The Edition: Burnham’s chaotic takeover
This week: has Andy Burnham really brought change to Downing Street – or merely repackaged Labour’s old guard? Has Ed Miliband been sidelined by being sent to the Foreign Office, a ‘non-job’ in which ...
23 Jul 0s
The Book Club: 160 years of Beatrix Potter
This week marks the 160th anniversary of Beatrix Potter’s birth. In this week’s Book Club podcast, I’m joined by Penny Bradshaw, author of An A–Z of Beatrix Potter, and the historian and biographer Ka...
22 Jul 0s
Quite right!: inside Burnham’s brutal Labour purge
Andy Burnham has begun his premiership with a sweeping reshuffle, purging many of Keir Starmer’s closest allies and installing a cabinet in his own image. Has he ended Labour factionalism – or simply ...
21 Jul 0s
Spectator Out Loud: Michael Gove, Count Binface, Michael Simmons & Graeme Thomson
On this week’s Spectator Out Loud: Michael Gove explains why he is against more security for MPs; taking a brief break from campaigning in clacton as count binface, Jon Harvey explains why Christopher...
21 Jul 0s
Coffee House: Burnham becomes Prime Minister
As Andy Burnham unveils his first Cabinet, join Tim Shipman and James Heale for a special live edition of Coffee House. Who’s in, who’s out? What do the appointments reveal about Burnham’s priorities,...
20 Jul 0s
Reality Check: Fact checking Rupert Lowe on Joe Rogan
Last week, the Joe Rogan Experience podcast released a two-hour interview with Rupert Lowe, leader of the Restore party. Was Lowe there merely to create content – or is Restore a serious political par...
20 Jul 17min
Americano: what did Lindsey Graham want?
On Sunday, the Senator Lindsay Graham died suddenly having just return from a trip to Ukraine. It is believed he suffered from a sudden heart problem. Spectator contributor Dan McCarthy reflects on Gr...
19 Jul 30min
Coffee House Shots: why MPs must be whipped | Simon Hart
Andy Burnham has promised to turn the whips’ office into an ‘HR department’ – but the former chief whip Simon Hart warns that the approach is ‘naive’ and could leave the new prime minister unable to c...
17 Jul 17min
