – while we produce some of the cleanest in the world, it's also the most expensive, and that's the case for almost every avenue of energy. On the day the Spectator hosts…

Published on 4 weeks ago

Isabel Hardman's Sunday Roundup - 23/11/2025

Isabel Hardman presents highlights from Sunday morning's political shows.

This week, Labour’s crucial budget is almost here, and Trump’s peace plan causes alarm in Ukraine.

Produced by Joe Bedell-Bril…

Published on 4 weeks, 1 day ago

Why Britain needs more Yimbys

Chris Curtis and Maxwell Marlow may have different political ideologies, but they agree on one key diagnosis: Britain is broken. Their solution can be found on baseball caps and bucket hats across so…

Published on 1 month ago

Covid report: ‘a £200 million I told you so’

Yesterday we had the publication of the second module of the Covid Inquiry on the decision-making at the heart of government. It confirmed a toxic and disorganised culture at the heart of No. 10 and …

Published on 1 month ago