The Edition: Starmer at sea, Iran on the brink & the importance of shame
Starmer’s war zone: the Prime Minister’s perilous positionThis week, our new political editor Tim Shipman takes the helm and, in his cover piece, examines how Keir Starmer can no longer find political...
19 Jun 202545min
The Book Club: William Dalrymple
My guest on this week’s Book Club podcast is the historian William Dalrymple, whose bestselling account of ancient India’s cultural and economic influence, The Golden Road, is newly out in paperback. ...
18 Jun 202549min
Table Talk: Nadine Dorries
Nadine Dorries is one of the most recognisable Conservative politicians from the past two decades. Elected as the MP for Mid Bedfordshire in 2005, she notably clashed with David Cameron and George Osb...
17 Jun 202515min
Americano: will Trump get dragged into the Israel-Iran conflict?
Relations between Iran and Israel are deteriorating rapidly, with comparisons being drawn to Israel’s 1981 strike on Iraq’s Osirak nuclear reactor. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appears to...
16 Jun 202532min
Book Club, from the archives: Frederick Forsyth
In honour of the author Frederick Forsyth, who died early this week, please enjoy this episode of the Book Club podcast, from the archives, in which he joined Sam Leith in 2021 to celebrate the 50th a...
15 Jun 202530min
Coffee House Shots: why is Britain's economy so unhealthy?
The Spectator’s economics editor Michael Simmons is joined by the outgoing boss of the Institute for Fiscal Studies Paul Johnson and the CEO of the Resolution Foundation Ruth Curtice to understand why...
14 Jun 202519min
Spectator Out Loud: Sean Thomas, John Power, Susie Mesure, Olivia Potts and Rory Sutherland
On this week’s Spectator Out Loud: Sean Thomas reflects on the era of lads mags (1:07); John Power reveals those unfairly gaming the social housing system (6:15); Susie Moss reviews Ripeness by Sarah ...
13 Jun 202522min
The Edition: Porn Britannia, Xi’s absence & no more lonely hearts?
OnlyFans is giving the Treasury what it wants – but should we be concerned?‘OnlyFans,’ writes Louise Perry, ‘is the most profitable content subscription service in the world.’ Yet ‘the vast majority o...
12 Jun 202546min
