Last Orders - a spiked podcast

spiked ’s Tim Black joins Chris Snowdon and Tom Slater for the latest episode of Last Orders . They discuss whether Keir Starmer is an empty suit or a crypto-Stalinist, the Gamble-gate hysteria and the pathetic attempt to turn ‘ultra-processed food’ into the ‘new tobacco’. Plus, we respond to an outraged nutritionist.   Send your postbag questions to lastorders@spiked-online.com and we’ll try to a...

Political commentator Benedict Spence joins Chris Snowdon and Tom Slater for the latest episode of Last Orders . They discuss the shaming of England fans for singing ‘10 German bombers’, the World Health Organisation’s ‘anti-capitalist’ turn and the calls to lower the drink-driving limit. Send your postbag questions to lastorders@spiked-online.com and we’ll try to answer them in the next episode....

Claire Fox, member of the House of Lords and director of the Academy of Ideas, joins Chris Snowdon and Tom Slater for the latest episode of Last Orders . They discuss what Nigel Farage’s return might mean for the General Election, the panic over nicotine pouches and the pointlessness of the sugar tax.  This episode is sponsored by the Munk Debates: http://www.munkdebates.com/   Use the code SPIKED...

Reem Ibrahim, communications officer at the Institute of Economic Affairs, joins Chris Snowdon and Tom Slater for the latest episode of Last Orders . They discuss Chris van Tulleken’s latest musings about UPF, why we shouldn’t ban shisha and why we should ban slow-walking in London. Send your postbag questions to lastorders@spiked-online.com and we’ll try to answer them in the next episode. Suppor...

David Frost, former chief Brexit negotiator and Tory peer, joins Chris Snowdon and Tom Slater for the latest episode of <em>Last Orders</em>. They discuss how the Tories became the party of the nanny state, why freedom should be at the heart of politics and the prospects for Conservative electoral renewal. This episode is sponsored by the Munk Debates. Use the code SPIKED10 to get 10%...

Mark Birbeck, co-founder of the Our Fight campaign, joins Chris Snowdon and Tom Slater for the latest episode of Last Orders. They discuss Rishi Sunak’s smoking ban, what the public-health lobby gets wrong about alcohol and why even the anti-Israel bigots deserve free speech. Find out more about spiked’s internship programme here: spiked-online.com/interns   Send your postbag questions to lastorde...

Stand-up comedian Josh Howie joins Chris Snowdon and Tom Slater for the latest episode of Last Orders . They discuss the revelations from the Cass Review, the World Health Organisation’s fake news about vaping and how wokeness has divided the comedy industry. Find out more about spiked ’s internship programme here: spiked-online.com/interns   Send your postbag questions to lastorders@spiked-online...

John O’Connell – chief executive of the TaxPayers’ Alliance – joins Chris Snowdon and Tom Slater for the latest episode of Last Orders . They discuss local councils spending millions on diversity officers, Jolyon Maugham’s crusade against ‘Tufton Street’ and why a comedian’s tour posters were banned by the London Underground. Send your postbag questions to lastorders@spiked-online.com and we’ll tr...

Candice Holdsworth joins Chris Snowdon and Tom Slater for the latest episode of Last Orders. They discuss sin taxes on vaping, the call to ban cigars and Michael Gove’s crackdown on extremism. Get your ticket for spiked ’s next live event – Brendan O’Neill in conversation with Matt Ridley – on Thursday 21 March at 7pm GMT: https://www.spiked-online.com/events/   Send your postbag questions to last...

Mick Hume joins Chris Snowdon and Tom Slater to discuss Prince Harry’s beef with the tabloids, banning smartphones for under-16s and whether believing in prohibitionism should be a ‘protected’ belief. Send your postbag questions to lastorders@spiked-online.com and we’ll try to answer them in the next episode. Support spiked: https://www.spiked-online.com/support/   Sign up to spiked’s newsletters:...

Harrison Griffiths joins Chris Snowdon and Tom Slater to discuss Rishi Sunak’s crusade against vaping, the tyranny of the World Health Organisation and Chris’s campaign for an extra day of summer. Send your postbag questions to lastorders@spiked-online.com and we’ll try to answer them in the next episode. Support spiked: https://www.spiked-online.com/support/   Sign up to spiked’s newsletters: htt...

Rob Lyons, science and technology director at the Academy of Ideas, joins Chris Snowdon and Tom Slater for the latest episode of Last Orders . They discuss just how bad a Labour government will be for freedom, the public-health plot against large wine glasses and the sinister rise of Brummiephobia. Send your postbag questions to lastorders@spiked-online.com and we’ll try to answer them in the next...

Lou Perez, comedian and author of That Joke Isn’t Funny Anymore , joins Chris Snowdon and Tom Slater for the latest episode of Last Orders . They discuss the rise of anti-woke comedy, the hypocrisy of the health-food lobby and the joys of Wetherspoons. Send your postbag questions to lastorders@spiked-online.com and we’ll try to answer them in the next episode. Support spiked: https://www.spiked-on...

The Spectator ’s Kate Andrews joins Chris Snowdon and Tom Slater for the latest episode of Last Orders . In this special end-of-year round-up, they discuss everything from food fads to fag bans to laughing gas to the coming crackdown on the internet. Enjoy!  This episode is sponsored by Magic Mind. Fans of Last Orders can get up to 56% off their first subscription or 20% off a one-time purchase. J...

Andrew Orlowski joins Chris Snowdon and Tom Slater for the latest episode of Last Orders . They discuss the hysteria over AI, New Zealand’s u-turn on smoking and whether selfies are a public-health risk. Send your postbag questions to lastorders@spiked-online.com and we’ll try to answer them in the next episode. Support spiked: https://www.spiked-online.com/support/   Sign up to spiked’s newslette...

Alka Sehgal Cuthbert, director of Don’t Divide Us, joins Chris Snowdon and Tom Slater for the latest episode of Last Orders . They discuss the rise of racial identity politics in schools, the uselessness of the WHO, and the perils of prohibition. Send your postbag questions to lastorders@spiked-online.com and we’ll try to answer them in the next episode. Support spiked: https://www.spiked-online.c...

The Telegraph ’s Madeline Grant and GB News’s Patrick Christys joined Chris Snowdon and Tom Slater for a very special live episode of Last Orders at the Battle of Ideas festival last weekend. They discussed how the Tories became the party of the nanny state, the farcical Covid inquiry, the debanking scandal, banning Bully XLs, and much more.  Send your postbag questions to lastorders@spiked-online...

Matthew Lesh, director of public policy and communications at the Institute of Economic Affairs, joins Chris Snowdon and Tom Slater for the latest episode of Last Orders . They discuss the Voice to Parliament referendum in Australia, the latest on Rishi Sunak’s crusade against smoking, and Labour’s plan to criminalise misgendering.  We’re doing our first live show! On Saturday 28 October, Chris an...

Patrick O’Flynn, political commentator and former MEP, joins Chris Snowdon and Tom Slater for the latest episode of Last Orders. They discuss Rishi Sunak’s plan for smoking prohibition, the war on motorists, and why centrist Tories ruin everything. This episode is sponsored by Beckett’s Gin. Last Orders fans can get 20 per cent off all Beckett’s Gin products, including its London Dry Gin, Spirited...

Anthony Warner, food writer, author and self-styled Angry Chef, joins Chris Snowdon and Tom Slater for the latest episode of Last Orders. They discuss the demonisation of ‘ultra-processed food’, the ban on disposable vapes, and why everyone is getting so fat.  We’re doing our first live show! On Saturday 28 October, Chris, Tom and some very special guests will be recording a live edition of this p...

Marc Glendening, head of cultural affairs at the Institute of Economic Affairs, joins Chris Snowdon and Tom Slater for the latest episode of Last Orders . They discuss the philosophical clash between liberalism and transgenderism, the killjoys who want to limit you to two beers a week, and the tragic death of Ursula von der Leyen’s pony. We’re doing our first live show! On Saturday 28 October, Chr...

Stand-up comedian and spiked columnist Simon Evans joins Chris Snowdon and Tom Slater for the latest episode of Last Orders . They discuss the witch-hunting of Graham Linehan, the ridiculous regulation of takeaway pints, and the mad plan to reintroduce wolves to the English countryside. Send your postbag questions to lastorders@spiked-online.com and we’ll try to answer them in the next episode. Ge...

Comedian Leo Kearse joins Chris Snowdon and Tom Slater for the latest episode of Last Orders. They discuss woke censorship in comedy, the junk science about ‘ultra-processed foods’, and why middle-aged, privately educated liberals are ruining everything.  Send your postbag questions to lastorders@spiked-online.com and we’ll try to answer them in the next episode. Get your ticket for Brendan O’Neil...

Ralph Schoellhammer – assistant professor in economics and political science at Webster University Vienna – joins Chris Snowdon and Tom Slater for the latest episode of Last Orders . They discuss the revolt against green zealotry, Tony Blair’s call for more sin taxes, and the nanny-state lobby’s tantrum over free Barbies. Send your postbag questions to lastorders@spiked-online.com and we’ll try to...

James Woudhuysen – visiting professor of forecasting and innovation at London South Bank University – joins Chris Snowdon and Tom Slater for the latest episode of Last Orders . They discuss Transport for London’s absurd junk-food advertising ban, the fear-mongering over problem gambling, and the deranged views of Just Stop Oil.  Send your postbag questions to lastorders@spiked-online.com and we’ll...