How's the business going? We're busier than ever, but struggling to get the staff we need. Recruiting can be such a distraction. We gave Job Centre Plus a try, and they've really helped us out. Really? Yeah. It was dead easy. We got our own employer advisor, Julie, who helped advertise our jobs, shortlisted candidates for us and letters interview at the Job Centre. We've hired some great people and Job Centre Plus really took the hassle

out of it and there was no fee. Brilliant. That's straight on my to-do list. Find out more at

business.gov.com.uk slash recruit. Eligibility criteria apply. It was a shock but not a surprise,

I suppose, in that we all know that many cultural institutions are awash with people who wouldn't

know free speech if it, bit him on the backside.

The backlash to what she's come out with and suggested has been completely unhinged,

as if somehow she's like a traitor to the cause for daring to raise these issues.

Deeply unimaginative, hectoring, nannying, no real ideas about growth,

about how to get things going. In fact, everything they've done has destroyed growth.

Hello, and welcome to the Spike podcast. I'm Fraser Myers. Delighted to be back hosting and also

extra delighted to have some brilliant guests with me this week, including Spike columnist, Joanna Williams.

Welcome. Hello. And Spike contributor, Candice Holdsworth. Hi. We have got absolutely loads to discuss today.

Tom Slater and I will be talking about Spike's film on censorship, which has been cancelled.

Then we'll be discussing Shabana Mahmood, the hardline Labour at Home Secretary,

and whether the milkshake tax can save Rachel Reeves. And after that, then we'll carry on

the conversation over on Spiked Podcast Unlocked our exclusive bonus podcast for Spiked Supporters.

But before we get into all of those topics, I just want to remind everyone at

home about Spike's internship program. The deadline is coming up. It's at the end of the month.

This really is a golden opportunity to get your foot in the door of journalism. So if you know

any budding writers or audiovisual producers, please, please let them know about this scheme. In fact,

the last person to go to the internship program was hosting this very podcast last week. So it

really, really is a huge opportunity, huge stepping stone if you want to get a kickstarted in a career

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