Coffee House Shots

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Instant political analysis from the Spectator's top team of writers, including Fraser Nelson, James Forsyth, Isabel Hardman, Katy Balls and many others.

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2021
Will the energy crisis leave Britons cold?
For this week's Saturday shots Katy Balls, Fraser Nelson and James Forsyth sit down with John Kemp, senior energy analyst at Reuters to discuss the darkening energy crisis. How long will this continue? How high will prices go? What will the government do in response? And is there even a possibility of blackouts during the winter months?
September 25, 2021
14 min
What's causing the petrol shortage?
First gas, now petrol. The strange thing is there is no actual lack of petrol just a dearth of drivers to bring it to the stations. There are differing thoughts as to the reason for this, some say Brexit, others that this is a wider issue. Katy Balls, Isabel Hardman and James Forsyth discuss this as well as what we can expect from this weekend's Labour conference.
September 24, 2021
11 min
What was the point of Starmer's essay?
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.
September 23, 2021
12 min
How did Dominic do at PMQs?
With Boris Johnson still on his American trip, it was up to the deputies to cross swords in PMQs today. Dominic Rabb, 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?
September 22, 2021
11 min
What do Boris and Biden want?
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.
September 21, 2021
10 min
Why does the gas crisis matter so much?
With many smaller energy companies already folding due to the steep rise in the cost of gas, how long will it be before the bigger ones turn to the government to help them cover the shortfall? And just how long will this crisis last? Will it have a sizeable effect on the British public? Or will continuously rising wages help soften the blow? Katy Balls talks to Fraser Nelson and James Forsyth.
September 20, 2021
11 min
Isabel Hardman's Sunday Roundup - 19/09/21
Isabel Hardman presents the highlights from Sunday's political shows, with Alok Sharma, Sir Ed Davey, Caroline Lucas and Gerard Araud.
September 19, 2021
13 min
Can Gove remake conservatism?
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.
September 18, 2021
17 min

About the podcast Coffee House Shots

Instant political analysis from the Spectator's top team of writers, including Fraser Nelson, James Forsyth, Isabel Hardman, Katy Balls and many others.

Coffee House Shots

About the podcast Coffee House Shots

Categories

Will the energy crisis leave Britons cold?

What's causing the petrol shortage?

What was the point of Starmer's essay?

How did Dominic do at PMQs?

What do Boris and Biden want?

Why does the gas crisis matter so much?

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

Can Gove remake conservatism?

About the podcast Coffee House Shots

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