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The big PR debate, Labour comms and Green populism
The Matts touched a nerve last week with some comments about the desirability of proportional representation… or otherwise! Here they have it out and…
11 months, 2 weeks ago
Blessed are the jet-givers: St Donald goes to Qatar
Donald Trump’s whirlwind Middle East tour leaves the Matts open-mouthed at the sheer audacity of his grift … and helps them form a picture about how …
11 months, 3 weeks ago
Mr Starmer’s strange island of strangers
Join Matt Kelly and Matthew d’Ancona as they try to make sense of Labour’s latest plans for immigration. Are they trying to outflank Farage? What wil…
11 months, 3 weeks ago
Q&A: Rip-off train fares, vile Andrea Jenkyns and bye bye Weightwatchers
The Matts get their heads around the cost of travelling in the UK by train, wonder if the death of Weightwatchers signifies a stage of human evolutio…
11 months, 3 weeks ago
The problem with this Labour government is…
The Matts are joined by New European political editor James Ball to step back and reflect on why Keir Starmer’s government is conspicuously failing t…
11 months, 4 weeks ago
Zbig: the man who shaped the world
The Matts are joined by acclaimed author and FT journalist Edward Luce to talk about his new book Zbig— the definitive biography of Zbigniew Brzezins…
1 year ago
Disaster prepping, taxing sugar and enough of Tony Blair already
The Matts consider life without electricity, are staggered by the sugar in kids’ milkshakes, wonder who will hold Farage to account, celebrate VE Day…
1 year ago
Election special - Be clear, Keir: You’re failing
The success of Reform in this week’s local elections and at the Runcorn by-election is not so much a wake up call as a fire alarm that should be clan…
1 year ago
The murder of Virgina Giuffre and Trump’s 100 days
The Matts discuss the tragedy of Virginia Giuffre and what her story tells us about the impunity of the wealthy and famous. Also - 100 days of Donald…
1 year ago
Q&A: Does Keir Starmer possess a moral compass?
What does Keir Starmer’s flip-flop on the definition of a woman tell you about him? Should MPs be getting a £60k pay rise? Have we had enough TV spec…
1 year ago