Lockdown files & Douglas Murray on common sense – The Week in 60 Minutes | SpectatorTV

Douglas Murray, The Spectator’s associate editor, joins John Connolly to discuss knowledge, common sense, historical context and Thomas Jefferson. On the rest of the show, Antony Beevor says that Vladimir Putin is winning over the Global South, Fraser Nelson discusses the lockdown files, Katy Balls explains why Rishi Sunak’s position is strengthening, Nick Farrell says Giorgia Meloni could be the new Angela Merkel, and James Lorimer tells us about South Africa’s energy crisis. // THIS EPISODE 00:00 – Welcome from John Connolly 01:32 – The Lockdown files: How bad are they? With Fraser Nelson 11:38 – Is Rishi's position improving? With Katy Balls 21:43 – Is Putin winning? With Antony Beevor 37:18 – Is Meloni the new Merkel? With Nick Farrell 44:21 – South Africa's energy crisis, with Jamie Lorimer 55:11 – The death of wisdom, with Douglas Murray // SUBSCRIBE TO THE SPECTATOR Get 12 issues for £12, plus a free £20 Amazon voucher https://www.spectator.co.uk/tvoffer // FOLLOW US   / spectator     / officialspectator     / the-spectator     / spectator1828   Theme song written and performed by Jon Barker © 2020 Jonathan Stewart Barker Publisher Jonathan Stewart Barker 100%, administered by prsformusic.com Recording © 2020 Jonathan Stewart Barker 100%, administered by ppl.com