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Published: May 19, 2026 13:36

Dylan said the Beatles were “pointing the direction of where music had to go”. Read Christopher Bray’s review of the new book that maps the two acts’ mutual debt:…

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Published: May 19, 2026 12:51

“The problem is not just that proportional representation causes fragmentation. It also incentivises political extremism”, writes Tarunabh Khaitan https://www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/73579/britains-electoral-reform-debate-is-too-narrow

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Published: May 19, 2026 12:25

In today’s Lightbulb, Prospect’s free daily newsletter, Imogen West-Knights explores how Eurovision turned sour https://open.substack.com/pub/prospectmagazine/p/eurovision-gone-sour?r=1gadp&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

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Published: May 19, 2026 12:05

The assisted dying bill is sunk—and Kathleen Stock’s arguments helped sink it. But, wonders Kate Clanchy, what about the hundreds of thousands of very old, very sick people whom Stock’s new book barely mentions?…

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Published: May 19, 2026 10:34

Acclaimed American journalist Patrick Radden Keefe tells Samuel Stephen why he is drawn to roguish characters—and what they’ve taught him about morality https://www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/views/people/73417/patrick-radden-keefe-interview

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Published: May 19, 2026 09:44

“Perhaps, beleaguered for days by an aggressive seasonal hayfever, I am simply being led by my constantly running nose?”, writes Vitali Vitaliev in his latest column https://www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/views/lives/73582/second-life-led-by-the-nose

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Published: May 19, 2026 08:53

Plaid and Reform represent two new, competing nationalist identities. Welsh Labour never grasped these shifts, nor its own failures, writes Dan Evans https://www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/labour-party/73547/long-epic-collapse-welsh-labour

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Published: May 19, 2026 08:02

🎧 This month our family of writers is in a whimsical mood... listen to the latest Lives podcast now https://www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/views/lives/73563/prospect-lives-restroom-censorship-and-mates-rates

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Published: May 19, 2026 07:11

Fiammetta Rocco on the National Gallery’s Zurbarán exhibition: “At a time of rising antisemitism in Britain, the curators missed a trick in not explaining the historical importance of these paintings”…

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Published: May 18, 2026 18:41

Nigel Farage is finally under investigation over that £5m donation. But don’t hold your breath for similar scrutiny of GB News, writes Alan Rusbridger https://www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/media/73586/farage-gb-news-ignore-rules-too-long

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Published: May 18, 2026 17:54

“Within a decade, there are projected to be about 100,000 more lives ending than starting annually: that’s like a town the size of Carlisle disappearing.” Tom Clark on the consequences for Britain…

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Published: May 18, 2026 17:08

🎧: Alan Rusbridger and @lionelbarber.bsky.social talk to the Times’s Gabriel Pogrund who, after exposing undeclared donations to Labour Together, became the victim of a smear campaign…

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Published: May 18, 2026 15:36

Britain is about to be hit by the depopulation bomb... This year, there are projected to be more deaths than births in the UK—and with an aging population, schools are closing, pensions are rising, and the NHS is struggling

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Published: May 18, 2026 14:05

Why are some people considering voting Green? Last year, 49% said climate change. This year: just 22%. Yet the Greens are surging in the polls. What does this mean for environmentalists?…

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Published: May 18, 2026 13:14

In a London court, the owner of Nord Stream—the Russia-Germany gas pipelines—is in dispute with its insurers over explosions that hit it nearly four years ago. Elisabeth Braw reports…

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Published: May 18, 2026 12:32

The Hantavirus outbreak aboard a Dutch cruise ship offers vital lessons for the inevitable next pandemic, writes Martin McKee https://www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/policy/health/73572/we-were-lucky-with-hantavirusnext-time-we-might-not-be

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Published: May 18, 2026 11:36

In today’s Lightbulb, Prospect’s free daily newsletter, Alan Rusbridger explores how GB News ignores the rules https://open.substack.com/pub/prospectmagazine/p/how-gb-news-ignores-the-rules?r=1gadp&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

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Published: May 18, 2026 10:58

Regardless of the occupant, the job of British prime minister is now almost impossible to do well, writes The Empty City…

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Published: May 18, 2026 09:26

The local elections have bolstered the argument for change. But proportional representation is not the answer, writes Tarunabh Khaitan https://www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/73579/britains-electoral-reform-debate-is-too-narrow

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Published: May 18, 2026 07:14

Russia and Israel are back at the Venice Biennale. The prize jury resigned. Pussy Riot protested. Over 80 artists withdrew for the awards. But what of the art itself?…

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Published: May 17, 2026 18:58

In the rubble, after Israeli airstrikes hit Lebanon, Sally Hayden finds schoolbooks, mystery novels, slimming tea, Uno cards and stuffed toys: “small items that add up to whole lives.“…

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Published: May 17, 2026 16:59

In Japan, one company is shifting from selling baby nappies to adult incontinence pads. It’s a sign of an aging society—and what is to come for Britain, writes Tom Clark…

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Published: May 17, 2026 15:46

“Noses feature in countless proverbs, sayings, idioms and other folk wisdoms. My favourite is an African proverb which goes: ‘Never mind if your nose is ugly, as long as you can breathe’”, writes Vitali Vitaliev…

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Published: May 17, 2026 14:33

There is nothing inherently wrong with horse racing. It is the industry and its commodification of horses that is the real cruelty, writes Tilly Lawless https://www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/views/lives/73416/sex-life-rehoming-racehorses-industry-reform

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Published: May 17, 2026 13:21

“The Catholic church believed that looking at painting encouraged devotion... Zurbarán served them well” https://www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/culture/73546/the-joy-of-zurbaran-national-gallery-review

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Published: May 17, 2026 12:10

US lawsuits have found social media companies liable for harms to their users. But the idea that social media has created an anxious generation of young people is far from proven, writes Ethan Zuckerman…

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Published: May 17, 2026 10:01

“Bhosle’s creative talent was restless and constantly maturing... her voice remains instantly recognisable no matter the context—it is the sound of a country finding a new, ebullient mode of self-expression.”…

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Published: May 17, 2026 08:38

From Lenny Bruce to Joe Rogan: Matthew d’Ancona traces the long, unlikely road by which court jesters became kingmakers—and asks what happens when we trust comedians more than our elected leaders…

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Published: May 17, 2026 07:15

Misplaced arguments around the North Sea delay our ability to transition to technologies that genuinely will improve UK energy security: renewables and electrification, writes Sam Alvis…

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Published: May 16, 2026 18:59

Two-party dominance has not always been a feature in Britain. The Empty City provides some reassuring context for our fragmented politics…

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Published: May 16, 2026 18:12

In response to America’s democratic backsliding, ordinary liberals have rallied, writes Toby Buckle https://www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/world/united-states/73041/the-radicalisation-of-the-american-liberal

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Published: May 16, 2026 17:25

History offers a clear warning: when civil liberties are eroded, Jews are rarely the long-term beneficiaries, writes Hannah Weisfeld https://www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/argument/73397/the-antisemitism-debate-contains-a-dangerous-trap

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Published: May 16, 2026 16:15

“Few, perhaps, have taken to water as keenly as Richard Wagner…” Edward Allen on three operas that demonstrate the artform’s longstanding yearning for the oceans:…

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Published: May 16, 2026 15:41

“The problem is not just that proportional representation causes fragmentation. It also incentivises political extremism”, writes Tarunabh Khaitan https://www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/73579/britains-electoral-reform-debate-is-too-narrow

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Published: May 16, 2026 15:05

From the rightful renaissance of Lena Dunham…to the work of one of Hull’s master poets. This month’s Books in Brief: https://www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/culture/books/73369/books-in-brief-what-to-read-may-2026

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Published: May 16, 2026 14:17

🎧: GB News aired an allegedly misleading interview with Donald Trump, twice. Will there be consequences? Alan Rusbridger and @lionelbarber.bsky.social discuss…

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Published: May 16, 2026 13:24

“I think of the poet JH Prynne—who died last month at the age of 89—every time I mow my lawn,” writes Jeremy Noel-Tod https://www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/culture/the-culture-newsletter/73402/the-poetry-of-jh-prynne-june-1936-april-2026

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Published: May 16, 2026 13:00

“Rayner endured months of scrutiny over her living and tax arrangements. But when it emerged that Farage’s partner had bought an £885k house for cash, much of Fleet Street ignored it,” writes Alan Rusbridger…

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Published: May 16, 2026 12:18

“I watched journalism and history happening up close, there was intrigue, danger...” Patrick Radden Keefe on crime fiction, South Africa, mobster and ‘London Falling’: https://www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/views/people/73417/patrick-radden-keefe-interview

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Published: May 16, 2026 11:45

The EUPHORIA cast have become global megastars. The show, says Imogen West-Knights, has not kept up. Season three is garish emptiness where there used to be garish abundance:…

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Published: May 16, 2026 10:42

“As Trump heads to China, it will be him, not Xi Jinping, who will be the ‘needy partner’”, writes Isabel Hilton https://www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/world/china/73550/trump-china-visit-will-expose-america-weakness

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Published: May 16, 2026 09:39

Classical Notes: Ian Bostridge on Hans Werner Henze at 100—the composer he once feared as a Bond villain modernist, who turned out to be “always a Romantic, with an urbane playfulness”…

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Published: May 16, 2026 08:30

“If there was a clear heir apparent to Starmer, I suspect the coup would be brief and decisive. But there are at least three serious contenders for the crown, one of whom (Andy Burnham) isn’t even in parliament”, writes Andrew Adonis…

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Published: May 16, 2026 07:20

In 1999, SUMMERFOLK felt like summer. In 2026, it ends with a fusillade of gunfire. Dr Kate Maltby on what two new revivals reveal about theatre—and what we bring to it.…

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Published: May 16, 2026 07:00

The intensifying geopolitical tensions between the US and China are locking the two into a high-stakes competition in the stratosphere, writes Isabel Hilton…

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Published: May 15, 2026 18:54

Those who want the UK to expand domestic oil and gas production are trying to hold onto a world which no longer exists, writes Sam Alvis https://www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/technology/energy/73386/there-is-no-case-for-drilling-in-the-north-sea

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Published: May 15, 2026 18:20

“Farewell, Welsh Labour. So ends over 100 years of political, cultural and social hegemony,” writes Dan Evans https://www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/labour-party/73547/long-epic-collapse-welsh-labour

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Published: May 15, 2026 17:41

“My mother wasn’t trying to destroy her life; she was struggling to accept that she was at the end of it and looking for the people and rites to help her.” Kate Clanchy on what’s missed by Kathleen Stock’s new book on assisted dying:…

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Published: May 15, 2026 17:04

“The most frustrating trait shown by Starmer, at least for those who wished him well, is that he does not seem to learn,” writes Philip Collins https://www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/73534/starmers-speech-analysed-the-man-with-no-plan

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Published: May 15, 2026 16:27

What if you read Sylvia Plath without knowing how she died? Jeremy Noel-Tod on a landmark new edition that finally frees her from clutches of her sorry demise:…

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Published: May 15, 2026 15:43

The local elections have bolstered the argument for change. But proportional representation is not the answer, writes Tarunabh Khaitan https://www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/73579/britains-electoral-reform-debate-is-too-narrow

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Published: May 15, 2026 15:35

Britain is about to be hit by the depopulation bomb... This year, there are projected to be more deaths than births in the UK—and with an aging population, schools are closing, pensions are rising, and the NHS is struggling

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Published: May 15, 2026 15:23

“Dignified departures” never happen in Downing Street—and Starmer won’t be any different, writes Andrew Adonis https://www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/the-insider/73557/the-view-from-inside-an-orderly-transition-keir-starmer

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Published: May 15, 2026 14:19

15,000 cigarettes a year… pill-popping… Freudian therapy… a US passport… WH Auden was the 20th century in human form https://www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/culture/books/poetry/73367/review-auden-by-peter-ackroyd

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Published: May 15, 2026 13:42

“Perhaps, beleaguered for days by an aggressive seasonal hayfever, I am simply being led by my constantly running nose?”, writes Vitali Vitaliev in his latest column https://www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/views/lives/73582/second-life-led-by-the-nose

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Published: May 15, 2026 13:00

Debates about horse racing often descend into a moral quagmire, when we should be focusing on improving animal welfare, writes Tilly Lawless https://www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/views/lives/73416/sex-life-rehoming-racehorses-industry-reform

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Published: May 15, 2026 12:29

🎧 This month our family of writers is in a whimsical mood... listen to the latest Lives podcast now https://www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/views/lives/73563/prospect-lives-restroom-censorship-and-mates-rates

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Published: May 15, 2026 12:20

Former YouGov president Peter Kellner joins Ellen Halliday and Alona Ferber on the latest episode of the Prospect Podcast to discuss the local election results and what a leadership challenge could look like…

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Published: May 15, 2026 12:01

In today’s Lightbulb, Prospect’s free daily newsletter, The Empty City argues that the job of UK PM might be an impossible one. Plus: the case against proportional representation https://prospectmagazine.substack.com/p/a-prime-minister-shaped-hole

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Published: May 15, 2026 11:40

On the significance of female crime novelists... The heroism of Jonathan Glazer… And the primal magnetism of Rowan Williams… Slavoj Žižek is our latest HINTERLAND respondent:…

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Published: May 15, 2026 10:25

Trump thanked “the mighty and powerful Joe Rogan” in his victory speech. Then Rogan turned on the Iran war… Matthew d’Ancona on how standup comedians became our kingmakers:…

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Published: May 15, 2026 09:09

“Alexander Kluge, who died in March, was his country’s Jean-Luc Godard—someone who moved national and international cinema forward”, writes Sukhdev Sandhu https://www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/culture/73357/alexander-kluge-the-giant-of-german-cinema

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Published: May 15, 2026 08:06

“Xi’s wishlist is likely to include the hope that the Trump administration will stop behaving like a drunken elephant at a wedding and refrain from bringing down the global economy”, writes Isabel Hilton…

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Published: May 15, 2026 07:03

The Beatles gave Dylan permission to be a song-and-dance man. Dylan made the Beatles think of themselves as serious artists. Christopher Bray on Jim Windolf’s dual portrait of two musical giants:…

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Published: May 14, 2026 18:58

Poet JH Prynne’s work is challenging—but in a way that illuminates our universe, from the atomic level to the cosmic, writes Jeremy Noel-Tod…

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Published: May 14, 2026 18:26

🎧: GB News aired an allegedly misleading interview with Donald Trump, twice. Will there be consequences? Alan Rusbridger and @lionelbarber.bsky.social discuss…

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Published: May 14, 2026 17:54

“As Trump heads to China, it will be him, not Xi Jinping, who will be the ‘needy partner’”, writes Isabel Hilton https://www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/world/china/73550/trump-china-visit-will-expose-america-weakness

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Published: May 14, 2026 16:49

“The singer, who died aged 92 on 12th April in Mumbai… embodied characters as varied as coquettish cabaret singers, wronged lovers and fierce leading ladies.” Ammar Kalia on Bollywood star Asha Bhosle:…

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Published: May 14, 2026 15:42

The two-party system only represents about three-fifths of the UK’s last 140 years. And in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland there has never really been a lasting two-party system, writes The Empty City…

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Published: May 14, 2026 14:36

Curtailing the right to protest risks casting the Jewish community as beneficiaries of repression, writes Hannah Weisfeld https://www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/argument/73397/the-antisemitism-debate-contains-a-dangerous-trap

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Published: May 14, 2026 14:02

This year’s artistic shindig in Venice has faced controversy after controversy. But still, writes David McAllister, it’s not a total loss… https://www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/culture/the-culture-newsletter/73567/venice-biennale-beyond-the-brouhaha

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Published: May 14, 2026 13:28

South Park deals with the more complex aspects of religion, unlike the facile Cheeky Pandas cartoons the Church is pushing on children, writes Alice Goodman…

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Published: May 14, 2026 13:00

“Rayner endured months of scrutiny over her living and tax arrangements. But when it emerged that Farage’s partner had bought an £885k house for cash, much of Fleet Street ignored it,” writes Alan Rusbridger…

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Published: May 14, 2026 12:40

#BREAKING: Wes Streeting has resigned from cabinet and called on Starmer to resign. Don’t know much about Streeting? In 2023, Ian Leslie reviewed his memoir: https://www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/culture/books/62173/wes-streeting-the-man-who-would-be-keir

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Published: May 14, 2026 12:21

“I bitterly regret that throughout my career I have not appreciated the love an audience can give you. I was too busy being frightened of them,” writes Sheila Hancock…

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Published: May 14, 2026 11:48

🎥 We have become so used to populist conservatism, that we sometimes forget this is a recent aberration, writes Ben Ansell: https://www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/73174/quiet-triumph-button-down-conservative-orban-hungary

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Published: May 14, 2026 11:48

In today’s Lightbulb, Prospect’s free daily newsletter, climate columnist Tim Smedley assesses Polanski’s Greens, and Slavoj Žižek shares his cultural favourites…

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Published: May 14, 2026 11:15

“If there was a clear heir apparent to Starmer, I suspect the coup would be brief and decisive. But there are at least three serious contenders for the crown, one of whom (Andy Burnham) isn’t even in parliament”, writes Andrew Adonis…

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Published: May 14, 2026 10:24

The Greens are still undoubtedly the party with the best environmental policies, writes Tim Smedley But they are now prioritising other concerns too... https://www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/73571/how-green-are-zack-polanskis-greens

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Published: May 14, 2026 10:09

“I moved here because I liked the city—it is vibrant.” Sally Hayden didn’t plan to become a war correspondent in Lebanon—but then the world changed…

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Published: May 14, 2026 09:03

“When it comes to the wall of money and lawyers propping up Nigel Farage and his finances, there is barely a squeak from the British press”, writes Alan Rusbridger https://www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/73421/nigel-farage-5m-donor-unfit-for-power

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Published: May 14, 2026 07:57

China, not Russia, is now the US’s main rival in the stratosphere. Whoever wins there holds the key to power on Earth, writes Isabel Hilton https://www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/technology/space/73154/the-new-race-for-space-russia-china-us-starlink

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Published: May 14, 2026 07:00

“The hills also respond to my emotions—they speak to me in my dark and morose moods, holding me in an open palm that closes in to protect me.”…

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Published: May 13, 2026 18:59

In the latest episode of Media Confidential, Alan Rusbridger and @lionelbarber.bsky.social chat to Labour MP Liam Byrne MP about the rise of populism…

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Published: May 13, 2026 18:19

Former YouGov president Peter Kellner joins Ellen Halliday and Alona Ferber on the latest episode of the Prospect Podcast to discuss the local election results and what a leadership challenge could look like…

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Published: May 13, 2026 17:39

Later this year, deaths will outstrip births in the UK. The consequences for society and the welfare state can’t be underestimated, writes Tom Clark…

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Published: May 13, 2026 16:23

“Xi’s wishlist is likely to include the hope that the Trump administration will stop behaving like a drunken elephant at a wedding and refrain from bringing down the global economy”, writes Isabel Hilton…

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Published: May 13, 2026 15:08

With recent lawsuits, user bans and regulation threatening the very future of social media, Ethan Zuckerman asks: do these platforms really harm teenagers?…

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Published: May 13, 2026 13:49

“Dignified departures” never happen in Downing Street—and Starmer won’t be any different, writes Andrew Adonis https://www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/the-insider/73557/the-view-from-inside-an-orderly-transition-keir-starmer

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Published: May 13, 2026 12:29

“Maybe we should call it two-tier journalism. The harshest scrutiny for people we don’t approve of. A blind eye for the ones we don’t mind”, writes Alan Rusbridger https://www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/73421/nigel-farage-5m-donor-unfit-for-power

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Published: May 13, 2026 11:53

In today’s Lightbulb, Prospect’s free daily newsletter, Andrew Adonis thinks Keir Starmer’s removal will get messy. Plus: Isabel Hilton on Trump’s visit to Beijing https://prospectmagazine.substack.com/p/mr-trump-goes-to-china

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Published: May 13, 2026 11:08

Former Labour speechwriter Philip Collins deconstructs the prime minister’s “don’t sack me” speech—and finds his message wanting https://www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/73534/starmers-speech-analysed-the-man-with-no-plan

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Published: May 13, 2026 09:47

“This is a fight that can be won. To do so, however, the centre left will have to adapt itself rapidly as the old orders fail.” Toby Buckle on how US liberals found the will to fight Trump…

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Published: May 13, 2026 07:11

We have become so used to the populist takeover of conservatism, that we sometimes forget this is a recent aberration, writes Ben Ansell https://www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/73174/quiet-triumph-button-down-conservative-orban-hungary

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Published: May 12, 2026 18:59

“There is always another Auden on the way.” Peter Williams on why the poet who embodied his century remains impossible to define—and why that’s precisely the point https://www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/culture/books/poetry/73367/review-auden-by-peter-ackroyd

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Published: May 12, 2026 18:23

Former Labour speechwriter Philip Collins deconstructs the prime minister’s “don’t sack me” speech—and finds his message wanting https://www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/73534/starmers-speech-analysed-the-man-with-no-plan

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Published: May 12, 2026 17:46

Our satirist Henry Morris reported from the Wales campaign trail last week where Nigel Farage courted Westminster journalists in a pub car park... https://www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/73120/embedded-with-reform-in-wales-on-campaign-trail

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Published: May 12, 2026 16:34

The assisted dying bill is sunk—and Kathleen Stock’s arguments helped sink it. But, wonders Kate Clanchy, what about the hundreds of thousands of very old, very sick people whom Stock’s new book barely mentions?…

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Published: May 12, 2026 15:58

Plaid and Reform represent two new, competing nationalist identities. Welsh Labour never grasped these shifts, nor its own failures, writes Dan Evans https://www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/labour-party/73547/long-epic-collapse-welsh-labour

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Published: May 12, 2026 15:21

Dylan said the Beatles were “pointing the direction of where music had to go”. Read Christopher Bray’s review of the new book that maps the two acts’ mutual debt:…