Will Keir Starmer involve Alastair Campbell in Number 10? How important is it that Labour provides stability? And how much impact does the media really have on voting outcomes? That and dirty rivers, NHS challenges and whether politicians should go to Glastonbury.
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The falling out between Elon Musk and Donald Trump was predictable enough but consequential all the same. The Matts explore what this says about the Trump administration and the personal damage to Musk. Also – as Sadiq Khan calls for the decriminalisation of small amounts of cannabis, the Matts take a deep breath and try […]
What the reaction to the Liverpool incident says about Britain
The shocking events in Liverpool remain the source of more questions than answers, but one particular area – the disclosure that the suspect is “white British” – speaks volumes about the country we have become. The Matts consider the history of erroneous rushes to judgement – and how this age of social media makes the […]
The Daily Mail, wisdom and nostalgia for the Tories
Matthew d’Ancona and Matt Kelly again respond to your queries. They discuss whether Keir Starmer really believes the Daily Mail can ever be won over, if there’s a case for the study of wisdom in the age of AI and whether they share one reader’s nostalgia for the dying days of the last Tory government. […]
Chemical castration and the government’s prison plan … is it nuts?
Is the government’s new plan for dealing with our burgeoning prison population sensible? And is it a vote winner? Two very different questions – the Matts discuss. And did the red top tabloids fall for the oldest trick in the art of political communications? Also this week – what did Trump’s Oval Office ambush of […]