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Was Brexit worth it – and can Burnham save Britain? – with Tom McTague
Jun 18, 2026
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'We're only months away from the first political assassination by drone'
Jun 12, 2026
50m 37s
'We're only months away from the first political assassination by drone' – with Francis Dearnley
Jun 12, 2026
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The 'beautiful & ironic symmetry' of Reform vs Restore – with Elizabeth Day
Jun 4, 2026
46m 35s
The Pope's AI warning – and how Restore split the right, again
May 29, 2026
47m 59s
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| 6/18/26 | ![]() Was Brexit worth it – and can Burnham save Britain? – with Tom McTague | For this week’s Edition, William Moore is joined by the Spectator’s assistant editor Isabel Hardman and the editor of The New Statesman Tom McTague. Plus, in a special episode this week, the Spectator’s economics editor Michael Simmons joins for the first half of the episode, before political editor Tim Shipman jumps in later on.This week: was Brexit worth it? As we approach the tenth anniversary of the vote to leave the European Union, the Spectator’s editor – and former prominent Vote Leave campaigner – Michael Gove makes the case that not only was Britain right to leave, but it has benefitted from leaving. The past decade however has been marked by domestic political chaos, so to what extent was Brexit a symptom or a cause of deeper problems with the British state? Tom argues that whatever your thoughts on Brexit itself, most people in Britain – including in Makerfield – feel nothing has changed; it has been a ‘damp squib’. The author of Between The Waves, which charts the decision to Leave back to the Second World War, explains that while Brexit might not have been inevitable, there was always going to be a reckoning for Britain’s contradictory relationship with Europe. Brexit has undoubtably destabilised politics but, with a decade of chaos since, does that mean that Brexit has failed – or has the state failed? Also: to what extent is the Labour leadership saga connected to Brexit? Is it a symptom of the post-Brexit period, or was British politics always heading for instability? The group discuss where it all went wrong for Keir Starmer, from winter fuel to the welfare rebellion, and whether Andy Burnham will be able to succeed where Starmer failed. As the polls close in Makerfield, what happens next?Produced by Patrick Gibbons. Become a Spectator subscriber today to access this podcast without adverts. Go to spectator.co.uk/adfree to find out more.For more Spectator podcasts, go to spectator.co.uk/podcasts. Contact us: podcast@spectator.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 6/12/26 | ![]() 'We're only months away from the first political assassination by drone'✨ | drone technologypolitical assassination+5 | Lara BrownLouise Perry+1 | The SpectatorWall Street Journal+1 | UkraineRussia+1 | drone assassinationUkraine war+6 | — | 50m 37s | |
| 6/12/26 | ![]() 'We're only months away from the first political assassination by drone' – with Francis Dearnley | For this week’s Edition, William Moore is joined by the Spectator's commissioning editor Lara Brown, the columnist for the Wall Street Journal’s Free Expression newsletter Louise Perry and the Telegraph journalist and presenter of Ukraine: The Latest Francis Dearnley.This week: Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine has now gone on longer than the first world war and it shares much of the horrors of that war, from attrition warfare to substantial losses on both sides. So, with over half a million Russians estimated to be killed, could Putin and Zelensky be brought to an exhausted peace? ’No’ is the pessimistic answer from Francis Dearnley this week, who explains that while it might appear to be stuck in a stalemate, casualties are still rising rapidly and Ukraine is currently in the strongest position it has been in for almost 18 months. This is in part due to advances in drone technology, of which Ukraine is now the world’s leading ’superpower’. Drone technology has evolved so rapidly that Francis predicts ‘we are only a few months away from our first political assassination by drone’. What could bring the war to an end? And does British support for Ukraine remain strong?Also: one week out from the Makerfield by-election, what do we know of Andy Burnham’s Cambridge days? Lara Brown reveals the ‘reassuringly bland’ antics of the Northern lad – who could become Britain’s first Prime Minister with an English Literature degree. Does it matter? And more importantly – will he win?Plus, they discuss: whether ‘two-tiering’ or positive discrimination can ever be a good thing; if the new motherhood trend of ‘matrescence’ is a con; and, as the World Cup kicks off – is it coming home?Produced by Patrick Gibbons. Become a Spectator subscriber today to access this podcast without adverts. Go to spectator.co.uk/adfree to find out more.For more Spectator podcasts, go to spectator.co.uk/podcasts. Contact us: podcast@spectator.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 6/4/26 | ![]() The 'beautiful & ironic symmetry' of Reform vs Restore – with Elizabeth Day✨ | politicselections+4 | Tim ShipmanGuy Stagg+1 | Reform UKRestore Britain | MakerfieldIstanbul+1 | Reform UKRestore Britain+5 | — | 46m 35s | |
| 5/29/26 | ![]() The Pope's AI warning – and how Restore split the right, again✨ | Artificial IntelligencePope's encyclical+3 | Freddy GrayDamian Thompson+1 | The SpectatorDaily Mail+3 | — | PopeAI+7 | — | 47m 59s | |
| 5/22/26 | ![]() Why Labour’s fate will be decided in the Strait of Hormuz✨ | Labour governmentStrait of Hormuz+4 | John PowerJulie Bindel+1 | LabourThe Spectator+2 | Strait of HormuzBritain | LabourStrait of Hormuz+6 | — | 35m 51s | |
| 5/14/26 | ![]() ‘This is deranged!’: Labour’s civil war is distracting from the real crisis✨ | Labour Partypolitical crisis+4 | Noa HoffmanLiam Halligan+1 | LabourTelegraph+2 | — | Labour civil warKeir Starmer+4 | — | 46m 11s | |
| 5/7/26 | ![]() Starmergeddon? How the locals will change Labour – with Alice Loxton & Lionel Barber✨ | local electionsLabour party+5 | Tim ShipmanLionel Barber+1 | LabourGreens+4 | — | Labourlocal elections+5 | — | 33m 20s | |
| 4/30/26 | ![]() ‘Bring back shame!’ – is Britain’s social contract broken? | with Trevor Phillips✨ | social contractshoplifting+4 | Michael SimmonsIsabel Hardman+1 | MorrisonsSky News+3 | — | Britainshame+7 | — | 43m 02s | |
| 4/23/26 | ![]() ‘Keir Starmer has become Boris Johnson!’ with Prue Leith & Peter Frankopan✨ | political analysisLabour Party+4 | Prue LeithPeter Frankopan | ReformSpectator | — | Keir StarmerBoris Johnson+7 | — | 40m 01s | |
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| 4/17/26 | ![]() Trump vs the Pope: Rowan Williams on America's 'demonic' political climate✨ | Trump vs the Popepolitical climate+4 | Rowan Williams | The SpectatorCatholic Church+2 | United StatesLondon | TrumpPope+7 | — | 49m 10s | |
| 4/10/26 | ![]() Is Britain losing its sense of fairness?✨ | welfare systemcost of living+4 | Michael SimmonsWilliam Atkinson+1 | The SpectatorConservative Home | BritainLondon | welfarebenefits+7 | — | 48m 34s | |
| 4/3/26 | ![]() Is politics becoming more religious? With Tom Holland & Jonathan Sumption✨ | religion in politicsBritish politics+5 | The Rev’d Fergus Butler-GallieJonathan Sumption+1 | Church of EnglandLabour+3 | — | religionpolitics+6 | — | 38m 34s | |
| 3/27/26 | ![]() Does British politics have a problem with the 'omnicause'?✨ | British politicsGreen Party+4 | Angus ColwellRachel Johnson+1 | Green PartyLabour+2 | BritainTrafalgar Square | Green PartyBritish politics+6 | — | 50m 56s | |
| 3/20/26 | ![]() Does Nigel Farage really want to be Prime Minister?✨ | British politicsNigel Farage+5 | James HealeCharles Moore+1 | The SpectatorTimes Radio | BritainCuba+1 | Nigel Faragepolitical strategy+6 | — | 45m 00s | |
| 3/13/26 | ![]() America's Iran gamble – why the Royals could be Britain's Trump card✨ | Trump's Iran policyBritish monarchy diplomacy+4 | Tim ShipmanAdrian Wooldrodge+1 | The SpectatorCentrists of the Worlds Unite! | BritainAmerica+1 | TrumpIran+5 | — | 46m 42s | |
| 3/6/26 | ![]() Iran: Why Trump's ultimate target in this war is China – with Maurice Glasman✨ | Iran conflictTrump's strategy+4 | Maurice Glasman | The Spectator | IranChina+1 | TrumpIran+6 | — | 50m 14s | |
| 2/27/26 | ![]() Is Labour too close to the City – with Lionel Shriver & Robert Hardman✨ | Labour Partybanking industry+5 | Michael SimmonsLionel Shriver+1 | LabourBBC+2 | UK | Labourbanking+5 | — | 35m 04s | |
| 2/20/26 | ![]() Britain is not ready for war – and Labour isn’t doing enough | Britain is defenceless, declares the Spectator's cover piece this week. From the size of the armed forces to protection against cyber warfare, the government is not spending fast enough to meet the UK's security challenges. But is the public ready to choose warfare over welfare? And can we blame the young people who don't want to fight for their country?For this week's Edition, host William Moore is joined by opinion editor Rupert Hawksley, columnist Matthew Parris, and Whitehall editor of the Financial Times Lucy Fisher. As well as meeting Britain's defence challenge, they discuss: whether the Mandelson scandal is bigger than the Profumo affair; the organised gangs terrorising rural farmers in the UK; and, why some people just can't get enough of conspiracy theories. Produced by Patrick Gibbons.Become a Spectator subscriber today to access this podcast without adverts. Go to spectator.co.uk/adfree to find out more.For more Spectator podcasts, go to spectator.co.uk/podcasts. Contact us: podcast@spectator.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 2/13/26 | ![]() Labour turns on Starmer – inside the collapse, with Guto Harri, Tim Shipman & Toby Young | ‘Authority is like virginity. Once it’s gone, it’s gone’ – that's just one of the damning quotes about Keir Starmer that Tim Shipman has extracted from sources inside the Labour government. Much of Starmer's bad luck this week is arguably of his own making, so why is he seemingly so bad at being the Prime Minister? For this week's Edition, host Lara Prendergast is joined by political editor Tim Shipman, associate editor – and Conservative peer – Toby Young, and the broadcaster Guto Harri, who – as a former director of communications at Number Ten himself – knows a thing or two about the brutal reality of being at the heart of government. As well as Starmer's torrid week, they discuss: why defence minister Al Carns of the 2024 intake is being talked up as a potential successor to Starmer; whether Kemi Badenoch has improved as Tory leader – and can she avoid being the Iain Duncan-Smith of the 2020s; how the Epstein files have proven royal biographer Andrew Lownie right; why we are seeing a boom in children's toys for adults and whether it matters; what the panellists make of the new Wuthering Heights adaptation; and finally, is there anything wrong with a man wearing a wig?Produced by Patrick Gibbons.Become a Spectator subscriber today to access this podcast without adverts. Go to spectator.co.uk/adfree to find out more.For more Spectator podcasts, go to spectator.co.uk/podcasts. Contact us: podcast@spectator.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 2/6/26 | ![]() AI will bring down Keir Starmer – if Peter Mandelson doesn’t first | Is Britain ready for Artificial Intelligence? Well, bluntly, 'no'; that's the verdict if you read several pieces in this week's Spectator – from Tim Shipman, Ross Clark and Palantir UK boss Louis Mosley – focused on how Britain is uniquely ill-placed to take advantage of the next industrial revolution. Tim Shipman's cover piece focuses on how the Labour government is approaching AI – there are some positives but, overall, Britain's creaky bureaucracy is blocking progress.To discuss this week's Edition, features editor William Moore is joined by political editor Tim Shipman, commissioning editor Lara Brown and the Daily Mail columnist Sarah Vine. Are you a tech-optimist or part of the 'analogue resistance' that Sarah professes to head?Also on the episode: why is Silicon Valley billionaire Peter Thiel obsessed with the antichrist – and is he the Isaac Newton of the 21st century; what does the Peter Mandelson scandal reveal about politics – and has Sarah Ferguson fallen further than the Prince of Darkness; is the new documentary Melania a genius PR move or a vain symptom of Trump's love of classic Hollywood; and finally, have you experienced 'elder-speak'?Produced by Patrick Gibbons.Become a Spectator subscriber today to access this podcast without adverts. Go to spectator.co.uk/adfree to find out more.For more Spectator podcasts, go to spectator.co.uk/podcasts. Contact us: podcast@spectator.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 1/30/26 | ![]() ‘No-one voted for them’ – Douglas Murray on the men actually running Britain | Who really runs Britain: the government, foreign courts or international lawyers? This question is at the heart of Michael Gove’s cover piece for the Spectator this week, analysing the role of those at the centre of Labour’s foreign policy. Attorney general Lord Hermer, national security adviser Jonathan Powell and internationally renowned barrister Philippe Sands may seek to uphold international law but is this approach outdated as we enter an era of hard power? For Gove, they are the three ‘guilty men’ who are undermining Britain’s national interest at the expense of a liberal international law that never really existed. For this week’s Edition, host Lara Prendergast is joined by deputy editor Freddy Gray, columnist Douglas Murray and editor of the Spectator’s Life section Arabella Byrne. The also discuss: whether Labour’s reset can really work ahead of next month’s by-election; how taking in so many disaffected Tories could backfire for Reform; why people care more about ICE in America than Iran – and if this proof that society has become conditioned; whether we should bemoan the demise of the landline; and finally, how parents should approach the issue of their children drinking.Produced by Patrick Gibbons.Become a Spectator subscriber today to access this podcast without adverts. Go to spectator.co.uk/adfree to find out more.For more Spectator podcasts, go to spectator.co.uk/podcasts. Contact us: podcast@spectator.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 1/23/26 | ![]() Trump's Arctic madness, political treachery & banning social media | Another week, another foreign policy crisis – this time over Greenland. America's European allies watched as Trump increased the tension over the Arctic territory, only to announce he 'won't use force' in a set-piece speech in Davos. For the Spectator's cover this week, Paul Wood examines the strategic role of the Arctic, both against Russia and China and from nuclear energy to the space race. With a deal supposedly done between Denmark and the US, is there method in Trump's madness?For this week’s Edition, host William Moore is joined by deputy editor Freddy Gray, online commissioning editor Lara Brown and broadcaster Miriam Cates. Saying she feels sorry for Keir Starmer, the former Conservative MP argues that Britain is a 'vassal state' and needs to wake up to the fact America is not benevolent. Is Britain's attitude towards the special relationship realistic or naive?The also discuss: how 'Brand Britain' is losing its value by cosying up to the Chinese; how – despite the defection of Robert Jenrick – Reform is still very vulnerable to an anti-Farage pact; the merits of banning social media for children under the age of 16; and finally, how concerned the global west should be about the radicalisation of young women.Produced by Patrick Gibbons.Become a Spectator subscriber today to access this podcast without adverts. Go to spectator.co.uk/adfree to find out more.For more Spectator podcasts, go to spectator.co.uk/podcasts. Contact us: podcast@spectator.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 1/16/26 | ![]() Iran’s useful idiots, Gordon Brown’s second term & the Right’s race obsession | As the world watches events in Iran, and wonders whether the US will intervene, the Spectator’s cover this week examines 'British complicity in Tehran’s terror’. When thinking about what could happen next in the crisis, there is a false dichotomy presented between regime survival and revolution; the reality is more complicated, though there is no doubt that this is the biggest threat to the theocratic regime in decades. For this week’s Edition, host Lara Prendergast is joined by political editor Tim Shipman, columnist Rachel Johnson and features editor – and Edition co-host – William Moore. They commend the bravery of Iran’s protestors but criticise the ‘inept, naive and wrong’ response of the Foreign Office. Are some Brits proving to be Iran’s ‘useful idiots’? As well as the crisis in the Middle East, they discuss: whether the Starmer administration should be considered Gordon Brown’s second term; the growing obsession with race in Britain – particularly by the right; Rachel’s reflections on her travels to the US – from transatlantic cruise liners to partying with our former colleague Katy Balls; why some men lament the loss of their libido; and finally, the controversy over Elon Musk’s AI tool ‘Grok’. Produced by Patrick Gibbons.Become a Spectator subscriber today to access this podcast without adverts. Go to spectator.co.uk/adfree to find out more.For more Spectator podcasts, go to spectator.co.uk/podcasts. Contact us: podcast@spectator.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 1/9/26 | ![]() Stormy seas, Trump’s revolution & Gen Z’s sex recession | Can Farage plot a route to Number 10, asks Tim Shipman in our cover article this week. He might be flanked by heavyweights – such as his head of policy Zia Yusuf and Conservative Party defector Danny Kruger MP – but he will need a lot more people to pull off his biggest upset for British politics yet. Where will they come from? And what’s the balance he needs to strike between being radical enough to win power but also without alienating significant chunks of the electorate?Plus, as former UK ambassador to the US Peter Mandelson breaks his silence – in this week's Spectator – to argue that Europe needs to adapt to a new reality, Freddy Gray ponders what Trump’s ‘Donroe Doctrine’ is actually all about. Immigration? Drugs? Oil? Or just plain chaos? For this week’s Edition, host William Moore is joined by political editor Tim Shipman, deputy editor and editor of our US edition Freddy Gray and columnist Mary Wakefield. As well as domestic and foreign politics, they examine Generation Z’s attitude towards sex – or rather their lack of it. Are politics and porn making them too anxious? Is this another example of the cultural ‘boring twenties’ young people are living through? And how will each of the guests approach the sex education of their own children?Produced by Patrick Gibbons.Become a Spectator subscriber today to access this podcast without adverts. Go to spectator.co.uk/adfree to find out more.For more Spectator podcasts, go to spectator.co.uk/podcasts. Contact us: podcast@spectator.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
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