Here's what's in this week's issue of The Week magazine
6 June 2025
- Main stories: Preparing for war: Starmer’s battle plan
- Controversy: Farage vs. Starmer
- People: Katie Piper: “I lost my currency overnight”
- Briefing: A great rock’n’roll swindle?
- Best British article: Check your prejudice training
- Best American article: Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill: a law that will “shape America”
- Best International article: Aid to Gaza: 2.1 million people at risk of starvation
- Health & Science: Tropical diseases heading north
- Talking points: Elon Musk’s unmourned departure
- Obituary: Amanda Feilding: The serious legacy of the “Crackpot Countess”
- The Last Word: Amazing Grace: a doctor’s journey back from oblivion
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