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The Edition: has the West lost the will to defend itself? | with Maureen Lipman
44 minutes Posted Aug 20, 2026 at 11:01 pm.
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William Moore is joined by The Spectator’s political editor Tim Shipman, commissioning editor Tali Fraser and actress Maureen Lipman.

This week: has the West lost the will to defend itself? The panel discuss the threats posed by China, Russia and Islamism – and whether Western societies have become too reluctant to defend their own values. Maureen also warns about the rise of antisemitism, arguing that universities are ‘grooming’ a generation of anti-Semites.

Also: Tali reports back from a screening of Chris Packham’s People’s Emergency Briefing. Has environmental campaigning become too patronising – and are politicians forcing through policies they have failed to persuade the public to support?

Plus: can James Bond survive modern Britain?



Produced by Oscar Edmondson and Patrick Gibbons.


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