American civilisation is at risk – but I’m still going
If they check my social media posts at the border, I might well be on the first plane back, which tells you Trump’s talk about free speech is nothing but a sham
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Citizen Trump and the battle for Hollywood
The president is moving beyond politics – and seeking to claim control of what Americans watch
American civilisation is at risk – but I’m still going
If they check my social media posts at the border, I might well be on the first plane back, which tells you Trump’s talk about free speech is nothing but a sham
The pope vs MAGA
A hard core of American Catholic ultra-conservatives look at the White House and like what they see. The new man in the Vatican takes a different view
Twelve angry months
Flags waved, Trump ranted and raved, an ex-royal was depraved and the PM looked like he couldn’t be saved. It’s been one hell of a year
Why are they such damned liars?
Everyone knows No 10 briefs against members of the cabinet, but Starmer told the Commons it doesn’t. That, in a nutshell, is why political trust is dying out
The New World’s cream of arts and culture in 2025
Our writers on their cultural highlights of the year
Audio
When are we going to take anti-semitism seriously (and actually do something about it?)
The Matts explore the issues thrown up by the dreadful massacre of Jews at Bondi Beach this week. When is a protest actually an act of violence? Why do we rush to talk of securing synagogues from attack rather than address the root problem of those attacks? How will our politicians get ahead of what […]
American civilisation is at risk – but I’m still going
If they check my social media posts at the border, I might well be on the first plane back, which tells you Trump’s talk about free speech is nothing but a sham
How the world forgot James Hutton
A Scottish geologist made a discovery that altered the way we see ourselves, and our planet. And yet his name is widely forgotten
In defence of a new Europe – with Paul Mason
The Trump administration’s National Security Strategy document released this week is an astonishing affront to what many of us believe to be the liberal world order. The Matts are joined by New World contributing editor and columnist Paul Mason to understand just how far reaching its consequences are – and how Europe must find new […]
Our politicians should be more like Peter Malinauskas
On political funding and social media, Malinauskas has shown real leadership. Our government should take note
Schopenhauer’s one redeeming feature
He was a master of misery who sometimes argued it was better never to have been born. But his love of the flute suggests the philosopher wasn’t all gloom
Is Richard Tice as nasty as he seems?
Today on The Two Matts podcast, Matt Kelly and Matt d’Ancona again respond to your queries. They discuss whether Richard Tice is as nasty as he appears to be, and if there is a world where Labour and the Conservatives form a German-style grand coalition to keep Reform from forming the next government. They also […]
Hillsborough justice delayed is no justice at all
The Matts examine the conclusion of the Independent Office for Police Conduct 14 YEAR (!) investigation into the Hillsborough disaster and reflect on the ghastly sequence of events that has consumed so many lives, literally and otherwise. And to add insult to the closure of a process that has taken 36 years to produce zero […]
Journalism’s race to the bottom
The Matts discuss the central role journalism has played in fostering racism in Britain over the decades, and which now looks like it is entering a new, more dangerous phase. The chat is based on an article Matt Kelly wrote for The New World – the link is below. But before that – why did […]
Where is Reform’s money coming from?
Real journalists would want to know whether any of the party’s finances came in rouble form
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China must confront its own history
A journey into Sudan’s forgotten war
Is 2026 the year that Britain’s universities go bankrupt?
The most libidinous plan the EU ever created
The ghosts of Brexit past return to wail about Erasmus
The pope vs MAGA
We are Putin’s next target
How the world forgot James Hutton
Writers
Alastair Campbell
American civilisation is at risk – but I’m still going
Marie Le Conte
The most libidinous plan the EU ever created
Matthew d’Ancona
Citizen Trump and the battle for Hollywood
Patience Wheatcroft
Tommy Robinson’s gospel of hate
Tanit Koch
The war on veggie burgers
Paul Mason
We are Putin’s next target
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China must confront its own history
The Reform man who forgot he was a Tory MP
A clue former Welsh Tory leader is set to defect to Reform?
Who’s behind this billboard ad of Farage and Putin?
Reform council digs deep… to hire more political advisers
Who’ll chip in to send Laurence Fox to Russia?
Podcasts
The Two Matts
When are we going to take anti-semitism seriously (and actually do something about it?)
The Two Matts
The Two Matts Q&A: Should we hand US authorities our social media history?
The Two Matts
Fludemic, Zack Polanski, and a (rare) big-up to Keir
The Two Matts
In defence of a new Europe – with Paul Mason
The Two Matts
Is Richard Tice as nasty as he seems?
The Two Matts
Hillsborough justice delayed is no justice at all
Brexit
Paul Marshall rewrites Brexit history
The GB News and Spectator owner says he always knew there would be short-term economic downsides to Brexit. He kept that quiet
The most libidinous plan the EU ever created
The Erasmus scheme allowed millions of UK students to broaden their horizons – and also their private lives
The ghosts of Brexit past return to wail about Erasmus
Rejoining the reciprocal study scheme has infuriated Brexiteers – and given new impetus to calls for a full return to the EU
France’s far right president-in-waiting wants Britain to rejoin the EU
National Rally’s Jordan Bardella is no backer of Frexit, despite meeting Nigel Farage in London
An anti-Brexit majority of eight million
The British electorate are now overwhelmingly pro-remain. And yet the europhobes still argue the votes of the dead count for more than the views of the young
The Telegraph suddenly told the truth about Brexit and its readers lost their minds
Subscribers are queuing up to criticise an article that called leaving the EU “an unmitigated economic failure”
Ukraine
Andriy Yermak’s Black Friday
Zelensky’s chief of staff has resigned amid the biggest corruption scandal Ukraine has seen. The president must act fast to restore trust – while not forgetting about the frontline
Kirill Dmitriev, the Russian playing the US from within
Putin’s friend and emissary has manipulated Steve Witkoff to the point where the US special ambassador is known as “Dim Philby”. And Ukraine is paying the price
Trump’s Ukraine peace deal: 28 points of disagreement
The offer being pushed on Kyiv forces huge compromises and restrictions on Ukraine, but nothing on Russia. For that reason alone it is bound to fail
Nathan Gill, the tip of a much bigger iceberg?
When it comes to Russian interference, Bill Browder, the US investor and prominent anti-Putin activist, believes the media has barely scratched the surface
The prayers under fire in Ukraine
In frozen trenches and shattered towns, chaplains pray with the dying, bless the living and try to keep hope alive
Putin thinks he can’t lose
The Russian president rejected Donald Trump’s peace proposals because he thinks he has the advantage in Ukraine. He’s wrong
The big picture
The year in pictures
A turbulent 2025 unfolded in striking contrasts – from apocalyptic climate disasters and surging global protests to the ever-present threat of war
Taylor Wessing’s portraits of human connection
The latest edition of the Taylor Wessing Photo Portrait prize exhibition features subjects looking for a connection
Great Lives
George Michael, the man on a quest for identity
Dinah Washington, the Queen of the Blues
Sócrates, the beautiful game’s great romantic
Shane MacGowan, the poet laureate of chaos and loss
Christophe Dominici, the titan on the rugby field
Doris Lessing, the writer who filled her own world with stories just to survive
The year of the non-browning banana
