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Labour cannot save Northern Ireland
The New Statesman· 3 days agoThe secretary of state for health is often considered to be the worst job in the British government: the chance to preside over a broken healthcare...
Is Iran about to open up to the West?
The New Statesman· 3 days agoThis was especially true last weekend with voters in France, UK and Iran voting for a different direction in their countries. Elections in Iran are far...
Will Keir Starmer scrap the two-child benefit cap?
The New Statesman· 3 days agoThere is perhaps no policy that has had a more obvious impact than the two-child benefit cap. The measure was announced by George Osborne in 2015 with...
France’s Liz Truss moment is yet to come – and it may be worse
The New Statesman· 3 days agoThe French finance minister Bruno Le Maire warned last month that a win by Marine Le Pen’s National...
How Labour will deal with the prisons crisis
The New Statesman· 3 days agoPrisons became drug-filled anarchies in which guards were beaten, and reoffending rates rose. For months, Labour has looked on the prisons crisis with...
Cork’s Morgan McSweeney relaxed at home after orchestrating Labour’s historic UK election win
Irish Independent· 3 days agoDubbed as the ‘right-hand man’ of new UK prime minister Keir Starmer, Macroom’s Morgan McSweeney...
England's Southgate era is over, whether we win or lose
The New Statesman· 3 days agoEngland are through to their second tournament final of my lifetime, and only their third ever, and...
The four-day work week is the future
The New Statesman· 4 days agoThe evidence is clear: a four-day work week would boost productivity and happiness. So why aren’t our politicians pushing for it?
The betrayal of Essex man
The New Statesman· 4 days agoReform's victories here are symbolic of the area's contradictions and inequalities.
What will Labour do to the British constitution?
The New Statesman· 4 days agoAppearances can be deceptive in politics, but it seems unlikely that Keir Starmer’s new administration will go down in history as a beacon of democratic...
