Quite right!

Quite right!

The Spectator

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Since Jun 2025
Latest Episode Jun 2026

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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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Brexit 10 years on – have we changed our minds?

Jun 11, 2026 18m

In this special edition of Quite right!, Michael Gove and Rachel Johnson revisit the argument that divided British politics – and their own families – as the tenth anniversary of the Brexit…

‘It will be a bloodbath’ – why Starmer won’t go quietly

Jun 09, 2026 29m

This week: Keir Starmer’s legacy, Andy Burnham’s next move – and should there be a general election? With the Makerfield by-election just days away, Michael Gove is joined by Rachel Johnson to ask…

‘DEI mindset is killing people’ – Henry Nowak & Britain’s two-tier policing crisis

Jun 02, 2026 37m

This week: the Henry Nowak case, two-tier policing – and what the latest Mandelson files reveal about Labour.After the murder of 18-year-old Henry Nowak, Michael and Madeline ask whether the police…

When was Britain’s finest hour? – and how to beat Burnham

May 28, 2026 32m

This week: what makes a great battle? From Waterloo, Trafalgar, the Battle of Britain to Stalingrad, Michael and Maddie discuss what separates a decisive victory from a merely dramatic one, and why…

Peter Murrell's mafia-style SNP – and inside the Reform-Restore feud

May 26, 2026 50m

This week: the Peter Murrell scandal and the collapse of the SNP’s moral authority. After Nicola Sturgeon’s estranged husband and the party’s former chief executive pleaded guilty to embezzling more…

If Burnham loses Makerfield, Labour is finished – Maurice Glasman | Part two

May 21, 2026 28m

Maurice Glasman returns for the second part of his conversation with Michael and Maddie – this time to ask whether the Makerfield by-election could write Labour’s obituary notice.As Andy Burnham…

Maurice Glasman: how the progressives killed Labour | Part one

May 19, 2026 30m

Maurice Glasman, Labour peer and founder of Blue Labour, has spent years warning that Labour has lost touch with the people it was created to represent. In the first of a two-part conversation on…

Forget Wes, this is who we really need as PM

May 14, 2026 23m

In this week’s Q&A: as Wes Streeting finally breaks cover, which former prime minister would you parachute into No. 10 to save the country? Michael makes the case for Palmerstonian vigour, while…

Keir Starmer’s last stand – will Labour force him out?

May 12, 2026 41m

This week: Keir Starmer’s leadership is in crisis. As pressure builds on the Prime Minister, Michael and Madeline ask whether Starmer can survive the rebellion now gathering pace in his own…

My advice for the next Labour leader

May 07, 2026 21m

In this week’s Q&A: how do you mount a Labour leadership coup? As the results of the local elections roll in and speculation builds about Starmer’s future, Michael and Maddie discuss the…

Britain’s antisemitism 'emergency' – and have Reform gone too far?

May 05, 2026 43m

This week: antisemitism in Britain, the government’s response – and where Reform may have gone too far.After the attack in Golders Green, Michael and Madeline ask whether antisemitism has become a…

Katie Lam on the grooming gangs, Jenrick & why Farage is not fit to be PM

Apr 28, 2026 56m

Katie Lam is one of the brightest lights of the Conservative party. Frequently tipped as a future leader, her interventions in the House on immigration and the grooming gangs scandal have won her a…

Why you should be proud to be English – and Rowling vs Campbell

Apr 23, 2026 27m

In this week’s Q&A: what should make you proud to be English? With St George’s Day prompting reflection, Michael and Maddie discuss the traditions, institutions and cultural inheritance that…

Starmer out? — be careful what you wish for

Apr 21, 2026 40m

This week: the Mandelson row deepens – and a bigger question about Keir Starmer’s judgment and authority.After a bruising appearance from Olly Robbins at the Foreign Affairs Committee, Michael and…

Local elections preview: how bad will it be for Labour?

Apr 16, 2026 25m

In this week’s Q&A: are the local elections about to deliver a political shock? With Labour facing pressure from Reform, the Greens and resurgent local challengers, Michael and Maddie assess…

Southport inquiry: they knew he was evil, why wasn’t he stopped?

Apr 14, 2026 49m

This week: the Southport inquiry and a deeper question about why Britain’s institutions keep failing to act. After a damning report into the killings revealed that Axel Rudakubana was ‘known to…

Anas Sarwar: why I said Starmer should go – and what I told Wes Streeting

Mar 31, 2026 49m

One month on from calling for Keir Starmer's resignation, Anas Sarwar – the leader of Scottish Labour – joins Michael Gove to reflect on British politics ahead of the May elections. Does he stand by…

Q&A: Do the Tories need a bigger kicking?

Mar 27, 2026 29m

To submit your urgent questions to Michael and Maddie, visit spectator.com/quiteright.In this week’s Q&A: do the Conservatives need an even bigger kicking? After their worst defeat in…

Coexistence or 'dominance'? The political Islam debate

Mar 25, 2026 50m

This week: the row over political Islam and a bigger question beneath it. After Nick Timothy’s comments on public prayer in Trafalgar Square caused a political firestorm, Michael and Madeline ask…

Q&A: The Greens' secret weapon – and what happened to liberalism?

Mar 20, 2026 31m

To submit your urgent questions to Michael and Maddie, visit spectator.com/quiteright.In this week’s Q&A: the Green party and the rise of new MP Hannah Spencer. Does a softer, more appealing…

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