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Sorry, Rejoiners—the UK’s path back to Europe will be slow
Brexit continues to be bad for Britain, but Starmer won’t find a quick fix
Luke McGee
Education
‘I don’t think that profile equates with the ability to fulfil the role’ Jan Royall on running for Oxford chancellor
Alan Rusbridger
US election 2024
An unhappy union
Alison L LaCroix
Monarchy
The royal family’s finances are shrouded in mystery—it’s time to open the books
Alan Rusbridger
Lives
My friendship with a robin works magic on my health
Sheila Hancock
Politics
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Labour Party
Fiscal rules? What fiscal rules?
We don’t need rigid, arbitrary rules to determine acceptable levels of spending—real-world rules are already baked into the economy
Sam Freedman
Law
David Gauke’s review is the only way to tackle the prisons crisis
DAT Green
Politics
Why Labour doesn’t need to tell a ‘story’
Peter Williams
United States
Could the Supreme Court put Trump back in the White House?
Bill Keller
US election 2024
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The world won’t forgive the US for electing Trump
Over 70m Americans will likely vote for the former president in November. Even if he loses, it will take a lot to heal the country
Henry Porter
Climate
Democrats are letting Trump’s climate lies take hold
Genevieve Guenther
United States
Could the Supreme Court put Trump back in the White House?
Bill Keller
United States
Harris is running out of time
Jill Abramson
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Samir El-Youssef
Fragments: when reality falls apart
Ayelet Gundar-Goshen
Gender and race won’t hold Kamala Harris back
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A letter to America: Nato is a priceless asset and a firm friend
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Maga goes to Hollywood
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Beyond Vance
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Elif Shafak: ‘We’re living in the Age of Angst’
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Long life: There is a cultural chasm in this country that needs to be crossed
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Temporary accommodation nation
Jack Shaw
EDUCATION
‘I don’t think that profile equates with the ability to fulfil the role’ Jan Royall on running for Oxford chancellor
Alan Rusbridger
BREXIT
Sorry, Rejoiners—the UK’s path back to Europe will be slow
Luke McGee
US ELECTION 2024
An unhappy union
Alison L LaCroix
POLITICS
Starmer’s ethical scorecard so far
John Bowers
UKRAINE
Odesa’s cosmopolitan history is under threat
Thomas de Waal
MONARCHY
The royal family’s finances are shrouded in mystery—it’s time to open the books
Alan Rusbridger
LABOUR PARTY
Fiscal rules? What fiscal rules?
Sam Freedman
LIVES
My friendship with a robin works magic on my health
Sheila Hancock
LAW
David Gauke’s review is the only way to tackle the prisons crisis
DAT Green
World
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Ukraine
Odesa’s cosmopolitan history is under threat
The Ukrainian port city, which has bravely resisted Putin’s invasion, has a rich Russian-language cultural heritage. The government is wrong to try to cancel it
Thomas de Waal
US election 2024
The world won’t forgive the US for electing Trump
Henry Porter
The Insider
Will Putin succeed in subverting Moldova’s democracy?
Andrew Adonis
People
The anti-fascist MP on France’s security watchlist
Olly Haynes
Podcasts
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OCTOBER 27, 2024
Q&A: How influential is Joe Rogan?
OCTOBER 24, 2024
Eric Beecher: Making an enemy of Murdoch
OCTOBER 23, 2024
Climate culture wars and COP29
OCTOBER 20, 2024
Q&A: Advice for aspiring editors? Get a backbone!
OCTOBER 17, 2024
Michael Lewis on his critics: “It’s all horseshit”
OCTOBER 16, 2024
Peter Geoghegan: Labour and “dark money”
OCTOBER 13, 2024
Q&A: Is an editor's life just about boozy lunches?
OCTOBER 11, 2024
Prospect Lives: Catching flights and making moves
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Esther Solomon: Editing in a war zone
OCTOBER 09, 2024
Sayeeda Warsi on the Tories and why ‘Muslims don’t matter’
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Film
If Trump is the Apprentice, who is the master?
A new film highlights one of the formative influences on the Republican presidential candidate. But what of the others?
Ben Clark
Culture
We ignore the real world-changing books
Peter Hoskin
Art
Van Gogh’s constant search for God
David McAllister
Culture
The truth of the Guildford bombings
Nick Davies
Ideas
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Law
‘You wouldn’t let a dog suffer like this’: should assisted dying be legal?
As parliament moves to—once again—discuss assisted dying, Prospect invited former Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams and former President of the Supreme Court Brenda Hale to debate the issue
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Technology
The Amish approach to AI
Ethan Zuckerman
Tax
Is it time for a wealth tax?
Liam Byrne, Dan Neidle
Gender
The women who hate feminism
Sarah Manavis
Phone Hacking
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Phone Hacking
Did the Murdoch empire hack MPs for commercial ends?
What if Rupert Murdoch’s newspaper company didn’t just hack phones to get a scoop, but targeted elected politicians—right to the very top—in pursuit of its business ambitions?
Nick Davies
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Phone Hacking
How Murdoch’s company magicked away 31 million emails
Nick Davies
From the magazine
Phone Hacking
What did Rupert know, when?
Nick Davies
Phone Hacking
Did Washington Post publisher ‘pervert the course of justice’ under Murdoch?
Nick Davies
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Law
My father wanted to die—this is why the law should have allowed it
I would have been so grateful if someone could have shortened my father’s death to save him from great pain. It is time for MPs to summon up the courage and legalise assisted dying
Alan Rusbridger
Politics
Tanni Grey-Thompson: Disabled people aren’t ‘inspiration porn’
Sally Dixon
People
The Glasgow doctor on the front line in Beirut
Imaan Irfan
People
Barcelona has had enough of tourists
Miles Ellingham, Eva Herbert Wood
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Samantha Field
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Jon Bernstein
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