‘Here be dragons’ declares the Spectator’s cover story this week, as it looks at the continuing fallout over the collapse of the trial of two political aides accused of spying for China in Westminster. Tim Shipman reveals that – under the last Conservative government – a data hub was sold to the Chinese that included highly classified information; one source describes this to him as a ‘stratospheric clusterfuck’. Why do successive governments seem to struggle with UK-China relations? And, with many unanswered questions still remaining, what’s the truth over this case?&nbsp;&nbsp;Host Lara Prendergast is joined by the Spectator’s political editor Tim Shipman, arts editor Igor Toronyi-Lalic and deputy editor Freddy Gray. &nbsp;As well as the cover, they discuss: how J.D. Vance appears unstoppable in the (silent) race to be the next Republican nominee for president; whether French, or British, parenting is better; and why the art of costume design, like so many crafts, is in decline. &nbsp;Plus: is Sheridan Westlake, the most important Tory you’ve never heard of, really the ‘cockroach of Westminster’?&nbsp;Produced by Patrick Gibbons.&nbsp;The Spectator is trialling new formats for this podcast, and we would very much welcome feedback via this email address:&nbsp;<a href="mailto:podcast@spectator.co.uk" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">podcast@spectator.co.uk</a>Become a Spectator subscriber today to access this podcast without adverts. Go to <a href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/follow-your-podcasts/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">spectator.co.uk/adfree</a> to find out more.For more Spectator podcasts, go to <a href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/podcasts/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">spectator.co.uk/podcasts</a>. Contact us: podcast@spectator.co.uk

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