Here's what's in this week's issue of The Week magazine
17 May 2025
- Main stories: Starmer’s crackdown: The plan to slash immigration
- Controversy: Reform’s path to power
- People: What a Pussy Rioter did next
- Briefing: The tragedy of Kashmir
- Best British article: Let’s put basics before blue-sky thinking
- Best American article: Reopening Alcatraz: a reactionary fantasy?
- Best International article: Should Germany ban the AfD?
- Health & Science: Safe smooching with coeliac
- Talking points: A Pope who spans two worlds
- Obituary: Cora Sue Collins: Child star who worked with Greta Garbo
- The Last Word: The city of the future: Beijing’s new twin
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