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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
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The Epstein revelations have provoked fury around the world. That anger could spell the end of the ‘Epstein class’. But it could also have much darker consequences
Andrew’s reckoning belongs to the survivors
The arrest of a prince will inevitably capture the world’s attention. But his disgrace is really just a distraction from the deeper story and the more uncomfortable lessons
The Queen, the palace and the media were accomplices in the Andrew fiasco
Failings of the past mean the final test of King Charles’s reign will be damage control
Epstein, Eyes Wide Shut and Hollywood’s sad fantasy of elegant evil
Kubrick made elite depravity look operatic. The Epstein files show the real thing as vile and vacuous
The unbreakable Gisèle Pelicot
Her memoir, A Hymn to Life, details unimaginable abuse at the hands of the man she loved – and still manages to leave you with hope
Arts & Culture
Epstein, Eyes Wide Shut and Hollywood’s sad fantasy of elegant evil
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The unbreakable Gisèle Pelicot
The big secret of Small Prophets
The Outsiders Arts Club
The Book Club fails to read the room
Audio
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?
Podcast: Starmer – a little humble pie, a lot of conviction
The Matts reflect on the last week, and address their own fallibilities (and thank you, dear listeners, for pointing them out!).
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Face it, Keir, it’s over. But you could still save the nation
The Matts digest the events of the past 24 hours. Will Morgan McSweeney’s departure delay or hasten the existential crisis facing Keir Starmer? Does Starmer’s plea bargain over Peter Mandelson’s appointment wash? How could he take a bold personal decision and salvage his legacy? And of all the problematic contenders circling overhead, who could achieve […]
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The Two Matts Q&A: Mandelson rage, arrest Andrew Windsor and Zack Polanski on drugs
The Matts answer listeners’ questions including: why has this Peter Mandelson scandal provoked such enormous fury, why is not-Prince Andrew still at large, can Zack Polanski be trusted, is the House of Lords really a threat to democracy and what is the best protest song ever? Enjoy! Produced by Matt Withers OFFER: Get The New […]
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The Two Matts
The Two Matts Q&A: Nigel Farage, Jim Ratcliffe and assorted other nasties
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The Two Matts
THE TWO MATTS SPECIAL: Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor arrested. Is justice finally working?
The Two Matts
The Two Matts Q&A: Starmer coup, Sadiq for PM and too much Dracula?
The Two Matts
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The Two Matts
Face it, Keir, it’s over. But you could still save the nation
Brexit
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
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The magazine’s former chair and editor are insistent there was no interference from their little-seen former owners
Andrew Pierce, airport queues and the world’s smallest violin
GB News’s Brexiteer host has complained about the very system he voted for
The unBrexited Britain that could have led Europe
London could have been the EU’s capital, leading the continent’s defence against Putin and Trumpworld, instead of a spectator to decisions it once helped to shape
Why is racist Jim Ratcliffe a knight and clueless John Redwood a lord?
The British honours system has never looked so dishonourable. Why not dump it altogether?
The truth about the Epstein files’ Brexit connection
Links to Putin, Bannon and Thiel deserve further investigation
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
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
Turner and Constable, forces of nature
A joint exhibition at Tate Britain reveals the story of two geniuses who did some of their best work in the worst weather
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Charles M Schulz, the cartoonist of melancholy
Asma Jahangir, the woman who would not be silenced
Coretta Scott King, the architect of a legacy
Victoria Ocampo, the woman who made Argentina a literary power
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