Hello, and welcome to the Spike podcast. I'm Fraser Myers, Deputy Editor of Spiked.

Delight to be joined as ever in the studio by Spike's editor, Tom Slater.

Hello. And with us down the line, Spike columnist, Rakee Hassan.

Hello.

So we've got plenty to talk about today. We'll be discussing the Greg Wallace scandal,

the collapse of the French government and Kirstarmmer's woes. Before we get on to that, Tom, do you want to tell us,

or give us an update on the Christmas Give-Athon? Yes, so thank you so much to everyone who's

donated so far to the Christmas Give-Athon that time of year when we ask our readers and listeners

and viewers to donate to fund our workers. We're going to the new year. We've been overwhelmed

by the response so far, so thank you so much for that. If you haven't heard about the give-a-thon yet, all over this month, we are

going, we are campaigning for your donations to help steal us for the year ahead. And we've also got

a really special offer on at the moment. People often ask when they view our podcasts, they

ask about these mugs, these very handsome, white and red mugs that we

sipping our drinks out of. How can we get them? How can we buy them? The only way to get

your hands on one is to donate to our Christmas Giveathon. Anyone who gives 50 pounds or more will

get one in the post provided they live in the UK. So if you want to donate, either to get your

hands on a mug or just to give whatever you can afford at this time of year, do go to spiked hyphenonline.com forward slash donate.

And while you're in the Christmas mood, why not also treat yourself to some of our lovely

Beckett's Gins from our sponsor. I am going for the slow gin this time. It's absolutely

brilliant. It's, you know, got a wonderful flavour. You don't need

to have anything, any mixtures with it, but they have some really good cocktail ideas as well on the

Beckett's gin website. Tom was just enjoying the spirited gin. Very nice. It is too. Nice and

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