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Coffee House Shots

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Instant 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

Will Sajid Javid be the next Chancellor?

July 05, 2019 12:11 - 17 minutes - 15.7 MB

With Fraser Nelson and James Forsyth, presented by Katy Balls

Jeremy Hunt flip flops (again) on foxhunting

July 04, 2019 11:36 - 17 minutes - 15.6 MB

With Fraser Nelson and Katy Balls. Presented by Cindy Yu.

Does the Conservative party know what it thinks about the sugar tax?

July 03, 2019 14:49 - 11 minutes - 10.8 MB

With James Forsyth and Katy Balls. Presented by Isabel Hardman.

Is Hunt gaining momentum on Boris Johnson?

July 02, 2019 10:16 - 15 minutes - 14.1 MB

With Katy Balls and James Forsyth. Presented by Cindy Yu.

Is Hunt more prepared for a no deal than Boris?

July 01, 2019 10:47 - 13 minutes - 12.8 MB

With Fraser Nelson and James Forsyth. Presented by Katy Balls.

Isabel Hardman's Sunday Interviews Roundup - 30/06/19

June 30, 2019 16:50 - 11 minutes - 11 MB

Isabel Hardman hosts the highlights from Sunday's political shows. This podcast features interviews with Boris Johnson, Jeremy Hunt, John McDonnell and Jo Swinson. Produced by Matthew Taylor. 

Might Boris Johnson actually pull off a Brexit deal renegotiation?

June 28, 2019 13:46 - 14 minutes - 13.2 MB

With Fraser Nelson and James Forsyth. Presented by Katy Balls.

Has Jeremy Hunt angered the DUP?

June 27, 2019 13:20 - 11 minutes - 10.2 MB

With Katy Balls and James Forsyth. Presented by Isabel Hardman.

Is Saudi Arabia the effective attack line Corbyn thinks it is?

June 26, 2019 15:41 - 15 minutes - 14.7 MB

With James Forsyth and Katy Balls. Presented by Isabel Hardman.

Has Boris Johnson wrestled back the narrative?

June 25, 2019 09:54 - 12 minutes - 11.2 MB

With Katy Balls and James Forsyth. Presented by Cindy Yu.

Is Boris Johnson's campaign unravelling?

June 24, 2019 10:45 - 11 minutes - 10.6 MB

With Katy Balls and James Forsyth. Presented by Cindy Yu.

Isabel Hardman's Sunday Interviews Roundup - 23/06/19

June 23, 2019 18:06 - 9 minutes - 8.95 MB

Isabel Hardman takes you through the highlights from Sunday's political shows. Featured on today's podcast are Nicola Sturgeon, Rishi Sunak, Andrew Gwynne, Sir Ed Davey, Liam Fox and Caroline Flint. Produced by Matthew Taylor. 

What is 'Boris derangement syndrome'?

June 22, 2019 09:00 - 11 minutes - 10.4 MB

With Toby Young and the New Statesman's Stephen Bush. Presented by Isabel Hardman.

Does Hunt stand a chance in Tory hustings?

June 21, 2019 13:27 - 16 minutes - 15.1 MB

With Katy Balls and James Forsyth. Presented by Fraser Nelson.

Does Jeremy Hunt stand a chance of winning against Boris Johnson?

June 20, 2019 18:45 - 10 minutes - 9.62 MB

With Katy Balls and James Forsyth.  Presented by Isabel Hardman. 

Sajid Javid is knocked out - has there been tactical voting?

June 20, 2019 14:38 - 10 minutes - 9.88 MB

With James Forsyth Presented by Katy Balls

Rory Stewart goes out - what went wrong?

June 19, 2019 18:24 - 12 minutes - 11.7 MB

With James Forsyth and Katy Balls. Presented by Isabel Hardman

Has ‘stop Boris’ given way to ‘stop Rory’?

June 19, 2019 11:56 - 15 minutes - 14.2 MB

With James Forsyth and Katy Balls Presented by Isabel Hardman

Raab is eliminated - how will this affect tonight's debate?

June 18, 2019 19:04 - 12 minutes - 11.5 MB

With Isabel Hardman and James Forsyth Presented by Katy Balls

Will Team Boris ‘lend’ votes to Jeremy Hunt?

June 18, 2019 12:11 - 16 minutes - 15.6 MB

With James Forsyth and Katy Balls, presented by Fraser Nelson.

Will it end up Boris vs Rory?

June 17, 2019 11:56 - 14 minutes - 13.1 MB

With James Forsyth and Katy Balls, presented by Fraser Nelson.

Is an autumn general election more likely than not?

June 15, 2019 09:00 - 22 minutes - 20.9 MB

With Katy Balls, Conservative Home's Paul Goodman, and the Mail on Sunday's Dan Hodges. Presented by Cindy Yu.

Hancock drops out - where will his supporters go?

June 14, 2019 13:42 - 10 minutes - 10.1 MB

With Conservative Home's Paul Goodman and the Mail on Sunday's Dan Hodges. Presented by Katy Balls.

Boris Johnson smashes first ballot - will his rivals drop out?

June 13, 2019 14:37 - 10 minutes - 9.43 MB

With Isabel Hardman and Katy Balls. Presented by Cindy Yu.

Boris Johnson's launch - why boring is good

June 12, 2019 18:05 - 13 minutes - 11.9 MB

With Isabel Hardman and Katy Balls. Presented by Cindy Yu.

Has Sajid Javid rebooted his campaign?

June 11, 2019 19:03 - 17 minutes - 16.1 MB

With Stephen Bush from the New Statesman and Katy Balls. Presented by Cindy Yu.

Leadership nominations close: who's in and who's out?

June 10, 2019 18:10 - 13 minutes - 12.2 MB

Katy Balls and Isabel Hardman bring you latest leadership analysis from Parliament.

Raab, Hancock, Hunt, and Gove launch their leadership campaigns

June 10, 2019 15:06 - 18 minutes - 17.2 MB

With Isabel Hardman and Katy Balls. Presented by Fraser Nelson.

Isabel Hardman's Sunday Interviews Roundup - 09/06/19

June 09, 2019 17:13 - 9 minutes - 8.7 MB

Isabel Hardman hosts the highlights from the Sunday shows as the Conservative leadership race continues. Today's podcast features interviews from Michael Gove, Esther McVey, Sajid Javid, Jeremy Hunt and James Cleverly. Produced by Matthew Taylor. 

Robert Jenrick: I backed Gove, but here's why I back Boris now

June 08, 2019 09:00 - 16 minutes - 15.4 MB

With Robert Jenrick, Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury, and Fraser Nelson. Presented by Katy Balls.

Has Peterborough burst the Brexit Party bubble?

June 07, 2019 12:31 - 11 minutes - 10.3 MB

With John Connolly and James Forsyth. Presented by Katy Balls.

Is proroguing parliament a realistic solution to Brexit?

June 06, 2019 15:58 - 16 minutes - 15.1 MB

With Katy Balls and James Forsyth. Presented by Isabel Hardman.

Has Boris got the mo?

June 05, 2019 13:27 - 9 minutes - 8.4 MB

With Katy Balls and James Forsyth. Presented by Isabel Hardman.

Chuka can't - Change UK splits

June 04, 2019 16:09 - 13 minutes - 12 MB

With James Forsyth and Isabel Hardman. Presented by Katy Balls.

Would a trade deal with America include the NHS?

June 03, 2019 11:50 - 13 minutes - 12.4 MB

With Isabel Hardman and Katy Balls. Presented by Fraser Nelson.

Isabel Hardman's Sunday Interviews Roundup - 02/06/19

June 02, 2019 16:49 - 13 minutes - 12.7 MB

Isabel Hardman takes you through the highlights from Sunday's political interviews. Today's podcast features Andrea Leadsom, Sajid Javid, Sam Gyimah, Sadiq Khan, Woody Johnson and Ann Widdecombe. Produced by Matthew Taylor.

Rory Stewart: 'I can solve Brexit in five weeks'

June 01, 2019 09:00 - 26 minutes - 24.5 MB

Rory Stewart speaks to James Kirkup, Spectator contributor and Director of the Social Market Foundation, about why he's a conservative, the way to solve Brexit, and his greatest political hero, Native American chief Plenty Coups.

Should rules be changed to thin the leadership race?

May 31, 2019 12:05 - 11 minutes - 11.2 MB

With Fraser Nelson and James Forsyth. Presented by Katy Balls.

Why Dominic Raab isn't a feminist

May 30, 2019 12:22 - 15 minutes - 14.2 MB

With Katy Balls and James Forsyth. Presented by Isabel Hardman.

Has Hunt's campaign already stumbled?

May 29, 2019 14:45 - 15 minutes - 14.4 MB

With Isabel Hardman and James Forsyth. Presented by Katy Balls.

Tory leadership: who’s off to the best start?

May 28, 2019 11:52 - 14 minutes - 13.5 MB

With James Forsyth and Katy Balls. Presented by Isabel Hardman.

European Parliament Elections: the winners, the losers, and what happens next

May 27, 2019 10:08 - 16 minutes - 15.2 MB

With Katy Balls and Fraser Nelson. Presented by Cindy Yu.

Isabel Hardman's Sunday Interviews Roundup - 26/05/19

May 26, 2019 16:33 - 10 minutes - 9.72 MB

Isabel Hardman takes you through the highlights from Sunday's interviews. Today's podcast features interviews with Dominic Raab, Esther McVey, Philip Hammond, Shami Chakrabati, John McDonnell and Damian Green. Produced by Matthew Taylor.

What is May's legacy?

May 25, 2019 09:00 - 24 minutes - 22.6 MB

With James Forsyth and Fraser Nelson. Presented by Katy Balls.

May resigns: what next?

May 24, 2019 11:23 - 14 minutes - 13.6 MB

With James Forsyth and Katy Balls. Presented by Fraser Nelson.

Could Theresa May refuse to go on Friday?

May 23, 2019 13:50 - 13 minutes - 11.9 MB

With James Forsyth and Fraser Nelson.  Hosted by Katy Balls. 

Andrea Leadsom resigns: what next?

May 22, 2019 21:10 - 11 minutes - 10.3 MB

With Isabel Hardman and Katy Balls. Presented by Cindy Yu.

Is this May's last Prime Minister's Questions?

May 22, 2019 14:25 - 9 minutes - 9.11 MB

With James Forsyth and Katy Balls. Presented by Fraser Nelson.

Theresa May's 'bold new offer' falls flat

May 21, 2019 18:45 - 15 minutes - 14.1 MB

With James Forsyth and Katy Balls. Presented by Fraser Nelson.

Tory tribes go to war

May 20, 2019 11:35 - 13 minutes - 12.7 MB

Amber Rudd's 'one nation' group of Tories doesn't want to stop Boris, says James Forsyth. They want to stop Dominic Raab. The Amber-Boris ticket might still happen. With Fraser Nelson. Presented by Katy Balls, produced by Cindy Yu

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