I spoke to alan rusbridger & Lionel Barber about why a counter-disinformation approach is now needed by people handling communications for our institutions. And growing public trust in the National Trust. They generously gave the recent scone scare a trigger warning. Prospect

Is Ukraine becoming the forgotten war? On Media Confidential Anne Applebaum tells why the innovation of Ukrainians in war is being under-reported. And Celia Richardson National Trust on fighting off fake news about “woke” scones. With Lionel Barber mediaconfidential.lnk.to/podcastAh

Thirty reforms that could net a Labour government up to £92bn in new tax revenues - by Richard Murphy prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/economic…

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LARGE LOCAL DIFFICULTIES: collapsing councils and the next Labour government

New piece in which I strain every sinew to get beyond the ever-deepening problems, and suggest some solutions

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Rachel Johnson, 'Brexit has divided the family. Mainly into members who think Brexit is a sh*t idea, and those who think it's a really sh*t idea.. Sorry, am I allowed to say that?'

Fredrik Skavlan, 'Yes, you're in a free country now'

Rachel Johnson, 'This is what I was getting…

Letter of the day. The Times

An important article by alan rusbridger on a taboo that has long needed tackling. prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/65635…

Ex-Glencore boss Alex Beard is worth c$2bn and is haggling with HMRC about how much tax he should pay. But are most of us willing to pay a fair whack to get passable public services? My column prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/65635…

🎧 NEW on Media Confidential—As Israel kicks out Al Jazeera and bans foreign media from operating within the country, what impact will it have on getting news out of the war zone? Journalist and humanitarian Khaled Mansour خالد منصور joins alan rusbridger and Lionel Barber
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Concert pianist Angela Hewitt says: 'Audience members often ask me what I think about when I’m playing. To quote the great Wanda Landowska, “The notes, dear, the notes!” If only it were that simple.'

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It’s just possible that the public is way ahead of politicians when it comes to the trade off between taxes and public services that actually work. My column prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/65635…

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Why has Israel passed a law to ban Al Jazeera? And how much does it matter if Murdoch backs Starmer? This week’s Media Confidential with Lionel Barber @K_Mansour, Tom Baldwin mediaconfidential.lnk.to/podcastAh

Lionel Barber Media Confidential Gavin Esler Michael Crick alan rusbridger This is an fascinating episode of a superb podcast.

If you care about facts, a commitment to the truth and the fightback against fake news and disinformation, please do listen to this brand new 20 Questions With episode with alan rusbridger

We all have skin in this game - because it’s not a game

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.Angela Hewitt has written a lovely diary for this month's Prospect on what's involved in living the extraordinary life she leads prospectmagazine.co.uk/views/65472/an…

The patronage state. How the appointments process descended into farce—and has yet to recover. By John Bowers KC prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/65499…