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Can politics survive a post-truth world? with Armando Iannucci | Westminster Reimagined

Westminster Reimagined

Can politics survive a post-truth world? with Armando Iannucci | Westminster Reimagined

How fake news is outcompeting access to genuine information

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Why is Brexit back to haunt the Tory party?

Rishi Sunak has denied there are plans for a “Swiss-style” deal with the EU, but eurosceptic Tories aren’t happy.

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Anti-microbial resistance: the crisis that could spell the end of medicine - with Pfizer

Anti-microbial resistance: the crisis that could spell the end of medicine – with Pfizer

Rishi Sunak four weeks on

Jeremy Hunt’s doom-filled Autumn Statement

Is Britain falling apart? With Armando Iannucci | Westminster Reimagined

Is the Conservative Party doomed? With John Oxley

Is the Conservative Party doomed? With John Oxley

Why Rishi Sunak flip-flopped on Cop

Westminster Reimagined, with Armando Iannucci

“It’s inequality, stupid.” With Armando Iannucci | Westminster Reimagined

“It’s inequality, stupid.” With Armando Iannucci | Westminster Reimagined

Armando Iannucci: Is politics just a game to today's leaders?

Armando Iannucci: Is politics just a game to today’s leaders?

Armando Iannucci and Anoosh Chakelian

Armando Iannucci: is politics still tribal?

Armando Iannucci: is politics still tribal?

Ailbhe Rea and Armando Iannucci

Is democracy slowly collapsing in Westminster?

Is democracy slowly collapsing in Westminster?

Armando Iannucci and Anoosh Chakelian

World Review

Will China backtrack on zero Covid? With Yanzhong Huang

China continues its policy of rigid Covid restrictions and strict lockdowns.

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What’s the cost of Qatar’s World Cup?

What’s the cost of Qatar’s World Cup?

What Israel’s new right-wing government could mean, with Amir Tibon

Russia in retreat

The unlikely success of a Ukrainian football team, with Adam Crafton

US midterms: what red wave?

US midterms: what red wave?

The US: whose country, ’tis of thee? | Nationalism Reimagined

Audio Long Reads

Are 'Substackademics' the new public intellectuals? - Audio Long Reads

Audio Long Reads

Are ‘Substackademics’ the new public intellectuals? – Audio Long Reads

Chris Bickerton and Adrian Bradley

Era of the rogue superpower: what Trump’s bid means for the US, Russia and China - Audio Long Reads

Audio Long Reads

Era of the rogue superpower: what Trump’s bid means for the US, Russia and China – Audio Long Reads

Katie Stallard

Margaret Atwood: why I don’t write utopias - Audio Long Reads

Audio Long Reads

Margaret Atwood: why I don’t write utopias – Audio Long Reads

The ADHD decade: what’s behind the surge in adult diagnoses? - Audio Long Reads

Audio Long Reads

The ADHD decade: what’s behind the surge in adult diagnoses? – Audio Long Reads

Sophie McBain and Emma Haslett

Prime Ministerial

Was Margaret Thatcher a good prime minister?

From Theresa May to Thatcher, Stephen Bush and Jonn Elledge explore the tenures of previous leaders in a six-part series…

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Was Gordon Brown a good prime minister?

Was Gordon Brown a good prime minister?

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Was John Major a good prime minister?

Was Tony Blair a good prime minister?

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Was David Cameron a good prime minister?

Was Theresa May a successful prime minister?

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Was Theresa May a successful prime minister?