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Is Ed Miliband the most powerful person in government?
Ed Miliband, everyone would agree, is a central part of the Labour government. The ex-Labour leader is a hugely popular figure within the party.
Is…
4 months, 2 weeks ago
Rory Stewart sees fundamental evil in Trump
Since leaving politics, Rory Stewart has become one of Britain's most prominent political commentators.
In this episode, the former diplomat and ca…
4 months, 2 weeks ago
Does Trump regret the war in Iran?
Donald Trump is grappling with the consequences of staging a military intervention in Iran without a clear plan.
Modern conflicts are often driven le…
4 months, 2 weeks ago
How Covid fear shaped the meningitis response
Earlier this month, a meningitis outbreak in Canterbury, Kent, led to the tragic death of two young people. So far there have been 29 confirmed or su…
4 months, 2 weeks ago
"Build the tunnel right through stonehenge" | Anoosh & Will's weekly round-up
Anoosh and Will are back with this week's round up of the politics stories you might have missed.
This week:
Housing Secretary Steve Reed has the pe…4 months, 3 weeks ago
How Elon Musk redefined power
In 2025, Elon Musk took on an extraordinary role inside Washington, leading something called the Department of Government Efficiency - or Doge.
Wha…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
Is Angela Rayner making her move?
Angela Rayner has called Shabana Mahmood's immigration plans un-British. Is this the beginning of the dilution of these reforms and even of a leaders…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
Keir Starmer's cost of living crisis
At the beginning of this year, Keir Starmer vowed to bring down the cost of living.
But as other PMs learned before him, this is often out of the go…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
Amia Srinivasan is the modern philosopher
When Amia Srinivasan published The Right to Sex: Feminism in the Twenty-First Century in 2021, it sparked widespread debate about the politics of des…
4 months, 3 weeks ago