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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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The Tories are back in the conversation
The episode argues that Kemi Badenoch’s major economy speech is meant to set up the Conservatives for next week’s budget by stressing “bad borrowing” and proposing welfare cuts to fund defence.
20 Oct 2026 · 13m · 5 chapters
LIVE: Who won conference season? | with Scarlett Maguire
A special Coffeehouse Shots live episode from The Spectator’s Battle of Ideas Festival assessing who “won” UK conference season, how polling has shifted since then, and what to expect from the…
18 Oct 2026 · 26m · 6 chapters
Isabel Hardman's Sunday Roundup - 18/10/2026
A Sunday politics roundup covering UK-US-Russia/Ukraine diplomacy, Green Party debates on Zionism, Reform UK allegations of racist/sexist/violent language, NHS medical-record breaches, and youth…
18 Oct 2026 · 21m · 10 chapters
Does Britain still have free speech? | with Jonathan Sumption & Kellie-Jay Keen
The episode is a special Spectator-hosted debate section on the motion “This House Believes Britain No Longer Has Free Speech,” chaired by Isabel Hardman.
16 Oct 2026 · 25m · 6 chapters
Will John Healey tax the banks?
Rumours and debate around whether John Healey (at the IMF, formerly UK Labour) will propose a banking tax in the upcoming UK budget; discussion of fiscal “black hole” pressures from the Iran war and…
16 Oct 2026 · 15m · 7 chapters
Does Burnham have a foreign policy?
Whether UK Labour figures Andy Burnham and Ed Miliband have a coherent foreign policy, amid the Zelensky–Trump crisis and broader Middle East/Ukraine tensions.
15 Oct 2026 · 15m · 5 chapters
Ed Davey sees off a coup
The episode is a political discussion of UK PMQs and the Labour–Conservative sparring tone, plus the Lib Dem leadership challenge that fizzled out.
14 Oct 2026 · 13m · 5 chapters
Where are all the ‘Waitrose women’?
Coffeehouse Shots discusses the IMF World Economic Outlook on UK growth/deficit reduction, the upcoming UK budget’s likely “stand-up, sit-down” approach, and political fallout inside Labour plus…
13 Oct 2026 · 14m · 6 chapters
Russian interference: what really happened with Brexit
Labour leader Andy Burnham’s foreign-policy posture and Brexit claims about Russian interference, plus Nigel Farage’s renewed push on migration and asylum.
12 Oct 2026 · 23m · 7 chapters
LIVE: Why aren't Britain's young people working? | with Laura Trott
A live panel on the UK NEETs crisis (“young people not in education, employment or training”), debating causes and Conservative solutions: education-to-work pathways, hiring costs/regulation, welfare…
10 Oct 2026 · 39m · 19 chapters
Is Polanski finished? – Labour crushes Green challenge in North London
A North London by-election (Holborn and St Pancras) and what it signals for Labour under Andy Burnham, the Greens under Zak Polanski, and the right-wing parties.
9 Oct 2026 · 20m · 5 chapters
What makes a great politician? | Thérèse Coffey & Michael Gove
An extract from “Coffeehouse Shots” discussing what makes a great UK politician and how to train future leaders, drawing on a Conservative Party Conference event with the Institute for Government and…
8 Oct 2026 · 23m · 9 chapters
REACTION: Kemi’s conference speech – has she found ‘the right way’?
Coffeehouse Shots reacts to Kemi Badenoch’s closing Conservative Party Conference 2026 speech, debating whether she found “the right way” to win back voters and counter Reform UK.
7 Oct 2026 · 16m · 4 chapters
A bonfire of regulations & Kemi's iron dome
The episode is a live panel discussion from day two of the Tory party conference.
6 Oct 2026 · 13m · 4 chapters
LIVE: Antisemitism, Man City & abolishing the Triple Lock
Live discussion at Conservative Party Conference on Kemi Badenoch’s first year as Tory leader, whether the party should push for a snap election, the Green Party’s “Zionism is racism” motion and…
5 Oct 2026 · 34m · 13 chapters
Isabel Hardman's Sunday Roundup - 04/10/2026
Labour’s revised Courts Bill (removing judge-only trial and jury trial curbs) to cut an 80,000+ case backlog; Conservatives attack Labour’s plan to scrap the pensions triple lock; debate over free…
4 Oct 2026 · 14m · 5 chapters
Can Kemi win the battle for the right?
A discussion of Kemi Baden-Ock’s cover story interview and her strategy for the Conservative Party conference, focusing on welfare reform for under-25s, “plain speaking,” and the “battle for the…
4 Oct 2026 · 20m · 9 chapters
Can the Greens survive Burnham?
A live discussion from the Green Party conference in Brighton about whether the Greens can recover and “survive” a tough by-election fight against Labour, focusing on Zach Polanski’s recent polling…
3 Oct 2026 · 16m · 6 chapters
Suella Braverman on imposter syndrome, 'breaking up' with the Tories and why she’ll never go back
Suella Braverman’s political memoir and break with the Conservatives, centered on imposter syndrome, identity/citizenship, education, Brexit, and why she now backs Reform.
1 Oct 2026 · 44m · 20 chapters
EXCLUSIVE: work or face benefits ban, Kemi tells under-25s
This episode of Coffee and Shots centers on an interview extract with Tory leader Kemi Badenoch ahead of Tory party conference, focusing on her “tough love” welfare plan for under-25s.
1 Oct 2026 · 15m · 8 chapters
Can Andy keep up with his promises?
A day-after discussion of Andy Burnham’s premiership speech—whether his ambition is matched by actionable policy detail, and what Labour’s internal and external political battles will be (especially…
30 Sep 2026 · 17m · 6 chapters
Hope again: do you buy Burnham's big pitch?
Hosts dissect Andy Burnham’s Labour conference speech, focusing on its left-wing policy agenda and political strategy, especially the “triple lock” pension change, Brexit/EU hints, national care…
29 Sep 2026 · 22m · 6 chapters
Can Labour really reindustrialise Britain?
Analysis of Labour Party conference day two in Liverpool, focusing on Chancellor John Healey’s keynote and whether Labour can “reindustrialise Britain,” plus reactions on fiscal policy, markets, and…
28 Sep 2026 · 15m · 7 chapters
Immigration, Europe and tax: the questions Burnham is avoiding | LIVE
Live discussion at Labour Party Conference on Andy Burnham’s agenda and internal Labour tensions over immigration, plus the party’s tax-and-spend approach to social care, and broader growth issues…
27 Sep 2026 · 22m · 6 chapters