‘This is deranged!’: Labour’s civil war is distracting from the real crisis

About this episode

The episode discusses the internal conflicts within the Labour Party and the broader economic challenges facing Britain.

This week: William Moore is joined by The Spectator’s political correspondent Noa Hoffman, Telegraph columnist and Planet Normal co-host Liam Halligan, and The Spectator’s real life columnist Melissa Kite. They unpack Tim Shipman and Noa Hoffman’s cover piece on the mounting coup against Keir Starmer. As Wes Streeting makes his move, Ed Miliband waits in the wings and Andy Burnham’s allies search for a route back to Westminster, is Labour now openly preparing for life after Starmer? Also this week: Britain’s mounting economic crisis. Liam warns that the government is running out of road with the bond markets. Could a turn to the left push Britain towards a full-blown fiscal reckoning? Plus: the death of the traditional B&B. Melissa explains why fussy guests, vegan breakfasts, TripAdvisor and the tyranny of instant reviews have made hospitality more fraught than ever.  Produced by Oscar Edmondson. 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.

People in this episode

Host: William Moore

Guests: Noa Hoffman, Liam Halligan, Melissa Kite

Topics covered

• Labour Party
• political crisis
• economic crisis
• hospitality industry
• Keir Starmer
• fiscal policy

Keywords

• Labour civil war
• Keir Starmer
• economic crisis
• hospitality
• fiscal reckoning
• political commentary

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Labour, Telegraph, TripAdvisor, Acast

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