Why did the government persist with its doomed app?
The government is today announcing a switch from its NHS-built contact tracing app in favour of one built by Apple and Google. On the podcast, Katy Balls asks James Forsyth and Fraser Nelson - why has...
18 Juni 202011min
Is Boris Johnson's week starting to look up?
At Prime Minister's Questions, Boris Johnson cornered Keir Starmer on the Labour party's ambivalent position on schools reopening. After a bumpy start to the week, is the Prime Minister's luck turning...
17 Juni 202020min
Was the government's free meals U-turn inevitable?
After the highly publicised campaign by the footballer Marcus Rashford, the government has U-turned on the question of free school meals in the summer. Was it inevitable, and what does this move mean ...
16 Juni 202014min
Will the government's lockdown easing work?
As the government tries to encourage more spending with the opening of non-essential shops today, is the public still too cautious about Covid? Katy Balls talks to James Forsyth and Fraser Nelson.The ...
15 Juni 202016min
Katy Balls' Sunday Interviews Roundup - 14/06/20
Katy Balls hosts today's essential interviews roundup, which today features Boris Johnson, Rishi Sunak, Nick Thomas-Symonds and David Lammy. Become a Spectator subscriber today to access this podcast ...
14 Juni 20209min
Is toppling a statue an act of performance art?
Has the statue of Churchill been improved by being enclosed in a protective casing? Was Colston's toppling one of the greatest acts of performance art? Or is this all a sad indictment of the state of ...
13 Juni 202014min
The Tory fightback against identity politics
Late last night, the statue of Winston Churchill on Parliament Square was boarded up over fears the monument could again be targeted by Black Lives Matter protestors. This morning, Boris Johnson inter...
12 Juni 202014min
How long can the two-metre rule last?
Tory MPs are increasingly concerned about the impact of the two-metre rule, with No. 10 facing pressure to relax the policy to help save businesses. Gus Carter talks to James Forsyth and Katy Balls.Ge...
11 Juni 202012min
