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Iran war: It’s time for Europe to become a superpower
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Ken Burns, the great documentary-maker, returns with a masterful study of the American revolution. The resonances for the present day are hard to miss
I’m in Ukraine, a nation let down by America
Four years after the all out invasion, Ukrainians want more than just warm words. They want real help to end this war. Trump isn’t going to give it – so it’s down to us
Labour tried to become the nasty party. Big mistake
The Labour strategy in Gorton and Denton backfired disastrously, and drove its core voters towards the Greens. If it doesn’t change course, the same thing could happen at the general election
Secrets, shame and sextortion
It’s a horrific digital age crime that often targets the young and is almost impossible to stop. The only real option is to disrupt the perpetrators’ business model
The shots and the shadows
The Netherlands’ massive new photographic museum showcases art and celebs – but it’s the images of occupation and hunger that won’t let you look away
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The shots and the shadows
The Netherlands’ massive new photographic museum showcases art and celebs – but it’s the images of occupation and hunger that won’t let you look away
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Who’s winning the Iran War… and how can you tell?
The Matts unpick the events of the past week and are intrigued by the internal Labour Party politics that created a sense of chaos around the UK’s response to the war
The Two Matts
Trump’s War: The man with no plan bombs Iran
The Matts do their level best to make sense of the last three days – events which make little sense in isolation, but once a wider spectrum of factors comes into play, does a sinister strategy emerge?
This week’s Two Matts Q&A: Deference, Piers Morgan deepfake and Tracey Emin
The Matts answer questions from listeners, including whether or not the age of deference is dead; is Trump going flat and is Farage just like Thatcher; why doesn’t NATO repel Russia?
The Two Matts by-election special: OK, is it clear enough yet Labour?
Maybe it’s sinking in now? The Matts agree that whatever mitigation there is, Keir Starmer’s Labour government does not have the cut-through with voters to win the next general election
ARGUMENT ALERT! The Matts clash over Tourette’s row
Before the Matts start kicking lumps out of each other, they enjoy the relative calm of a brief discussion on the smokescreen around the arrest of Peter Mandelson
The Two Matts Q&A: Nigel Farage, Jim Ratcliffe and assorted other nasties
The Matts answer listeners’ questions, including whether Nigel Farage really is a man of the people and if Manchester United deserve an owner as odious as Jim Ratcliffe?
The Epstein scandal will create a wave of conspiracy theories
The problem is that the secret international network of powerful men that Epstein created around himself will only convince the paranoid fantasists they were on to something
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor: The photo that says it all
The Matts sweep up an extraordinary 24 hours in British history. But first, they marvel at the power of a single photographic frame – currently splashed on every newspaper front page in the country. Is this the most extraordinary back seat photo since Thatcher? Then they discuss if the media has an innate deference to […]
THE TWO MATTS SPECIAL: Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor arrested. Is justice finally working?
The King’s brother, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, was arrested this morning by Thames Valley Police officers investigating allegations of misconduct in public office
The Two Matts Q&A: Starmer coup, Sadiq for PM and too much Dracula?
This week: is Keir Starmer the new Joe Biden, why isn’t Sadiq Khan in the frame for next PM and should we keep calling Prince Andrew Prince Andrew?
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Podcasts
The Two Matts
Who’s winning the Iran War… and how can you tell?
The Two Matts
Trump’s War: The man with no plan bombs Iran
The Two Matts
This week’s Two Matts Q&A: Deference, Piers Morgan deepfake and Tracey Emin
The Two Matts
The Two Matts by-election special: OK, is it clear enough yet Labour?
The Two Matts
ARGUMENT ALERT! The Matts clash over Tourette’s row
The Two Matts
The Two Matts Q&A: Nigel Farage, Jim Ratcliffe and assorted other nasties
Brexit
So prime minister, are we European or not?
Starmer, it seems, just doesn’t want to deal with the question of our relationship with the EU – or at least, not in public. That now has to change
Outraged and outplayed: how we lost the Brexit wars
Morgan Jones’s new book unpicks the chaos of the campaign for a second referendum
The Brexit papers back Trump in his war of words with Starmer
Now we’ve Taken Back Control, the likes of the Sun and Mail are demanding we unquestioningly support a mad American president
Yet another Brexit prediction turns to dust
The europhobes said if we left the EU, other countries would follow. Wrong. In fact, the opposite has happened – nations are now clamouring to get in
How Brexit spurred a malaise across Europe
Author David Marsh spoke to 160 key players – and they painted a picture of a continent losing its way
Who decided the Spectator would back Brexit?
The magazine’s former chair and editor are insistent there was no interference from their little-seen former owners
Ukraine
I’m in Ukraine, a nation let down by America
Four years after the all out invasion, Ukrainians want more than just warm words. They want real help to end this war. Trump isn’t going to give it – so it’s down to us
How Europe stops Gen Z going to war with Putin
Governments across the continent must borrow to spend on defence. If they do not, then Gen Z will end up going to war
Trump’s Ukraine delusion
After four years of war, Putin isn’t winning. So why does the president insist he is?
This is what happens when Putin loses
If the Kremlin has to spin defeat in Ukraine as a victory, it might need other, quick victories to distract from its losses. That means a beaten Russia will be just as dangerous
Three years to save Europe
When leaders meet at Munich, they must start the process of European rearmament in a way that takes account of the threat from Putin – and Trump
We need other countries to get close to, instead of a bully
In Uzbekistan, life is lived in the shadow of Russia. Since the invasion of Ukraine, that shadow has become much darker and more threatening
The big picture
The shots and the shadows
The Netherlands’ massive new photographic museum showcases art and celebs – but it’s the images of occupation and hunger that won’t let you look away
Locked up and written off: The prison photos of Jane Evelyn Atwood
A landmark series of images comes to London, showing the humiliation, rage and moments of hope found in women’s jails
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