The Diversity Trap: how wrong are racial quotas?
In recent days, Lionel Shriver has been in trouble. Her criticism of the publishing industry’s diversity drive has led to her marked as a racist and even dropped from a literary judging panel. She arg...
20 Juni 201835min
Next up, Nato: is Trump turning on Europe?
In the last few days, world order seems to have been turned on its head as Trump antagonised his western allies at the G7 Summit, and then shook the hand of North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un. We ask, ...
13 Juni 201838min
Putin's Losing Game: is Russia crumbling?
In this week’s episode, Lara Prendergast talks to two Russia experts on the country’s hidden fragility, and ask, is Putin surviving on luck (1:47)? She’ll also be getting to the bottom of Trump’s tari...
6 Juni 201837min
The people vs the EU: Europe's democracy problem
This week, the new Italian coalition’s proposed government was blocked by the Italian President, giving EU grandees in Brussels a cause for celebration. But is the EU way too controlling of rebellious...
30 Maj 201840min
Health Cheque: Tory plans for an NHS splurge
The Spectator reveals that the government is planning a significant yearly increase in the NHS's budget - but, isn't this the £350m bus pledge (00:40)? We'll also talk about the difficulties of modern...
23 Maj 201835min
The Italian Job: what will the populist coalition bring?
In this week’s episode, we talk about Italy’s new coalition – what will the Five Star and Lega partnership mean for Italy and for Europe (0:35)? We also ask whether Conservative Friends of Israel are ...
16 Maj 201834min
Trump vs Iran: what comes after the end of the deal?
We discuss Donald Trump’s latest foray into foreign policy (1:01) – in taking the US out of the Iran nuclear deal. Is it worthy of a Nobel peace prize, or the act of a maniac?We also talk about the yo...
9 Maj 201832min
Podcast Special: The really dark side of Cambridge Analytica
From 2009 to 2010 Sven Hughes worked for SCL group, the parent company of the controversial — now deceased — Cambridge Analytica. In this Spectator Podcast Special, Sven, now the CEO of a company call...
4 Maj 201847min
