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Who do you think you are kidding, Mr Putin?
Britain faces an unprecedented litany of threat, at home and abroad. If you want to know just how bad it is, don’t worry - we’ve got the full list. T…
1 year, 4 months ago
Rwanda 2.0, communications failures and Jane Austen accents
Matthew d'Ancona and Matt Kelly again respond to your queries. The pair discuss whether the Trump administration is aping the Tories' Rwanda scheme, …
1 year, 4 months ago
What were Musk and Trump smoking?
The falling out between Elon Musk and Donald Trump was predictable enough but consequential all the same. The Matts explore what this says about the …
1 year, 4 months ago
What the tragedy in Liverpool tells us about Britain
The shocking events in Liverpool remain the source of more questions than answers, but one particular area - the disclosure that the suspect is “whit…
1 year, 4 months ago
The Daily Mail, wisdom and nostalgia for the Tories
Matthew d'Ancona and Matt Kelly again respond to your queries. They discuss whether Keir Starmer really believes the Daily Mail can ever be won over,…
1 year, 4 months ago
Chemical castration and the government’s prison plan … is it nuts?
Is the government’s new plan for dealing with our burgeoning prison population sensible? And is it a vote winner? Two very different questions - the …
1 year, 4 months ago
Brexit is dead. Long live the future
The Matts are on something of a high. This week’s EU deal suddenly feels much more consequential than they’d expected. Credit (for once) to Starmer ……
1 year, 4 months ago
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…
1 year, 4 months 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 …
1 year, 4 months 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…
1 year, 4 months ago