14-20 March 2025

IN THIS ISSUE

9 Canada under siege Megan Gibson on Mark Carney’s challenge

14 Collision course

Andrew Marr on the clash between Labour and its leader

20 Workless Britain

Will Dunn on the benefits crisis threatening the economy

28 Dealmaker-in-chief Katie Stallard on Trump’s transactional politics

36 The case for abundance Simon Kuper on a left-liberal manifesto for deregulation

46 The old world is always dying Tanjil Rashid on The Leopard’s vision of history

52 Lady Gaga’s resurrection Kate Mossman on the singer’s return to maximalist pop

Office space: how the welfare system keeps people out of work

The return of America First

Kate Mossman on Lady Gaga

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