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A weekly podcast from the award-winning newspaper. The New European offers pro-European in-depth analysis of Brexit, politics at home as well as abroad, all whilst celebrating the European w...

The Matts answer listeners' questions, including whether or not the UK should use the King more; whether we bash Starmer too much; if zoos r...

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The Matts answer listeners' questions, including whether Nigel Farage really is a man of the people, if Manchester United deserve an owner a...

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The Matts reflect on the last week, and address their own fallibilities (and thank you, dear listeners, for pointing them out!). But the arg...

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The Matts answer listeners' questions including: why has this Peter Mandelson scandal provoked such enormous fury, why is not-Prince Andrew...

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The Matts explore the issues thrown up by the dreadful massacre of Jews at Bondi Beach this week. When is a protest actually an act of viole...

Matthew d’Ancona and Matt Kelly again respond to your queries. They discuss the Trump administration’s demand for visitors to hand over five...

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The Trump administration’s National Security Strategy document released this week is an astonishing affront to what many of us believe to be...

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