Ted Hughes wrote a poem calling deaf children “simple”. Raymond Antrobus responded by redacting it with thick black marks—then won the Ted Hughes Award. Ellen Peirson-Hagger on poetic justice:

Three different programmes, three different countries, and Vaughan Williams’s “undiscovered masterpiece” ALONG THE FIELD… Our classical columnist, Ian Bostridge, had a busy October: www.prospectmagazine...

“In the end, tourism destroys what it is looking for…” James Hopkin on how the Catalan town that inspired Dalí and Lorca is losing its soul in the age of the “prijo”:

🎥: How should the BBC respond to the Trump lawsuit? @arusbridger, the FT’s @janinegibson.ft.com and former BBC exec Pat Younge discuss.

Author Jamaica Kincaid is surprised that the Trump administration’s subversion of democratic norms has been “so brazen”. “But I don’t find it shocking,” she says. Read Franklin Nelson’s interview with Kincaid: www.prospectmagazine...

“He never condemns, he never judges, and I love him for that.” Tracy Oberman talks to Kate Maltby about the beating heart at the centre of Richard Greenberg’s architectural dramas.

“I was thirty-one years old and immature. I was impulsive and quick to fall in love, and often confused intensity with intimacy…” Psychoanalyst Stephen Grosz doesn’t spare himself in his latest book, writes Alex Peake-Tomkinson:

🎧: Under fire from powerful enemies at home and abroad, how can the BBC save itself? @arusbridger and the FT’s @janinegibson.ft.com speak to Pat Younge, former chief creative officer of BBC Television.

Reading groups are springing up in London’s galleries, clubs and bars. Fonie Mitsopoulou asks: what really are they for?

How do you spot a Traitor? @imogenwk.bsky.social has the answer…

Labour is in deep trouble. But three years out from the next election, it could yet be the tortoise to Reform's hare, argues @benansell.bsky.social.

The BBC is the most trusted news outlet in the UK. But this doesn’t matter to its ideological and commercial enemies, who would quite willingly see it wither or die, writes @arusbridger.bsky.social.

What to read this November:

A groundbreaking documentary has shed new light on Hitler via his DNA. Alex J Kay, the show’s historical consultant and lead investigator, explains what it can and can’t show us.

In today’s Lightbulb, Prospect’s free daily newsletter, @arusbridger.bsky.social argues the BBC should dare Trump to see them in court. Plus: what does Hitler’s DNA tell us?

Alan Partridge? David Brent? Captain Mainwaring? These deluded characters all share the same father: Tony Hancock, writes Philip Clark.

New Epstein emails that mention Donald Trump have been released by House Democrats. As @diane2v.bsky.social wrote in September, the people often missing from the political debate are Epstein’s victims.

The BBC should send Donald Trump a four-word reply to his blustering threat to sue the corporation for $1bn, writes @arusbridger.bsky.social: “See you in court.”

“Soldiers testify that they have been told to burn down houses they have stayed in by pouring oil on curtains, books and mattresses.” Read @aloner.bsky.social’s report on the destruction of Gaza’s cities.

The BBC is in a mess... but not the mess you might think. Last year, @arusbridger.bsky.social detailed a more serious threat to its credibility: a right-wing cabal is waging war on it from within.

“We’ve overheard American tourists in London claiming to be Canadian, a phenomenon I last encountered during the Vietnam War.” Bill Keller on the growing Trump diaspora.

So there’s one aspect of the BBC story that has received zero attention: Robbie Gibb’s potential financial conflict of interests. According to @arusbridger.bsky.social, he was just the bagman for the purchase of the Jewish Chronicle. 1/ www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/media/...

The BBC should shame the American broadcasters for their spineless capitulation by refusing to be bullied, writes @arusbridger.bsky.social.

The Celebrity Traitors finale had the whole nation watching. But its producers’ tactics don’t just apply to reality TV, but Hollywood films too, writes @imogenwk.bsky.social.

The Democratic party has shown it can woo voters back from Trump. Now it needs to maintain the momentum, writes @jo-ann.bsky.social.

80 years after Trinity, we’re 89 seconds from nuclear midnight… @pghoskin.bsky.social reviews the brilliant new books that strip away the mythology and show us the cold reality of the bomb, including Serhii Plokhy’s THE NUCLEAR AGE:

AI needs news to answer questions about the world, but is undercutting the business model of news-gathering organisations, writes @ethanz.bsky.social.

The BBC is in a mess... but not the mess you might think... Read @arusbridger.bsky.social’s column on Michael Prescott—and his friend Robbie Gibb: www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/media/... ... and Alan’s earlier investigation on BBC board members: www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/media/... 1/6🧵

The BBC is in a mess... but not the mess you might think. Last year, @arusbridger.bsky.social detailed a more serious threat to its credibility: a right-wing cabal is waging war on it from within.

🎧: @carolecadwalla.bsky.social and @sarahdonaldson.bsky.social discuss their departure from the Observer...and their brand new project, @thenerve.news.

“Black people, or Native American people, are not shocked [by Trump] because they have been living in an undemocratic America… It’s only new to people writing editorials for the New York Times.”

After years of poise and perfection, Lily Allen’s latest album drags pop towards glorious, messy normality, writes @ladymissbarton.bsky.social.

The UK’s record on Sudan looked good on paper. But we can no longer turn a blind eye to our indirect role in the conflict, as British military equipment is found on battlefields.

The BBC is the most trusted news outlet in the UK. But this doesn’t matter to its ideological and commercial enemies, who would quite willingly see it wither or die, writes @arusbridger.bsky.social.

The BBC made a clumsy error in editing clips of Donald Trump. But its governance structure should cause more concern—including the role of former Tory spin doctor Robbie Gibb, writes @arusbridger.bsky.social.

In today’s Lightbulb, Prospect’s free daily newsletter, @imaanirfan.bsky.social introduces our new issue—including our cover story by @libertyhq.bsky.social’s Mark Wilding on Peter Thiel’s controversial company.

In an interview about Palantir's creeping involvement in the British state and the NHS, I told @prospectmagazine.co.uk: “Its business is death and destruction. This is not an organisation you want running the democratic jewel of the postwar period.” www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/dem...

Our latest issue is out!

For the latest @prospectmagazine.co.uk I wrote about the extensive destruction of buildings in Gaza >>> www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/world/middle...

🚨 NEW FROM LIBERTY INVESTIGATES Palantir wants to become the ‘default operating system for data across the US government’. It now appears to be pursuing the same ambition in the UK. Read the full story on @prospectmagazine.co.uk ⤵️ www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/dem...

Wednesday is @prospectmagazine.co.uk pod day, and this week we are joined by Serkhii Plokhy to talk about the nuclear age that never ended...

It is always a pleasure to speak with Serhii Plokhy, despite the existentially troubling subject of our conversations. The nuclear age never ended, and this latest chapter is the most dangerous in generations, he says. What can we do? Despite it all, there is a grain of hope ✊

A really interesting discussion with @carolecadwalla.bsky.social @sarahdonaldson.bsky.social about @thenerve.news. Worth a listen ⤵️

'The directive was 'nothing left'' For the latest issue of @prospectmagazine.co.uk (out today) I looked into the scale of the Israeli army's destruction of buildings in Gaza, which has been widespread, at high scale, and it seems systemic >>>> www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/world/middle...

“We’ve overheard American tourists in London claiming to be Canadian, a phenomenon I last encountered during the Vietnam War.” Bill Keller on the growing Trump diaspora.

A liar still believes in truth—they just choose to deny it. But bullshitters don’t care about truth at all. Jane O’Grady on why Harry Frankfurt saw BS as a far worse enemy than lies:

The BBC is in a mess... but not the mess you might think. Last year, @arusbridger.bsky.social detailed a more serious threat to its credibility: a right-wing cabal is waging war on it from within.

“Soldiers testify that they have been told to burn down houses they have stayed in by pouring oil on curtains, books and mattresses.” Read @aloner.bsky.social’s report on the destruction of Gaza’s cities.

The BBC should send Donald Trump a four-word reply to his blustering threat to sue the corporation for $1bn, writes @arusbridger.bsky.social: “See you in court.”

The Paris 1.5°C target is toast, so people are scrambling for radical solutions. @timsmedley.bsky.social investigates whether geoengineering could be one of them—or if it’s too risky.