Matt Withers
26 May 2022
Working class hero with Dorries in his sights
Melvyn Bragg’s autobiography is an affectionate homage to his formative years. But he’s got plenty to say about the culture secretary too
Read the full article20 May 2022
‘It’s not black music and it’s not white music, it’s people’s music’ – Dub War’s Benji Webbe on their political new album
The metal band's frontman talks chartism, race and the curse of Goldie Lookin Chain
Read the full article13 May 2022
What are you doing, Twitter?
As Elon Musk’s takeover of the social media platform raises questions about what its future holds, the more obvious question is: what is it for?
Read the full article28 April 2022
Thank EU for the Music: celebrate Europe Day with a tango theme
Pack your flags and mark May 8 with a spectacular afternoon of music celebrating our continent
Read the full article26 April 2022
The Finnish visionary who raised the alarm about Putin
Heidi Hautala, now vice-president of the European parliament, questioned Moscow’s democratic credentials in 2006, causing a storm at home. Now, as Finland prepares to apply for Nato membership, she assesses the security situation in Europe
Read the full article23 April 2022
‘I don’t know if being an MP is the best route for me…’: eco entrepreneur Dale Vince makes his move into politics
Dale Vince is selling his green energy firm Ecotricity to enter the world of politics. He tells MATT WITHERS why (if not necessarily how)
Read the full article15 April 2022
The big Easter culture quiz
From music to film, TV to architecture, test your knowledge of Europe with our fiendishly tricky quiz
Read the full article07 April 2022
Beware, David Frost is on manoeuvres
With his latest Panglossian take on Brexit Britain, the former minister is telling the Conservative Party what it wants to hear
Read the full article02 April 2022
Paradise for conspiracy theorists: the world of deepfakes
Improving technology will make it easier for bad actors and the criminal fraternity to fool us all
Read the full article22 March 2022
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has ‘pushed a major reset button’ in Europe
Former Indian ambassador to Germany Gurjit Singh explains his country’s position on Ukraine - and why he wants to see a strong Europe
Read the full article12 March 2022
‘Ultimately we’ve got to avoid conflict with the Russians because that would go nuclear’
Chemical weapons expert Hamish de Bretton-Gordon on Ukraine, Syria and how the West deals with Vladimir Putin
Read the full article09 March 2022
Steady as she goes: Lib Dems unveil long march back into Europe
Stung by their 2019 election campaign but keen to shore up their pro-EU convictions, the party will this weekend vote on a detailed roadmap back
Read the full article07 March 2022
Nigel Farage’s call for a net-zero referendum is a final, desperate bid for relevance
A recent biography demonstrates how the former Ukip leader doesn't believe anything beyond the fact that Nigel Farage should get a lot of attention
Read the full article05 March 2022
‘Music’s about making you feel a certain way. It’s an escape’ – Feeder’s Grant Nicholas
The Feeder frontman on reflecting the pandemic, the decline of guitar bands and avoiding TikTok
Read the full article28 February 2022
Message in a bottle: a history of the Molotov cocktail
As Ukraine's residents follow the call of their government and make Molotov cocktails, where did this crude weapon of war come from?
Read the full article23 February 2022
Jacob Rees-Mogg, king of the uninformed ad hoc reckon
The confusion over recognising testing on industrial goods by the EU is just the start for this liability of a minister
Read the full article19 February 2022
40,000 and counting: the healthy pigs being killed because of Britain’s lack of butchers
At least 40,000 pigs have been culled and their meat wasted because Brexit has led to a lack of butchers to process them
Read the full article15 February 2022
Stop the pigeon: how Brexit floored the fanciers
For more than 120 years British pigeon fanciers have raced their birds over the Channel. But Brexit has put paid to it
Read the full article11 February 2022
Shamed by their lowly neighbours, West Ham opted for money over morality
The Premier League club's decision to stick with a player videoed kicking a cat shows it exists in a moral vacuum, writes MATT WITHERS
Read the full article05 February 2022
‘I didn’t like saying it to strangers’ – Sea Power’s Yan on name changes, grief and staying serious
Sea Power vocalist Yan on changing the band's name and facing a backlash from Dan Wootton
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06 February 2021
‘We will move closer to Europe’ – David Lidington on his campaign to transform the Tories
29 January 2021
QUIZ: Have you been paying attention to this week’s European news?
22 January 2021
QUIZ: Have you been paying attention to this week’s European news?
21 January 2021
Former FBI chief James Comey: How to save US justice after Trump
20 January 2021
PMQs Review: The one with… hello? hello? You’re on mute! Hello?
15 January 2021
QUIZ: Have you been paying attention to this week’s European news?
15 January 2021
Sleaford Mods’ Jason Williamson on Brexit, lockdown and cultural appropriation
