Last week, the prime minister appeared to be governing against his former self. The barrister who came to public prominence as the (unpaid) representative of two misfit environmental campaigners in ...

For around three days in mid-January, Rachel Reeves was on the verge of losing her job—according to the UK’s news media. The Daily Mail splashed that she was a “lame duck” two days in a row. The ...

Welcome to Prospect’s “Weekly Constitutional”, where a judgment or other formal document is used as a starting point for an exploration of power relationships in the United Kingdom or elsewhere, as ...

Ghee coffee for gut health and weight loss, turmeric shots to boost your immune system, oil-pulling for dental care, ashwagandha pills for cancer-curing detoxes and stress reduction—the internet is ...

Welcome back to Prospect Lives. In this episode, journalist and author Kiran Sidhu shares her journey of finding a sense of community in her rural Welsh village, while Anglican priest Alice Goodman ...

In the early hours of 5th July 2024, when Nigel Farage was confirmed as the new MP for Clacton-on-Sea, Essex, he celebrated with a threat. “We’re coming for Labour,” the Reform UK leader declared. “Be ...

In this week’s special episode, we bring you an exclusive interview with Prospect’s World’s Top Thinker of 2025, Brazilian journalist Eliane Brum. Eliane is the author of Banzeiro Òkòtó: The Amazon as ...

The story so far: before Christmas, the Compass campaign group published a report, “Thin Ice”, analysing last year’s election results. It argued that Labour would win more votes if it adopted more ...

Michael Young embodies the promise of the Labour party but also the doubt that it can ever live up to its self-stated ideal. He will forever be the man who brought the 1945 general election manifesto ...

The idea that a substantial number of life peers gained their seats without having really deserved them is deeply embedded in the British subconscious. Intermittent reports of a life peerage granted ...

Police targeted and spied on two Northern Irish journalists investigating a massacre. But are they the only ones? They join Alan and Lionel to tell their extraordinary story On 18th June 1994, ...

Three days of the assisted dying committee questioning witnesses has come to an end, with supporters of the bill highlighting the emotional evidence of a man who lost three members of his family in ...