Max Jeffery

Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood discusses the urgent need for prison reform in England and Wales, spotlighting her personal commitment to public service. Max Jeffery shares insights from his experience shadowing police as they search for the parents of three abandoned babies, revealing emotional community challenges. Paul Wood examines the PKK's potential disarmament and its implications for Turkey and the Kurdish people. Additionally, Susannah Jowitt highlights a groundbreaking funeral flower display at the Chelsea Flower Show, blending themes of life and death.

Guests discuss urgent need for Western support for Ukraine, slow response to Ministry of Defence vandalism, Youth Demand protest tactics, Salman Rushdie's new book, and pay tribute to Michael Tanner in this week's episode.

This podcast delves into diverse topics like the welfare crisis in Blackpool, a journalist in a Siberian jail, an endangered ancient synagogue, book reviews, and Labour's influence on housing architecture. It highlights struggles in Blackpool, preservation efforts for the Bevizmark synagogue, the evolution of literary works, and architects' responses to the housing crisis.

Max Jeffery, The Spectator’s assistant foreign editor, discusses Nato's readiness to defend against a possible Russian invasion. Lionel Shriver talks about the moral implications of a mother being convicted of manslaughter for her son's school shooting. Travel writer Sean Thomas shares his experiences staying in haunted hotels in Cambodia, joined by Judith Blincow, owner of a haunted hotel in Rye.

Max Jeffery from The Spectator joins the podcast to discuss Nato's preparedness for a potential Russian invasion. Lionel Shriver talks about the moral implications of a mother being convicted for her son's school shooting. The podcast also features a discussion on haunted hotels with travel writer Sean Thomas and Judith Blincow, owner of a haunted inn.