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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Where is Reform’s money coming from?
Real journalists would want to know whether any of the party’s finances came in rouble form
Nigel Farage has a race problem
The school stories, the admiration for Enoch Powell and comments about the “US Jewish lobby” all hang over Farage – and make him unelectable
Keir Starmer: the anger manager
In the aftermath of the budget, Starmer and Reeves have faced a wall of right wing rage. If he wants to win in 2029, he must take the heat out of UK politics
The crazy right will never be satisfied about migration
Keir Starmer slashed net migration as the Mail and Farage demanded – and still got hammered for it
Sky’s Halo channel was a feminist catastrophe
The reduction of female empowerment to a pink coloured, ditsy sports channel was not only a stunningly poor idea, but also grossly insulting
Leatherface and me: the Chainsaw that won’t stop
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre is the most terrifying film ever made. So why did I watch it when I was 11, and why does it still have a hold on me?
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Leatherface and me: the Chainsaw that won’t stop
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre is the most terrifying film ever made. So why did I watch it when I was 11, and why does it still have a hold on me?
Sky’s Halo channel was a feminist catastrophe
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Return of the glassholes
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Audio
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
CS Lewis and the truth about grief
When we lose someone it distorts everything – even the world around us
The Two Matts Q&A: Should Farage’s schoolboy racism count against him?
Today on The Two Matts podcast, Matthew d’Ancona and Matt Kelly again respond to your queries. They discuss whether Nigel Farage’s schoolboy racism should count against him 45 years later and, after The New World’s Kent council cover story, how the media can continue to hold the Reform party to account. They also talk about […]
Has the Budget sealed Starmer’s fate?
Did Rachel Reeves turn a corner this week with her Budget … and drive this Labour government straight off a cliff? The Matts reflect on her performance yesterday and how she fared in the media round this morning. It’s not great news for those of us clinging to the hope that Starmer can reinvigorate his […]
PRE-BUDGET SPECIAL – with Tom Baldwin
The Matts are joined by Labour insider and New World contributing editor Tom Baldwin – fresh from his in depth interview with the woman of the hour, Chancellor Rachel Reeves. Tom explains what’s going on in Reeves’ head (lots) and how she faces an unprecedented challenge – calming a febrile electorate while delivering enough visible […]
We expect politicians to lie – and that’s the problem
We have become too accustomed to figures like Donald Trump, who see misinformation as a weapon rather than an issue
Everyday philosophy: Welcome to our terrifying surveillance state
Cameras and digital tracking make our lives more convenient – but at what cost?
This week’s Two Matts Q&A: Do we need a public inquiry into the BBC?
Matthew d’Ancona and Matt Kelly again respond to your queries. They discuss whether we need a public inquiry into the BBC’s remit in British life, if we would all be better informed if we listened to experts and – in the light of allegations about Nigel Farage’s school years – whether leopards ever change their […]
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Brexit
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”
How Brexit is making Britain un-SAFE
The government should have agreed to join a key European defence scheme – there can only be one explanation for why it did not
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Nick Thomas-Symonds, minister for EU negotiations, points the way to a showdown that would make Farage squirm
Michael Gove is still wrong about Brexit experts
The frontman for Vote Leave’s lies derides a new study on leaving the EU – but no-one is listening
Anthony Seldon’s ill-timed Brexit conversion
The author and academic chose the day after yet more Brexit bad news to declare Britain’s disastrous withdrawal from the EU a “score draw”
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
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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
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