Has Farage lost control? – and the battle for Britain's pubs
About this episode
The episode discusses Nigel Farage's political maneuvers and the challenges facing Britain's pubs and hospitality sector.
For this week’s Edition, Lara Prendergast is joined by The Spectator’s political editor Tim Shipman, deputy editor of the US edition Gus Carter and the Mail on Sunday’s restaurant critic Tom Parker Bowles. This week: Nigel Farage’s greatest gamble. After resigning as MP for Clacton to trigger a by-election, Farage has tried to turn questions over his finances into a referendum on the establishment. Tim explains why the move may already have backfired, with the main parties refusing to stand against him and leaving him to spend the summer ‘arguing with a bin’. But he also argues that Farage is returning to what he does best: insurgency, grievance and campaigning against the political class. Has he reclaimed the narrative – or retreated from the idea of becoming prime minister? Also: can Andy Burnham export the Manchester model to the rest of Britain? As the incoming prime minister prepares for Downing Street, Gus looks at the property developers behind Manchester’s rise. Plus: Tom Parker Bowles on the crisis in British hospitality, why pubs matter and what the government keeps getting wrong about restaurants. Produced by Patrick Gibbons and Oscar Edmondson. Become a Spectator…
People in this episode
Host: Lara Prendergast
Guests: Tim Shipman, Gus Carter, Tom Parker Bowles
Topics covered
- politics
- hospitality
- British pubs
- Nigel Farage
- Andy Burnham
- insurgency
- restaurant crisis
Keywords
- Nigel Farage
- British pubs
- political commentary
- hospitality crisis
- Andy Burnham
- insurgency
- restaurant industry
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: The Spectator, Mail on Sunday
Places: Clacton, Manchester, Downing Street
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