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The Spectator

Lara Prendergast and William Moore host weekly conversations with Spectator writers and friends of the magazine. Over a glass of wine, they dissect the biggest stories across news, politics and culture – and how they are covered in that week’s edition of The Spectator.

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  1. 'She doesn't have political permission' – Chris Hope on Shabana Mahmood's asylum plan 50:22
  2. Britain’s ‘carousel of crime’ – and can the American right recover? | with Tim Stanley 38:25
  3. How the middle classes pay for the state – but increasingly don’t use it | with Simon Jenkins & Genevieve Gaunt 48:36
  4. Could France’s crisis come to Britain? with Louis Sarkozy & Loyd Grossman 44:59
  5. Are we failing the next generation? – with Camilla Cavendish & Gloria de Piero 51:12
  6. Why is antisemitism rising in Britain? – with Andrew Roberts & Peter Hitchens 46:14
  7. Benefits ban: How Badenoch plans to follow Burnham – with Poppy Coburn 39:43
  8. Should Burnham call a snap general election? 41:05
  9. Elon Musk to Clavicular: should we fear the manosphere? with Peter Hitchens & Toby Young 39:19
  10. Will Andy drill deep for oil & gas – and is Bayeux in Britain as good as it gets? 35:44
  11. Has Reform UK lost its magic? – and why Middlesbrough’s young men don’t care 34:01
  12. How the blob broke teaching – and can the Sussexes redeem themselves? 41:02
  13. Maureen Lipman on Britain’s anti-Semitism crisis – and has the West lost the will to defend itself? 44:13
  14. ‘It’s a cesspool!’ — What’s going wrong in Britain’s universities? 52:10
  15. The real Rod Liddle: Michael Gove, Toby Young & Freddy Gray on what it was like to know him 43:10
  16. ‘It’s very easy to win an election – here’s how': Rory Sutherland on private schools, early election & death doulas 1:02:09
  17. ‘Chaotic and ruthless’ – Peter Hitchens & Camilla Tominey on Burnham's first week 38:08
  18. Can Burnham remake Britain? – with Antony Beevor 37:08
  19. Has Farage lost control? – and the battle for Britain's pubs 31:02
  20. Labour's 'total failure' on defence – and why Boris shouldn’t come back 30:18
  21. Burnham's coronation – but does he have a plan for power? – with Katie Perrior 46:34
  22. Was Brexit worth it – and can Burnham save Britain? – with Tom McTague 54:10
  23. 'We're only months away from the first political assassination by drone' – with Francis Dearnley 50:37
  24. The 'beautiful & ironic symmetry' of Reform vs Restore – with Elizabeth Day 46:35
  25. The Pope's AI warning – and how Restore split the right, again 47:59
  26. Why Labour’s fate will be decided in the Strait of Hormuz 35:51
  27. ‘This is deranged!’: Labour’s civil war is distracting from the real crisis 46:11
  28. Starmergeddon? How the locals will change Labour – with Alice Loxton & Lionel Barber 33:20
  29. ‘Bring back shame!’ – is Britain’s social contract broken? | with Trevor Phillips 43:02
  30. ‘Keir Starmer has become Boris Johnson!’ with Prue Leith & Peter Frankopan 40:01
  31. Trump vs the Pope: Rowan Williams on America's 'demonic' political climate 49:10
  32. Is Britain losing its sense of fairness? 48:34
  33. Is politics becoming more religious? With Tom Holland & Jonathan Sumption 38:34
  34. Does British politics have a problem with the 'omnicause'? 50:56
  35. Does Nigel Farage really want to be Prime Minister? 45:00
  36. America's Iran gamble – why the Royals could be Britain's Trump card 46:42
  37. Iran: Why Trump's ultimate target in this war is China – with Maurice Glasman 50:14
  38. Is Labour too close to the City – with Lionel Shriver & Robert Hardman 35:04
  39. Britain is not ready for war – and Labour isn’t doing enough 37:51
  40. Labour turns on Starmer – inside the collapse, with Guto Harri, Tim Shipman & Toby Young 44:18
  41. AI will bring down Keir Starmer – if Peter Mandelson doesn’t first 43:22
  42. ‘No-one voted for them’ – Douglas Murray on the men actually running Britain 42:31
  43. Trump's Arctic madness, political treachery & banning social media 45:03
  44. Iran’s useful idiots, Gordon Brown’s second term & the Right’s race obsession 42:59
  45. Stormy seas, Trump’s revolution & Gen Z’s sex recession 41:08
  46. The 'boring twenties', population decline & happy new year 33:55
  47. From Porn Britannia to Political Chaos: The Spectator’s Year in Review 30:13
  48. From The Queen to Bonnie Blue: The Spectator’s Christmas Edition 2025 40:22
  49. Benefits Britain, mental health & what’s the greatest artwork of the 21st Century? 22:26
  50. Defending marriage, broken Budgets & the 'original sin’ of industrialisation 35:37