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  • 113: The vape gang wars

    113: The vape gang wars
    Jun 15 2025
    Will Kingston, host of the Spectator’s Fire at Will podcast, joins Chris Snowdon and Tom Slater for another episode of Last Orders. They discuss how Australia’s crackdown on vaping and smoking has led to firebombings, the death-cap mushroom killer, and where Chris should emigrate to.

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    44 mins
  • 112: Do we even need doctors?

    112: Do we even need doctors?
    May 30 2025
    The Taxpayers’ Alliance’s John O’Connell joins Chris Snowdon and Tom Slater to discuss the rise of the quango state, the junk-food advertising ban and why doctors are overrated.

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    32 mins
  • 111: The most miserable places in Europe

    111: The most miserable places in Europe
    May 17 2025
    The IEA’s Reem Ibrahim joins Chris Snowdon and Tom Slater to discuss the Nanny State Index, the new trade deals with India and the US, and the defunding of public-health groups.

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    38 mins
  • 110: The insanity of the war on vapes

    110: The insanity of the war on vapes
    May 3 2025
    The great Claire Fox joins Chris Snowdon and Tom Slater for another episode of Last Orders, the spiked podcast all about freedom and the nanny state. They discuss the latest on the Tobacco and Vapes Bill, the anti-terror law that shut down a flower show, and the scourge of the anti-smoking playbook.

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    52 mins
  • 109: Is there really ‘no safe level’ of drinking?

    109: Is there really ‘no safe level’ of drinking?
    Apr 20 2025
    Comedian and writer Dominic Frisby joins Chris Snowdon and Tom Slater for another episode of Last Orders, the spiked podcast all about freedom and the nanny state. They discuss the fear-mongering claims about moderate drinking, a victory for sex-based rights in the courts, the rise of clean-living comedians and the latest on the Tory gambling scandal.

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    45 mins
  • 108: The death of the Great British boozer

    108: The death of the Great British boozer
    Apr 6 2025
    Luke Johnson joins Chris Snowdon and Tom Slater for the latest episode of Last Orders, the spiked podcast all about freedom and the nanny state. They discuss why so many pubs are closing down, the galaxy-brained plan to ban cigarette filters and what Trump’s tariffs will mean for the world.

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    40 mins
  • 107: Banter bouncers and black-market cigs

    107: Banter bouncers and black-market cigs
    Mar 22 2025
    Stand-up comedian Leo Kearse joins Chris Snowdon and Tom Slater for the latest episode of Last Orders, spiked’s nanny-state podcast. They discuss Labour’s joyless crackdown on pub humour, the unintended consequences of sugar taxes, the collapse in (legal) tobacco sales, and the rise of the Letbyist subculture.

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    41 mins
  • 106: The nonsense of Islamophobia

    106: The nonsense of Islamophobia
    Mar 8 2025
    Freddie Attenborough from the Free Speech Union joins Chris Snowdon and Tom Slater for the latest episode of Last Orders, our nanny-state podcast. They discuss Labour’s latest free-speech crackdown, why vaping really isn’t as bad as smoking, and the nonsensical claim that Britain’s students are hooked on gambling.

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    37 mins