The Edition: America's Iran gamble – why the Royals could be Britain's Trump card

The Edition: America's Iran gamble – why the Royals could be Britain's Trump card

As oil prices rise, the Spectator’s cover story this week – written by deputy editor Freddy Gray – wonders if Trump’s gamble has backfired, and Operation Epic Fury could end up more like Operation Epic Fail. What does it mean to describe Trump’s plan as ‘failing’? And can we judge him by the same metrics that we have judged other presidents?


For this week’s Edition, host William Moore is joined by political editor Tim Shipman, Bloomberg Opinion columnist Adrian Wooldrodge and actress and campaigner Sophie Winkleman. Adrian, author of Centrists of the Worlds Unite!, explains why comparisons with the 1930s might not be as hyperbolic as they seem – while Sophie sees logic in using the diplomatic power of Britain’s monarchy. Could the King be Britain’s ’Trump’ card?


As well as the ongoing crisis in the Middle East, they discuss: if Starmer’s inexperience has hindered Britain’s defence policy; why the decline of the textbook spells trouble for Britain’s students – and the prevailing sense that smartphones should be banned for children; and that, while boasting might be human nature – it’s much harder for those of with left-wing sensibilities.


Produced by Patrick Gibbons.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tämä jakso on lisätty Podme-palveluun avoimen RSS-syötteen kautta eikä se ole Podmen omaa tuotantoa. Siksi jakso saattaa sisältää mainontaa.

Jaksot(2781)

Holy Smoke: Should we worry about Pope Leo?

Holy Smoke: Should we worry about Pope Leo?

Pope Leo XIV is recovering in hospital after undergoing surgery for lung cancer, with doctors removing the lower lobe of his right lung. The Vatican says his recovery is progressing normally, but ques...

18 Loka 20min

The Edition: Are we failing the next generation?

The Edition: Are we failing the next generation?

For this week’s Edition, William Moore is joined by the Spectator’s commissioning editor Lara Brown, Financial Times columnist and peer Camilla Cavendish and broadcaster and former Labour MP Gloria De...

17 Loka 51min

Reality Check: Fraser Nelson exposes Britain's welfare pipeline

Reality Check: Fraser Nelson exposes Britain's welfare pipeline

Is Britain’s welfare state still a safety net or has it become a pipeline for long-term dependency? Almost one in ten six-year-olds are now categorised as disabled through the benefits system and, on ...

16 Loka 47min

Quite right!: Simon Schama Interview

Quite right!: Simon Schama Interview

Michael Gove is joined by historian Simon Schama to discuss the resurgence of antisemitism in Britain, why many British Jews increasingly feel unsafe, and what history can teach us about the war in Ga...

14 Loka 49min

Book Club: Shaun Bythell – Return of the Bookseller Diarist

Book Club: Shaun Bythell – Return of the Bookseller Diarist

For this week’s Book Club, Sam Leith, the Spectator’s literary editor, is joined by Shaun Bythell, proprietor of The Book Shop in Wigtown, Scotland, and author of The Diary of a Bookseller series, to ...

14 Loka 31min

Quite right! LIVE: Nick Timothy on Islamist extremism

Quite right! LIVE: Nick Timothy on Islamist extremism

Michael Gove is joined by shadow justice secretary Nick Timothy, live at Conservative party conference in Birmingham, to discuss prisons, policing and the fight against Islamist extremism. Nick reflec...

13 Loka 37min

Spectator Out Loud: Prue Leith, John Connolly, Flora Watkins & Lloyd Evans

Spectator Out Loud: Prue Leith, John Connolly, Flora Watkins & Lloyd Evans

On this week’s Spectator Out Loud: Prue Leith covers her foray into fashion and her life post-Bake Off; John Connolly explores Manchester's close links with the UAE; Flora Watkins asks whatever happen...

11 Loka 25min

Holy Smoke: Charles Owen on hearing God through Liszt

Holy Smoke: Charles Owen on hearing God through Liszt

Franz Liszt is remembered as one of the great showmen of the 19th century: a dazzling virtuoso, breaker of pianos and notorious womaniser who inspired a frenzy among his admirers. But a profound Catho...

11 Loka 26min

Suosittua kategoriassa Politiikka ja uutiset

uutiscast
vallattomat
aikalisa
politiikan-puskaradio
rss-viihde-media
ootsa-kuullut-tasta-2
rss-ootsa-kuullut-tasta
rss-vaalirankkurit-podcast
otetaan-yhdet
tervo-halme
rss-voi-venaja
rss-raha-talous-ja-politiikka
rss-podme-livebox
the-ulkopolitist
rss-asiastudio
rss-ulkopoditiikkaa
rss-polikulaari-pitka-kiekko-ja-muut-ts-podcastit
rss-girls-finish-f1rst
rss-suoraan-asiaan
75