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Reparations row – why Britain should NOT pay up
Reparations row – why Britain should NOT pay up
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Welcome to Quite right!, the podcast from The Spectator that searches for sanity and common sense in a world which increasingly seems devoid of both. Each week, join Michael Gove, editor of The Spectator, and Madeline Grant, assistant editor of The Spectator, for a mixture of politics, culture and mischief as they unpack the stories that most piqued their interest, amusement or exasperation.
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- Reparations row – why Britain should NOT pay up · 46 minAs Commonwealth leaders demand slavery reparations from Britain, Michael Gove and Madeline Grant ask whether the UK should pay for the sins of its past. Has the government opened…
- Douglas Murray: the Left’s Palestine 'fetish' – and why the West can still be saved | Part two · 37 minIn the second part of Michael Gove’s conversation with Douglas Murray, they discuss the rise of antisemitism, the Left’s obsession with Palestine and the unlikely alliance…
- Douglas Murray: integration has failed – and Britain faces civil conflict | Part one · 39 minAs the embers fade from last week’s unrest in France, could Britain be heading for a similar fate? In the first of a two-part interview, Michael Gove is joined by author and…
- Andrew Roberts: Napoleon’s fatal flaw – and why he lost Waterloo | LIVE · 46 minNapoleon was one of history’s greatest military commanders – but was his downfall ultimately of his own making? Michael Gove and Madeline Grant are joined by historian Andrew…
- France is burning – could Britain be next? And the truth about Sally Rooney's ‘ban’ · 42 minFrance is burning. Over the weekend, students protesting about school conditions were joined by rural voters angry at fuel prices and a violent hard-left fringe. Michael and…
- Simon Schama: British Jews feel unsafe – and history shows Gaza isn’t a genocide · 50 minMichael Gove is joined by historian Simon Schama to discuss the resurgence of antisemitism in Britain, why many British Jews increasingly feel unsafe, and what history can teach…
- Britain must ‘come down like a ton of bricks’ on Islamist extremism – Nick Timothy | Quite right! LIVE · 38 minMichael Gove is joined by shadow justice secretary Nick Timothy, live at Conservative party conference in Birmingham, to discuss prisons, policing and the fight against Islamist…
- Are the Tories back? – and how the Greens became ‘Home Counties Hezbollah’ | LIVE · 30 minKemi Badenoch has opened Conservative party conference 2026 with statement on her political philosophy, and Michael and Maddie are in Birmingham to go through it. Michael is…
- Jeffrey Archer on his extraordinary life – and his biggest regrets · 47 minMichael Gove is joined by novelist and former Conservative Party deputy chairman Jeffrey Archer to discuss his final novel, Adam and Eve, and a life spent close to the centre of…
- Meet the Labour MP taking on his own party | Jonathan Hinder · 42 minMichael Gove is joined by Jonathan Hinder, MP for Pendle and Clitheroe, one of the leading voices of Blue Labour, to discuss class, borders and the common good in a conversation…
- Should we ban the burqa? – and Michael Gove pretends to be the Prime Minister · 32 minIn this week's Q&A: should Britain follow Giorgia Meloni and ban the burqa in schools? Michael says that head teachers should set uniform policy free of pressure from outside the…
- Spencer vs Windsor: the battle over Diana’s legacy · 52 minEarl Spencer's new memoir, Swan Song, has drawn a rare direct response from Buckingham Palace. Michael and Maddie weigh up the book's most salacious charges against the King, and…
- I can’t say this on The Rest Is Politics – Rory Stewart | Part two · 25 minIn the second part of his conversation with Michael Gove, Rory Stewart defends the most taboo position in British politics: that private schools are worth protecting. He further…
- Rory Stewart on immigration, Islam and Britain's biggest problem | Part one · 29 minMichael Gove is joined by Rory Stewart, for a conversation he admits would ‘revolt’ his podcasting partner Alastair Campbell. Rory sets out the migration policy he would impose…
- Danny Kruger: Britain is in a ‘revolutionary moment’ – and the Tories can’t save it | LIVE · 39 minMichael Gove is joined by Reform UK MP Danny Kruger to discuss the party’s plans for government and why he believes Britain is in a ‘revolutionary moment’. Kruger sets out how…
- Francis Fukuyama: how the American right ran out of ideas – and why I’m still a conservative · 53 minMichael Gove is joined by political scientist Francis Fukuyama to discuss liberalism, populism and the future of democracy in an increasingly unstable world. Francis reflects on…
- Burnham’s ‘cheesy Blairism’ exposed – as the Tories prepare for an early election · 47 minKemi Badenoch has kicked off the new political term with a major reshuffle of her top team. Michael and Maddie ask what the changes tell us about the direction of the…
- How the modern Middle East was made – and why it’s still at war | Simon Sebag Montefiore · 1 h 1 minThis week, Michael Gove is joined by historian Simon Sebag Montefiore to discuss the rulers, revolutionaries and nation builders who shaped one of the world’s most turbulent…
- Is Michael Gove missing Bridget Phillipson already? – and the Cambridge University saga continues · 40 minThe tale of the Cambridge professor, Jason Arday continues, as Michael and Maddie weigh in on the fantasy. How much of a role has Cambridge played in enabling such a serially…
- Katharine Birbalsingh: children are taught to hate Britain – I blame the adults · 55 minKatharine Birbalsingh is the founder and headmistress of Michaela Community School in Wembley, and has been dubbed Britain’s strictest headteacher. Under her leadership, Michaela…
