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Quite right!: who replaces Nigel Farage?

Quite right!: who replaces Nigel Farage?

Best of the Spectator · The Spectator

February 18, 202615m 36s

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<p><strong>To hear this week's podcast in full, search 'Quite right!' wherever you are listening now. </strong></p><p>This week, Michael and Maddie consider Reform UK's succession plan. With Nigel Farage unveiling his new shadow cabinet, attention shifts to the bigger question: who comes after him? Is Reform preparing for life beyond its founder – and if so, who stands ready to inherit the crown?</p><p>Also this week, they examine the fallout from the court’s decision to overturn the government’s attempt to proscribe Palestine Action – and ask what it means for free speech, public order and the limits of the state.</p><p>They explore whether Britain is drifting toward a de facto blasphemy law, and debate claims of ‘two-tier justice’ in the handling of extremist activism. Has the government lost control of the argument — or is it simply constrained by the courts?</p><p>Produced by Oscar Edmondson.</p><p>To submit your questions to Michael and Maddie, visit spectator.com/quiteright</p> <hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>