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, Ra...
28 Marras 202515min
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 gr...
27 Marras 202530min
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 Responsibili...
26 Marras 202513min
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 Rish...
25 Marras 202513min
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 ...
24 Marras 202515min
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-Brill...
23 Marras 202516min
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 soc...
22 Marras 202521min
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 t...
21 Marras 202514min
