Like Zohran Mamdani, Andy Burnham understands how politics is consumed nowadays. But if he does get into No 10, he’ll need more than just good optics
The PM-in-waiting will shift power from the capital to the cities to help national cohesion and end the populist right’s grievance culture. It has to work
Two hundred and fifty years after the Declaration of Independence, MAGA is working in concert with the British far right to rebuild the UK in a Trumpian image
Job applications are written using AI and are scanned by another AI and then, if you get through to the interview stage, you’ll be interviewed by AI too. Surely this can’t be right
Everywhere you go, in the real world and online, you are under constant surveillance from the government or one of the tech giants. Unless, that is, you happen to be a billionaire
The vice president has gone from hillbilly to hypocrite, and Communion exposes the gulf between belief and behaviour
The vice president has gone from hillbilly to hypocrite, and Communion exposes the gulf between belief and behaviour
he Matts get stuck into listener questions including: should England get a new capital city?
The Matts discuss the founding principles behind Andy Burnham’s emerging strategy for a “circuit break” in how politics works in the UK
In this week’s episode, James Ball delves into the terrible TikTok advice on how to commit credit card fraud via chargeback, and Lucy Reade unpacks the internet discourse surrounding whether perpetual lateness is a moral failing or a disability.
The Matts answer listener questions including: What should be on Andy Burnham’s to-do list?
The Matts bring listeners up to speed with all the inside info coming their way on what Team Burnham may have in store for Britain
This week, Lucy Reade tells us about the cult of the Starmtroopers and how they’re coping with the prime minister’s departure, while James Ball discusses why the online Looksmaxxers need some serious lessons in biology
The Two Matts
The Matts bring you a special edition after Keir Starmer quit as UK prime minister
The Matts answer listener questions in their regular Sunday morning Q&A, including… what will prove to be Andy Burnham’s biggest vulnerability?
The Matts are in optimistic mood today with news of Andy Burnham’s resounding win in Makerfield
The Matts celebrate the launch of A History of Brexit in 256 Disasters, a book by Jonty Bloom with a foreword by Alastair Campbell and amazing illustrations by Martin Rowson chronicling the disastrous consequences of the 2016 referendum 10 long years ago!
The Two Matts
The Two Matts
The Two Matts
Touching Grass
The Two Matts
The Two Matts
A letter from a little-known business organisation imploring the incoming prime minister not to dilute Brexit is best ignored
The PM-in-waiting is our last hope for a mainstream politician who can capture the anti-Westminster mood for change
A bunch of Brexiteers got together for a Telegraph panel to mark a decade since Brexit. It was a delusional evening, with a surprise ending the following day
The charlatans who said we had nothing to fear from Brexit now make the same claim about the world getting hotter
Write to letters@thenewworld.co.uk to have your views voiced in the magazine
The newspaper has launched a fresh campaign for Brexit, just a decade after the electorate voted for it and five-and-a-half years after it was delivered
Russia is losing the war in Ukraine, so the Kremlin is boosting its disinformation campaign. Unfortunately for the next PM, the British left are falling for it
Photographs of iron curtain research labs reveal the depth of communist ambition – and the fatal flaw buried within it
This is Labour’s last chance to see off the threat of a 2029 Farage victory. There is one piece of advice that the next PM needs to hear
A country many expected to fall in weeks has turned into a laboratory for the future of defence, digital government and national resilience. Now the EU must follow
The Intelligence and Security Committee demanded a full inquiry into Russian meddling in British politics. It never happened. A new report makes clear that it needs to happen – now
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
I hadn’t downloaded any films or podcasts for my journey, but in the end it turned out I didn’t need any. All I needed was the window
Photographs of iron curtain research labs reveal the depth of communist ambition – and the fatal flaw buried within it
