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‘An era of five-party politics’: John Curtice on the significance of the local elections
Legendary pollster Prof Sir John Curtice joins the Spectator’s deputy political editor James Heale to look ahead to next week’s local elections. The …
1 year ago
Is Robert Jenrick on manoeuvres?
Despite this being the week that Kemi Badenoch finally showed some steel in PMQs, it’s Robert Jenrick who has been stealing the headlines. That’s for…
1 year ago
Who do voters trust most on the economy?
Chancellor Rachel Reeves has been in Washington D.C. this week at the IMF’s spring meetings, and will meet US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent tomorr…
1 year ago
St George’s Day: who is the most patriotic leader?
Happy St George’s Day! To celebrate, we thought we would discuss who is the most patriotic political leader — and why some struggle to communicate th…
1 year ago
Does Starmer know what a woman is?
Parliament is back after the Easter holiday and the Supreme Court ruling over 'what is a woman' continues to dominate talk in Westminster. The Prime …
1 year ago
How the Liberal Democrats conquered Middle England
The Liberal Democrats’ foreign affairs spokesperson Calum Miller, elected as the new MP for Bicester and Woodstock last year, joins James Heale to ta…
1 year ago
10 years of politics as Balls bows out
Katy Balls joins Coffee House Shots for the last time as the Spectator’s political editor. Having joined the magazine ten years ago – or six prime mi…
1 year ago
Labour Together? Party morale & the threat of Reform
Former Labour MP Jonathan Ashworth and Patrick Maguire from The Times join Katy Balls for her penultimate Coffee House Shots podcast as The Spectator…
1 year ago
How Wes Streeting will make or break Starmer
Michael Gove and Katy Balls join James Heale to discuss their interview with the Health Secretary Wes Streeting included in this week’s special Easte…
1 year ago
How will the parties judge success at the local elections?
With just over two weeks to go until the May elections, the latest national polling suggests an almost three-way split between Reform, Labour and the…
1 year ago