Left turn: who should Reform target?
Gawain Towler, Reform UK board member and their former director of communications, sits down with James Heale to talk about Reform's appeal ahead of the local elections. Gawain argues that Reform need...
10 Apr 14min
The 'Anglo-Gaullism' debate | Ben Judah
In the magazine this week, Ben Judah – former adviser in the Foreign Office – makes the case for ‘Anglo-Gaullism’. He says that Britain should learn the lessons of France’s Charles de Gaulle when carv...
9 Apr 15min
Antonia Romeo takes on the civil service
The new cabinet secretary, Antonia Romeo, has published a list of objectives setting out her vision for what the civil service will look like under her. Many have interpreted it as her tightening cont...
8 Apr 11min
Iran deadline: is it too late for Trump to back down?
We are hours away from Donald Trump’s deadline for Iran to reopen the strait of Hormuz. The President has ‘chickened out’ many times before and offered an extension of some kind, but the threats and p...
7 Apr 12min
Hero voters: who should Labour target? with Chris Curtis MP & Deborah Mattinson
Labour won the 2024 general election in part by focusing on ‘hero voters’ – so called because they may have voted Labour in the past but felt the party had abandoned them. Now they risk losing them ag...
6 Apr 30min
Why is Starmer so unpopular? with Lewis Goodall
Opinion polls consistently show Keir Starmer as one of the most unpopular Prime Ministers in history. His critics point to inertia and a lack of vision, while his supporters argue that media spin is h...
4 Apr 28min
Conservative radicalism: who should the Tories target? with Jack Rankin MP
Can the Conservatives win back voters' support through a new kind of 'conservative radicalism'? Jack Rankin, Conservative MP for Windsor, joins James Heale to explain why he believes a focus on aspira...
3 Apr 26min
EU déjà vu: the emergency brake is back!
Charles Grant from the Centre for European Reform and Tim Shipman join James Heale to reflect on the rumours about Britain's latest set of negotiations with the European Union. There are reports that ...
2 Apr 12min
