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Claire Fox, Tom Slater and Fraser Myers discuss Keir Starmer's dreadful deal with the EU, the Lucy Connolly scandal and the cover-up of Joe Biden's frailty.

This is the audio from a video we have just published on our YouTube channel – an interview with David Frost. To make sure you never miss great content like this, subscribe to our channel: https://www.youtube.com/@spiked  Keir Starmer's ‘Brexit reset' is a comprehensive betrayal of the Leave vote. That's the verdict of Lord Frost, former chief Brexit negotiator for Boris Johnson. Here, he tells spiked why this is such a bad deal for Britain. Frost slams Starmer for handing control over food, fishing, energy and more to Brussels, and for so little in return. This surrender to the EU, he warns, is dangerous for democracy, sovereignty and the UK economy. 

Esther Krakue, Tom Slater and Fraser Myers discuss the PM's ‘island of strangers' speech, the ‘very Brexity' books that landed a pensioner in a police cell and why men should not play women's football. Has identity politics peaked? spiked will be joined by the great Andrew Doyle to discuss his new book, The End of Woke, at our next London event. This is exclusively for spiked supporters, members of our online donor community. Get tickets: https://www.spiked-online.com/events/ Losing your hair is a choice. Take back control today with Manual. Fans of spiked can get 50 per cent off their first order here: http://manual.co/SPIKED Take your business to the next level with Shopify. Sign up now and get a £1-per-month trial period: https://shopify.co.uk/spiked 

Candice Holdsworth, Tom Slater and Fraser Myers discuss how Labour lost the working class, the suppression of the AfD and the rage of trans activists. Has identity politics peaked? spiked will be joined by the great Andrew Doyle to discuss his new book, The End of Woke, at our next London event. This is exclusively for spiked supporters, members of our online donor community. Get tickets: https://www.spiked-online.com/events/ Take your business to the next level with Shopify. Sign up now and get a £1-per-month trial period: https://shopify.co.uk/spiked 

This is the audio from a video we have just published on our YouTube channel – an interview with Tony Smith. To make sure you never miss great content like this, subscribe to our channel: https://www.youtube.com/@spiked  Record numbers of migrants have arrived illegally on England's south coast this year. Keir Starmer's promise to ‘smash the gangs' of people smugglers has made no notable dent on the small-boats emergency. Meanwhile, deportations of illegal migrants – including those who have committed serious crimes – are routinely blocked in the courts. Here, Tony Smith – former head of the UK Border Force, now managing director at Fortinus Global – explains how Britain lost control of its borders. Human-rights law and international conventions, Tony argues, have been weaponised by an activist judiciary. The result is an asylum policy that no one voted for and that benefits criminals over the genuinely deserving.

Gawain Towler, Tom Slater and Fraser Myers discuss the local elections, Tony Blair's turn against Net Zero and the censorious panic over Kneecap.

Graham Linehan, Tom Slater and Fraser Myers discuss Keir Starmer's slipperiness on the trans issue, non-crime hate incidents and St George Was Turkish Day.

This is the audio from a video we have just published on our YouTube channel – an interview with Kunwar Khuldune Shahid. To make sure you never miss great content like this, subscribe to our channel: https://www.youtube.com/@spiked  Is it still possible in the West to openly discuss Islam, or even the crimes committed by a small number of Muslims? Blasphemy laws have arrived in Europe to placate Islamic fundamentalists. A fear of being called racist has allowed grooming gangs to run amok. Anti-Semitism has also surged, as Islamist narratives have dominated the West's debate over the Israel-Hamas war. Here, Kunwar Khuldune Shahid, a Pakistani journalist working for the Diplomat, warns that Western liberalism, secularism and tolerance are all on the line.  Support spiked:   https://www.spiked-online.com/support/  Sign up to spiked's newsletters: https://www.spiked-online.com/newsletters/  Order Brendan O'Neill's After the Pogrom now from:

Andrew Doyle, Tom Slater and Fraser Myers discuss the Supreme Court trans ruling, the British state's enabling of Hashem Abedi and America under Trump. Take your business to the next level with Shopify. Sign up now and get a £1-per-month trial period: https://shopify.co.uk/spiked  Losing your hair is a choice. Take back control today with Manual. Fans of spiked can get 50 per cent off their first order here: http://manual.co/SPIKED

This is the audio from a video we have just published on our YouTube channel – an interview with Helen Joyce. To make sure you never miss great content like this, subscribe to our channel: https://www.youtube.com/@spiked  Transwomen are not women and sex is biological. So says a landmark ruling on gender from the UK Supreme Court. Here, Helen Joyce – director of advocacy at Sex Matters – explains how the judgment kills off a raft of ‘trans inclusive' policies, reasserts biological reality and protects women's rights. Support spiked:   https://www.spiked-online.com/support/  Sign up to spiked's newsletters: https://www.spiked-online.com/newsletters/  Order Brendan O'Neill's After the Pogrom now from:

Jacob Reynolds, Tom Slater and Fraser Myers discuss the never-ending betrayal of grooming-gang victims, the woman jailed for a tweet and John Oliver's tired trans propaganda. Get your ticket for Brendan O'Neill's next live podcast, where he'll be joined by the brilliant Julia Hartley-Brewer, on Tuesday 15 April at 7pm BST. Sign up here: https://www.spiked-online.com/events/  Looking to give AG1 a shot? If you want to support your health seven mornings a week, start with AG1. Subscribe now and get a FREE bottle of Vitamin D3+K2 AND five free AG1 Travel Packs with your first subscription. Go to drinkAG1.com/spiked to get started today. Take your business to the next level with Shopify. Sign up now and get a £1-per-month trial period: https://shopify.co.uk/spiked 

This is the audio from a video we have just published on our YouTube channel – an interview with Bjorn Lomborg. To make sure you never miss great content like this, subscribe to our channel: https://www.youtube.com/@spiked  European industry is in freefall, and Net Zero is to blame. Here, climate economist Bjorn Lomborg – author of Best Things First and False Alarm – explains how panic over climate change is doing far more damage than climate change itself. Swapping cheap and dependable fossil fuels for unreliable and expensive renewables costs our economies trillions, but for little environmental gain, Lomborg says. Plus, he tackles the myth of the ‘climate apocalypse' and explains why there are more polar bears than ever. Get your ticket for Brendan O'Neill's next live podcast, where he'll be joined by the brilliant Julia Hartley-Brewer, on Tuesday 15 April at 7pm BST. Sign up here: https://www.spiked-online.com/events/  Support spiked:   https://www.spiked-online.com/support/  Sign up to spiked's newsletters: https://www.spiked-online.com/newsletters/  Order Brendan O'Neill's After the Pogrom now from:

Candice Holdsworth, Tom Slater and Fraser Myers discuss ‘Liberation Day', Trump's free-speech imperialism, banning Marine Le Pen and Keir Starmer's perpetual Adolescence. Get your ticket for Brendan O'Neill's next live podcast, where he'll be joined by the brilliant Julia Hartley-Brewer, on Tuesday 15 April at 7pm BST. Sign up here: https://www.spiked-online.com/events/  Tom will be speaking at the Free Speech Union event, ‘Policing the streets vs policing our tweets', in Belfast on Friday 11 April. Get tickets: https://freespeechunion.org/event/belfast-speakeasy-policing-the-streets-vs-policing-our-tweets/ Looking to give AG1 a shot? If you want to support your health seven mornings a week, start with AG1. Subscribe now and get a FREE bottle of Vitamin D3+K2 AND five free AG1 Travel Packs with your first subscription. Go to drinkAG1.com/spiked to get started today. Take your business to the next level with Shopify. Sign up now and get a £1-per-month trial period: https://shopify.co.uk/spiked 

Bridget Phetasy – writer, comedian and host of Dumpster Fire – returns to The Brendan O'Neill Show. Bridget and Brendan discuss how the White House is embracing the politics of cruelty, how Trump's cult of personality is making everyone insane, and the rise of the ‘woke right'. Get your ticket for Brendan's next live podcast, where he'll be joined by the brilliant Julia Hartley-Brewer, on Tuesday 15 April at 7pm BST. Sign up here: https://www.spiked-online.com/events/  Celebrate 25 years of spiked. Donate £25 or more to get a year's membership of spiked supporters for half the usual price: https://www.spiked-online.com/donate/  Order Brendan O'Neill's After the Pogrom now from:

Luke Gittos, Tom Slater and Fraser Myers discuss the catastrophic spring statement, the Gazan revolt against Hamas and the lawyer taking on the thoughtpolice. Celebrate 25 years of spiked. Donate £25 or more to get a year's membership of spiked supporters for half the usual price: https://www.spiked-online.com/donate/  Tom will be speaking at the Free Speech Union event, ‘Policing the streets vs policing our tweets', in Belfast on Friday 11 April. Get tickets: https://freespeechunion.org/event/belfast-speakeasy-policing-the-streets-vs-policing-our-tweets/ Looking to give AG1 a shot? If you want to support your health seven mornings a week, start with AG1. Subscribe now and get a FREE bottle of Vitamin D AND five free AG1 Travel Packs with your first subscription. Go to drinkAG1.com/spiked to get started today.

Claire Fox, Josh Howie and Tom Slater discuss the denial of Hamas's barbarism, the culture war over Adolescence, the panic over Andrew Tate, and the Sullivan Review. Tom will be speaking at the Free Speech Union event, ‘Policing the streets vs policing our tweets', in Belfast on Friday 11 April. Get tickets: https://freespeechunion.org/event/belfast-speakeasy-policing-the-streets-vs-policing-our-tweets/ Take your business to the next level with Shopify. Sign up now and get a £1-per-month trial period: https://shopify.co.uk/spiked  Celebrate 25 years of spiked. Donate £25 or more to get a year's membership of spiked supporters for half the usual price: https://www.spiked-online.com/donate/ 

This is the audio from a video we have just published on our YouTube channel – an interview with Mark Galeotti. To make sure you never miss great content like this, subscribe to our channel: https://www.youtube.com/@spiked  Vladimir Putin is often said to have a tsar-like grip on Russia. He is apparently so powerful that he even has Donald Trump in his pocket. Here, historian and Russia expert Mark Galeotti – author of Forged in War – explains why Putin actually faces far greater challenges than the West seems to realise, from the internal threats to his rule to the war's rising costs and waning public support. Mark also discusses how the West betrayed Ukraine long before Trump's arrival. Celebrate 25 years of spiked. Donate £25 or more to get a year's membership of spiked supporters for half the usual price: https://www.spiked-online.com/donate/  Support spiked:   https://www.spiked-online.com/support/  Sign up to spiked's newsletters: https://www.spiked-online.com/newsletters/  Order Brendan O'Neill's After the Pogrom now from:

Rakib Ehsan, Tom Slater and Fraser Myers discuss Reform's civil war, the outrageous banning of Calin Georgescu in Romania and Nicola Sturgeon's toxic legacy. Celebrate 25 years of spiked. Donate £25 or more to get a year's membership of spiked supporters for half the usual price: https://www.spiked-online.com/donate/  Surfshark VPN keeps your internet use private, secure and unrestricted: surfshark.com/spiked 

Lionel Shriver, Tom Slater and Fraser Myers on Donald Trump's first six weeks, two-tier justice, asylum insanity and the memory-holing of lockdown. Celebrate 25 years of spiked. Donate £25 or more to get a year's membership of spiked supporters for half the usual price: https://www.spiked-online.com/donate/  Surfshark VPN keeps your internet use private, secure and unrestricted: surfshark.com/spiked 

This is the audio from a video we have just published on our YouTube channel – an interview with Katharine Birbalsingh. To make sure you never miss great content like this, subscribe to our channel: https://www.youtube.com/@spiked  Labour is about to destroy England's top-performing state schools. That's the stark warning of Katharine Birbalsingh, head of the Michaela Community School, often dubbed ‘Britain's strictest headteacher'. Here, Birbalsingh recalls her clashes with Bridget Phillipson, the Labour education secretary. She explains why the government's new schools bill will drive down academic standards, let bad behaviour slip and make it harder for kids to get into a decent state school. She also discusses the dangers of ‘decolonising' the curriculum and why schools must cultivate a sense of national belonging.  Celebrate 25 years of spiked. Donate £25 or more to get a year's membership of spiked supporters for half the usual price: https://www.spiked-online.com/donate/  Support spiked:   https://www.spiked-online.com/support/  Sign up to spiked's newsletters: https://www.spiked-online.com/newsletters/  Order Brendan O'Neill's After the Pogrom now from:

Candice Holdsworth, Tom Slater and Fraser Myers on the rise of the AfD, TERF Island's battle with woke America and the petty authoritarianism of Britain's thoughtpolice. Celebrate 25 years of spiked. Donate £25 or more to get a year's membership of spiked supporters for half the usual price: https://www.spiked-online.com/donate/  Take your business to the next level with Shopify. Sign up now and get a £1-per-month trial period: https://shopify.co.uk/spiked  Take your personal data back with Incogni. Use code SPIKED at the link below and get 60 per cent off an annual plan: http://incogni.com/spiked

Jacob Reynolds, Tom Slater and Fraser Myers on Britain's backdoor blasphemy laws, the betrayal of Ukraine and the depravity of Hamas. Celebrate 25 years of spiked. Donate £25 or more to get a year's membership of spiked supporters for half the usual price: https://www.spiked-online.com/donate/  Take your personal data back with Incogni. Use code SPIKED at the link below and get 60 per cent off an annual plan: http://incogni.com/spiked    Apply for spiked's internship programme: https://www.spiked-online.com/interns/ 

This is the audio from a video we have just published on our YouTube channel – an interview with Katja Hoyer. To make sure you never miss great content like this, subscribe to our channel: https://www.youtube.com/@spiked  Germany's ruling Social Democrats (SPD) are facing losses the party has not seen since the 19th century in this weekend's federal elections, while the populist Alternative for Germany (AfD) is set to double its vote share. Here, historian and journalist Katja Hoyer explains how a failing economy, out-of-control migration and intrusive Net Zero policies have led to mass disaffection with the mainstream parties. She also discusses the growing class divide, the rise and fall of ‘left-conservatism', and why JD Vance's warnings about free speech resonated with East Germans.  Celebrate 25 years of spiked. Donate £25 or more to get a year's membership of spiked supporters for half the usual price: https://www.spiked-online.com/donate/  Apply for spiked's internship programme: https://www.spiked-online.com/2025/01/10/apply-now-to-become-a-spiked-intern-2/  Support spiked:   https://www.spiked-online.com/support/  Sign up to spiked's newsletters: https://www.spiked-online.com/newsletters/  Order Brendan O'Neill's After the Pogrom now from:

Luke Gittos, Tom Slater and Fraser Myers discuss the judicial power-grab behind the Gazan resettlement ruling, why we must kill the assisted-dying bill and the health minister who thinks you can identify as a llama. Celebrate 25 years of spiked. Donate £25 or more to get a year's membership of spiked supporters for half the usual price: https://www.spiked-online.com/donate/  Take your business to the next level with Shopify. Sign up now and get a £1-per-month trial period: https://shopify.co.uk/spiked  Protect your emails with Proton Mail's end-to-end encryption. Claim your 38% discount: http://proton.me/spikedpodcast  Apply for spiked's internship programme: https://www.spiked-online.com/2025/01/10/apply-now-to-become-a-spiked-intern-2/  Support spiked:   https://www.spiked-online.com/support/  Sign up to spiked's newsletters: https://www.spiked-online.com/newsletters/  Order Brendan O'Neill's After the Pogrom now from:

This is the audio from a video we have just published on our YouTube channel. To make sure you never miss great content like this, subscribe to our channel: https://www.youtube.com/@spiked  At least 30 people were injured in a suspected Islamist terror attack in Munich on Thursday, when an Afghan asylum seeker ploughed his car into a trade-union demonstration. Here, spiked's Germany correspondent, Sabine Beppler-Spahl, joins Fraser Myers to discuss the suspect, the recent spate of Islamist attacks in Germany, and how rising public anger could boost the AfD in next week's elections. Celebrate 25 years of spiked. Donate £25 to get a year's membership of spiked for half the usual price: https://www.spiked-online.com/donate/  Apply for spiked's internship programme: https://www.spiked-online.com/2025/01/10/apply-now-to-become-a-spiked-intern-2/  Support spiked:   https://www.spiked-online.com/support/  Sign up to spiked's newsletters: https://www.spiked-online.com/newsletters/

Ella Whelan, Paul Embery and Fraser Myers discuss how Angela Rayner could silence criticism of Islam, why the UK is ripe for a Reform revolt and Trump's ban on men in women's sport. spiked supporters can get early-bird tickets to our 25th anniversary bash. Log in to the Supporters Hub here: https://www.spiked-online.com/hub/  Protect your emails with Proton Mail's end-to-end encryption. Claim your 38% discount: http://proton.me/spikedpodcast  Take your business to the next level with Shopify. Sign up now and get a £1-per-month trial period: https://shopify.co.uk/spiked  Apply for spiked's internship programme: https://www.spiked-online.com/2025/01/10/apply-now-to-become-a-spiked-intern-2/  Support spiked:   https://www.spiked-online.com/support/  Sign up to spiked's newsletters: https://www.spiked-online.com/newsletters/  Order Brendan O'Neill's After the Pogrom now from:

This is the audio from a video we have just published on our YouTube channel – an interview with Jennifer Sey. To make sure you never miss great content like this, subscribe to our channel: https://www.youtube.com/@spiked  Jennifer Sey – former US national-champion gymnast and brand president at Levi's – was on her way to the top of the corporate ladder when her career was brutally cut short. For speaking out against Covid school closures, she was branded a heretic, smeared as a bigot, and Levi's demanded her silence. Here, she gives her inside story of the great ‘awokening' of corporate America, and explains why the cancel culture that forced her out may now finally be in retreat. Plus, she discusses her new venture, XX-XY Athletics, and its battle to keep men out of women's sports.

Miriam Cates, Tom Slater and Fraser Myers discuss how Labour's green agenda is destroying British industry, how we all became ‘extremists' and the cruelty of assisted dying. spiked supporters can get early-bird tickets to our 25th anniversary bash. Log in to the Supporters Hub here: https://www.spiked-online.com/hub/  Protect your emails with Proton Mail's end-to-end encryption. Claim your 38% discount: http://proton.me/spikedpodcast  Take control of your health with AG1: https://drinkag1.com/spiked  Take your business to the next level with Shopify. Sign up now and get a £1-per-month trial period: https://shopify.co.uk/spiked  Apply for spiked's internship programme: https://www.spiked-online.com/2025/01/10/apply-now-to-become-a-spiked-intern-2/  Support spiked:   https://www.spiked-online.com/support/  Sign up to spiked's newsletters: https://www.spiked-online.com/newsletters/  Order Brendan O'Neill's After the Pogrom now from:

Candice Holdsworth, Tom Slater and Fraser Myers discuss the crimes of Axel Rudakubana, how Trump tamed the ‘Resistance' and why there's no such thing as ‘green' growth. spiked supporters can get early-bird tickets to our 25th anniversary bash. Log in to the Supporters Hub here: https://www.spiked-online.com/hub/  Protect your emails with Proton Mail's end-to-end encryption. Claim your 38% discount: http://proton.me/spikedpodcast  Take control of your health with AG1: https://drinkag1.com/spiked  Apply for spiked's internship programme: https://www.spiked-online.com/2025/01/10/apply-now-to-become-a-spiked-intern-2/  Support spiked:   https://www.spiked-online.com/support/  Sign up to spiked's newsletters: https://www.spiked-online.com/newsletters/  Order Brendan O'Neill's After the Pogrom now from:

This is the audio from a video we have just published on our YouTube channel. To make sure you never miss great content like this, subscribe to our channel: https://www.youtube.com/@spiked  Jake Wallis Simons and Brendan O'Neill join Fraser Myers to discuss the return of the Israeli hostages, the barbarism of Hamas and the West's abandonment of Israel. Apply for spiked's internship programme: https://www.spiked-online.com/2025/01/10/apply-now-to-become-a-spiked-intern-2/ 

Graham Linehan, Tom Slater and Fraser Myers discuss the unravelling of the Labour government, Trumpism vs trans, the crackdown on pub banter and the Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal. Apply for spiked's internship programme: https://www.spiked-online.com/2025/01/10/apply-now-to-become-a-spiked-intern-2/  Take your business to the next level with Shopify. Sign up now and get a £1-per-month trial period: https://shopify.co.uk/spiked  Support spiked:   https://www.spiked-online.com/support/  Sign up to spiked's newsletters: https://www.spiked-online.com/newsletters/  Order Brendan O'Neill's After the Pogrom now from:

Graham Linehan, Tom Slater and Fraser Myers discuss the unravelling of the Labour government, Trumpism vs trans, the crackdown on pub banter and the Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal. Apply for spiked's internship programme: https://www.spiked-online.com/2025/01/10/apply-now-to-become-a-spiked-intern-2/  Take your business to the next level with Shopify. Sign up now and get a £1-per-month trial period: https://shopify.co.uk/spiked  Support spiked:   https://www.spiked-online.com/support/  Sign up to spiked's newsletters: https://www.spiked-online.com/newsletters/  Order Brendan O'Neill's After the Pogrom now from:

This is the audio from a video we have just published on our YouTube channel – an interview with Rupa Subramanya. To make sure you never miss great content like this, subscribe to our channel: https://www.youtube.com/@spiked  Rupa Subramanya, writer at the Free Press, talks to Fraser Myers about Justin Trudeau's plummeting popularity, his authoritarian crackdown on dissent and why modern Canada is so dysfunctional.

Emily Carver, Tom Slater and Fraser Myers discuss Musk vs Starmer, free speech on Facebook, the Charlie Hebdo anniversary, and Justin Trudeau's woke tyranny.

This is the audio from a video we have just published on our YouTube channel – an interview with Charlie Peters. To make sure you never miss great content like this, subscribe to our channel: https://www.youtube.com/@spiked  Charlie Peters, national reporter for GB News, talks to Fraser Myers about Keir Starmer's refusal to hold a national grooming-gangs inquiry, how political correctness sanctioned widespread abuse and how victims are still being denied the justice they deserve.

This is the audio from a video we have just published on our YouTube channel – an interview with Gérard Biard. To make sure you never miss great content like this, subscribe to our channel: https://www.youtube.com/@spiked  On 7 January 2015, two Islamist terrorists, armed with Kalashnikovs, burst into the offices of Charlie Hebdo. 12 people were murdered, eight of them writers and cartoonists at the left-wing, satirical newspaper. Charlie's supposed crime? It had published cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad. The massacre sparked outpourings of solidarity, but also a cowardly, censorious backlash. Many decried the killings, but decried Charlie's supposed ‘provocations', too. 10 years on from the massacre, spiked went to Paris to meet with Gérard Biard, Charlie's editor-in-chief. We discussed the attack, the fight for free speech and the crucial importance of courage.

Joanna Williams, Tom Slater and Fraser Myers discuss terror attacks in America, Jess Phillips's grooming-gangs betrayal and Farage vs Badenoch.

This is the audio from a video we have just published on our YouTube channel – an interview with Greg Lukianoff. To make sure you never miss great content like this, subscribe to our channel: https://www.youtube.com/@spiked  Is the UK a free country any more? An estimated nine people per day are arrested for making offensive comments online. In fact, more people had their collars felt in Britain for speech crimes in 2015 and 2016 than were arrested in the US during the entirety of First Red Scare. Here, Greg Lukianoff – president of the US's Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression – warns that laws against so-called hate speech, and the elite panic over ‘misinformation', have given licence to the British state to trample on our liberties. He also discusses the Trumpian threat to free speech, the explosion of campus censorship in the wake of the Israel-Hamas war, and what it really means to ‘incite violence'. Please donate generously to spiked's Christmas give-a-thon. If you give £50 or more, you can get a free spiked mug, while stocks last. Donate here: https://www.spiked-online.com/donate/  (Mugs can only be sent to UK addresses, sadly.)

This is the audio from a video we have just published on our YouTube channel. To make sure you never miss great content like this, subscribe to our channel: https://www.youtube.com/@spiked  Rakib Ehsan and Sabine Beppler-Spahl join Fraser Myers to discuss the deadly car attack on a German Christmas market, the misinformation surrounding the suspect's motives, and how this deadly atrocity could fuel an insurgent AfD. Please give generously to spiked's Christmas give-a-thon. If you donate £50 or more, you can also get a free spiked mug, while stocks last. (UK postal addresses only.) Donate here: https://www.spiked-online.com/donate/ 

In this special end-of-year episode, Tom Slater and Fraser Myers are joined by Francis Foster and Inaya Folarin Iman to reflect on the highs and lows of 2024. They discuss Trump, Farage and the global populist surge; why woke is losing the culture war; how Southport exposed Keir Starmer's authoritarianism; the triumph of Israel, the unravelling of Syria and the tragedy of Ukraine; and more. Please give generously to spiked's Christmas give-a-thon. If you donate £50 or more, you can also get a free spiked mug, while stocks last. (UK postal addresses only.) Donate here: https://www.spiked-online.com/donate/  Take your business to the next level with Shopify. Sign up now and get a £1-per-month trial period: https://shopify.co.uk/spiked  Treat yourself to Beckett's Gin this Christmas. Viewers can get 20 per cent off all spirits, including Beckett's brand new, limited-edition, single-malt English whisky, here: https://beckettsgin.co.uk/spiked 

This is the audio from a video we have just published on our YouTube channel – an interview with Michael Lind. To make sure you never miss great content like this, subscribe to our channel: https://www.youtube.com/@spiked  A month on from Trump's seismic victory, Democrats are still in denial about the significance of their defeat. Party elites think slicker messaging alone can claw back lost support. Here, Michael Lind – author of Hell to Pay and The New Class War – explains why this is so delusional. Identitarianism, illegal immigration and green extremism made America ripe for a populist revolt. Lind also weighs in on the tensions in the MAGA movement and the farmers' protests in Europe. Please donate generously to spiked's Christmas give-a-thon. If you give £50 or more, you can get a free spiked mug, while stocks last. Donate here: https://www.spiked-online.com/donate/  (Mugs can only be sent to UK addresses, sadly.)

Claire Fox, Tom Slater and Fraser Myers discuss the end of the Assad regime, the ‘hot assassin', the trial of Daniel Penny and the rise of Reform. Get your tickets for Brendan O'Neill online event with James Dreyfus, on Wednesday 18 December, 7pm BST. Sign up here: https://www.spiked-online.com/events/  Please give generously to spiked's Christmas give-a-thon. If you donate £50 or more, you can also get a free spiked mug, while stocks last. (UK postal addresses only.) Donate here: https://www.spiked-online.com/donate/  Take your business to the next level with Shopify. Sign up now and get a £1-per-month trial period: https://shopify.co.uk/spiked  Treat yourself to Beckett's Gin this Christmas. Viewers can get 20 per cent off all spirits, including Beckett's brand new, limited-edition, single-malt English whisky, here: https://beckettsgin.co.uk/spiked 

Rakib Ehsan, Tom Slater and Fraser Myers discuss the MasterChef scandal, the collapse of the French government and Keir Starmer's botched reset. Please give generously to spiked's Christmas give-a-thon. If you donate £50 or more, you can also get a free spiked mug, while stocks last. (UK addresses only.) https://www.spiked-online.com/donate/  This episode is sponsored by Beckett's Gin. Listeners to the show can get 20% off all spirits, including Beckett's single-malt English whisky, here: https://beckettsgin.co.uk/spiked  Protect yourself online with ExpressVPN. Sign up today and get an extra three months for free with a new 12-month plan: https://www.expressvpn.com/spiked 

This is the audio from a video we have just published on our YouTube channel – an interview with Macer Gifford. To make sure you never miss great content like this, subscribe to our channel: https://www.youtube.com/@spiked  ‘To fight evil.' That's why Macer Gifford gave up his comfortable life as a City of London currency trader to fight as an international volunteer in two major conflicts – first in Syria, and then in Ukraine. In 2014, he joined the Kurds in their battle against ISIS. In 2022, he helped Ukrainians fend off Putin's Russia. Here, Macer reveals the perils of 21st-century warfare, recalls the joy of liberating Kherson, and explains why Ukrainians are still willing to risk it all for their freedom. Please donate generously to spiked's Christmas give-a-thon. If you give £50 or more, you can get a free spiked mug, while stocks last. Donate here: https://www.spiked-online.com/donate/  (Sadly, the mug offer is for UK donors only.)

Jacob Reynolds, Tom Slater and Fraser Myers discuss the assisted-dying bill and the Labour MP demanding a blasphemy law. Please give generously to spiked's Christmas give-a-thon. If you give £50 or more, you can get a free spiked mug, while stocks last (UK donors only). https://www.spiked-online.com/donate/  This episode is sponsored by Beckett's Gin. Listeners to the show can get 20% off all spirits, including Beckett's single-malt English whisky, here: https://beckettsgin.co.uk/spiked  Take control of your health with AG1: https://drinkag1.com/spiked 

This is the audio from a video we have just published on our YouTube channel – an interview with Danny Kruger. To make sure you never miss great content like this, subscribe to our channel: https://www.youtube.com/@spiked  There is no ‘safe' way to legalise assisted dying, warns Conservative MP Danny Kruger on spiked today ahead of Friday's House of Commons vote. Talking to Fraser Myers, he argues that a ‘right to die' would force the NHS to offer ‘death on demand'. For all the talk of the ‘safeguards' in the proposed bill, the experience of countries like Canada shows that mission creep is inevitable. There, assisted dying is routinely offered to those who don't ask for it, and as a substitute for proper care. He urges his fellow MPs to reject this dangerous bill.  Support spiked:   https://www.spiked-online.com/support/  Sign up to spiked's newsletters: https://www.spiked-online.com/newsletters/ 

Fraser Myers is joined by Luke Gittos and Michael Murphy to discuss the farmers' protests, non-crime hate incidents, the child abuser we can't deport and Jaguar's disastrous woke rebrand. Watch Michael Murphy's new documentary, 'Guardians of Israel', here: https://www.outpoststudios.net/p/guardians-of-israel-an-outpost-original This episode is sponsored by Beckett's Gin. Listeners to the show can get 20% off all spirits, including Beckett's single-malt English whisky, here: https://beckettsgin.co.uk/spiked  Take your business to the next level with Shopify. Sign up now and get a £1-per-month trial period.

This is the audio from a video we have just published on our YouTube channel – an interview with Natasha Hausdorff. To make sure you never miss great content like this, subscribe to our channel: https://www.youtube.com/@spiked  Israel is easily the most demonised nation on Earth. Despite the Jewish State being a liberal democracy, Western activists spend vastly more time raging against it than they do genuinely despotic regimes. We're told Israel is committing ‘genocide' in Gaza, that it is going out of its way to kill civilians in its war against Hamas, that it is an ‘apartheid state'. But none of this bears any resemblance to reality. Here, barrister Natasha Hausdorff debunks the anti-Israel myths, which she says have become a kind of new blood libel.  Order Brendan O'Neill's new book, After the Pogrom, now from:

Rakib Ehsan, Tom Slater and Fraser Myers discuss the rage against Elon Musk, the X-odus, the Allison Pearson scandal and the tragedy of Gary Lineker. Take your business to the next level with Shopify. Sign up now and get a £1-per-month trial period.

In this US election special, Joel Kotkin, Tom Slater and Fraser Myers discuss why Trump won, the revolt against identity politics and the irrepressible rise of populism. Protect yourself online with ExpressVPN. Sign up today and get an extra three months for free with a new 12-month plan: https://www.expressvpn.com/spiked  Donate £50 or more to spiked and get a signed copy of Brendan O'Neill's new book, After the Pogrom: 7 October, Israel and the Crisis of Civilisation. We'll also throw in a year's membership to spiked supporters: https://www.spiked-online.com/donate/  You can also order a regular copy on Amazon: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1068719303/