Is Rachel Reeves turning into George Osborne?
Labour is supposed to be going for growth, so Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves will be disappointed with the news today that the economy unexpectedly shrank in October, and for the second month in a row...
13 Dec 202417min
Labour vs the NIMBYs, plus are sandwiches ‘for wimps’?
Today Downing Street has continued its reset – that is definitely not a reset – by providing more details on Labour’s plan to cut the planning red tape and deliver a housing revolution. Their target i...
12 Dec 202416min
Have Labour got a grip of the prisons crisis?
Labour are planning to publish a 10-year plan to get on the front foot when it comes to the prisons crisis. Shifting from the previous government’s preference to run the system hot to a policy of earl...
11 Dec 202412min
Spending review: a return to austerity?
Preparations are stepping up for the government’s spending review, due in June. The Chancellor has taken a more personable approach to communicating with ministers, writing to them to outline how they...
10 Dec 202412min
How does the Syrian conflict affect Britain?
Following news that President Bashar Al-Assad's regime in Syria has fallen, Natasha Feroze discusses what comes next with James Heale and Michael Stephens, senior associate fellow at RUSI. What does t...
9 Dec 202411min
Isabel Hardman's Sunday Roundup - 08/12/2024
Isabel Hardman presents highlights from Sunday morning's political shows. Become a Spectator subscriber today to access this podcast without adverts. Go to spectator.co.uk/adfree to find out more.For ...
8 Dec 202410min
Are the SNP exploiting Labour woes?
The SNP presented their budget this week in Holyrood with the news that all pensioners would receive a winter fuel allowance and a pledge to scrap the two-child benefit cap. Questions remain about how...
7 Dec 202412min
‘If anything we went too late’: exclusive interview with Sunak’s chief of staff
In this special edition of Coffee House Shots Katy Balls speaks to Lord Liam Booth-Smith, Rishi Sunak’s former chief of staff.In his first interview since leaving government: Liam takes us inside Rish...
6 Dec 202446min
