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 Home to the Spectator's best podcasts on everything from politics to religion, literature to food and drink, and more. A new podcast every day from writers worth listening to.343517 Ciencias Sociales Política y Gobierno
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  • Coffee House Shots: have Labour out-Reformed Reform?

    Coffee House Shots: have Labour out-Reformed Reform?
    May 12 2025
    Keir Starmer has kicked off what may be one of his most significant weeks in the job with a white paper on immigration. In it, the government details its plan to ‘take back control’ of migration, promising that numbers will fall ‘significantly’ – although no target number has been given. The plan includes the following: English tests for all visa applicants (and their adult dependants); an increase in the residency requirement for settled status from five to ten years; and new measures making it harder for firms to hire workers from overseas, including abolishing the social care visa and raising the threshold for a skilled worker visa.

    Many have interpreted the move as an attempt to stem the rise of Reform by beating them at their own game. The Prime Minister gave a press conference this morning to announce the plans. His language marked a sharp contrast with speeches he made upon becoming leader. Gone are the days of ‘making the case for the benefits of migration’ – now replaced with ‘we are becoming an island of strangers’. Are Labour making promises they can’t keep – and are they merely echoing Reform?

    Oscar Edmondson speaks to James Heale and Karl Williams, research director at the Centre for Policy Studies.

    Produced by Oscar Edmondson.
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    14 m
  • Americano: is the trade deal a coup for Starmer?

    Americano: is the trade deal a coup for Starmer?
    May 12 2025
    Trump has announced a beautiful new deal with the United Kingdom. The Prime Minister and President shared a phone call to congratulate one another. It is the first trade deal agreed after Mr Trump began his second presidential term in January, and after he imposed strict tariffs on countries around the world in April. Freddy Gray speaks to Sarah Eliot and Kate Andrews about the negotiations and whether it is a coup for Trump or Starmer.
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    26 m
  • Olenka Hamilton, Melanie McDonagh, Hannah Moore, James Delingpole and William Atkinson

    Olenka Hamilton, Melanie McDonagh, Hannah Moore, James Delingpole and William Atkinson
    May 11 2025
    On this week’s Spectator Out Loud: Olenka Hamilton ponders whether Poland’s revival is a mirage (1:24); Melanie McDonagh asks who killed the postal service (9:52); Hannah Moore argues that family cars aren’t built for families any more (14:35); James Delingpole reviews Careme from Apple TV and Chef’s Table from Netflix (21:15); and, William Atkinson provides his notes on Thomas the Tank Engine (26:48).

    Presented by Patrick Gibbons.

    Produced by Oscar Edmondson and Patrick Gibbons.
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    30 m
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