Labour are losing the young – here’s how Burnham can win them back
Under Starmer, younger voters went Green. The way to get them back is to tell a better story about the future – and Burnham is the one to do it
The Magazine
Do you care that Burnham is a Catholic? You should
The new prime minister is no theocrat. But he has been quite open about the influence of religion upon his politics
My night with the homeless showed me that Burnham must end rough sleeping
The new PM must be radical – including on Britain’s place in Europe
Deeply odd, deeply scary: My 48 hours with Truss, Farage and the new right
The first CPAC GB conference was chaotic, confused and sparsely attended – but also a harbinger of danger to come
The UK government warns there’s a 25% chance of catastrophic water failure
A new threat assessment says the country’s water system faces a new, more troubling level of threat – the only answer is nationalisation
This is Christopher Nolan’s world, and we’re lucky to live in it
He’s consistently brilliant and consistently underrated – and The Odyssey is another reminder to enjoy greatness while it lasts.
The mystery of Andy Burnham’s missing bookshelves
We can’t really read the new prime minister if we don’t know what he reads
Writers
Alastair Campbell
My night with the homeless showed me that Burnham must end rough sleeping
Marie Le Conte
The mystery of Andy Burnham’s missing bookshelves
Matthew d’Ancona
Have you got “Odyssey Derangement Syndrome”?
Patience Wheatcroft
Hey Andy Burnham – we don’t need any new laws!
Tanit Koch
Why Merz had to ditch surrogacy hypocrite Jens Spahn
Paul Mason
The UK government warns there’s a 25% chance of catastrophic water failure
Latest
“Lisa Nandy thinks RADA is a knock-off brand in Wigan market’: It’s Sarah Vine’s guide to the Burnham Cabinet!
Why the Aussies are the only ones standing up to the tech giants
Good news for Burnham: Mystic Nadine Dorries says he’ll be out in nine months
Farage’s speculation about Widdecombe’s murder could make it harder for justice to be done
I can’t help noticing that you seem to be wearing pervert glasses
Make FIFA boss Infantino the new UN secretary-general, says Trump
Podcasts
Touching Grass
The worst Odyssey reactions and the Washington Post’s very bad YouTube channel
The Two Matts
The Two Matts Q&A: Will Self on football and audiobook recommendations
The Two Matts
It’s not coming home after all
Touching Grass
Minions, God and AI climate anxiety
The Two Matts
The Two Matts Q&A: Does Andy Burnham live rent-free in Farage’s head?
The Two Matts
Have you been Touching Grass? You should be
Arts & Culture
This is Christopher Nolan’s world, and we’re lucky to live in it
He’s consistently brilliant and consistently underrated – and The Odyssey is another reminder to enjoy greatness while it lasts.
The trouble with Diane Morgan’s Ann Droid
The photographer sentenced to 74 lashes by Iran
Have you got “Odyssey Derangement Syndrome”?
Dave Eggers makes the case for optimism in a post-Trump world
Audio
The worst Odyssey reactions and the Washington Post’s very bad YouTube channel
This week Lucy Reade unpacks the very worst online reactions to Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey, and James Ball introduces us to the Washington Post’s very bad YouTube channel.
The Two Matts Q&A: Will Self on football and audiobook recommendations
The Matts answer listeners’ questions in their regular Sunday Q&A session, including: Is Will Self right about the impact of football on our national mentality?
It’s not coming home after all
The Matts reflect on England’s World Cup tournament
Minions, God and AI climate anxiety
This week James Ball manages to link the new Minions movie to questioning the meaning of God, and Lucy Reade discusses how climate anxiety around AI might be more of a moral panic than we think
The Two Matts Q&A: Does Andy Burnham live rent-free in Farage’s head?
The Matts answer listeners’ questions including: Is the Andy Burnham effect already kicking in?
The Two Matts
Have you been Touching Grass? You should be
The Matts are joined by James Ball and Lucy Reade, hosts of The New World’s new podcast Touching Grass – the internet culture podcast
Taylor Swift’s wedding and the latest BookTok drama
This week Lucy Reade and James Ball talk about the highly controversial wedding of global megastar Taylor Swift, as well as the latest BookTok drama.
Most popular
Andy Burnham’s ruthless reckoning for the Starmerites
Inside the notebooks that built Bruce Lee
Do you care that Burnham is a Catholic? You should
The trouble with Diane Morgan’s Ann Droid
Kevin Keegan was my babysitter
Deeply odd, deeply scary: My 48 hours with Truss, Farage and the new right
Why the rest of South America wants Argentina to lose the World Cup final
It’s October 2026 and, oh god – Trump has invaded Greenland
The Taliban’s no.1 priority – crushing half the population
How Trump warped the minds of the world’s young men
Puzzles
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Sudoku Medium
Sudoku Easy
Number Fit
Jigsaw
Cryptic Crossword
Crossword
Codeword
Politics
“Lisa Nandy thinks RADA is a knock-off brand in Wigan market’: It’s Sarah Vine’s guide to the Burnham Cabinet!
Why the Aussies are the only ones standing up to the tech giants
Farage’s speculation about Widdecombe’s murder could make it harder for justice to be done
I can’t help noticing that you seem to be wearing pervert glasses
Hey Andy Burnham – we don’t need any new laws!
What happens to the refugees we turn away?
Devolution isn’t a magic fix – ask the rest of the world
My night with the homeless showed me that Burnham must end rough sleeping
Brexit
Yet more Brexit baggage we’re left with
The EU is banning airlines from charging for hand luggage. Guess who will only, at best, half-benefit?
The EU’s Burnham question – is the new PM worth the risk?
Andy Burnham is pro-EU and politicians across the continent know it. The issue is whether he will last long enough to change British views on Europe
Ann Widdecombe changed politics – and I should know
The horribly murdered politician wrote the playbook of the right wing populism that Andy Burnham must now confront
How Gibraltar got the best of both worlds
Next week residents of the Rock will be able to travel anywhere in the Schengen area without restriction, leaving the UK in the shade
The Brexit advice Andy Burnham should throw in the bin
A letter from a little-known business organisation imploring the incoming prime minister not to dilute Brexit is best ignored
How Burnham can lead a revolt of the people against the populists
The PM-in-waiting is our last hope for a mainstream politician who can capture the anti-Westminster mood for change
Ukraine
The WWI ‘butcher’ who inspired Putin’s meat-grinder warfare
Douglas Haig’s willingness to trade thousands of lives for a few miles of ground has proved sadly durable
Burnham’s biggest problem – UK leftists parroting Putin’s lies
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
Inside the empty palaces of the faded Soviet scientific dream
Photographs of iron curtain research labs reveal the depth of communist ambition – and the fatal flaw buried within it
A message to the next PM – to avoid Starmer’s fate, concentrate on defence
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
Ukraine is showing Europe what it needs to become
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
Why have we let Putin get away with it for so long?
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
The big picture
Route 66 and the old promise of a new America
No one uses the old Chicago to Santa Monica route any more, but the diners, rest stops and neon signs that marked Route 66 carry an eternal message
Yes you can fly from Istanbul to Tbilisi – but I took the long way round
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
Great Lives
Phyo Zeya Thaw, the MC who faced down Myanmar’s generals
Kevin Keegan was my babysitter
Inside the notebooks that built Bruce Lee
Sam Neill found a different way to be famous
The night New York discovered Frida Kahlo
Why Diogo Jota will always be Liverpool’s number 20
Why the Aussies are the only ones standing up to the tech giants
