When the eighth and supposedly last Mission Impossible film, The Final Reckoning, is released this week, there will be little discussion of its writer-director Christopher McQuarrie or its talented ...

A great play can put audience members on the edges of their seats. A terrible play, though, can force viewers to make either a diplomatic departure during the interval or a hunched, awkward stumble ...

“Gertrude Stein Has Arrived”, read the tickertape snaking around the New York Times building, flashing breaking news to all who passed through Times Square. Over seven months, starting in October 1934 ...

This is Prospect’s rolling coverage of the assisted dying debate. This page will be updated with the latest from our correspondent, Mark Mardell. Read the rest of our coverage here Labour’s Jonathan ...

Many arguments against the bill are already familiar. But there’s one I expect to gain more traction: ministers are reserving an awful lot of powers to themselves. That’s a justified criticism. It is ...

Among the 143 executive orders Donald Trump issued in his first 100 days is one that gives American companies the green light to mine for minerals in the deep ocean. A violation of international law, ...

Welcome to this week’s Weekly Constitutional, where a judgment or other formal document is used as a basis of a discussion about law and policy. This week’s legal text is section 13 of the Criminal ...

At the Truth Tellers summit in London, Alan and Lionel sit down with Mark Thompson, the CEO of American media giant CNN. Mark is asked if he has sat down with Trump since he started in office. Does he ...

If you are one of the 800m users of ChatGPT, you may have noticed that the chatbot seems to be developing a distinctive “voice”—favoured words, an identifiable tone, recognisable ways of starting ...

After seizing control of ten councils this month, the Reform party has dramatically reshaped England’s local politics. The insurgent party, which won 677 council seats out of roughly 1,600, as well as ...

A decade ago, Nigel Farage became spiritual leader of the Conservative party, when David Cameron conceded a referendum on Brexit which Farage won. A repeat performance is now taking place on the issue ...

This week, Ellen and Alona are joined by Canadian historian Quinn Slobodian. The rise of the populist right is often framed as a backlash against neoliberalism—a revolt by those “left behind” by ...