Spectator Out Loud: Katja Hoyer, Fraser Nelson and Toby Young

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🗓️ 27 March 2021

⏱️ 18 minutes

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Summary

On this episode, Katja Hoyer looks at Ursula von der Leyen past mistakes. (00:45) Then, Fraser Nelson says the Defence Review could be a sign that Britain is learning from its foreign policy failings. (04:10) Finally, Toby Young explains the downsides to owning a small dog. (13:05)

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0:26.5	Hello and welcome to Spectator Out Loud.
0:32.6	Every week, a few of our favourite writers read out their pieces.
0:36.4	This week will be joined by the German historian
0:38.7	Katia Hoyer, Spectator editor Fraser Nelson and our associate editor Toby Young. First, Katia
0:45.5	Hoyer, on who Ursula von der Leyen, the European Commission President, really is.
0:50.9	Ursula von der Leyen looks every inch the modern European stateswoman. Her tailor-trails of suits,
0:56.7	no fuss hair and assured speeches. What's not to like? When she was put forward by the European
1:02.6	Council for President of the European Commission, her fellow Germans knew precisely what to expect.
1:08.8	A poll found that only a third said that she'd be good at the job.
1:13.3	Martin Schultz, a former president of the European Parliament, did not mince his words.
1:18.2	von der Leyen is our weakest minister, he said, that's apparently good enough to head the European
1:22.7	Commission. Having served as the deputy leader of Angela Merkel's CDU party from 2010, she consistently achieved the lowest re-election results in the Rolls history.
1:34.9	Merkel had found a loyal protege in Fondelaine.
1:37.7	She'd given her a hand-up out of regional politics in Lower Saxony and onto the federal stage.
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