Michael Segalov

In today’s newsletter: The fate of Liz Truss is a warning to any PM who is thinking of implementing radical economic reform. But does the need to appease the market mean real political change is always out of reach?

Good morning. On Wednesday, Israeli legislators took the first steps towards dissolving parliament and calling fresh nationwide elections.

In today’s newsletter: As ​the polls tighten a​​round Benjamin Netanyahu, the coming months may redefine Israel’s political order without resolving its most entrenched conflicts

Good morning. It has been two weeks since details of a settlement in the case of Trump v the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) first emerged.

In today’s newsletter: What an unprecedented scheme reveals about an increasingly uninhibited leadership – and what it might mean for American democracy

In today’s newsletter: A referendum to limit Switzerland’s population to 10 million failed to pass, but it shows that even in a prosperous country, hardliners are finding inventive ways to peddle anti-immigration sentiment

Good morning. I was hoping to be writing today on the late Ali Khamenei's vast, week-long funeral in Iran.

In today’s newsletter: Reform UK’s leader has quit as Clacton MP to set up a ‘people v the establishment’ vote over his financial record. Here’s what happens now

Michael Segalov Good afternoon. This is an interruption to your regular First Edition programming.

Michael Segalov Good morning. As Andy Burnham's search for intelligent life to appoint to cabinet continues (more on that from Libby