The View from 22: Addicted to everything

Are you an addict without even realising it? Smartphones, Twitter, video games, emails, prescription drugs and even cupcakes are causing an unnerving shift in our natural behaviour, says Damian Thompson in our cover feature this week. In his new book, The Fix, Damian examines the ‘public health nuisance’ that is taking control of our lives. Damian also speaks on this week's View from 22 podcast about some of the stranger addictions he has encountered while researching his book:

‘Many of the people caught collecting dirty pictures think of themselves

Continue reading...

Email to a friend  |   Permalink   |   Comments (9)

The View from 22: Greece is burning

The upcoming Greek elections will push the nation into a confrontation with the European authorities, reports Faisal Islam, the economics editor of Channel 4 News, in his cover feature for the latest issue of The Spectator. And in this week's episode of The View from 22 podcast he provides an insight into the changing attitudes he witnessed during his most recent visit to Athens last week:

'Six months back, there was certainly a high stakes game of poker. But to me, it was pretty clear 6 months ago that the

Continue reading...

Email to a friend  |   Permalink   |   Comments (10)

The View from 22: Will the riots return?

We haven't done enough to prevent the riots of last summer happening again, says Simon Marcus in this week’s cover feature. And in the latest episode of our The View From 22 podcast he expands on this, discussing his personal experiences with the Boxing Academy in Tottenham and Hackney:

‘What enabled us to engage in strong debate during the whole process was what I saw on the front line at the Boxing Academy for many years. But what I was being asked, in many ways, to accept was wrong. When you're

Continue reading...

Email to a friend  |   Permalink   |   Comments (19)

The View from 22 — 3 May 2012

Here, CoffeeHousers, is this week's episode of The View from 22 podcast.

In this episode, Leah McLaren returns to the Spectator a decade on from her infamous cover story attacking British men to explain how she's now fallen in love with one (0:30). James Forsyth and Neil O'Brien from Policy Exchange examine the Tories' lack of progress in the North (6:48) and how elected Mayors will help. Fraser joins in for a discussion of today's local elections and why Labour has the most at stake (16:10).

You...

Continue reading...

Email to a friend  |   Permalink   |   Comments (3)

The View from 22 — Boris on the stump

As promised, here's our exclusive podcast interview with Boris Johnson. He kindly took some time away from running around Marylebone to answer a few questions from CoffeeHousers on collapsing Tube tunnels, boats on the Thames, religion in London, Tube unions, future career plans and his continued love of the Spectator. We hope you enjoy the results.

The View from 22 — Boris on the stump. Length 5:55
Download audio file (MP3)
Subscribe with iTunes
Subscribe with RSS

Listen now:

Photograph © Alan Davidson/The Picture LIbrary Ltd

Email to a friend  |   Permalink   |   Comments (9)

The View from 22 — 26 April 2012

Here, CoffeeHousers, is this week's episode of The View From 22 podcast. Thank you for the continued feedback, we've tried to take as much as possible into account.

In this episode, Fraser looks at the London Mayoral race and whether Boris can still bag it (0:26), given the downturn in the government's fortunes. Tanya Gold, our restaurant critic, reports on how Ken and Boris have been faring on the stump. James Forsyth discusses (8:07) the fall of Jeremy Hunt and the Murdoch appearances at Leveson, as well as the trouble...

Continue reading...

Email to a friend  |   Permalink   |   Comments (3)

The View from 22 — 19 April 2012

For your listening pleasure, here is the second episode of The View from 22 podcast. Thanks for all the feedback on our first attempt, we've tried to take as much as possible into account this time.

In this episode, Fraser and I speak to the Labour MP and historian Tristram Hunt about the teaching of history in schools. Freddy Gray discusses this week's cover on the runners and riders in the French presidential election. And James Forsyth reports on a deficit of politicians inside Downing Street .

You...

Continue reading...

Email to a friend  |   Permalink   |   Comments (3)

The View from 22 — 12 April 2012

Today, we are releasing the inaugural episode of the Specator podcast: The View from 22. We hope that CoffeeHousers who have the podcast habit — and even some who don't — will sign up to what will be a weekly discussion from the Spectator family and beyond.

In our first episode, Neil O'Brien (of Policy Exchange) discusses his cover story about how London is now so different from the rest of the country that it can be seen to have left the UK. James Forsyth talks about the rise of...

Continue reading...

Email to a friend  |   Permalink   |   Comments (34)