March 2026 issue
Is the party over? In his first issue as editor, Philip Collins traces the collapse of traditional British political parties—and what happens next. Jen Stout examines what makes a Ukrainian traitor. Plus: behind the scenes of Ralph Fiennes’ operatic debut
Past issues
Photography by Sara Morris
Politics
The party is over
The glory days for Britain’s old parties are in the past. A new kind of politics is required
Philip Collins
Editor’s Picks
Far-right protester in Margate in December last year. Image: Alamy
How culture wars hurt the economy
Ben Ansell
Illustration by Ben Jones
What makes a traitor?
Jen Stout
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Feminists against progress
James Bloodworth
Image: OnP / Guergana Damianova
From the heart: Ralph Fiennes and the making of ‘Eugene Onegin’
Fiammetta Rocco
Visions of paradise? Detail from Vermeer’s “Lady Standing at a Virginal” (1670-2)
The unknowable Vermeer
Christopher Bray
Rhea Seehorn as Carol Sturka in “Pluribus”. Image: Landmark Media / Alamy
What would you give up for happiness?
Imogen West-Knights
Regulars
Trump holding the Earth in his hand. Illustration by David McAllister / Prospect. Source: Alamy
Editorial: The time for pretence about Trump is over
Prospect
Letters: March 2026
Stephen Collins’s cartoon: The grand finale of that TV show you’ve never watched
Stephen Collins
Illustration by Michael Rea
Krishnan Guru-Murthy: The joy of dancing
Argument
Far-right protester in Margate in December last year. Image: Alamy
How culture wars hurt the economy
Ben Ansell
Illustration by David McAllister / Prospect. Source: Sebastian Goll / Alamy
Trump has destroyed American soft power
Sasha Mudd
Illustration by Vincent Kilbride
Why tech billionaires dream of servers in the sky
Ethan Zuckerman
Illustration by Andy Smith
Revenge of the Veep
Sarah Ogilvie
A protest outside the Iranian Embassy in London this month. Image: Eleventh Hour Photography/Alamy
Four scenarios if the Iranian regime falls
Saeid Golkar
The terrible price of Trump’s aid cuts
David Miliband
Features
Photography by Sara Morris
The party is over
Philip Collins
Illustration by Ben Jones
What makes a traitor?
Jen Stout
Two rows of people—one on a snowbank in the foreground, and one on a hilltop behind—wave Greenland flags. Image: Evgeniy Maloletka/Alamy
Why Greenland really matters
Isabel Hilton
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Feminists against progress
James Bloodworth
Blackpool supporters the Atomic Boys visit Whitehall before the 1953 FA Cup final. Photo by Mauritius Images / Top Foto
The cup final that remade England
Daniel Harris
The Culture
Visions of paradise? Detail from Vermeer’s “Lady Standing at a Virginal” (1670-2)
The unknowable Vermeer
Christopher Bray
Illustration by Ben Douet
From bums to kings: England in verse
Jeremy Noel-Tod
“The Conquest of Tenochtitlan” from the Conquest of México series (circa 17th century)
The complexity of Mexico
Daniel Rey
Illustration by David McAllister / Prospect. Source: PA Images
Half the picture: what ‘The British General Election of 2024’ doesn’t reveal
Peter Kellner
Books in Brief: what to read this February
Image: OnP / Guergana Damianova
From the heart: Ralph Fiennes and the making of ‘Eugene Onegin’
Fiammetta Rocco
Gaming the system? Robbie Williams on his “Britpop” album tour. Image: Alamy
Things fall apart. Sometimes, we should let them
Laura Barton
Rhea Seehorn as Carol Sturka in “Pluribus”. Image: Landmark Media / Alamy
What would you give up for happiness?
Imogen West-Knights
Image: courtesy Andrew Kötting
Conjoined muses: Andrew and Eden Kötting, and their amazing world
Sukhdev Sandhu
Detail from “Im Englischen Garten” (1929) by Rudolf Schramm-Zittau
Classical notes: Munich’s gardens
Ian Bostridge
People
C Thi Nguyen: All a game
Peter Hoskin
Image: Alamy
Cory Doctorow: the ‘Age of Enshittenment’ is here
Graeme Green
Gabriel Zucman: We need a wealth tax for the super-rich
Benjamin Clark
Image: Alamy / dpa
William Boyd: Other novelists have duds. Not me
Cosmo Adair
Lives
Illustration of Tilly Lawless by Clara Nicoll
Sex life: The secrets of sex work acronyms
Tilly Lawless
Illustration by Clara Nicoll
Long life: Irish dancing has restored my faith in humanity
Sheila Hancock
Illustration by Clara Nicoll
Mindful life: My emotional geography has collapsed
Sarah Collins
Illustration by Clara Nicoll
Young life: Why Gen Z are logging off and embracing the “analogue"
Alice Garnett
Rural life: Why I’ve swapped the News at Ten for Postman Pat
Kiran Sidhu
Illustration by Clara Nicholl
Second life: Phrasebooks are like fossilised human voices
Vitali Vitaliev
Illustration by Clara Nicoll
Clerical life: Jesus isn‘t manly enough for the far right
Alice Goodman
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The inherent contradiction of James Watson
Subhadra Das
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