Isabel Hardman's Sunday Roundup - 20/03/22
Isabel Hardman rounds up the highlights from Sunday's political shows, ahead of the Chancellor's Spring Statement on Wednesday, with Rishi Sunak, Rachel Reeves, Olga Stefanishyna and Martin Lewis.Beco...
20 Mars 202212min
Is a boost to defence spending feasible?
As Rishi Sunak finalises his Spring Statement, how can he resolve the trilemma of an ageing society, no peace dividend and low growth? Meanwhile, there is a broad Tory desire for increased defence spe...
19 Mars 202215min
Is partygate no longer an issue for Boris Johnson?
The Tory spring conference is this weekend. Before the invasion of Ukraine, when partygate dominated the headlines, it was predicted to have the feel of a pageant show for potential candidates to repl...
18 Mars 202213min
Why has P&O ferries laid off its staff?
Today P&O ferries announced to 800 staff that they were being made redundant with immediate effect as security mounted to ferries to escort the staff off the premises. The company said the staff will ...
17 Mars 202213min
Why has Iran finally released Zaghari-Ratcliffe from prison?
After 6 years in jail, Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe has been released and will return home from Iran to her husband and their seven-year-old daughter. The UK has paid a debt of £400 million as part of th...
16 Mars 202210min
Will Saudi oil really fix Britain's energy crisis?
Boris Johnson is travelling to the Middle East tonight, where he'll be meeting Gulf leaders and trying to convince them to pump more oil. With Britain's energy price cap likely to rise to £3,000 in Oc...
15 Mars 202210min
Will Boris Johnson charm the Saudis?
Vladimir Putin's war in Ukraine has caused the prices of oil and gas to skyrocket. One of the Prime Minster's strategies to combat this appears to be a visit Saudi Arabia this week, where he'll ask Cr...
14 Mars 202213min
Isabel Hardman's Sunday Roundup - 13/03/22
Isabel Hardman rounds up the highlights from Sunday's interview shows, with Michael Gove, Sir Keir Starmer and Polish president Andrzej Duda. Become a Spectator subscriber today to access this podcast...
13 Mars 202212min
