How to put the wind back in Britain’s sails
Labour’s caution has left us drifting into Farage’s waters. But a universal basic wealth, massive devolution and a new voting system could help turn the ship around
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How to put the wind back in Britain’s sails
Labour’s caution has left us drifting into Farage’s waters. But a universal basic wealth, massive devolution and a new voting system could help turn the ship around
The science is clear – the world is heading for water catastrophe
Scientists predict that, during the next century, entire regions of the earth will run out of water. And the day that a tap is turned on and nothing comes out, it will all be too late
I doubted that Burnham had a ruthless streak. Not any more
If I had to put my life on it, I’d guess that he will be PM by Christmas
‘Ungovernable Britain?’ Don’t be absurd
The UK has deep-seated problems its political leaders refuse to confront. But that doesn’t make it a dystopian wasteland beyond the powers of reasonable statecraft
Tommy Robinson’s pointless, confused, US-funded march
If the hard right rabble rouser has to cross the Atlantic for financial backing, what does that say about his level of support in Britain?
I boycotted Eurovision.. now the World Cup is next
I love football, and I love big international tournaments – but it will be impossible to watch Donald Trump’s tournament and enjoy it
Arts & Culture
Imagine this Lennon film doesn’t exist
AI slop wrecks a compelling final interview, but Cantona, Full Phil and Paper Tiger stand out at Cannes
Gary Oldman’s Beckett masterclass
My problem with Rivals? It’s making the Tories look human again
Audrey Hepburn, the anti-celeb celebrity
Race Across the World, the TV antidote to toxic masculinity
Audio
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
What two musician brothers from Carlisle can teach JD Vance about Ukraine
If the VP ever becomes president, there is truly no hope for America
Wittgenstein’s intellectual experiment that went wrong
Wittgenstein designed a house thinking it would be something of deep significance. It turns out that it wasn’t
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Politics
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The ghost of Willy Brandt has some lessons for Labour
India’s lessons for the world on defence, trade – and Trump
There is no more room for failures. Andy Burnham you’ve been warned
Letter of the week: Farage’s path to power? Lies, deception and hypocrisy
Can the US hold together as a country?
USAID looked like an act of generosity – but it wasn’t
Xi gave Trump nothing
Writers
Alastair Campbell
I doubted that Burnham had a ruthless streak. Not any more
Marie Le Conte
There is no more room for failures. Andy Burnham you’ve been warned
Matthew d’Ancona
‘Ungovernable Britain?’ Don’t be absurd
Patience Wheatcroft
Economic growth? So what?
Tanit Koch
The washed up revolutionaries’ favourite side-hustle? Armed robbery
Paul Mason
The science is clear – the world is heading for water catastrophe
Latest
Elon Musk’s next plan: to become a space invader
The right wing media are losing their minds over Andy Burnham
The ghost of Willy Brandt has some lessons for Labour
India’s lessons for the world on defence, trade – and Trump
There is no more room for failures. Andy Burnham you’ve been warned
Nigel Farage’s fascist-adjacent Makerfield candidate
Podcasts
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!
The Two Matts
The Two Matts Q&A: Starmer timetable, a Telegraph smear and love for David Attenborough
The Two Matts
Election Special: Who will save Britain from Reform now?
Brexit
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
Why Starmer should, can and has no option but to move towards Europe
After the elections, a serious pivot to the EU is necessary, possible and the only card the beleaguered prime minister has left to play
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
Ukraine
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
What two musician brothers from Carlisle can teach JD Vance about Ukraine
If the VP ever becomes president, there is truly no hope for America
The big picture
The villages eaten by the sea
There are thousands of lost settlements just off coastlines around the world. Could Torcoss in Devon be next?
The city that made Mark Rothko
A 1950 visit to Florence inspired the artist’s greatest work. Now he’s back in the places that changed him
Great Lives
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
The night that Purple Rain broke Prince
Elon Musk’s next plan: to become a space invader
India’s lessons for the world on defence, trade – and Trump
