A barrel of rotting apples: Political corruption in modern Britain
Lying, lobbying, and luxury donor gifts—has UK politics gone crooked? This week, Ellen and Imaan are joined by Robert Barrington, professor...
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Prospect Lives: I can’t stop singing my thoughts
This month, our Mindful life writer Sarah Collins explains how her OCD had her singing her thoughts, while Second life writer Vitali Vitalie...
Jens Beckert: Democracy won’t beat climate change
As a heatwave sweeps across Europe, Ellen and Imaan are joined by sociologist Jens Beckert, the author of 'How We Sold Our Future: The Failu...
It's time to take maternal mental health seriously
The UK has a maternal mental health support crisis. The leading cause of maternal deaths in the UK is mental health issues, including suicid...
World Cup 2026: Does Maga hate football?
What does the World Cup mean to you? This year’s tournament has been highly political so far: as it began, one of the host nations was at wa...
Ravi Gurumurthy has a plan for Britain
The country feels stuck. But can Britain prosper again? On the Prospect podcast this week, Prospect e ditor Philip Collins is joined by Ravi...
Sarah O’Connor: Should we fight the AI revolution?
Would you want to work with a robot? A new technological revolution is underway—but what that revolution looks like, and where it takes us,...
Hettie O’Brien: The hidden cost of private equity
From nurseries to nursing homes, private equity increasingly affects all of us. This week, Ellen and Alona are joined by journalist Hettie O...
Sally Hayden: Finding love in a war zone
Although the world seems full of war and conflict, love—of all kinds—is everywhere. This week, Ellen and Alona are joined by Sally Hayden, a...
Prospect Lives: Restroom censorship and mates rates
This month our family of writers is in a whimsical mood: Vitali Vitaliev reflects on the very different purpose toilet paper once had in Sov...
Starmer's leadership nightmare
It’s been a nightmare week for Keir Starmer. After devastating results for Labour in the 7th May elections, pressure has this week mounted o...
Election special! With Carys Afoko
It’s the week every political nerd has been waiting for. Tomorrow, voters go to the polls in England, Scotland and Wales to elect local coun...
Europe’s forgotten Muslim history
Twenty years ago, Tharik Hussain moved from the United Kingdom to Saudi Arabia with a sense that he and other Muslims didn’t belong in Europ...
The Mandelson affair—and the price of factionalism
After the explosive revelation that Peter Mandelson had “failed” his vetting before being waved through as US ambassador, Alona and Imaan ar...
Prospect Lives: “I’m delighted to see my 93rd Spring”
This month, actor and writer Sheila Hancock is grateful to be reunited once more with daffodils, while Anglican priest Alice Goodman laments...
Daniel Trilling: How centrists mainstreamed the far right
The term “far right” is frequently invoked in British political discourse. But who really fits the bill? This week, journalist and author Da...
The rise of facial recognition policing
Facial recognition technology is being rolled out by police forces across the country—and there are no clear limits on how it can be used. T...
Kim Darroch: Three ways the Iran war can end
The UK has chosen not to follow Trump into the war on Iran. Has Starmer damaged the “special relationship”—or was it the right call? This we...
Sven Beckert: How capitalism made the world
Is capitalism inevitable? This week, Prospect contributing editor Tom Clark is joined by Sven Beckert, Harvard professor and author of Capit...
Has Reform peaked? Peter Kellner on politics
The Gorton and Denton byelection was a sensation for the Greens—and it hurt Labour’s pride. With the May elections approaching, the UK’s gov...