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Labour vs. Reform: the fight for our future
Faragism and Starmerism are fronts in a global struggle between insurgent nationalism and cautious defenders of the old political order. For British democracy to triumph, the prime minister must find his voice
Rafael Behr
From the magazine
Health
Asbestos: a public health catastrophe
Charlotte Bailey
From the magazine
Culture
Why Angela Merkel mattered
Neal Ascherson
From the magazine
Climate
Eliane Brum: hope won’t save us from climate change. We should be fighting for life
Ellen Halliday
From the magazine
Health
I’ve shattered my pelvis, but can’t remember how
Conor Gearty
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Politics
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Politics
The press lobby is going feral—ignore it
Given the pressures of 24-hour news, lobby journalists cannot plausibly understand policy detail. Their skillset is to nose around and cause trouble
Sam Freedman
From the magazine
Politics
Labour’s meritocracy paradox and the legacy of Michael Young
Philip Collins
The weekly constitutional
How Harry and Watson forced NGN to admit wrongdoing
DAT Green
Politics
Will Labour cap political donations?
Peter Geoghegan
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Rafael Behr asks whether Starmer’s party can offer a new vision of what Britain could be. Plus, Charlotte Bailey explains how the dangers of asbestos were covered up and David Aaronovitch reflects on Elon Musk’s obsession with “woke”

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Labour vs. Reform: the fight for our future

Faragism and Starmerism are fronts in a global struggle between insurgent nationalism and cautious defenders of the old political order. For British democracy to triumph, the prime minister must find his voice

Rafael Behr
Asbestos: a public health catastrophe
Charlotte Bailey
Why Angela Merkel mattered
Neal Ascherson
The press lobby is going feral—ignore it
Sam Freedman
Could Trump undo Biden’s climate legacy?
Isabel Hilton
The era of Akerman
Sukhdev Sandhu
Eliane Brum: hope won’t save us from climate change. We should be fighting for life
Ellen Halliday
Popular stories
The weekly constitutional Popular stories image
How Harry and Watson forced NGN to admit wrongdoing
DAT Green
Media Popular stories image
The lies and smears from Murdoch’s news empire cannot be ignored
Alan Rusbridger
Politics Popular stories image
The press lobby is going feral—ignore it
Sam Freedman
From the magazine
United States Popular stories image
Is Elon Musk the modern Henry Ford?
David Aaronovitch
From the magazine
Phone Hacking Popular stories image
The Murdoch spy papers
Nick Davies
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The Church needs to stop putting adults ‘in the naughty corner’
Alice Goodman From the magazine
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I am heartbroken over my lost cat
Kiran Sidhu From the magazine
Tom Martin author image
Mental health in farming needs to be taken seriously
Tom Martin From the magazine
Sheila Hancock author image
I’m frustrated with people telling me to take it easy at 91
Sheila Hancock From the magazine
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We should bring back mourning dress
Tilly Lawless
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LABOUR PARTY
The prime minister is governing against his younger self
Tom Clark
THE INSIDER
Brexit’s forgotten fifth birthday
Andrew Adonis
POLITICS
Labour vs. Reform: the fight for our future
Rafael Behr
From the magazine
CULTURE
Why Angela Merkel mattered
Neal Ascherson
From the magazine
HEALTH
Asbestos: a public health catastrophe
Charlotte Bailey
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CULTURE
Ai versus AI
David McAllister
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CULTURE
The religion of Ronald Blythe
Boyd Tonkin
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HEALTH
I’ve shattered my pelvis, but can’t remember how
Conor Gearty
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CULTURE
The era of Akerman
Sukhdev Sandhu
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CULTURE
Classical notes: The meaning of Callas
Ian Bostridge
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World
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Economics
Inside the supply chain: my week on a container ship
Vessels like the Timca are the unnoticed worker ants of our global economy, bringing us the cheap food, clothes and household items we buy every day without a thought
James Ball
From the magazine
Culture
Why Angela Merkel mattered
Neal Ascherson
From the magazine
China
How Covid changed China
Isabel Hilton
Climate
The wildfires and the food supply
Philippa Nuttall
Podcasts
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JANUARY 29, 2025
Exclusive: Top Thinker interview with Eliane Brum
JANUARY 27, 2025
Saad Mohseni: the tycoon and the Taliban
JANUARY 23, 2025
Prince Harry wins, Telegraph in limbo: what next?
JANUARY 22, 2025
Trump’s inauguration, Musk’s salute and the special relationship
JANUARY 16, 2025
Armando Iannucci: “X is an industrial piss factory”
JANUARY 15, 2025
Will Lords reform be Starmer’s legacy?
JANUARY 13, 2025
Q&A: When Lionel met Obama and Alan met the queen
JANUARY 09, 2025
2025: Buckle up! It’s going to be quite a year
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Ukraine: what lies ahead?
DECEMBER 23, 2024
Q&A: Will machines replace us?
Culture
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Culture
The Trump playlist
The new president has his own soundtrack. What can we learn from his song selections?
Laura Barton
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Culture
The era of Akerman
Sukhdev Sandhu
From the magazine
Culture
Ai versus AI
David McAllister
From the magazine
Culture
The lonely position of Peter Beinart
Keith Kahn-Harris
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Ideas
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Climate
Eliane Brum: hope won’t save us from climate change. We should be fighting for life
Prospect readers chose Brazilian journalist Eliane Brum as their Top Thinker for 2025. She tells us why we’re looking at climate change—and the world—all wrong
Ellen Halliday
From the magazine
Politics
Labour’s meritocracy paradox and the legacy of Michael Young
Philip Collins
Philosophy
Pursuing happiness is a waste of time
Sasha Mudd
From the magazine
Sex
The sex surrogacy dilemma
Astrid Landon
From the magazine
Views
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Media
The lies and smears from Murdoch’s news empire cannot be ignored
Rupert Murdoch has now spent around £2bn in keeping the truth about the way his news organisations operate out of the courts in the UK and US. Please don’t shrug and say it’s normal—it’s not
Alan Rusbridger
People
Peta founder Ingrid Newkirk: ‘The press wants something sexy’
Emily Lawford
From the magazine
People
Chvrches’s Lauren Mayberry: ‘I spent so much time figuring out what everybody wanted me to be’
Graeme Green
From the magazine
Twitter
Bluesky: the ‘safe space’ social media
Ben Clark
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Can the Online Safety Act live up to expectations?
At a recent roundtable event, policymakers and experts discussed what the legislation means for digital safety
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Public Health gets personal: The case for an AI-driven personalised prevention platform
Samantha Field
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Announcing the winner of the Bennett Public Policy Prize 2024
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To grow the north, first we must connect the north
Jon Bernstein
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Book launch: We Should Be So Lucky
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