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How Palantir conquered the world
For so long a fixture of public debate in the US, the software company Palantir is now increasingly being talked about here in Britain.
In September the UK government announced a £1.5bn investment by …
Published on 14 hours ago
Where are Britain’s communist parties?
Whilst Your Party and the Green Party attempt to occupy the space on the left of British politics that they feel Labour has abandoned, our listener asks, what about the British communist parties?
Oli …
Published on 1 day, 15 hours ago
How much does immigration actually matter to the public?
Shabana Mahmood was back in the Commons today outlining her controversial immigration plans.
Meanwhile, Clive Lewis said he’d give up his seat for Andy Burnham and a Labour MP defects to the Greens.
In…
Published on 2 days, 14 hours ago
The bond markets could bring down Rachel Reeves
Meet the money men with Britain's future in their hands.
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Next week Rachel Reeves will deliver her budget and, for all the talk of fiscal rules, headroom and tax rises, there is a higher power she mus…
Published on 3 days, 13 hours ago
Labour has given up on integration
Home secretary Shabana Mahmood has set out her plans for the biggest shake up of asylum laws in 40 years. It divided the Labour party, impressed some Conservatives and even earned the home sec an inv…
Published on 4 days, 14 hours ago
Shabana Mahmood's asylum plans split Labour
Shabana Mahmood, the home secretary, has unveiled a series of changes to the migration and asylum system.
The plans, which have been trailed over the weekend, have been met with scorn from within the…
Published on 5 days, 11 hours ago
Booker winner: Keir Starmer should read 'Flesh'
"If he feels talking about his favourite novel is politically disadvantageous, that's a sad state of affairs" - David Szalay on Keir Starmer's reading habits.
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David Szalay is the winner of the 2025 …
Published on 1 week ago
What Wes Streeting should do next
We share our strategy advice for the Labour rebels allegedly trying to oust Keir Starmer.
Ailbhe Rea and Luke O'Reilly join Rachel Cunliffe to answer listener questions.
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Published on 1 week, 1 day ago
Why is Rachel Reeves U-turning on income tax?
After weeks of preparing to break their manifesto pledge, Starmer and Reeves have ditched their plans to raise income tax.
They’re scared it would have angered their MPs and voters, amid a dire perfo…
Published on 1 week, 1 day ago
There’s no “fundamental institutional bias” at the BBC | Lewis Goodall interview
The BBC is still reeling from the dramatic resignation announcement of its director general Tim Davie on Sunday.
Rachel Cunliffe gets Lewis Goodall’s insider perspective, drawing on his time working o…
Published on 1 week, 2 days ago