Luke Johnson joins Chris Snowdon and Tom Slater for the latest episode of Last Orders , the spiked podcast all about freedom and the nanny state. They discuss why so many pubs are closing down, the galaxy-brained plan to ban cigarette filters and what Trump’s tariffs will mean for the world. 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 w...
Apr 06, 2025•40 min•Ep. 108
Stand-up comedian Leo Kearse joins Chris Snowdon and Tom Slater for the latest episode of Last Orders, spiked’s nanny-state podcast. They discuss Labour’s joyless crackdown on pub humour, the unintended consequences of sugar taxes, the collapse in (legal) tobacco sales, and the rise of the Letbyist subculture. 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/ Listen, share and give us a...
Mar 22, 2025•41 min•Ep. 107
Freddie Attenborough from the Free Speech Union joins Chris Snowdon and Tom Slater for the latest episode of Last Orders, our nanny-state podcast. They discuss Labour’s latest free-speech crackdown, why vaping really isn’t as bad as smoking, and the nonsensical claim that Britain’s students are hooked on gambling. 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/ Listen, share and give ...
Mar 08, 2025•37 min•Ep. 106
William Yarwood from the Taxpayers’ Alliance joins Chris Snowdon and Tom Slater for the latest episode of Last Orders , spiked ’s nanny-state podcast. They discuss Elon Musk’s war on waste, Wales’s miserable experiment with minimum pricing and why civil servants shouldn’t be allowed to have lunch breaks. 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/ Listen, share and give us a glow...
Feb 22, 2025•39 min•Ep. 105
Timandra Harkness – author of Technology is Not the Problem – joins Chris Snowdon and Tom Slater for the latest episode of Last Orders , our nanny-state podcast. They discuss China and America’s AI arms race, how eating healthy is as cheap as chips, and why Lucy Letby is still guilty. spiked supporters can still get early-bird tickets for spiked ’s 25th anniversary bash here . Apply for spiked ’s internship programme: https://www.spiked-online.com/2025/01/10/apply-now-to-become-a-spiked-intern-2...
Feb 08, 2025•48 min•Ep. 104
spiked columnist Luke Gittos joins Chris Snowdon and Tom Slater for the latest episode of Last Orders , our nanny-state podcast. They discuss the post-Southport speech wars, Trump taking on the public-health lobby, and whether Labour will really go for growth. Apply for spiked ’s internship programme: https://www.spiked-online.com/2025/01/10/apply-now-to-become-a-spiked-intern-2/ Listen, share and give us a glowing review on your podcast app. Also, send your postbag questions to lastorders@spike...
Jan 25, 2025•42 min•Ep. 103
GB News presenter Tom Harwood joins Chris Snowdon and Tom Slater for the latest episode of Last Orders, our nanny-state podcast. They discuss how Trump’s victory has moved the Overton window, why Mark Zuckerberg is right to sack his fact-checkers, and the Dutch mother who tried to get her son off vaping by giving him cigarettes. Listen, share and give us a glowing review on your podcast app. Also, send your postbag questions to lastorders@spiked-online.com and we’ll try to answer them in the nex...
Jan 12, 2025•48 min•Ep. 102
Patrick Christys – presenter for GB News – and Gawain Towler – former head of press for Reform UK – join Chris Snowdon and Tom Slater for a very special episode of Last Orders. Not only is it the Christmas episode, it’s also the show’s 100th (kind of). They discuss whether Keir Starmer’s Britain is going the way of Kim Jong-un’s totalitarian hermit kingdom, the rise of Reform, and what Lucy Letby thinks about daylight savings. Please give generously to spiked’s Christmas give-a-thon. If you dona...
Dec 21, 2024•43 min•Ep. 101
Paul Staines – founding editor of Guido Fawkes – joins Chris Snowdon and Tom Slater for the latest episode of Last Orders , our nanny-state podcast. They discuss whether Westminster muckraking is a dying art, why Labour wants to ban adverts for porridge, and why young people should do more drugs. This episode is proudly sponsored by Beckett’s Gin . Viewers can get 20 per cent off all spirits, including Beckett’s brand new, limited-edition, single-malt English whisky, here: https://beckettsgin.co...
Dec 08, 2024•32 min•Ep. 100
Writer and commentator Candice Holdsworth joins Chris Snowdon and Tom Slater for the latest episode of Last Orders, our nanny-state podcast. They discuss Allison Pearson’s visit from the thoughtpolice, the junk statistics about junk-food ‘addiction’, and why Dale Vince can do one. Listen, share and give us a glowing review on your podcast app. Also, 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-onl...
Nov 23, 2024•32 min•Ep. 99
Reem Ibrahim – communications manager at the Institute of Economic Affairs – joins Chris Snowdon and Tom Slater for the latest episode of Last Orders. They discuss the hilarious backlash to Donald Trump’s re-election, the revival of the smoking ban, and why adults like flavoured vapes, too. 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 supporte...
Nov 09, 2024•37 min•Ep. 98
Julia Hartley-Brewer, Simon Evans and Kate Andrews joined Chris Snowdon and Tom Slater for this very special edition of the Last Orders podcast, recorded live at the Battle of Ideas festival in Westminster on Saturday 19 October. They discussed the rise of Ozempic, Labour’s plan to cleanse pubs of offensive speech, why weed is the boring drug, how speed could solve our productivity problem, and much more.
Oct 22, 2024•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 97
This is your last chance to get tickets to see us at the Battle of Ideas festival this weekend. On Saturday, at Church House in Westminster, we’ll be doing a very special live show, featuring Julia Hartley-Brewer, Simon Evans, Kate Andrews and loads of audience participation. If you’re already coming to the Battle of Ideas, get yourself down to the Robert Runcie Room at 12.15pm on Saturday. If you’re not coming to the festival, why not? It’s brilliant, plus fans of this podcast can get 20 per ce...
Oct 17, 2024•1 min•Ep. 96
Matthew Lesh – public policy fellow at the Institute of Economic Affairs and country manager for Freshwater Strategy – joins Chris Snowdon and Tom Slater for the latest episode of Last Orders . They discuss the departure of London’s ‘night tsar’, Scotland’s regressive experiment with ‘minimum pricing’ for alcohol, and the battle to open a chip shop in a Welsh seaside town. Don’t miss our live show at the Battle of Ideas festival. Chris and Tom will be joined by Julia Hartley-Brewer, Simon Evans ...
Oct 12, 2024•41 min•Ep. 95
Josie Appleton, director of the Manifesto Club, joins Chris Snowdon and Tom Slater for the latest episode of Last Orders . They discuss Chris Whitty’s one-man crusade against smoking and drinking, the calls to abolish the pint glass, and what Labour’s ‘respect order’ will mean for civil liberties. Don’t miss our upcoming live show at the Battle of Ideas festival. Chris and Tom will be joined by Julia Hartley-Brewer, Simon Evans and Kate Andrews in Westminster on Saturday 19 October. Fans of the ...
Sep 28, 2024•35 min•Ep. 94
Smoking bans, a crackdown on junk food, state-sanctioned fat-shaming… it’s been a miserable few weeks in Keir Starmer’s Britain. In the latest episode of Last Orders, Chris Snowdon and Tom Slater discuss Labour’s zealous embrace of public-health paternalism – and whether or not it’s time for Chris to emigrate. Don’t miss our upcoming live episode at the Battle of Ideas festival. Chris and Tom will be joined by some very special guests in Westminster on Saturday 19 October. Fans of the podcast ca...
Sep 14, 2024•35 min•Ep. 93
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 whether chatbots are the future of medicine, the sorry state of Irish boozing, and why ‘Gamblegate’ disappeared after the election. 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: https://www.sp...
Aug 31, 2024•32 min•Ep. 92
Big Brother Watch’s Mark Johnson is this week’s guest on Last Orders , with Chris Snowdon and Tom Slater. They discuss the crackdown on free speech after the riots, the creepy rise of facial-recognition technology, why booze and nicotine can be good for you, and the return of monkeypox. Send your postbag questions to lastorders@spiked-online.com and we’ll try to answer them in the next episode. You can get tickets to Simon Evans’s Alas, Smith and Hume! here and Footnotes to Smith here . Support ...
Aug 17, 2024•32 min•Ep. 91
The Free Speech Union’s Jan Macvarish returns to Last Orders with Chris Snowdon and Tom Slater. They discuss why Labour is abandoning the Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Act, how drinking made Western civilisation and the problem with ‘problem gambling’. 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: https://www.spiked-online.com/newsletters/...
Aug 03, 2024•46 min•Ep. 90
James Woudhuysen – visiting professor of forecasting and innovation at London South Bank University – returns to Last Orders with Chris Snowdon and Tom Slater. They discuss the Labour government’s disastrous green agenda, the snobbery of the nanny state and the rise of Lucy Letby trutherism. 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: https://w...
Jul 20, 2024•44 min•Ep. 89
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 answer them in the next episode. Support spiked: https://www.spiked-online.com/support/ Sign up to spik...
Jul 03, 2024•37 min•Ep. 88
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. Support spiked: https://www.spiked-online.com/support/ Sign up to spiked’s newsletters: https://www....
Jun 22, 2024•37 min•Ep. 87
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 SPIKED10 to get 10% off your supporter membership. Send your postbag questions to lastorders@spiked-online.co...
Jun 08, 2024•32 min•Ep. 86
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. Support spiked: https://www.spiked-online.com/support/ Sign up to spiked’s newsletters: https://www.spiked...
May 25, 2024•30 min•Ep. 85
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% off your supporter membership at munkdebates.com . Find out more about spiked ’s internship programm...
May 11, 2024•41 min•Ep. 84
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 lastorders@spiked-online.com and we’ll try to answer them in the next episode. Support spiked: https://www.spi...
Apr 27, 2024•45 min•Ep. 83
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.com and we’ll try to answer them in the next episode. Support spiked: https://www.spiked-online.com/s...
Apr 14, 2024•47 min•Ep. 82
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 try to answer them in the next episode. Support spiked: https://www.spiked-online.com/support/ Sign up...
Mar 30, 2024•39 min•Ep. 81
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 lastorders@spiked-online.com and we’ll try to answer them in the next episode. Support spiked: https://www...
Mar 12, 2024•33 min•Ep. 80
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: https://www.spiked-online.com/newsletters/ Check out spiked’s shop: https://www.spiked-online.com/sho...
Feb 24, 2024•39 min•Ep. 79
