Off Script

Historian Robert Tombs discusses risks of Islamic extremism in England, impact of minority groups on politics, historical conflicts in Britain, integration of ethnic minorities, Enoch Powell's speech on immigration, political extremism, English identity, and England's historical global impact.

The podcast delves into Putin's war as a continuation of the Russian civil war and lessons learned from Stalin. It explores the impact of the war in Ukraine on historians. Antony Beevor discusses historical significance and Putin's obsession with restoring honor, as well as the evolving views on Britain's role in WWII and colonialism. The conversation also touches on reevaluating history through a global lens and the importance of unbiased historical analysis.

How has GB News changed British politics? Is woke capitalism a threat to the West?To discuss, Steven Edginton is joined by Mark Stoleson, the CEO of Legatum, a powerful investment firm with interests in GB News and other major projects.Watch this episode: https://youtu.be/B1O_sFO1uPE |Read more from The Telegraph’s award-winning comment team: www.telegraph.co.uk/opinion |For 30 days’ free access to The Telegraph: www.telegraph.co.uk/audio Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As opinion polls suggest the Conservatives face electoral oblivion, could we witness a repeat of a 1997 landslide, or even 1906?To discuss, Steven Edginton is joined by the historian and Telegraph columnist Simon Heffer.Watch this episode: https://youtu.be/GLG6xjfOZ-Q |Read more from The Telegraph’s award-winning comment team: www.telegraph.co.uk/opinion |For 30 days’ free access to The Telegraph: www.telegraph.co.uk/audio Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Is Net Zero destroying our energy capacity? Are we in an energy cold war?To discuss, The Telegraph’s Steven Edginton is joined by the economist Diana Furchtgott-Roth of the Heritage Foundation who has served in every Republican administration since Ronald Reagan. Watch this episode: https://youtu.be/tB6HxgxVsaE |Read more from The Telegraph’s award-winning comment team: www.telegraph.co.uk/opinion |For 30 days’ free access to The Telegraph: www.telegraph.co.uk/audio | Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dr Kevin Roberts is the president of The Heritage Foundation, one of America's most influential conservative think tanks.The Telegraph’s Steven Edginton sits down with him to discuss the state of American conservatism, President Biden and the Blob for the latest Off Script podcast.Watch this episode: https://youtu.be/BWST_E8z1eA|Read more from The Telegraph’s award-winning comment team: www.telegraph.co.uk/opinion |For 30 days’ free access to The Telegraph: www.telegraph.co.uk/audio|See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jason Kenney is the former Premier of Alberta and a Canadian conservative politician. He sits down with Steven Edginton to discuss the state of his country, including Canada’s radical new euthanasia laws.Watch this episode: https://youtu.be/Cv2AcBqap8s|Read more from The Telegraph’s award-winning comment team: www.telegraph.co.uk/opinion |For 30 days’ free access to The Telegraph: www.telegraph.co.uk/audio|See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Michael Shellenberger is an environmentalist, author, and advocate for pragmatic solutions to climate change.He joins Steven Edginton to talk about the ‘religion’ of climate change.Watch this episode: https://youtu.be/tqcDyHdbYd4|Read more from The Telegraph’s award-winning comment team: www.telegraph.co.uk/opinion |For 30 days’ free access to The Telegraph: www.telegraph.co.uk/audio|See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dennis Prager is a conservative thinker, commentator and one of America’s most successful political entrepreneurs, most well known for establishing PragerU, one of the largest conservative online platforms. Steven Edginton is joined by Mr Prager to discuss threats to Western civilisation.Watch this episode: https://youtu.be/OudTXT_9CzY|Read more from The Telegraph’s award-winning comment team: www.telegraph.co.uk/opinion |For 30 days’ free access to The Telegraph: www.telegraph.co.uk/audio|See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

With people being arrested for posting offensive memes, and with crack downs on so-called disinformation, does free speech exist in Britain?To discuss, Steven Edginton is joined by the equality and human rights barrister from the Bad Law Project Anna Loutfi.Watch this episode: https://youtu.be/344S8oLazbI|Read more from The Telegraph’s award-winning comment team: www.telegraph.co.uk/opinion |For 30 days’ free access to The Telegraph: www.telegraph.co.uk/audio|See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.