Starmer's Streeting problem
A vote on assisted dying was supposed to be one of the easiest reforms for Keir Starmer’s government. To many, including the Prime Minister himself, a law allowing terminally ill patients to choose to...
21 Nov 202417min
Is Rachel Reeves running out of luck?
An unexpected rise in inflation today takes the rate to higher than the Bank of England's target, and adds to Rachel Reeves's worries. James Heale talks to Katy Balls and The Spectator's data editor M...
20 Nov 202410min
Farmers won't be quick to forgive Labour
Thousands of farmers descended on Westminster today to protest the inheritance tax changes proposed in Labour’s Budget. Amidst a sea of tweed and wellington boots, speeches and support came from the l...
19 Nov 202411min
Labour's Trump-Xi balancing act
Keir Starmer today will become the first British leader to meet China's Xi Jinping since 2018. The two leaders will meet on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Brazil, and under the shadow of a looming...
18 Nov 202413min
Isabel Hardman's Sunday Roundup - 17/11/2024
Isabel Hardman presents highlights from Sunday morning’s political shows.Transport Secretary Louise Haigh’s defends the government’s new increased bus fare cap, and Labour’s (lack of) plans for social...
17 Nov 202416min
Taxes, tariffs and Trump: What lies ahead for Labour?
The Spectator's Michael Gove, Katy Balls, and Kate Andrews are joined by Paul Abberley, Chief Executive of Charles Stanley, to discuss and unpack Labour's first budget in 14 years. Now the dust has se...
16 Nov 20241h 2min
Making sense of non-crime hate incidents
The government has announced a review into how to properly police non-crime hate incidents (NCHIs). This follows the experience of Allison Pearson who, on Remembrance Day morning, was doorstepped by E...
15 Nov 202411min
Will Reeves's pensions shake-up really boost growth?
The Chancellor is giving her first Mansion House address tonight, and she will be majoring on pensions, suggesting that public sector pension funds need to be expanded. But is this the road to growth?...
14 Nov 202412min
