Gareth Southgate is our first guest on The Amol Rajan Connection
An icon of the Beautiful Game - who redefined both modern leadership and modern England while taking his country to the edge of glory - is on sparkling and mischievous form in our first long-form conversation. This is a side to him you’ve never seen before
'Decade Bingo' is all the rage. Reform pine for the 1950s; Greens for the 1960s; Labour, the 1970s; and the Tories, the 1980s. Me? I long for the 1990s. Plus: was Burnham's speech one of the greats; a look ahead to our first ARC episode next week; Your Questions, please, for Jacob Dunne; and The Arc of Recommends...
The Inside Story of the Night I Was Murdered in that Chapel on Celebrity Traitors
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Here’s everything I can’t tell you about what happened in Celebrity Traitors last night
I’m surprised my phone didn’t melt when the credits rolled yesterday. At *some* point, I’ll tell you - and only you - *everything*, I promise. Plus: my leaving bash and the rediscovery of sleep; and The ARC of Recommends....
Why do we wait for loved ones to die before telling them we love them? Plus: what happened when I watched the first 2 episodes of Celebrity Traitors; how the ARC Universe will expand in coming weeks; and The ARC of Recommends...
‘The Great Society’ Could Be Burnham’s Vision, and Agenda, for a Decade of Social and National Revival
The Prime Minister needs a story for where Britain is going, with a policy agenda to match. He could do worse than lean on a social-ist tradition that connects LBJ, David Cameron, and the New Labour government he served in
Scrolling Alone: the Silent Crisis Condemning a Generation to Lives that are Shorter, Less Healthy, and Less Happy Than They Deserve
Gordon Brown’s new book describes the most neglected crisis of our age. Plus: a visit to the Bayeux Tapesty, a party bag of top recommendations; and tickets on sale for the national tour are live!
What Have I Done? This Is The Unvarnished Truth About Why I Left BBC News
I’ve given interviews about my change of career. But I haven’t confessed the Howard Beale-ish moment that was the trigger - until now. Plus: what you can expect in the coming weeks; the real reason I wear two watches; and... I’m hiring!
