Supporting Netanyahu has damaged America
Trump has forged a peace in Gaza – but his inability to influence Israel has undermined the US’s reputation and weakened its global alliances
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Everyone is addicted to everything
Big tech is using the ‘nanny state’ arguments pioneered by the tobacco and alcohol industries to convince us that their freedom to sell equates to our freedom to choose. The opposite is true
The Jewish suitcase is back in the hall
After Manchester, many British Jews are asking why they should remain in a country where they feel despised
Starmer’s problem isn’t just Reform
If you want to understand the true depths of Labour’s electoral challenge, pay a visit to Hampstead
How to spot the charlatans
Moisés Naím’s new book unpacks how these snake-oil shysters deceive the public
Diamonds, silk and the guillotine
The V&A’s new exhibition shows Marie Antoinette as both icon and casualty of luxury
Will audiobooks kill reading?
Research shows that listening to a novel is just as good for our brains as leafing through one. Now sales are outperforming every other sector of publishing
Audio
Q&A: Is Donald Trump actually the right man at the right time?
Matthew d’Ancona and Matt Kelly again respond to your queries. They discuss whether the Gaza peace deal shows that Donald Trump, despite all his manifest failings, is actually the right man at the right time, if you now need a brown paper bag for your New World cover and who Conservative MPs could coalesce around […]
Why we are addicted to everything everywhere – with Joe Woof
The Matts begin with peace in the Middle East. Is it time to give Trump the Nobel? Then they turn to the outrage over a man being arrested in London for holding up his copy of The New World. Then after the break, a fascinating and troubling conversation with Joe Woof, author of this week’s […]
How do we deal with Islamism in the UK?
Britain has a problem. The presence within what we call our multi-cultural society of abhorrent groups with views that threaten not only our values, but our citizens. Islamists, anti-semites, fascists. What is stopping the government from isolating them and dealing with them? The Matts do what they do best – engage each other in a […]
How to spot the charlatans
Moisés Naím’s new book unpacks how these snake-oil shysters deceive the public
Philosophers can’t tell you how to live
There is, so far, no philosophical consensus about how we should go about our lives. We have to keep thinking for ourselves
This week’s Two Matts Q&A: The case for Keir Starmer
Matthew d’Ancona and Matt Kelly again respond to your queries. They discuss what the case is for Keir Starmer leading Labour into the next general election, whether we should be preparing for authoritarianism in the UK and if the sight of a Metropolitan police officer makes them feel safe or not. Plus they talk about […]
Michelle Mones and moans and moans – but she got her just deserts
The Matts digest the disgusting tale of greed and corruption surrounding the Medpro scandal. Matt K reveals what happened when (soon to be ex) Baroness Mone of Mayfair threatened to sue him and Matt D hopes this is just stage one of a justice process that ends in criminal charges. Also – remember the Climate […]
LIVE… from Liverpool! Did Keir pull it off?
New World political editor James Ball joins the podcast live from Labour Party conference in the great city of Liverpool with his verdict on Keir Starmer’s make or break speech. He had his moments, but did Starmer do enough to turn around horrific personal and party polling and set up a genuine challenge to rising […]
Don’t take Curtis Yarvin seriously
Yarvin believes liberal democracy has failed and that monarchy should replace it. He just has absolutely no idea how to achieve this
Dr Bot will see you now
Don’t let Donald Trump’s med bed fiasco distract you from how AI is actually transforming medical care and the ethical issues it raises
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End this stupid Palestine Action ban now
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It had to be Trump.. and that’s embarrassing
The battle for Moldova’s soul
China’s new dark history
This deal is a calamity for Gazans
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Matthew d’Ancona
It had to be Trump.. and that’s embarrassing
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Michelle Mone: the embodiment of British corruption
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End this stupid Palestine Action ban now
What’s the real story behind Nathan Gill, Reform and Russia?
Yet more troubles in Reformland
Clarkson’s bid for Parliament still stuck in first gear
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Is Diva still cool?
Podcasts
The Two Matts
Q&A: Is Donald Trump actually the right man at the right time?
The Two Matts
Why we are addicted to everything everywhere – with Joe Woof
The Two Matts
How do we deal with Islamism in the UK?
The Two Matts
This week’s Two Matts Q&A: The case for Keir Starmer
The Two Matts
Michelle Mones and moans and moans – but she got her just deserts
The Two Matts
LIVE… from Liverpool! Did Keir pull it off?
Brexit
Labour’s overdue war on Farage and Brexit has arrived. Here’s how to fight it
Blaming Reform’s leader for impending tax cuts only makes sense if you push the UK closer to the EU, too
The unsettling state of settled status
In Farage and Badenoch’s eyes, is even paying taxes in Britain good enough for EU nationals like me?
Even Tory voters think delusional Kemi is wrong about Brexit
Leaving the ECHR would revive damaging wars with Brussels that Badenoch’s supporters don’t want
The right wing think tank talking rubbish about the Brexit reset
The Prosperity Institute’s plans have been tried and failed
Finally, Starmer pins the Brexit blame on Farage
By labelling the small boats heading to Britain’s coast with the Reform leader’s name, Labour are finally calling out the man responsible for Brexit
Does Andy Burnham want to rejoin the EU?
The Labour leadership candidate has taken every Brexit position possible. Now it’s time for him to spell things out
Ukraine
Are we already at war?
Russia is sending its drones and bombers into Nato airspace. Whatever this is, it feels like just the beginning
Inside Russia’s propaganda machine
Exceedingly wealthy and close to the Kremlin, the infamous Vladimir Solovyov has become a dominating voice on airwaves since Putin’s invasion of Ukraine
The Ukrainians reclaiming Odesa’s history
Vladimir Putin claimed the city was Russian in 2023, but staking the claim doesn’t make it so
Why Trump can’t end the Ukraine war
Donald Trump says his interventions have brought Ukraine and Russia close to peace. So why does it feel further away than last week?
The warm embrace that could freeze Europe
Donald Trump has favoured Ukraine over Russia in recent weeks. But when he meets Putin in Alaska, all that could change
War in the quiet hours
Russia has intensified its aerial assault on Kyiv. One night may pass in relative calm, giving a fragile sense of normality. The next, destruction starts again
The big picture
They keep on shooting: 40 years of Reuters
Forty years of news photos from the Reuters agency capture a world on fire – and makes a compelling case for the future of photojournalism
Claudia Cardinale, the woman who made the world stand still
Mysterious, graceful and defiant, Cardinale transcended the male gaze and wrote her own legend
Great Lives
Thomas Sankara, the hopeful leader whose country proved ungrateful
Emilie Schindler, one half of a team of equals
David McCallum, the enigmatic star who wouldn’t be pinned down
Jimi Hendrix, the guitarist who kissed the sky
Salvador Allende, the Chilean too much for the Nixon White House
