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Coffee House Shots

Daily political analysis from The Spectator"s top team of writers, including Michael Gove, Tim Shipman, Isabel Hardman, James Heale and many others. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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11:28

What was the point of Starmer's essay?

Coffee House Shots ·

2021/09/23

Keir Starmer released a nearly 12,000-word essay about what he stands for as the Labour leader. But who was it for? And while Starmer braces himself for his party's conference this weekend, should we be bracing ourselves for this gas crisis to worsen? Max Jeffery talks with Katy Balls and James Forsyth.

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10:21

How did Dominic do at PMQs?

Coffee House Shots ·

2021/09/22

With Boris Johnson still on his American trip, it was up to the deputies to cross swords in PMQs today. Dominic Raab, the newly-minted deputy prime minister went up against Labour's Angela Rayner, but who came out on top? Also on the podcast, Katy Balls, James Forsyth and Isabel Hardman discuss the Boris and Biden meeting and how Kier Starmer is fairing with the unions?

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9:21

What do Boris and Biden want?

Coffee House Shots ·

2021/09/21

The Prime Minister is in America to meet Joe Biden and discuss COP26 and the new Aukus security pact. But what do the two leaders hope to achieve? Also, the Labour party conference is this weekend. can Keir Starmer get the left of his party to heel or will his leadership be brought even more into question? Katy Balls speaks to James Forsyth and Isabel Hardman.

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10:01

Why does the gas crisis matter so much?

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2021/09/20

With many smaller energy companies folding because of a steep rise in the cost of gas, how long will it take before the bigger firms turn to the government for help, and will continuously rising wages help soften the blow? Katy Balls talks to Fraser Nelson and James Forsyth.

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12:30

Isabel Hardman's Sunday Roundup - 19/09/21

Coffee House Shots ·

2021/09/19

Isabel Hardman presents the highlights from Sunday's political shows, with Alok Sharma, Sir Ed Davey, Caroline Lucas and Gerard Araud.

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16:17

Can Gove remake conservatism?

Coffee House Shots ·

2021/09/18

Michael Gove has been tasked with transforming levelling up from a soundbite to an agenda. What will this look like? And what Michael Gove will we get, the liberal reformer or big state lockdown supporter? Katy Balls is joined by Fraser Nelson and James Forsyth to discuss.

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10:16

Boris chairs the new Cabinet - what's next?

Coffee House Shots ·

2021/09/17

As Boris Johnson today chairs the first meeting of his new cabinet, he's focused on delivering on his levelling up agenda. What's the plan? To discuss this, the ongoing junior ministerial appointments and the Liberal Democrat conference this weekend, Katy Balls speaks to James Forsyth and Isabel Hardman.

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11:42

What the Aukus pact says about Britain’s foreign policy

Coffee House Shots ·

2021/09/16

With the Commons still reeling from the reshuffle, the UK, US, and Australia have formed a new security alliance, the Aukus pact. Many have seen this as early preparation for a more aggressive China, as the US nuclear submarines being gifted to Australia will be able to reach territories like Taiwan without refuelling. To discuss the pact, and the fallout from yesterday's reshuffle, Isabel Hardman talks to Katy Balls and James Forsyth.

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16:15

What to make of the reshuffle?

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2021/09/15

Boris Johnson has reshuffled his cabinet. Gavin Williamson is gone. Dominic Raab is no longer Foreign Secretary, but is now the Deputy Prime Minister, with Liz Truss taking over his former position. These changes and many more are dissected by Katy Balls and James Forsyth on today's Coffee House Shots.

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13:05

What are Javid's winter Covid plans?

Coffee House Shots ·

2021/09/14

Health Secretary Sajid Javid today laid out his two plans for dealing with Covid this winter. The first, Plan A, proposes a booster shot for everyone over 50, combined with the flu jab. This would also see contact tracing continue, along with self-isolation for the infected and financial support for those isolating. Plan B proposes vaccine passports and mask mandates in certain settings. To discuss how this was received in the Commons, Katy Balls is joined by Isabel Hardman, James Forsyth and,

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11:07

Why has the government ditched vaccine passports?

Coffee House Shots ·

2021/09/13

Over the weekend, the Health Secretary Sajid Javid announced that the government would be scrapping plans for a vaccine passport system - at least for now. But what led to this change of mind? Did they not have the numbers? Have fears about Covid dissipated? Katy Balls and James Forsyth discuss.

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11:47

Isabel Hardman's Sunday Roundup - 12/09/21

Coffee House Shots ·

2021/09/12

Isabel Hardman rounds up the highlights from Sunday's political shows. Today's best bits come from Sajid Javid, Jonathan Ashworth and Nicola Sturgeon.

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18:21

Twenty years on, what is the lingering impact of 9/11?

Coffee House Shots ·

2021/09/11

It's been 20 years since the 11 September attacks and their effect has had a lasting impact on the world. Katy Balls talks to Fraser Nelson and James Forsyth about their memories of that day, the mistakes made in its aftermath and if the new Taliban takeover of Afghanistan leaves us more vulnerable to similar attacks.

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12:22

Should the Tories be concerned by their drop in the...

Coffee House Shots ·

2021/09/10

Labour are ahead of the Conservatives in a poll for the first time since January. It comes just days after Boris Johnson announced his government's plan to fix social care: a rise in National Insurance. Should the Tories worry? Katy Balls is joined by James Forsyth and Fraser Nelson.

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14:33

What do the Tory abstentions mean for Boris?

Coffee House Shots ·

2021/09/09

Boris Johnson has got his social care payment plan past the Commons, but there were a fair number of Tory abstentions, who still have a philosophical issue with this policy. Also with vaccine passports seemingly just around the corner, could this be another battleground for a Conservative rebellion? Katy Balls is joined by Fraser Nelson and James Forsyth to discuss.

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12:11

How is Boris keeping the Tories so unified?

Coffee House Shots ·

2021/09/08

In the first session of PMQ's completely Covid restriction free, Keir Starmer proved that the Prime Minster wouldn't commit to definitely getting rid of the NHS waiting list within three years or the risk of people having to sell their homes to pay for care. But Boris Johnson seemed pretty bullet proof with not a whiff of tory rebellion even though some of his new policies go against his members more conservative principles. Katy Balls talks to James Forsyth and Isabel Hardman about today's

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11:57

Will a broken manifesto promise to fund social care...

Coffee House Shots ·

2021/09/07

Boris Johnson admitted in the House of Commons today that he is breaking the manifesto promise of not raising taxes in order to get rid of the NHS waiting list and fund social care, but will this move work for the Prime Minister politically. Katy Balls and James Forsyth discuss.

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11:36

Are the Conservatives still a low tax party?

Coffee House Shots ·

2021/09/06

With the vaccine secretary Nadhim Zahawi declaring on the radio that the Conservatives were a 'party of fair taxation', could the government be looking at rebellion from its right with its new plans for tackling the social care crisis? Katy Balls in conversation with James Forsyth and Isabel Hardman.

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12:25

Isabel Hardman's Sunday Roundup - 05/09/21

Coffee House Shots ·

2021/09/05

Isabel Hardman rounds up the highlights from Sunday's political shows, with today's podcasts featuring Nadhim Zahawi, Lord Philip Hammond, Lisa Nandy, Gordon Brown and General Sir Nick Carter.

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13:50

Are Britain and America drifting apart?

Coffee House Shots ·

2021/09/04

In a speech this week, Joe Biden said America will focus more on threats from Russia and China and less on foreign interventions. The US President signalled that his country would return to using 'over the horizon' drone strikes against terrorist targets, and would need to prove it was 'competitive' in combatting emerging threats. Ben Wallace, the defence secretary, addressed this in an interview with The Spectator last week. He said: 'If America makes the decision that it needs to tilt more, the

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