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.com/support/ Sign up to spiked’s newsletters: https://www.spiked-online.com/newsletters/ Check out sp...
Nov 18, 2023•46 min•Ep 73•Transcript available on Metacast 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.com and we’ll try to answer them in the next episode. Support spiked: https://www.spiked-online.com/...
Nov 04, 2023•1 hr 14 min•Ep 72•Transcript available on Metacast 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 and Tom will be joined by the Telegraph ’s Madeline Grant and GB News’s Patrick Christys for a special ...
Oct 21, 2023•44 min•Ep 71•Transcript available on Metacast 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 Gin, Sloe Gin, Barrel-Aged Sloe Gin and the Gin Miniatures Variety Gift Set. To get your discount, ...
Oct 07, 2023•45 min•Ep 70•Transcript available on Metacast 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 podcast at the Battle of Ideas festival in Westminster. Find out more about the festival and get your ...
Sep 23, 2023•48 min•Ep 69•Transcript available on Metacast 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, Chris, Tom and some very special guests will be recording a live edition of this podcast at the Battle ...
Sep 09, 2023•38 min•Ep 68•Transcript available on Metacast 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. Get your ticket for Brendan O’Neill’s next live podcast, in conversation with Michael Shellenberger, o...
Aug 26, 2023•44 min•Ep 67•Transcript available on Metacast 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’Neill's next live podcast, in conversation with Michael Shellenberger, on Tuesday 29 August at 7pm: https...
Aug 12, 2023•43 min•Ep 66•Transcript available on Metacast 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 answer them in the next episode. Buy Brendan O’Neill’s A Heretic’s Manifesto from: 🇬🇧 📕 Amazon U...
Jul 29, 2023•38 min•Ep 65•Transcript available on Metacast 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 try to answer them in the next episode. 🖊️ 📕 Donate £50 to get a signed copy of Brendan O’Neill’s ...
Jul 15, 2023•38 min•Ep 64•Transcript available on Metacast Robby Soave, senior editor at Reason and co-host of Rising on The Hill TV, joins Chris Snowdon and Tom Slater for the latest episode of Last Orders. They discuss why the misinformation cops got Covid so wrong, the ridiculousness of minimum pricing on alcohol, and how to take on Big Tech censorship. Send your postbag questions to lastorders@spiked-online.com and we’ll try to answer them in the next episode. Get your copy of Brendan O’Neill’s new book: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Heretics-Manifesto-E...
Jul 01, 2023•38 min•Ep 63•Transcript available on Metacast 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 the government’s attempt to clamp down on online speech, Panorama’s whacky food propaganda, and more. Send your postbag questions to lastorders@spiked-online.com and we’ll try to answer them in the next episode. Get your copy of Brendan O’Neill’s new book: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Heretics-Manifesto-Essays-Unsayable/dp/1913019861 S...
Jun 17, 2023•41 min•Ep 62•Transcript available on Metacast Paul North, director of Volteface, joins Chris Snowdon and Tom Slater for the latest episode of Last Orders . They discuss the worst nanny states in Europe, the benefits of boozing, and the campaign for drug liberalisation. Get your tickets to the online launch of Brendan O’Neill’s new spiked book, A Heretic’s Manifesto . Brendan will be interviewed by Andrew Doyle on Monday 5 June at 7pm. Find out more: https://www.spiked-online.com/2023/05/18/event-brendan-oneills-book-launch/ Send your postba...
Jun 03, 2023•41 min•Ep 61•Transcript available on Metacast Jan Macvarish – education and events director of the Free Speech Union – joins Chris Snowdon and Tom Slater to discuss the attempt to No Platform Kathleen Stock, Labour’s war on smoking, and if artificial sweeteners are making us fat. Send your postbag questions to lastorders@spiked-online.com and we’ll try to answer them in the next episode. Pre-order Brendan O’Neill’s A Heretic’s Manifesto now from: 🇬🇧 📕 Amazon UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Heretics-Manifesto-Essays-Unsayable/dp/1913019861 �...
May 21, 2023•48 min•Ep 60•Transcript available on Metacast Australian journalist Nick Cater joins Chris Snowdon and Tom Slater to discuss the hysteria over Coco Pops, George Osborne’s deranged attacks on smoking, and why Australia’s plan for an Indigenous ‘Voice to Parliament’ is a truly terrible idea. Send your postbag questions to lastorders@spiked-online.com and we’ll try to answer them in the next episode. Find out more about spiked’s internship scheme here: https://www.spiked-online.com/ interns Become a spiked supporter: https://www.spiked-online....
May 06, 2023•46 min•Ep 59•Transcript available on Metacast Comedian and writer Dominic Frisby joins Chris Snowdon and Tom Slater to discuss Just Stop Oil's stunt at the Crucible, the government’s plan for state-sponsored vaping and the genius of PG Wodehouse. Send your postbag questions to lastorders@spiked-online.com and we’ll try to answer them in the next episode. Become a spiked supporter: https://www.spiked-online.com/supporters/ Sign up to spiked’s newsletters: https://www.spiked-online.com/newsletters/ Check out spiked’s shop: https://www.spiked-...
Apr 23, 2023•33 min•Ep 58•Transcript available on Metacast Mark Littlewood – director-general of the Institute of Economic Affairs – joins Snowdon and Slater to discuss the laughing-gas ban, the coming crackdown on vaping and the madness of the ULEZ. Send your postbag questions to lastorders@spiked-online.com and we’ll try to answer them in the next episode. Become a spiked supporter: https://www.spiked-online.com/supporters/ Sign up to spiked’s newsletters: https://www.spiked-online.com/newsletters/ Check out spiked’s shop: https://www.spiked-online.co...
Apr 08, 2023•42 min•Ep 57•Transcript available on Metacast Liam Duffy – strategic advisor for the Counter Extremism Project – joins Snowdon and Slater to discuss the Islamist threat to free speech, the panic over young people vaping, and Chris’s triumph over Jonathan Portes. Send your postbag questions to lastorders@spiked-online.com and we’ll try to answer them in the next episode. Become a spiked supporter: https://www.spiked-online.com/supporters/ Sign up to spiked’s newsletters: https://www.spiked-online.com/newsletters/ Check out spiked’s shop: htt...
Mar 25, 2023•35 min•Ep 56•Transcript available on Metacast Matt Ridley – co-author of Viral: The Search for the Origin of Covid-19 – joins Snowdon and Slater to discuss Covid cover-ups, the Lockdown Files and the zealotry of the anti-smoking lobby. Send your postbag questions to lastorders@spiked-online.com and we’ll try to answer them in the next episode. Become a spiked supporter: https://www.spiked-online.com/supporters/ Sign up to spiked’s newsletters: https://www.spiked-online.com/newsletters/ Check out spiked’s shop: https://www.spiked-online.com/...
Mar 11, 2023•43 min•Ep 55•Transcript available on Metacast Big Brother Watch’s Silkie Carlo joins Chris Snowdon and Tom Slater to discuss the government’s war on lockdown sceptics, Nicola Sturgeon’s nanny-state legacy, and the madness of the WHO. Become a spiked supporter: https://www.spiked-online.com/supporters/ Sign up to spiked’s newsletters: https://www.spiked-online.com/newsletters/ Check out spiked’s shop: https://www.spiked-online.com/shop/ Send your postbag questions to lastorders@spiked-online.com and we’ll try to answer them in the next episo...
Feb 25, 2023•45 min•Ep 54•Transcript available on Metacast Andrew Orlowski joins Snowdon and Slater to discuss the idiocy of our green elites, the rise and fall of FTX, and the cult of booze prohibition. Become a spiked supporter: https://www.spiked-online.com/supporters/ Sign up to spiked’s newsletters: https://www.spiked-online.com/newsletters/ Check out spiked’s shop: https://www.spiked-online.com/shop/ Send your postbag questions to lastorders@spiked-online.com and we’ll try to answer them in the next episode....
Feb 11, 2023•42 min•Ep 53•Transcript available on Metacast Francis Foster joins Snowdon and Slater to discuss the miserabilism of the nanny state, the ridiculousness of Seatbeltgate, and the authoritarian legacy of Jacinda Ardern. Become a spiked supporter: https://www.spiked-online.com/supporters/ Sign up to spiked’s newsletters: https://www.spiked-online.com/newsletters/ Check out spiked’s shop: https://www.spiked-online.com/shop/ Send your postbag questions to lastorders@spiked-online.com and we’ll try to answer them in the next episode....
Jan 28, 2023•40 min•Ep 52•Transcript available on Metacast Patrick Christys joins Snowdon and Slater to discuss Labour’s war on smoking, Prince Harry’s crusade against the tabloids, and how wokeness has infected public health. Become a spiked supporter: https://www.spiked-online.com/supporters/ Sign up to spiked’s newsletters: https://www.spiked-online.com/newsletters/ Check out spiked’s shop: https://www.spiked-online.com/shop/ Send your postbag questions to lastorders@spiked-online.com and we’ll try to answer them in the next episode....
Jan 14, 2023•39 min•Ep 51•Transcript available on Metacast Comedian Geoff Norcott joins Chris Snowdon and Tom Slater to discuss cash, smoking and Elon Musk. Get tickets to Geoff’s work-in-progress shows here: https://www.livenation.co.uk/artist-geoff-norcott-1252793 Donate to spiked this Christmas: https://www.spiked-online.com/donate/ Send your postbag questions to lastorders@spiked-online.com and we’ll try to answer them in the next episode....
Dec 24, 2022•45 min•Ep 50•Transcript available on Metacast Charlie Peters, GB News documentary filmmaker, joins Chris Snowdon and Tom Slater to discuss the Online Safety Bill, Nicola Sturgeon’s nanny state, the grooming-gangs scandal and more. Send your postbag questions to lastorders@spiked-online.com and we’ll try to answer them in the next episode. Read spiked: https://www.spiked-online.com/ Become a spiked supporter and get your free ticket to Brendan O’Neill’s upcoming live show with Toby Young: https://www.spiked-online.com/supporters/ Sign up to ...
Dec 10, 2022•46 min•Ep 49•Transcript available on Metacast Julia Hartley-Brewer, TalkTV’s breakfast-show host, joins Chris Snowdon and Tom Slater to discuss knee-taking, free speech on campus, the campaign to cut our energy use, and more. Send your postbag questions to lastorders@spiked-online.com and we’ll try to answer them in the next episode. Read spiked: https://www.spiked-online.com/ Become a spiked supporter and get your free ticket to Brendan O’Neill’s upcoming live show with Toby Young: https://www.spiked-online.com/supporters/ Sign up to spike...
Nov 26, 2022•44 min•Ep 48•Transcript available on Metacast Nick Gillespie, editor-at-large of Reason, joins Chris Snowdon and Tom Slater to discuss the Midterms, the war on nicotine, Elon Musk and more. Send your postbag questions to lastorders@spiked-online.com and we’ll try to answer them in the next episode. Read spiked: https://www.spiked-online.com/ Become a spiked supporter: https://www.spiked-online.com/supporters/ Sign up to spiked’s newsletters: https://www.spiked-online.com/newsletters/...
Nov 13, 2022•55 min•Ep 47•Transcript available on Metacast Rod Liddle, journalist and member of the SDP, joins Chris Snowdon and Tom Slater to discuss the propaganda war on smokers, the madness of Just Stop Oil and the future of British politics. Send your postbag questions to lastorders@spiked-online.com and we’ll try to answer them in the next episode. Become a spiked supporter: https://www.spiked-online.com/supporters/ Sign up to spiked’s newsletters: https://www.spiked-online.com/newsletters/...
Oct 19, 2022•46 min•Ep 46•Transcript available on Metacast Sam Ashworth-Hayes joins Chris Snowdon and Tom Slater to discuss Liz Truss’s war on the nanny state. Plus, we discuss James O’Brien’s queue conspiracy theory and answer your questions in our postbag section. Send your questions to lastorders@spiked-online.com and we’ll try to answer them in the next episode. Donate £50 to spiked and get a free, signed copy of ‘How Woke Won’, plus a year’s free membership to spiked supporters: https://www.spiked-online.com/donate/ Sign up to spiked’s newsletters:...
Sep 24, 2022•42 min•Ep 45•Transcript available on Metacast Comedian Leo Kearse joins Chris Snowdon and Tom Slater to discuss the cancellation of Jerry Sadowitz, the perilous state of pubs and the moral crusade against gambling. Plus, we answer your questions in our new postbag section. Send your questions to lastorders@spiked-online.com and we’ll try to answer them in the next episode. Order your copy of ‘How Woke Won’ by Joanna Williams here: https://www.spiked-online.com/shop/ Donate to spiked: https://www.spiked-online.com/donate/ Become a spiked sup...
Aug 24, 2022•40 min•Ep 44•Transcript available on Metacast 
