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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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‘Andy Burnham did the Tories a huge favour’ | Sir Malcolm Rifkind
Sir Malcolm Rifkind discusses Reform UK’s conference fallout, Kemi Badenoch’s Conservative candidate-selection rules, and the Conservatives’ prospects versus Labour—arguing Andy Burnham’s…
7 Sep 2026 · 30m · 15 chapters
Isabel Hardman's Sunday Roundup - 06/09/2026
Isabel Hardman’s Sunday Roundup covers: Reform UK controversy after Channel 4 footage shows Nigel Farage’s senior officials, James Orr and Dan Dukes, discussing how to break UK foreign-donation rules…
6 Sep 2026 · 13m · 4 chapters
LIVE | Reform conference round-up – everything you need to know
Live roundup and analysis of the Reform Party conference, focusing on its political messaging, internal culture, and implications for upcoming UK elections and budgets.
5 Sep 2026 · 24m · 10 chapters
Reform in crisis after Channel 4 sting
The episode discusses Reform UK’s crisis after a Channel 4 sting documentary alleging possible circumvention of UK donation laws.
4 Sep 2026 · 11m · 5 chapters
Chris Philp: mass immigration is making Britain ‘ungovernable’
Shadow Home Secretary Chris Philp argues mass immigration is making Britain “ungovernable,” and says only radical legal and policy changes can restore border control, cut illegal crossings, and…
2 Sep 2026 · 33m · 15 chapters
Burnham's 'new politics' is much the same as the old
Discussion of Andy Burnham’s first Prime Minister’s Questions and whether his “new politics” is meaningfully different from past UK PMQs, focusing on confrontational style, welfare spending, and…
2 Sep 2026 · 12m · 4 chapters
Politics returns: Tories reshuffle & Starmer slopes off
Conservative shadow cabinet reshuffle and Labour leader Keir Starmer resigning as MP, plus implications for upcoming by-elections and parliamentary battles.
1 Sep 2026 · 12m · 5 chapters
Reality Check: who's left to tax?
The episode of Reality Check (host Michael Simmons, Spectator economics editor) discusses UK budget/tax politics ahead of Andy Burnham and John Healy’s first budget.
30 Aug 2026 · 9m · 3 chapters
How to write about Farage
Nick Tyrone explains how to write “objectively” about Nigel Farage and Reform UK, arguing their rise is driven by working-class Labour disillusion, anger at Conservatives, and strong local organizing…
28 Aug 2026 · 19m · 2 chapters
Is Burnham ready for the world stage?
Andy Burnham’s readiness for the “world stage,” assessed through his first overseas trip to Ukraine and early signals from Labour’s foreign policy team.
27 Aug 2026 · 17m · 7 chapters
Al Carns: we are failing Northern Ireland veterans – and why I quit government
Al Karns, Labour MP for Birmingham Selly Oak and former Veterans Minister, argues the UK’s Northern Ireland “legacy” approach is wrong: a costly “twin track” of public inquiries/inquests versus the…
26 Aug 2026 · 15m · 7 chapters
Shadow cabinet reshuffle: what to expect | with Lord Goodman
A Tory “shadow cabinet reshuffle” ahead of Parliament returning, framed as a Tory party health check.
26 Aug 2026 · 14m · 7 chapters
Is Reform right to prioritise ‘British-born’ citizens?
Reform UK’s summer policy push, focusing on a social-housing plan that prioritises “British-born” people (and, separately, people in work), framing it as a fair allocation of limited resources and a…
25 Aug 2026 · 13m · 5 chapters
Burnham gifts missile blueprints to Zelenskyy
Andy Burnham’s first foreign trip to Ukraine, where he hands Zelenskyy long-range missile blueprints (linked to the French Scalp/UK Storm Shadow), framed as a low-cost, symbolic way to keep UK/French…
24 Aug 2026 · 11m · 4 chapters
Reviewing Andy's report card | with Baroness Debbonaire
Baroness Debbonaire discusses Labour leader Andy Burnham’s first month in charge, focusing on how he’ll fund and deliver big pledges (street homelessness, social care, welfare reform), plus Labour’s…
21 Aug 2026 · 25m · 8 chapters
Does anyone in Burnham’s government understand economics?
UK economic and public-finance outlook, focusing on recent ONS data (labour market, inflation, borrowing), and skepticism about Andy Burnham’s “cost-of-living government” claims ahead of a budget and…
21 Aug 2026 · 9m · 4 chapters
Zia vs Shippers – and Sue Gray breaks her silence
UK politics roundup on devolution (“Number 10 North”/Andy Burnham moving growth work to Manchester), Sue Gray’s criticism of Keir Starmer’s Number 10, and Reform UK infighting between Tim Shipman and…
20 Aug 2026 · 15m · 6 chapters
Has the Green civil war finally begun?
Andrew Gilligan discusses whether the Green Party is entering a “civil war” between its “old guard” and a growing Islamist-aligned wing, and how this affects UK politics.
19 Aug 2026 · 12m · 5 chapters
Reform suspends Tim Montgomerie after Spectator interview
The episode of Coffeehouse Shots discusses a fallout inside the UK Reform UK party after a filmed Spectator interview with Tim Montgomerie.
18 Aug 2026 · 14m · 5 chapters
EXCLUSIVE | 'Zia needs to be a team player' – Tim Montgomerie
Coffeehouse politics discussion about Reform UK’s welfare/immigration agenda and internal party discipline, focusing on Zia Yusuf’s online tone and Reform’s readiness to govern.
17 Aug 2026 · 27m · 13 chapters
One year of Polanski: more continuity than change?
Russell Warfield argues that Zach Polanski’s leadership of the UK Green Party is “more continuity than change,” with Polanski mainly articulating long-standing Green politics (left populism, class…
15 Aug 2026 · 29m · 13 chapters
Farage beats the bin! – Clacton results unpacked
Coffeehouse Shots discusses Nigel Farage winning the Clacton by-election, the vote totals, turnout, and what the result means for Reform UK’s national prospects.
14 Aug 2026 · 13m · 5 chapters
‘This is not a war!’ – why politicians are turning on the media | with Gabriel Pogrund
The episode (Coffeehouse Shots) argues that UK politicians increasingly treat investigative journalism as an enemy, using rhetoric like “this is not a war” to justify hostility.
13 Aug 2026 · 17m · 7 chapters
Andy's migration muddle & can he fix the High Street?
The episode of Coffeehouse Shots discusses two issues: Andy Burnham’s approach to illegal migration and his ideas for revitalising UK high streets.
12 Aug 2026 · 13m · 3 chapters