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Spectator Out Loud

Best of the Spectator

Spectator Out Loud: James Heale, Iona Bain, Tali Fraser & James Phillips

Published
July 26, 2026
Duration
24:15
Summary source
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Last updated
Sep 13, 2026

Discusses daily, society, culture.

Summary

On this week’s Spectator Out Loud: James Heale explains what the Opposition parties plan to do now that Andy Burnham is in No 10; Iona Bain explains why premium bonds are a pointless way to save for your child, and what to do instead; Tali Fraser asks whether we should be rolling back the years and all return to a barter economy; and finally, James Philli…

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Show notes

On this week’s Spectator Out Loud: James Heale explains what the Opposition parties plan to do now that Andy Burnham is in No 10; Iona Bain explains why premium bonds are a pointless way to save for your child, and what to do instead; Tali Fraser asks whether we should be rolling back the years and all return to a barter economy; and finally, James Phillips reviews Biological War: A Scenario by Annie Jacobsen, giving us all a very friendly flashback to 2020. Produced and presented by Henry Lloyd

Themes

  • daily
  • society
  • culture
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