# Coffee House Shots

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Author: The Spectator
Episodes: 3299

## Resource

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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## Episodes
- [Why Trump’s Iran deal won’t save Starmer](https://stenobird.com/podcast/coffee-house-shots-496891/why-trump-s-iran-deal-won-t-save-starmer) — 2026-06-15T11:43:08+00:00
- [Isabel Hardman's Sunday Roundup - 14/06/2026](https://stenobird.com/podcast/coffee-house-shots-496891/isabel-hardman-s-sunday-roundup-14-06-2026) — 2026-06-14T15:45:01+00:00
- [Can Starmer survive the MoD exodus?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/coffee-house-shots-496891/can-starmer-survive-the-mod-exodus) — 2026-06-12T23:01:00+00:00
- [‘It’s beyond embarrassing, it’s dangerous’: why Britain must fund defence | Sir Richard Barrons](https://stenobird.com/podcast/coffee-house-shots-496891/it-s-beyond-embarrassing-it-s-dangerous-why-britain-must-fund-defence-sir-richard-barrons) — 2026-06-11T23:01:00+00:00
- [Defence Sec resigns: 'Keir can't keep Britain safe'](https://stenobird.com/podcast/coffee-house-shots-496891/defence-sec-resigns-keir-can-t-keep-britain-safe) — 2026-06-11T13:41:30+00:00
- [Kemi Badenoch's remarkable turnaround](https://stenobird.com/podcast/coffee-house-shots-496891/kemi-badenoch-s-remarkable-turnaround) — 2026-06-10T13:24:45+00:00
- [What Kemi Badenoch told Tim Shipman](https://stenobird.com/podcast/coffee-house-shots-496891/what-kemi-badenoch-told-tim-shipman) — 2026-06-09T10:06:47+00:00
- [What will Keir Starmer's legacy be?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/coffee-house-shots-496891/what-will-keir-starmer-s-legacy-be) — 2026-06-08T13:52:17+00:00
- [Isabel Hardman's Sunday Roundup - 07/06/2026](https://stenobird.com/podcast/coffee-house-shots-496891/isabel-hardman-s-sunday-roundup-07-06-2026) — 2026-06-07T14:27:59+00:00
- [The battle for Makerfield](https://stenobird.com/podcast/coffee-house-shots-496891/the-battle-for-makerfield) — 2026-06-06T05:00:00+00:00
- [Who won the Makerfield Question Time?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/coffee-house-shots-496891/who-won-the-makerfield-question-time) — 2026-06-05T11:53:42+00:00
- [Darren Jones & the missing Mandelson messages](https://stenobird.com/podcast/coffee-house-shots-496891/darren-jones-the-missing-mandelson-messages) — 2026-06-04T00:00:00+00:00
- [Henry Nowak: which leader has struck the right tone](https://stenobird.com/podcast/coffee-house-shots-496891/henry-nowak-which-leader-has-struck-the-right-tone) — 2026-06-03T13:56:03+00:00
- [Exclusive: Nigel Farage's Desert Island Discs revealed](https://stenobird.com/podcast/coffee-house-shots-496891/exclusive-nigel-farage-s-desert-island-discs-revealed) — 2026-06-02T14:35:12+00:00
- [How Mandelson continues to haunt Labour](https://stenobird.com/podcast/coffee-house-shots-496891/how-mandelson-continues-to-haunt-labour) — 2026-06-01T12:51:51+00:00
- [Why politics hasn’t recovered from 2008 | with Lord Wood](https://stenobird.com/podcast/coffee-house-shots-496891/why-politics-hasn-t-recovered-from-2008-with-lord-wood) — 2026-05-29T23:01:00+00:00
- [Who has a winning vision for Labour – Blair, Burnham or Starmer?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/coffee-house-shots-496891/who-has-a-winning-vision-for-labour-blair-burnham-or-starmer) — 2026-05-29T13:10:15+00:00
- [Is it too late for Britain's 'lost generation'?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/coffee-house-shots-496891/is-it-too-late-for-britain-s-lost-generation) — 2026-05-28T14:31:24+00:00
- [Can Andy Burnham really do it?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/coffee-house-shots-496891/can-andy-burnham-really-do-it) — 2026-05-27T11:30:05+00:00
- [What did Nicola Sturgeon know?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/coffee-house-shots-496891/what-did-nicola-sturgeon-know) — 2026-05-26T11:37:42+00:00
- [Can Kemi really save the Tories? | with Lee Cain](https://stenobird.com/podcast/coffee-house-shots-496891/can-kemi-really-save-the-tories-with-lee-cain) — 2026-05-22T23:01:00+00:00
- [Which Andy Burnham will we get this time?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/coffee-house-shots-496891/which-andy-burnham-will-we-get-this-time) — 2026-05-22T11:32:50+00:00
- [LIVE: The Net Zero Debate | Liam Halligan & Lord Lilley vs Bob Ward & Shahrar Ali](https://stenobird.com/podcast/coffee-house-shots-496891/live-the-net-zero-debate-liam-halligan-lord-lilley-vs-bob-ward-shahrar-ali) — 2026-05-21T13:35:06+00:00
- [The calm before Labour’s next storm](https://stenobird.com/podcast/coffee-house-shots-496891/the-calm-before-labour-s-next-storm) — 2026-05-20T16:39:01+00:00
- [Will the bond markets undo Burnham?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/coffee-house-shots-496891/will-the-bond-markets-undo-burnham) — 2026-05-19T12:13:16+00:00
- [Burnham vs Reform: why Makerfield matters](https://stenobird.com/podcast/coffee-house-shots-496891/burnham-vs-reform-why-makerfield-matters) — 2026-05-18T13:34:48+00:00
- [Isabel Hardman's Sunday Roundup - 17/05/2026](https://stenobird.com/podcast/coffee-house-shots-496891/isabel-hardman-s-sunday-roundup-17-05-2026) — 2026-05-17T15:45:13+00:00
- ['It's an orgy of chaos': Steve Baker on how to oust a Prime Minister](https://stenobird.com/podcast/coffee-house-shots-496891/it-s-an-orgy-of-chaos-steve-baker-on-how-to-oust-a-prime-minister) — 2026-05-15T23:01:00+00:00
- [LIVE: Steve Reed on Streeting, Burnham & what happened to levelling up?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/coffee-house-shots-496891/live-steve-reed-on-streeting-burnham-what-happened-to-levelling-up) — 2026-05-15T04:00:00+00:00
- [Wesignation: does Streeting have a plan?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/coffee-house-shots-496891/wesignation-does-streeting-have-a-plan) — 2026-05-14T15:09:28+00:00
- [All eyes on Wes: inside Labour's leadership crisis](https://stenobird.com/podcast/coffee-house-shots-496891/all-eyes-on-wes-inside-labour-s-leadership-crisis) — 2026-05-14T11:06:02+00:00
- [If it’s not Keir, it’s Carns | Mike Tapp MP](https://stenobird.com/podcast/coffee-house-shots-496891/if-it-s-not-keir-it-s-carns-mike-tapp-mp) — 2026-05-13T14:47:28+00:00
- [Starmer says put up or shut up](https://stenobird.com/podcast/coffee-house-shots-496891/starmer-says-put-up-or-shut-up) — 2026-05-12T10:47:47+00:00
- [Keir Starmer’s big pitch is ... more of the same](https://stenobird.com/podcast/coffee-house-shots-496891/keir-starmer-s-big-pitch-is-more-of-the-same) — 2026-05-11T13:41:01+00:00
- [Isabel Hardman's Sunday Roundup - 10/05/2026](https://stenobird.com/podcast/coffee-house-shots-496891/isabel-hardman-s-sunday-roundup-10-05-2026) — 2026-05-10T14:29:27+00:00
- [Should he stay, or should he go? | with Maurice Glasman](https://stenobird.com/podcast/coffee-house-shots-496891/should-he-stay-or-should-he-go-with-maurice-glasman) — 2026-05-09T08:18:23+00:00
- [The local elections winners & losers, in 10 mins](https://stenobird.com/podcast/coffee-house-shots-496891/the-local-elections-winners-losers-in-10-mins) — 2026-05-08T15:54:16+00:00
- [Local elections briefing: what you need to know as Reform sweeps the country](https://stenobird.com/podcast/coffee-house-shots-496891/local-elections-briefing-what-you-need-to-know-as-reform-sweeps-the-country) — 2026-05-08T10:59:59+00:00
- [The greatest political books ever: how many have you read?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/coffee-house-shots-496891/the-greatest-political-books-ever-how-many-have-you-read) — 2026-05-07T15:01:13+00:00
- [Are the Greens repeating Corbyn's mistakes?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/coffee-house-shots-496891/are-the-greens-repeating-corbyn-s-mistakes) — 2026-05-06T12:41:55+00:00
- [Who will survive the local elections?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/coffee-house-shots-496891/who-will-survive-the-local-elections) — 2026-05-05T17:24:33+00:00
- [Isabel Hardman's Sunday Roundup - 03/05/2026](https://stenobird.com/podcast/coffee-house-shots-496891/isabel-hardman-s-sunday-roundup-03-05-2026) — 2026-05-03T15:15:52+00:00
- [LIVE: The Fight for the Right | Nick Timothy & Claire Coutinho vs Danny Kruger & Matt Goodwin](https://stenobird.com/podcast/coffee-house-shots-496891/live-the-fight-for-the-right-nick-timothy-claire-coutinho-vs-danny-kruger-matt-goodwin) — 2026-05-01T23:01:00+00:00
- [Why did the assisted dying bill fail? | Lord Moore vs Lord Falconer](https://stenobird.com/podcast/coffee-house-shots-496891/why-did-the-assisted-dying-bill-fail-lord-moore-vs-lord-falconer) — 2026-04-30T23:01:00+00:00
- [The end of the peer show](https://stenobird.com/podcast/coffee-house-shots-496891/the-end-of-the-peer-show) — 2026-04-30T10:48:00+00:00
- [Starmer vs the basics of politics](https://stenobird.com/podcast/coffee-house-shots-496891/starmer-vs-the-basics-of-politics) — 2026-04-29T14:55:12+00:00
- [Morgan McSweeney faces the music](https://stenobird.com/podcast/coffee-house-shots-496891/morgan-mcsweeney-faces-the-music) — 2026-04-28T13:29:27+00:00
- [Can the King handle Trump?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/coffee-house-shots-496891/can-the-king-handle-trump) — 2026-04-27T14:45:58+00:00
- [Isabel Hardman's Sunday Roundup - 26/04/2026](https://stenobird.com/podcast/coffee-house-shots-496891/isabel-hardman-s-sunday-roundup-26-04-2026) — 2026-04-26T17:18:54+00:00
- ['I used to be Labour. No more.' – who will win Wales?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/coffee-house-shots-496891/i-used-to-be-labour-no-more-who-will-win-wales) — 2026-04-25T09:48:31+00:00
- [Is Lord Hermer fit to be Attorney General?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/coffee-house-shots-496891/is-lord-hermer-fit-to-be-attorney-general) — 2026-04-24T11:31:59+00:00
- [‘Worse than the worst of Boris Johnson’ – are Labour turning on Starmer?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/coffee-house-shots-496891/worse-than-the-worst-of-boris-johnson-are-labour-turning-on-starmer) — 2026-04-23T11:47:37+00:00
- ['When, not if' – who will move against Starmer?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/coffee-house-shots-496891/when-not-if-who-will-move-against-starmer) — 2026-04-22T13:31:14+00:00
- [Why Olly Robbins testimony is 'quietly devastating' for Starmer](https://stenobird.com/podcast/coffee-house-shots-496891/why-olly-robbins-testimony-is-quietly-devastating-for-starmer) — 2026-04-21T11:10:39+00:00
- ['They expect us to believe this?' – Starmer’s Mandelson story doesn’t add up](https://stenobird.com/podcast/coffee-house-shots-496891/they-expect-us-to-believe-this-starmer-s-mandelson-story-doesn-t-add-up) — 2026-04-20T11:35:25+00:00
- [Why the Lib Dems are aiming for second – with Al Pinkerton MP & Mark Pack](https://stenobird.com/podcast/coffee-house-shots-496891/why-the-lib-dems-are-aiming-for-second-with-al-pinkerton-mp-mark-pack) — 2026-04-19T01:00:00+00:00
- [Danny Kruger: Reform’s plan to tear up the system](https://stenobird.com/podcast/coffee-house-shots-496891/danny-kruger-reform-s-plan-to-tear-up-the-system) — 2026-04-18T01:00:00+00:00
- [Mandelson latest: can we trust Starmer's ignorance?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/coffee-house-shots-496891/mandelson-latest-can-we-trust-starmer-s-ignorance) — 2026-04-17T08:29:58+00:00
- [Inside parliament’s ‘summer of sex’ | Cindy Gallop & Cleo Watson](https://stenobird.com/podcast/coffee-house-shots-496891/inside-parliament-s-summer-of-sex-cindy-gallop-cleo-watson) — 2026-04-16T10:30:09+00:00
- [Why won't Starmer answer the question!?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/coffee-house-shots-496891/why-won-t-starmer-answer-the-question) — 2026-04-15T15:20:35+00:00

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