Coffee House Shots
2,109 episodes - English - Latest episode: 11 days ago - ★★★★ - 134 ratingsInstant political analysis from the Spectator's top team of writers, including Fraser Nelson, Isabel Hardman, Katy Balls, James Heale and many others.
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Episodes
What's on the new government's wishlist?
December 16, 2019 12:52 - 19 minutes - 18.2 MBWith Isabel Hardman and James Forsyth. Presented by Katy Balls.
Isabel Hardman's Sunday Interviews Roundup - 15/12/19
December 15, 2019 17:31 - 11 minutes - 10.7 MBIsabel Hardman guides you through the highlights from the Sunday interviews. Featured on today's post-election podcast are John McDonnell, Lisa Nandy, Nicola Sturgeon, Michael Gove, Caroline Flint and Sir Ed Davey. Produced by Matthew Taylor.
What can we expect from a Boris Johnson government?
December 13, 2019 14:57 - 17 minutes - 16.3 MBWith Katy Balls and James Forsyth. Presented by Cindy Yu.
What to expect from a Boris Johnson majority government
December 13, 2019 14:57 - 17 minutes - 16.3 MBWith Katy Balls and James Forsyth. Presented by Cindy Yu.
Tories demolish the red wall
December 13, 2019 07:17 - 19 minutes - 18.3 MBWith Fraser Nelson and Katy Balls. Presented by John Connolly.
Tory landslide predicted - what are the key seats to watch for?
December 12, 2019 23:15 - 10 minutes - 9.78 MBWith Katy Balls and James Forsyth. Presented by Isabel Hardman.
Deciphering the MRP - are the Tories losing their majority?
December 11, 2019 11:14 - 19 minutes - 17.9 MBWith Marcus Roberts from YouGov and James Forsyth. Presented by Isabel Hardman.
Will Labour's NHS offensive swing the election?
December 10, 2019 12:16 - 18 minutes - 16.6 MBWith James Forsyth and Katy Balls. Presented by Cindy Yu.
Is a Tory majority now inevitable?
December 09, 2019 11:38 - 14 minutes - 13.3 MBWith James Forsyth and Katy Balls. Presented by Cindy Yu.
Isabel Hardman's Sunday Interviews Roundup - 08/12/19
December 08, 2019 17:59 - 10 minutes - 9.42 MBIsabel Hardman brings you the best of Sunday's political interviews, with today's podcast featuring Boris Johnson, Nigel Farage, John McDonnell, Nicola Sturgeon and Brandon Lewis. Produced by Matthew Taylor.
Is the real election battle happening online?
December 07, 2019 10:03 - 22 minutes - 20.3 MBWith James Ball, journalist and author of Post-Truth, and Katy Balls. Presented by Cindy Yu.
Verdict: the final leaders debate
December 06, 2019 22:48 - 16 minutes - 15.2 MBWith Stephen Bush, Political Editor of the New Statesman, and James Forsyth. Presented by Katy Balls.
Will the issue of trust decide the election?
December 06, 2019 11:53 - 14 minutes - 13.2 MBWith Fraser Nelson and James Forsyth. Presented by Katy Balls.
How low can the Lib Dems go?
December 05, 2019 17:03 - 16 minutes - 14.9 MBWith Marcus Roberts from YouGov and James Forsyth. Presented by Katy Balls.
Can the Tories break Labour's 'red wall'?
December 05, 2019 13:54 - 15 minutes - 14.4 MBWith Jennifer Williams, politics and investigations editor for the Manchester Evening News, and Jonathan Walker, Political Editor of the Birmingham Post and Mail & Newcastle Chronicle and Journal. Presented by John Connolly.
Will Trump confront Boris on tech taxes?
December 04, 2019 13:08 - 17 minutes - 16 MBWith Katy Balls and James Forsyth. Presented by Cindy Yu.
Can Trump stay on message?
December 03, 2019 13:34 - 13 minutes - 12.2 MBWith Katy Balls and James Forsyth. Presented by John Connolly.
How should politicians deal with the aftermath of London Bridge?
December 02, 2019 11:19 - 10 minutes - 9.87 MBWith Katy Balls and James Forsyth. Presented by Cindy Yu.
Isabel Hardman's Sunday Interviews Roundup - 01/12/19
December 01, 2019 18:05 - 10 minutes - 9.5 MBIsabel Hardman presents the highlights from Sunday's political interviews. Today's podcast features Boris Johnson, Jeremy Corbyn and Sir Ed Davey. Produced by Matthew Taylor.
Are we witnessing a Lib Dem implosion?
November 30, 2019 09:26 - 14 minutes - 13.4 MBWith Fraser Nelson and Stephen Bush. Presented by Katy Balls.
Can Boris still blow it?
November 29, 2019 14:52 - 14 minutes - 13.1 MBWith Fraser Nelson and James Forsyth. Presented by Katy Balls.
What does YouGov's MRP poll really say?
November 28, 2019 13:31 - 11 minutes - 10.8 MBWith Marcus Roberts, Director of International Projects at YouGov, and James Forsyth. Presented by Katy Balls. YouGov's Anthony Well's MRP explainer can be found here (https://yougov.co.uk/topics/politics/articles-reports/2019/11/27/yougov-mrp-conservatives-359-labour-211-snp-43-ld-) .
Is Labour's accusation of an NHS sell out plot persuasive?
November 27, 2019 12:12 - 17 minutes - 16.5 MBWith James Forsyth and Katy Balls. Presented by Cindy Yu.
How big of an issue is anti-Semitism for Labour's electoral chances?
November 26, 2019 16:45 - 11 minutes - 10.3 MBWith James Forsyth and Katy Balls.
Can the Tory poll lead be trusted?
November 25, 2019 12:40 - 14 minutes - 12.9 MBWith James Forsyth and Fraser Nelson. Presented by Katy Balls.
Isabel Hardman's Sunday Interviews Roundup - 24/11/19
November 24, 2019 17:55 - 11 minutes - 10.8 MBIsabel Hardman hosts the best from Sunday's political interviews. Featured today are John McDonnell, Sajid Javid, Nicola Sturgeon, Michael Gove and Angela Rayner. Produced by Matthew Taylor.
Are there any hidden horrors in the Conservative manifesto?
November 24, 2019 16:34 - 10 minutes - 10 MBWith Katy Balls and James Forsyth. Presented by Isabel Hardman.
Verdict: Leaders' Question Time
November 22, 2019 23:13 - 16 minutes - 15 MBKaty Balls presents a discussion on the BBC Question Time leaders debate: with Stephen Bush, Fraser Nelson and James Forsyth. Produced by Fraser Nelson.
How to solve the housing crisis
November 22, 2019 13:44 - 7 minutes - 6.86 MBEconomist and journalist Liam Halligan's new book, Home Truths, tackles Britain's chronic housing crisis. In this podcast, he tells Fraser Nelson about the ways to solve it. Introduced by Fraser Nelson.
Has Labour's manifesto turned this election around?
November 22, 2019 13:22 - 15 minutes - 14.2 MBWith Anthony Wells, Director of Political Research at YouGov, and James Forsyth. Presented by Katy Balls.
Is the Labour manifesto as realistic as it is radical?
November 21, 2019 16:13 - 15 minutes - 14.6 MBWith Fraser Nelson and Katy Balls. Presented by James Forsyth.
Why aren't the Lib Dems doing better?
November 20, 2019 16:11 - 16 minutes - 15.4 MBWith Isabel Hardman and James Forsyth. Presented by Cindy Yu.
Verdict: how did the first leaders' TV debate go?
November 19, 2019 21:59 - 11 minutes - 10.4 MBWith Isabel Hardman and Katy Balls. Presented by James Forsyth.
What do voters really think of the main party leaders?
November 19, 2019 11:44 - 18 minutes - 17.1 MBWith James Morris, former Labour pollster and MD at Edelman, and James Forsyth. Presented by Katy Balls.
Should the Tories have delayed the corporation tax cut?
November 18, 2019 13:07 - 19 minutes - 17.7 MBWith Fraser Nelson and James Forsyth. Presented by Katy Balls.
Katy Balls' Sunday Interviews Roundup - 17/11/19
November 17, 2019 18:22 - 11 minutes - 10.7 MBKaty Balls hosts the best of the Sunday interviews on today's Coffee House Shots. Highlights today come from Jeremy Corbyn, Dominic Raab, Brandon Lewis, Jonathan Ashworth and Sian Berry. This podcast was produced by Matthew Taylor.
Is this the climate change election?
November 16, 2019 10:31 - 22 minutes - 21.1 MBWith Grace Blakeley, author of Stolen: How to Save the World from Financialisation, and Ryan Shorthouse, Director of Bright Blue, a centre-right thinktank. Presented by Katy Balls.
Could Labour's broadband nationalisation work?
November 15, 2019 13:59 - 13 minutes - 12.6 MBWith Fraser Nelson and James Forsyth. Presented by Katy Balls.
How damaging are the latest NHS numbers for the Tories?
November 14, 2019 16:24 - 20 minutes - 18.6 MBWith Katy Balls and James Forsyth. Presented by John Connolly.
The shrewd message behind Boris's seemingly bumbling speech
November 13, 2019 18:30 - 10 minutes - 9.57 MBWith Katy Balls and James Forsyth.
Podcast LIVE: Election Special
November 13, 2019 15:19 - 36 minutes - 33.5 MBAcademic and author Matthew Goodwin joined Fraser Nelson, Katy Balls, and James Forsyth for a live recording of Coffee House Shots. Can Boris win the election? What about the threat of the Brexit party? And is there support for Corbynomics? Find the graphs in Fraser's introduction here (https://blogs.spectator.co.uk/2019/11/coffee-house-shots-live-what-will-happen-in-this-election/) .
Will moderate Tory voters follow David Gauke's advice?
November 13, 2019 13:34 - 19 minutes - 17.8 MBWith Katy Balls and James Forsyth. Presented by Cindy Yu.
Is MRP the key to understanding this election?
November 12, 2019 12:36 - 21 minutes - 19.6 MBWith James Morris, MD at PR firm Edelman and former Labour pollster, and James Forsyth. Presented by Katy Balls.
Nigel Farage stands down Brexit Party candidates
November 11, 2019 14:01 - 13 minutes - 12.4 MBWith James Forsyth and Katy Balls.
Can you trust the Tories' £1.2 trillion estimate?
November 11, 2019 12:22 - 14 minutes - 13.7 MBWith Fraser Nelson and James Forsyth. Presented by Katy Balls.
Isabel Hardman's Sunday Interviews Roundup - 10/11/19
November 10, 2019 17:23 - 10 minutes - 9.99 MBIsabel Hardman hosts the best of Sunday's interviews. Today's podcast features Sajid Javid, Andrew Gwynne, General Sir Nick Carter, Nia Griffith, Kwasi Kwarteng and Caroline Lucas. Produced by Matthew Taylor.
How much are the two main parties really promising to spend?
November 09, 2019 10:00 - 11 minutes - 10.9 MBWith Robert Colvile, Director of the Centre for Policy Studies, and James Forsyth. Presented by Katy Balls.
Can the Tories differentiate themselves on spending from Labour?
November 08, 2019 14:41 - 12 minutes - 11.5 MBWith Katy Balls and James Forsyth. Presented by Cindy Yu.
Are the Tories facing a total wipeout in Scotland?
November 07, 2019 16:09 - 12 minutes - 11.1 MBWith Paris Gourtsoyannis, Westminster Correspondent at the Scotsman, and Fraser Nelson. Presented by Katy Balls.
Crime and immigration - the new Tory attack line
November 07, 2019 11:18 - 14 minutes - 13.4 MBWith Katy Balls and James Forsyth. Presented by Cindy Yu.