How time flies when the world is on fire… a quarter of 2024 has already passed and the Matts check global progress against their expectations at New Year. It’s a grind reality check as Gaza and Ukraine go from bad to worse and Trump appears to be gaining ground on the White House. On the upside, there’ve been a bunch of cultural highlights to provide welcome distraction - not least the publication this week of Caledonian Road by Andrew O’Hagan. “It’s like Bonfire Of the Vanities… but better” says Matt d’Ancona. Enjoy!
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Welcome to six weeks of political mayhem and the end of an error
Q&A: Should we believe Starmer's pledge card and compulsory voting
Lies, damned lies, and Rishi Sunak
Q&A: Elphicke's Defection & Should We Let 'Let It Be' Be?
Gaza and Israel: The endless ripples of war
Q&A: Starmer EU optimism, Trump's Time and Prom hate backlash
Catastrophe for Sunak from the jaws of defeat
Q&A: Rishi's Rwanda Bill, separation of powers and Sam Smith
Is it really okay to be proud about being English?
Q&A: Honeytraps, comms and commissioners
You can take our fags.. but you’ll never take our FREEDOM!
Q&A: Poverty vs culture wars, Trump on abortion, and adultery
How trans activists ended up on the wrong side of history
Stick or twist? Is it time the Tories gambled on dumping Sunak?
Q&A: Does Owen Jones Deserve Better?
Is Rachel Reeves right that Blair was wrong?
Q&A: Extremist Definitions and Global Interventions
"Extreme theories about Princess Kate"
Q&A: GB News, Rough Sleeping & UPFs
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