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Quite right!

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 from September, join Michael Gove and Madeline Grant for a mixture of politics, culture and mischief.

12th Nov 2025
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51 mins

‘Bridget Philistine’? Labour’s war on education & the BBC in crisis

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‘Bridget Philistine’? Labour’s war on education & the BBC in crisis
12 Nov 2025 • 51 mins

‘Bridget Philistine’? Labour’s war on education & the BBC in crisis

This week: a crisis at the BBC, a crisis of standards in our schools and a crisis in Hollywood over Sydney Sweeney's 'conservatism'.
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‘We have to have a conversation about culture’ – lawless London and Britain’s integration problem
5 Nov 2025 • 49 mins

‘We have to have a conversation about culture’ – lawless London and Britain’s integration problem

This week: Rachel Reeves's Budget 'bollocks', the rise of 'nihilistic' violence in the UK, and *the* debate of the week: Halloween vs Bonfire Night.
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‘I was reported for bullying!’: inside the Home Office dysfunction & collapsed grooming gangs inquiry
29 Oct 2025 • 59 mins

‘I was reported for bullying!’: inside the Home Office dysfunction & collapsed grooming gangs inquiry

This week: the great Home Office meltdown and the fury over the collapsed grooming gangs inquiry. Plus, the truth about being a landlord and Katy Perry & Justin Trudeau's 'hard launch'.
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Should Prince Andrew be exiled? And how multiculturalism failed in Birmingham
22 Oct 2025 • 49 mins

Should Prince Andrew be exiled? And how multiculturalism failed in Birmingham

This week: the slow-motion disgrace of Prince Andrew, how multiculturalism failed in Birmingham and, as the British Museum attempt to out-glamour the Met Gala, have we reached peak luvvie?
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China spy scandal: ‘either we’re not being told the truth, or this government is incompetent’
15 Oct 2025 • 53 mins

China spy scandal: ‘either we’re not being told the truth, or this government is incompetent’

This week: Michael and Maddie turn their sights to Westminster’s latest espionage scandal – and the collapse of the case to prosecute two men accused of spying for China. Meanwhile, as The Traitors returns, would Michael be a faithful, or a traitor?
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Was that Kemi Badenoch's last conference? | Quite right! live from Manchester
8 Oct 2025 • 46 mins

Was that Kemi Badenoch's last conference? | Quite right! live from Manchester

This week: Michael and Maddie record Quite right! in front of a live audience at the Conservative Party conference in Manchester – with attendance down, the big question is whether Kemi Badenoch can survive as leader of the opposition.
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Is Labour ‘racist’ too? Plus Trump’s Gaza gamble & Rowling vs Watson
1 Oct 2025 • 52 mins

Is Labour ‘racist’ too? Plus Trump’s Gaza gamble & Rowling vs Watson

This week: If Reform are ‘racist’ what does that say about Labour, Michael’s advice ahead of Tory conference and what Donald Trump and Emma Watson have in common. 
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Where Blair is wrong, but Farage is right & why recognising Palestine is 'politics at its worst'
24 Sep 2025 • 51 mins

Where Blair is wrong, but Farage is right & why recognising Palestine is 'politics at its worst'

This week: the hell of party conference season, Tony Blair's ID card dystopia, why recognising Palestine is 'politics at its worst' and how Erika Kirk forgave.
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Why Danny Kruger's defection changes everything & could Boris Johnson be next?
17 Sep 2025 • 57 mins

Why Danny Kruger's defection changes everything & could Boris Johnson be next?

This week: the shock defection of Danny Kruger to Reform UK’s ‘pirate ship’, why Boris is 'not welcome' in Nigel's teal team and can Britain's 'secret weapon' save the state visit?
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Bonus episode: Why Mandelson had to go & the legacy of Charlie Kirk
11 Sep 2025 • 44 mins

Bonus episode: Why Mandelson had to go & the legacy of Charlie Kirk

In this bonus episode Michael and Madeline tackle two extraordinary political stories: the resignation of Peter Mandelson and the assassination of Charlie Kirk. 
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Labour’s deputy drama, Macron’s mess & was Thatcher autistic?
10 Sep 2025 • 48 mins

Labour’s deputy drama, Macron’s mess & was Thatcher autistic?

This week: Michael and Madeline talk about Labour’s deputy drama, discuss whether Britain is sliding into a revolutionary mood a la France and investigate the claim that Margaret Thatcher was autistic. 
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Farage steals summer, Starmer’s reset flop & should we 'raise the colours'? 
3 Sep 2025 • 50 mins

Farage steals summer, Starmer’s reset flop & should we 'raise the colours'? 

In their first episode, Michael and Madeline take stock of a political summer dominated by Nigel Farage, Tom Skinner and Sydney Sweeney.
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Pilot: Rupert Lowe on Reform turmoil, Chagos ‘treason’ & taking the Tory whip
7 Jun 2025 • 58 mins

Pilot: Rupert Lowe on Reform turmoil, Chagos ‘treason’ & taking the Tory whip

For our pilot episode, The Spectator’s editor Michael Gove and assistant editor Madeline Grant interview Rupert Lowe, MP for Great Yarmouth and notorious Westminster provocateur.
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