Alan Rusbridger
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EX Editor, the Guardian/ prospect magazine. The New World. ARusbridger.com/ Speaking: karen@chartwellspeakers.com.
Ever wondered if Allister Heath is a crazed ideologue or a brilliant satirist? HIs latest column - learn to love climate change and build more swimming pools - settles the question. The man’s a comic genius - and with perfect timing app.prospectmagazine.co.uk/story/74279/...
Climate change sceptics have lost the plot as Europe burns
Reading the Telegraph, it’s hard to work out whether their climate columns are a work of satire
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🎧: Journalist Maggie Haberman joins @arusbridger and @lionelbarber.bsky.social to discuss her and Jonathan Swan’s explosive new book covering the first year of Trump’s second presidency
Corruption, convictions and vengeance: Maggie Haberman on the inside story of the second Trump presidency
The NYT journalist on her and Jonathan Swan’s explosive new book
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The last prison minister escaped over the wall just hours before the latest scandal to engulf our collapsing criminal justice system. But there have been 13 of them in 10 years. Can Burnham be level with us about the size of the crisis he has to solve ? app.prospectmagazine.co.uk/story/74224/...
We’re addicted to locking people up—but it doesn’t make any of us safer
Does Andy Burnham have the attention span, the will and the courage to tackle a collapsing justice system?
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The UK criminal justice and penal systems are collapsing after years of cutbacks and lousy management. Has Burnham got the will and/or courage to do (and say) what’s necessary ? app.prospectmagazine.co.uk/story/74224/...
We’re addicted to locking people up—but it doesn’t make any of us safer
Does Andy Burnham have the attention span, the will and the courage to tackle a collapsing justice system?
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Farage’s close associate Posh George has written a book called How to Launder Money. Even the late Ronnie Biggs never had the imagination to pen a book entitled “How to Rob Trains”. The stink off Reforn’s funding is overpowering app.prospectmagazine.co.uk/story/74154/...
Nigel Farage is swimming in crypto—and has never looked closer to drowning
The Reform UK leader’s man-of-the-people act is losing its magic
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Nigel Farage is swimming in dodgy crypto dosh – he has never looked closer to drowning app.prospectmagazine.co.uk/story/74154/...
Nigel Farage is swimming in crypto—and has never looked closer to drowning
The Reform UK leader’s man-of-the-people act is losing its magic
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Has the Wordle team taken the week off and left the interns* in charge? * unfair to interns, I know.
Harry lost; the Mail won - a vindication of sorts. But not for an age of often cruel, intrusive journalism which has hopefully had its day. app.prospectmagazine.co.uk/story/74059/...
The Mail has questions to answer after its victory over Prince Harry
This vindication of sorts for Paul Dacre’s newsrooms has exposed a style of journalism we must leave far behind
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Burnham is proposing Downing Street North. But don’t stop there. Create House of Lords North. Send them to deliberate in Rochdale or Oldham. Many will retire or resign. Sad, but I think Britain can take it. app.prospectmagazine.co.uk/story/74018/...
Andy Burnham wants more power in the north—move the Lords there
For generations, governments have promised devolution while keeping every important institution in London. That can change
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Media Confidential: @arusbridger.bsky.social talks to Andrew Dodd and Matthew Ricketson, authors of Getting Murdoched: How Murdoch’s Media Wields Power and Punishment. opiniontoday.substack.com/i/204083770/...
The sums involved in the MPs expenses scandal were chicken feed compared to the Farage £5m. HIs reaction - mind your own business - suggests he may not be cut out for this democracy thing app.prospectmagazine.co.uk/story/73952/...
We must learn the truth about Nigel Farage’s £5m donation
The Reform leader should be made to understand that transparency is part of standing for high office
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A forensic demolition of Michael Grade's nonsense about how @Ofcom should be regulating @GBNEWS from two senior people who worked at the regulator and actually know what they're talking about www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Don’t worry, a politician can’t present the Today programme. Michael Grade is wrong about that – and GB News | Stewart Purvis and Chris Banatvala
As the former Ofcom chair says extraordinary things about the rightwing channel and its critics, a factcheck would not go amiss, say Stewart Purvis and Chris Banatvala, both formerly of Ofcom
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We knew GBNews is obsessed with immigration. We didn’t know that the obsession extends to the Jews who fled the Nazis in the 1930s - and that we should be wary even of their grandchildren app.prospectmagazine.co.uk/story/73892/...
The GB News obsession with immigration even extends to antisemitic tropes, and no one is stopping it
One presenter invited her followers to be wary of the grandchild of Jewish émigrés
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When is a riot not a riot? When is the grandson of Jewish emigres who fled Hitler someone to be “extremely wary” of? When @GBNEWS is involved. app.prospectmagazine.co.uk/story/73892/...
The GB News obsession with immigration even extends to antisemitic tropes, and no one is stopping it
One presenter invited her followers to be wary of the grandchild of Jewish émigrés
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As haters and critics circle, will anyone speak up for the BBC? Yes, a huge, loyal army of ordinary Britons | Lindsay Mackie
As haters and critics circle, will anyone speak up for the BBC? Yes, a huge, loyal army of ordinary Britons | Lindsay Mackie
The BBC debate seems dominated by its foes and commercial rivals, but a new survey reveals a hitherto silent majority in supportive voice, says writer and campaigner Lindsay Mackie
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Some prefer monosyllabic analysis - “Woke!” But those who can handle context and history it’s worth revisiting Hampshire Police’s recent culture and asking its relevance to present events www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/738...
Violent protests in Belfast are the toxic legacy of Brexit
Dangerous rhetoric about migrants has become mainstream again, writes Alan Rusbridger. The violent impact is now being played out on the streets
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They took back control. And then handed it to a motley bunch of trillionaires, billionaires and multi-millionaires. Enjoy the pure air of sovereignty app.prospectmagazine.co.uk/story/73830/...
Violent protests in Belfast are the toxic legacy of Brexit
Dangerous rhetoric about migrants has become mainstream again, writes Alan Rusbridger. The violent impact is now being played out on the streets
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Nigel Farage "has the extreme good fortune of effectively having his own TV station to amplify his insensitive populist ranting, along with a tribe of nodding journalists..." Will we "allow a talented demagogue to bamboozle us into becoming a country...where rage counts for more than evidence"? 👇
Alan Rusbridger@arusbridger.bsky.social · 2mo agoIf Nigel Farage is heading towards power let it not be because journalists forgot the basic craft of their job and because Michael Grade was nodding at the wheel www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/uk/...
Joshi Hermann; ‘If we are going to devolve more power to places like Greater Manchester frankly we’re going to need to bulk up the quality of the local media.’ Listen to his discussion with @Lionel barber and myself www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/podcasts/737...
Joshi Herrmann: ‘If we’re going to devolve more power, we need to bulk up local media’
The Mill Media founder on legal battles, AI and expanding to seven cities
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If Nigel Farage is heading towards power let it not be because journalists forgot the basic craft of their job and because Michael Grade was nodding at the wheel www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/uk/...
Nigel Farage is a dangerous demagogue—here’s how to stop him
The Reform leader and his media cheerleaders have cynically exploited the murder of Henry Nowak.
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Nigel Farage is a demagogue who has little regard for facts or the truth. Journalists covering him have no such excuse app.prospectmagazine.co.uk/story/73749/...
Nigel Farage is a dangerous demagogue—here’s how to stop him
The Reform leader and his media cheerleaders have cynically exploited the murder of Henry Nowak.
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An Irishman talks v fast about libel lawyers lobbying against anti-SLAPP laws - and building an investigative newsroom from scratch. Great to chat to @arusbridger.bsky.social and @lionelbarber.bsky.social on @prospectmagazine.co.uk 's Media Confidential www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/podcasts/med...
Peter Geoghegan on getting SLAPP’d: ‘It had a huge chilling effect’
The wealthy are using lawsuits to silence critics. Why does the government seem so reluctant to tackle them?
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The impact of the climate crisis is ever more alarming. But much of the press reports record heatwaves as a good news story. app.prospectmagazine.co.uk/story/73684/...
The impact of the climate crisis is now obvious, and terrifying. Why is the press ignoring it?
It’s the most important story of our age, and all we get is pictures of beachgoers basking in the sun
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Crazy idea, opening a Guardian operation in the US - and without a paywall, eh?
Mediagazer@mediagazer.com · 2mo agoDocument: The Guardian US posted FY 2026 revenue up 25% YoY to a record $81M and profit up 41% to $34.5M; digital reader donations make up 70.7% of revenue (Sara Fischer/Axios) Main Link | Mediagazer Permalink
We know that, under Trump, cowardice is contagious. But, with this week’s outlandish corruption, is the worm about to turn ? app.prospectmagazine.co.uk/story/73640/...
Trump is a mentally unstable bully, but his spell has been broken
Republicans are finally standing up to a mind-blowingly corrupt president
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I listened to this last week, and it was an excellent discussion between @liambyrnemp.bsky.social @lionelbarber.bsky.social and @arusbridger.bsky.social ...
Liam Byrne MP@liambyrnemp.bsky.social · 3mo agoWhat happens to democracy when populists win? I joined Prospect Magazine, to dig into GB News, foreign money, and why Ofcom must act. Listen here: www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/podcasts/med...
FInally, one regulator will look at Nigel Farage and his (changing) explanation of the secret £5m he pocketed. Even Ofcom has shown a twitch of life But the media regulator still doesn’t get it app.prospectmagazine.co.uk/story/73586/...
Farage and GB News have been getting away with it for too long
The Reform leader is finally under investigation by the parliamentary commissioner for standards over a £5m donation he failed to declare. But don’t hold your breath if you expect similar scrutiny of ...
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A wall of crypto money is powering Nigel Farage, both politically and personally. And much of the British media just shrugs app.prospectmagazine.co.uk/story/73421/...
