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Labour’s gains spell apocalypse for the Tories
The New Statesman· 4 hours agoThe local election results suggest the Tories are heading for one of their worst defeats in history.
Labour claim big early win over Sunak's Conservatives in UK local elections
Irish Examiner· 5 hours agoRolling coverage of the international stories of interest to our readers
What the local elections mean for Westminster
The New Statesman· 22 hours agoIf Andy Street and Ben Houchen can hold on, Rishi Sunak will claim that defeat is not inevitable.
Heathfield House: the inside story of Highgate's unsold £32 million mega-mansion
Evening Standard via Yahoo News· 2 days agoHeathfield House, first listed for £40m in 2019, was featured on Channel 4 and made Rightmove’s top...
The spectacle of runaway horses in London was eerily poignant
The New Statesman· 2 days agoRecent scenes of two panicked Household Cavalry horses galloping through the London streets were...
Should you lend money to Jeremy Hunt?
The New Statesman· 2 days agoThe most overcooked canard in political discourse is “taxpayers’ money”. The public purse stopped being your money at the point at which you were taxed;...
The wrench of standing down as an MP – my dream job since childhood
The New Statesman· 2 days agoThe role was the only one I ever wanted, having championed apprenticeships all through my...
Labour day 2024: New minimum wage in Nigeria go start on May day, Tinubu announce on workers day
BBC News· 2 days ago1 May dey na public holiday for Nigeria and na day to celebrate workers for di kontri and dia...
Farmer protests and Just Stop Oil are two sides of the same coin
The New Statesman· 2 days agoJust weeks ago, Rishi Sunak expressed solidarity with the protesters at a demonstration in Wales,...
Paul Auster’s literary legacy
The New Statesman· 2 days agoThis was not the minimalism of Raymond Carver, or the expansiveness of Tom Wolfe; this was work much more connected to the traditions of European...