Matthew d’Ancona
10 July 2024
Keir Starmer: the promise and the threat
The new prime minister entered Downing Street in the ‘sunlight of hope’. But the storm to come has only been postponed
Read the full article10 July 2024
Slave Play is an absolute must-see
Our editor-at-large’s rundown of the pick of the week’s theatre, books and streaming
Read the full article03 July 2024
The world is poised on the edge
As populism tries to pull the EU apart and Donald Trump threatens Europe’s security, Keir Starmer will face the challenge of resetting the UK’s role in the continent and the wider world
Read the full article03 July 2024
Kinds of Kindness is a deeply strange and wonderful movie
Our editor-at-large’s rundown of the pick of the week’s cinema, television and books
Read the full article28 June 2024
Biden’s last act of service must be to withdraw
Donald Trump would put America and the world in danger. But he will beat this stumbling president
Read the full article26 June 2024
The Bikeriders is an instant classic of the genre
Our editor-at-large’s rundown of the pick of the week’s cinema, theatre and books
Read the full article26 June 2024
Starmer will take us from despair to.. where?
Keir Starmer is set for a landslide built on hatred of the Tories. Now he must soothe Britain’s rage – or become its next victim
Read the full article19 June 2024
This Federer documentary packs power
Our editor-at-large’s rundown of the pick of the week’s television and books
Read the full article19 June 2024
The long road back to the EU
We must stop relitigating the lost referendum and start making the patriotic case for rejoining
Read the full article12 June 2024
How Farage became the poison in British politics
Dogwhistling louder than ever and dominating UK political TikTok, Nigel Farage is setting himself up to win the 2029 election
Read the full article12 June 2024
The Acolyte is no routine space opera
Our editor-at-large’s rundown of the pick of the week’s television and books
Read the full article05 June 2024
The Beast will haunt you
Our editor-at-large’s rundown of the pick of the week’s cinema, television and books
Read the full article04 June 2024
Breaking the Trump spell
He’s been convicted by a jury of 34 felony charges and faces jail time. Why do so many Americans want him back in power?
Read the full article29 May 2024
Goodbye to all that
In 2010, the Conservative Party promised so much. How did they sink into poisonous culture war posturing?
Read the full article29 May 2024
Furiosa is epic
Our editor-at-large’s rundown of the pick of the week’s cinema, television and books
Read the full article22 May 2024
The battle of Joe vs. the moronic inferno
As the first presidential debate looms, it’s time for Biden to take care of business
Read the full article22 May 2024
The Big Cigar is an extraordinary caper
Our editor-at-large’s rundown of the pick of the week’s television, cinema and books
Read the full article15 May 2024
Withnail & I has fresh life
Our editor-at-large’s rundown of the pick of the week’s theatre, television and books
Read the full article15 May 2024
Ignore Dominic Cummings at your own peril
Cummings' return to creating his political party is something to be wary of
Read the full article08 May 2024
Campus chaos is a nightmare for Biden. For Trump, it’s beautiful
There is still time for the campus mayhem in America to contribute to a political disaster
Read the full article08 May 2024
Love Lies Bleeding is a foot-to-the-floor neo-noir thriller
Our editor-at-large’s rundown of the pick of the week’s cinema, theatre and television
Read the full article01 May 2024
It's time for big government
You only have to look out of the window to realise that the state is going to have to do a lot more – and do it as soon as possible
Read the full article01 May 2024
Challengers is unashamedly glamorous
Our editor-at-large’s rundown of the pick of the week’s cinema, exhibitions and books
Read the full article24 April 2024
Matthew d’Ancona’s Culture: Knife is an absolute must-read
Our editor-at-large’s rundown of the pick of the week’s books, television and cinema
Read the full article23 April 2024
Conspiracy theories are taking over the world
We must defeat the software of despair and stop its rewiring of our politics
Read the full article17 April 2024
Matthew d’Ancona’s Culture: Civil War is quite an accomplishment
Our editor-at-large’s rundown of the pick of the week’s cinema, books and streaming
Read the full article17 April 2024
Gids is a scandal on a par with the Post Office. So where does Starmer stand?
An aspiring Labour government cannot avoid the questions raised in the Cass review
Read the full article10 April 2024
Matthew d’Ancona’s Culture: Long Day’s Journey Into Night is breathtaking
Our editor-at-large’s rundown of the pick of the week’s theatre, television, books and cinema
Read the full article09 April 2024
Hate speech laws don’t work. Now Labour must learn from an SNP fiasco
Scotland’s hate speech law is a disaster. We need serious government, not toytown politics
Read the full article03 April 2024
Matthew d’Ancona’s Culture: Andrew O’Hagan’s Caledonian Road is fiction at its very best
Our editor-at-large’s rundown of the pick of the week’s books and cinema
Read the full article02 April 2024
Why I love the deep state
If it hadn’t been for the civil servants that the Conservatives so gleefully denigrate, Britain would have fallen apart years ago
Read the full article20 March 2024
Still cruel but no longer competent, the Tories are in moral freefall
The government is causing its own descent into the abyss. How low can Sunak and his cronies stoop?
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