More snakes than ladders: the life of a young NEET
Britain’s 16-24-year-olds face too many barriers and not enough opportunities. This is how we can help them
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More snakes than ladders: the life of a young NEET
Britain’s 16-24-year-olds face too many barriers and not enough opportunities. This is how we can help them
Could post-Trump Brit Steve Hilton win California?
Less rage, more delivery is the former David Cameron adviser’s message in the race to become the state’s next governor
Porn, drugs, self-harm, eating disorders: What young teens can see on TikTok
Our findings contradict claims from tech giants that they have made their platforms a safe space for schoolchildren
The Westminster media’s fatal addiction to crisis is breaking politics
Keir Starmer has made mistakes – but he’s been trapped by journalism’s endless psychodrama
Marilyn Monroe’s secret library
The screen legend had 49 homes in her 36 years, and took her collection of 400 books wherever she moved
I thought my teenage years would last for ever. Then they were deleted
There are good reasons for some old websites to expire, but huge amounts of personal history go with them
Arts & Culture
Marilyn Monroe’s secret library
The screen legend had 49 homes in her 36 years, and took her collection of 400 books wherever she moved
My problem with Rivals? It’s making the Tories look human again
This sublime, audacious Whistler exhibition is an absolute must-see
Ladies First is a waste of top-tier British talent, with a nasty undercurrent of misogyny
How Na Hong-jin’s Hope brought glory to a second-best Cannes
Reform’s Makerfield candidate Robert Kenyon – the gift that keeps giving
Quiz time: Can you pick the real from fake reasons new Reform councillors have already quit?
Don’t mention the photo: Reform man snapped giving Nazi salute bags plum job
Was Reform’s Makerfield by-election candidate… a Remainer?
Audio
The Two Matts Q&A: A media scandal and a dementia hero
The Matts answer listeners’ questions including: will the smear against Misan Harriman work?
Britain is failing the next generation. With Peter Hyman and Shuab Gamote
The Matts are joined by Peter Hyman and Shuab Gamote on the day they launch their incredibly impactful, important and moving report into the plight of one million NEETs in Britain – that’s young people Not in Education, Employment or Training
SPECIAL with Misan Harriman: Under attack from the UK’s right wing press
The Matts speak with Misan Harriman, the chair of Britain’s largest arts and culture institution, the Southbank Centre.
The Two Matts Q&A: Farage and the five million plus Palestine Action trial scandal
The Matts answer listeners’ questions including: where is the outrage over Nigel Farage’s ethical void and why do people who think they were sold a pup on Brexit now vote for the puppy salesman
SPECIAL EDITION: The most consequential by-election ever…
The Matts consider just how much is at stake in the Makerfield by-election, assuming Andy Burnham is allowed to stand
AND… THEY’RE OFF!
Join the Matts as they discuss the omnishambles in Downing Street
The Two Matts Q&A: Starmer timetable, a Telegraph smear and love for David Attenborough
The Matts answer listeners’ questions, including the optimal timetable for a Starmer handover and whether Andy Burnham is trustworthy enough to be PM
Election Special: Who will save Britain from Reform now?
The Matts reflect on a terrible day for both Labour and the Tories and ask what it is going to take to keep Nigel Farage from Downing Street
The Two Matts
Special: Exploring the Ghosts of Iron Mountain with Phil Tinline
The Matts sit down with Phil Tinline to discuss his book The Ghosts of Iron Mountain – genuinely one of the most fascinating and consequential stories of our age
The Two Matts Q&A: Kings good, zoos bad
The Matts answer listeners’ questions, including whether or not the UK should use the King more and whether we bash Starmer too much
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Putinism has failed, and a new kind of threat has arrived
The Westminster media’s fatal addiction to crisis is breaking politics
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The nation where 1.7% of the population is now behind bars
The science is clear – the world is heading for water catastrophe
Puzzles
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Number Fit
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Politics
The Iranian opposition, let down by the west, turns to the hard right
Is Trump quietly abandoning Taiwan?
Dear Tony Blair: Please shut up
Letter of the week: Brexit is old news – but the UK joining the EU is not
I asked an audience of building experts if Starmer should stay – you’ll be amazed by the response
We regret to announce that your train has been delayed by 10 years
Could post-Trump Brit Steve Hilton win California?
A musician, an al-Qaida fan, a war criminal – and now he’s our ally
Writers
Alastair Campbell
I asked an audience of building experts if Starmer should stay – you’ll be amazed by the response
Marie Le Conte
I thought my teenage years would last for ever. Then they were deleted
Matthew d’Ancona
Could post-Trump Brit Steve Hilton win California?
Patience Wheatcroft
We regret to announce that your train has been delayed by 10 years
Tanit Koch
Angela Merkel – Germany’s back seat driver
Paul Mason
Putinism has failed, and a new kind of threat has arrived
Latest
Lib Dem grumblings grow about Ed Davey’s leadership
Could the ostracised JD Vance pull out of the 2028 presidential race?
Reform’s Makerfield candidate Robert Kenyon – the gift that keeps giving
The Iranian opposition, let down by the west, turns to the hard right
Is Trump quietly abandoning Taiwan?
Dear Tony Blair: Please shut up
Podcasts
The Two Matts
The Two Matts Q&A: A media scandal and a dementia hero
The Two Matts
Britain is failing the next generation. With Peter Hyman and Shuab Gamote
The Two Matts
SPECIAL with Misan Harriman: Under attack from the UK’s right wing press
The Two Matts
The Two Matts Q&A: Farage and the five million plus Palestine Action trial scandal
The Two Matts
SPECIAL EDITION: The most consequential by-election ever…
The Two Matts
AND… THEY’RE OFF!
Brexit
Inside the EU’s crisis war room
A hidden Brussels unit plans the continent’s disaster response – and citizens want it to do more, not less
Brexit was for the rich, and they’re not even pretending anymore
Brexiteers used to claim their victory was for “real, ordinary, decent” people. Now they openly boast it was for billionaires
David Frost’s nice little Hungarian earner
The Brexit-bodging peer is reported to have been paid €43,000 via the Orbán regime-funded Danube Institute for his time as a visiting fellow
We don’t look back 10 years. We look forward
Voters aren’t fed up with talk of Brexit. They’re fed up with government paralysis
Is Wes Streeting the man to take Britain back into Europe?
Under a Streeting premiership, it is highly likely the government would take on a far more pro-EU approach
Farage wants to dodge the blame for Brexit. We can’t let him
Labour are letting Reform’s leader get away with it – the upcoming 10th anniversary is time to change that
Ukraine
Putinism has failed, and a new kind of threat has arrived
More than a million Russian soldiers have been killed or wounded in Putin’s war in Ukraine. But he cannot back off. Instead, he will switch tactics. Ukraine – and the west – must be ready
This is Putin’s most transparent move so far
Donald Trump sends friends and family round the world to negotiate on his behalf – is it any surprise that Putin should do the same?
Cheap drones have made modern wars unwinnable
As Trump has discovered with Iran and Putin in Ukraine, a new, cheap method of warfare has come along to make those ultra-high-tech, ultra-expensive, weapons redundant
How Moscow became the loneliest big city in the world
A capital built and rebuilt by dreamers, schemers and evildoers has gone from squalor to a hollowed-out paradise
Why did the Venice Biennale go soft on Russia?
Protests have rocked the so-called ‘Art Olympics’ over its decision to let Putin exercise soft power
Nick Clegg: the old world has gone – it’s time to build a new one
Brexit has been a disaster and the old, post-war order is never coming back. In the decade ahead, Britain – and Ukraine – must become part of the EU to help build a new, independent Europe
The big picture
‘I photographed the Tommy Robinson march – here’s what I saw’
Rollie Kahaani’s photos from populist rallies are grabbing attention
The villages eaten by the sea
There are thousands of lost settlements just off coastlines around the world. Could Torcoss in Devon be next?
Great Lives
The childhood trauma that left Maya Angelou mute for five years
How Beyoncé inspired Tina Turner’s last stand
Was Andy Kaufman the most creative comedian of all time?
Tenzing Norgay and the Everest question that wouldn’t go away
The race that made Ayrton Senna
The woman behind Mary Poppins hated the Disney classic – and this is why
We regret to announce that your train has been delayed by 10 years
When tech bros predict the future, boo loudly
