2025-12-05
22 分钟The Economist.
Hello and welcome to The Intelligence from The Economist.
I'm your host, Rosie Bloor.
Every weekday we provide a fresh perspective on the events shaping your world.
The number of people executed in America this year is the highest for nearly two decades.
Yet support for the death penalty is declining.
The surprising surge is partly about politics,
and just one state is responsible for most of the deaths.
And he was one of Britain's most brilliant and challenging writers.
Our correspondent spent more than 20 years translating his works into Russian.
Now he celebrates the life of playwright Tom Stoppard.
But first...
When Sakir Starmer became Britain's Prime Minister last summer,
he promised to enact a wide-ranging agenda to address the country's challenges.
Our country has voted decisively for change, for national renewal and a return of politics.
to public service.
His centre-left Labour government was elected on a large majority,
ejecting the Conservative Party from Downing Street after 14 years in power.
But a year-and-a-half on from Labour's win,
Britain is still in bad shape, and Stammer's poll numbers have collapsed.