The dangers of political prosecution
This week: Kate Andrews on political prosecutions, Katy Balls interviews Jamie Driscoll and we meet the 'revolutionaries' of Youth Demand.
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This week: Kate Andrews on political prosecutions, Katy Balls interviews Jamie Driscoll and we meet the 'revolutionaries' of Youth Demand.
This week: Max Jeffery writes from Blackpool where he says you can see the welfare crisis at its worst (01:29); Lisa Haseldine reads her interview with the wife of Vladimir Kara-Murza, whose husband is languishing in a Siberian jail (06:26); Christopher Howse tells us about the ancient synagogue under threat from developers (13:02); Philip Hensher
It’s mid-afternoon in the Royal Oak pub in Blackpool and Liv has arrived to sell a bag full of stuff she’s stolen from the supermarket. She’s got fabric conditioner, soap, Creme Eggs and a large bar of Dairy Milk. She pulls in a few pounds and then leaves to score some crack. ‘Everyone struggles,’ says
Each week we will be talking about the magazine, giving a little more insight into the process behind putting The Spectator to bed each week.
Donald Trump seems to have the Republican primaries wrapped up. He’ll almost certainly be up against Joe Biden on 5 November in the general election. If Trump wins, and in Britain’s own elections in the second half of 2024, Starmer wins, the two will make an odd pair. Will they get on? Max Jeffery speaks