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Coffee House Shots
by The Spectator · English
Daily political analysis from The Spectator's top team of writers, including Michael Gove, Tim Shipman, Isabel Hardman, James Heale and many others. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Tom Tugendhat: 'China is a bigger threat than Russia'
Tom Tugendhat (shadow foreign secretary) argues China is a bigger long-term threat than Russia, criticises COP as captured by Chinese influence, and calls for reform of UN/NATO and a stronger “second…
14 Nov 2026 · 31m · 13 chaptersAn honest conversation about sex and gender | with Tonia Antoniazzi
Labour MP Tonia Antoniazzi discusses sex and gender politics, arguing against the UK “conversion therapy” draft bill that she says could criminalise parents for questioning a child’s gender identity…
13 Nov 2026 · 26m · 10 chaptersBurnham’s small politics – can it last?
Discussion of Andy Burnham’s “small politics” (mayor-style, low-intervention policies) and whether it can last; plus UK economic and welfare news.
12 Nov 2026 · 14m · 7 chaptersBrand's conviction should make Westminster think
A Coffeehouse Shots 10th-anniversary discussion of UK Prime Minister’s Questions, focusing on Kemi Badenoch vs Andy Burnham, the promised 10-year plan due by Christmas, and a PMQs joke about Ed…
11 Nov 2026 · 19m · 8 chapters
Kemi’s welfare crackdown
The UK’s welfare crackdown proposed by Kemi Baden-Ock, framed around upcoming Alan Milburn’s welfare report and Labour vs Conservative plans.
10 Nov 2026 · 12m · 4 chapters
Labour’s EU reset is a ‘deeply incoherent mess’
Labour’s proposed “EU reset” and the political/strategic confusion around it, sparked by Lisa Nandy’s Remembrance Sunday remarks linking European reconciliation to the Erasmus student exchange scheme.
9 Nov 2026 · 20m · 6 chapters
'We need to get real' – Claire Ainsley on Starmer, Burnham and Labour’s future
Claire Ainsley argues Labour and centre-left politics must “get real” about lost control: national sovereignty (especially borders and welfare), individual “progress and mobility,” and democratic,…
7 Nov 2026 · 36m · 11 chapters
Why does everyone hate inheritance tax? | Dan Neidle
Why inheritance tax is unpopular in the UK, who it affects, whether it’s “double taxation,” and how it could (or shouldn’t) be reformed.
6 Nov 2026 · 20m · 12 chapters
Kim Darroch: ‘Trump was conned by Netanyahu’ over Iran
US election implications and likely next steps on Iran, including claims about Trump’s motivations and constraints, plus knock-on effects for Ukraine and UK-US relations.
5 Nov 2026 · 18m · 5 chapters
Blue tsunami: what does it mean for Britain?
After US midterm results described as a “blue tsunami,” the hosts discuss what it means for Britain—especially cost-of-living pressures and possible Trump actions abroad (notably Iran), plus knock-on…
4 Nov 2026 · 12m · 5 chapters
The King schools Burnham | with Robert Tombs
Discussion of the Commonwealth Summit and Labour mayor Andy Burnham’s Guardian article urging Britain to reopen discussion of past imperial crimes, possible apologies, and reparations; also how this…
3 Nov 2026 · 15m · 8 chapters
Goodbye to hardline immigration reforms
Labour’s “Shabana Mahmood” reforms to indefinite leave to remain (ILR), framed as a partial retreat from an earlier tougher plan, while still keeping a stricter route to settlement and citizenship…
2 Nov 2026 · 16m · 5 chapters
Isabel Hardman's Sunday Roundup - 01/11/2026
Labour’s welfare/benefits bill timetable after a confusing budget message; debate over Andy Burnham’s openness to a formal slavery apology (but not reparations) ahead of the Commonwealth Summit;…
2 Nov 2026 · 14m · 4 chapters
Can Netanyahu cling on? Inside Israel’s election deadlock
Israel’s election deadlock after Netanyahu’s Likud won the most seats but cannot form a coalition; neither can the main rival Gadi Eisenkot.
31 Oct 2026 · 20m · 7 chapters
The OBR's verdict on Healey
David Miles of the UK Office for Budget Responsibility explains the post-budget “verdict” on the Healey budget, arguing it is a small net loosening by recent standards: short-term spending rises to…
30 Oct 2026 · 28m · 11 chapters
The Spectator's post-Budget briefing
The Spectator’s live post-Budget briefing on John Healey’s “breathing space” budget—arguing it was big in policy count (98 measures) but small in net fiscal impact, with weak growth and worse…
29 Oct 2026 · 29m · 10 chapters
Healey's 'breathing space' budget – was that it?
Live reaction to Chancellor John Healey’s first Burnham Premiership budget, focusing on “breathing space,” fiscal headroom, borrowing trends, cost-of-living impacts, and market/political response.
28 Oct 2026 · 13m · 5 chapters
Kwasi Kwarteng: what could go wrong for Burnham's budget
Preview and analysis of Labour’s upcoming Budget Day under Prime Minister Andy Burnham, focusing on cost-of-living measures, defence spending, market/bond risks, and whether the budget can address…
27 Oct 2026 · 20m · 6 chapters
Burnham's first budget – trick or treat?
The episode is a debate on the UK Labour “first budget” (John Healey) during “budget week,” framed as trick or treat.
26 Oct 2026 · 16m · 6 chapters
Isabel Hardman's Sunday Roundup - 25/10/2026
A Sunday politics roundup focused on Andy Burnham reopening the debate on EU “freedom of movement” ahead of a Wednesday budget, and how that intersects with immigration, Brexit’s economic impact,…
25 Oct 2026 · 15m · 6 chapters
SAS witch hunt: is Britain betraying its own special forces?
Tim Shipman interviews Lt Col Richard Williams (former SAS commanding officer) about “lawfare” and alleged mistreatment of SAS veterans, focusing on the Northern Ireland Troubles Bill and…
23 Oct 2026 · 31m · 11 chapters
EXCL: Andy Haldane turns on Burnham’s Budget plans
Andy Haldane, former Bank of England chief economist, criticises elements of Andy Burnham and John Healey’s upcoming first budget as Prime Minister/Chancellor, especially “headroom” cuts and proposed…
22 Oct 2026 · 18m · 6 chapters
24 hours with Nigel Farage
The episode of Coffeehouse Shots discusses two magazine pieces. First, James Heal’s “24 hours with Nigel Farage”: Heal travels with Farage and Reform’s press team, flying to Plymouth, then returning…
22 Oct 2026 · 15m · 5 chapters
Drill Andy drill! – Burnham's small victory
Coffeehouse Shots discusses UK Prime Minister’s Questions, focusing on Andy Burnham’s performance versus Kemi Badenoch, especially around Jackdaw/Rosebank North Sea fossil fuel drilling, welfare and…
21 Oct 2026 · 12m · 3 chaptersWe use cookies.They keep VO running smoothly and help us improve it. Privacy policy