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How Labour can govern for working people
The New Statesman· 1 day agoThe Conservatives brutally ejected from office. When I congratulated Keir Starmer this morning my message to him was clear. The trade union movement...
Will the Tories ever recover from this defeat?
The New Statesman· 4 days agoPerhaps left-wing electors might get their sense of betrayal in early and start voting for protest parties even before Keir Starmer moves into Downing...
A staggering first-round victory for Marine Le Pen
The New Statesman· 6 days agoEmmanuel Macron's political gamble has backfired.
Exit Poll: An existential defeat for the Conservatives
The New Statesman· 2 days agoThe exit poll puts the Conservatives on 133 seats. It is at the top end of the wide range of...
Exit poll: Labour are heading for a landslide
The New Statesman· 2 days agoLabour is on course to return to government for the first time in 14 years. The exit poll predicts the party will win 410 seats, with the Conservatives...
Reform candidates are sinister
The New Statesman· 5 days agoBritain may be broken, as Nigel Farage’s campaign declares. If it were the case of “one or two slip[ping] through the net that shouldn’t have done” – as...
Why are England football fans so entitled?
The New Statesman· 6 days agoWhy did England get booed so much and so often during those early Euro games? Family and relations of the players, even the lesser-known figures confined...
The Conservative Party faces total devastation
The New Statesman· 3 days agoIf forecast figures have even some bearing on reality, this election will write history in a way like no other. Britain’s Conservative and Unionist Party...
The threats faced by Taiwan make Britain’s politics feel provincial
The New Statesman· 4 days agoOnly 11 minor states (plus the Holy See) have formal diplomatic relations with Taiwan and their...
