The paedophile fixer’s depraved, narcissistic, super-rich circle have come to believe that they are beyond mortality and morals
A permacrisis premiership is finished. A Labour defeat in the Gorton & Denton by-election would signal even deeper problems for his successor
In a major essay, a historian of contemporary Russia describes the deep networks of global power and political corruption that Epstein exploited to make his fortune
There’s still a way the Amazon boss can save his legacy, even as his hitman Sir William Lewis walks away from the wreckage of the great American newspaper he owns
The Baftas are coming. The Oscars are next. And yet again, they’ll reward hopelessly middlebrow films that honour the ruling ideas of the ruling class
A narcissistic trend is teaching young men the worst lesson women were ever taught: your appearance is everything
The Baftas are coming. The Oscars are next. And yet again, they’ll reward hopelessly middlebrow films that honour the ruling ideas of the ruling class
The King’s brother, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, was arrested this morning by Thames Valley Police officers investigating allegations of misconduct in public office
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?
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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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 […]
I find it hard to think he didn’t hear and see things that made him feel he had to get Epstein out of his life
The dissident artist has been targeted by China – but On Censorship reveals a wider world of control
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 […]
The Matts assess the last 24 hours and reach an inescapable conclusion: Keir Starmer will not survive the Mandelson affair
Peter Mandelson’s disgrace, writ large in the latest dump of Jeffrey Epstein files, is the gravest challenge to the credibility of the British establishment in decades.
Economic facts are catching up with the political untruths of the Trump administration
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GB News’s Brexiteer host has complained about the very system he voted for
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
The British honours system has never looked so dishonourable. Why not dump it altogether?
Links to Putin, Bannon and Thiel deserve further investigation
A new group of centrist Conservative politicians launched their fightback against Badenoch in a cellar near Charing Cross station. They don’t stand a chance
A tainted messenger delivers the truth that Starmer still can’t bring himself to say
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
In Uzbekistan, life is lived in the shadow of Russia. Since the invasion of Ukraine, that shadow has become much darker and more threatening
A massive Russian attack on power infrastructure has left 6,000 buildings in the capital without electricity and heat, leaving Kyivians freezing in temperatures that can drop to minus 24
The president of Moldova saw off a vicious campaign from Russia by educating the public about the threat and mobilising them against it. Would we do the same here?
2025 has been a wild ride, and in these ten articles, writers here at The New World confronted some of the most important questions of the year
The dictator’s threats and dirty tricks go unanswered and unpunished. We can’t keep rolling over like this
A landmark series of images comes to London, showing the humiliation, rage and moments of hope found in women’s jails
A joint exhibition at Tate Britain reveals the story of two geniuses who did some of their best work in the worst weather
