‘This is dark s***’: inside the political smear campaign to discredit journalists
Labour Together, the think tank which helped Sir Keir Starmer become prime minister, has been accused of paying a PR firm to investigate Sunday Times journalists. The subsequent report contained perso...
17 Feb 28min
An almighty student debt reckoning has arrived
The Times’ Money desk has been investigating the UK’s student debt system – and has discovered some bombshells. After being promised a loan that would be like paying a ‘phone bill every month’, gradua...
16 Feb 31min
'We don't understand the consequences' - Why I quit OpenAI - The Sunday Story
AI researcher Zoe Hitzig quit her job at OpenAI this week over “deep reservations” about the company’s strategy, including their decision to pilot running ads on ChatGPT. In a rare interview, she give...
15 Feb 34min
Danny Finkelstein: How the world’s antisemites turned on me - The Saturday Story
Danny Finkelstein's mother survived Bergen-Belsen. When far-right activist Nick Fuentes began spreading antisemitic, pro-Hitler ideas, our writer challenged him. He wasn’t ready for the onslaught that...
14 Feb 21min
Drugs, oil and power: what Trump is doing with Venezuela
It’s almost six weeks since America launched military strikes against Venezuela and captured its President over claims the country was flooding the US with drugs and migrants. But was this ever actual...
13 Feb 34min
What you didn’t know about the Epstein files
It’s been almost a fortnight since the release of the Epstein files, and since then we’ve learned a lot about the disgraced financier’s connections to the rich and powerful. But what more have we lear...
12 Feb 36min
What happens when Britain's population starts to shrink?
The Office for National Statistics has said that by 2029 it expects more deaths than births in Britain. Simultaneously migration could go into reverse soon, with more people leaving our shores than ar...
11 Feb 26min
The State of It: Wes bottles it and Labour's left grabs the steering wheel
After a whirlwind week in Westminster, we've decided to bring you an extra dose of Whitehall gossip. Check out this week's episode from our sister podcast: The State of It.The prime minister thought i...
10 Feb 30min
