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Why MPs are happier when they lose
The New Statesman· 4 days agoWhen Brian Donohoe lost Central Ayrshire in 2015, he had a final message for his constituents – “f**k off”. Donohoe tells me now that he still hears from...
Rishi Sunak has lost the argument on growth
The New Statesman· 5 days agoLabour’s focus on economic progress has paid off.
This England: Gulls go postal
The New Statesman· 5 days agoThis column – which, though named after a line in Shakespeare’s “Richard II”, refers to the whole of Britain – has run in the New Statesman since 1934.
Exit Poll: An existential defeat for the Conservatives
The New Statesman· 3 days agoThe exit poll puts the Conservatives on 133 seats. It is at the top end of the wide range of...
Drivers with their own driveway will be handed extra £1,800 a year in bank account
Birmingham Live via Yahoo News UK· 5 days agoThese costs can become even cheaper if drivers choose an EV-specific energy tariff, which some providers including British Gas and Octopus Energy offer.
The Macron era is over
The New Statesman· 6 days agoIt is going to get worse for Emmanuel Macron. When the polls were already looking bad ahead of the first-round parliamentary vote on 30 June, his last...
Three million smart meter owners warned they'll 'pay more than shown on screen'
Birmingham Live via Yahoo News UK· 3 days agoSecondly, Britons can "consider switching". They continued: "If having VAT shown on your in-home display is important to you, you could move to a different supplier. When we
After a historic Labour victory, I’m choosing hope
The New Statesman· 2 days agoIn 2010, my first election, aged 18, I voted Lib Dem, only for Nick Clegg to sell out my cohort of soon-to-be university students. If there was a...
The SNP has finally been punished
The New Statesman· 2 days agoBig hitters such as Joanna Cherry, Alyn Smith and Stewart McDonald are gone – each perhaps a loss to parliament, but each swept aside by a spasm of anger...
Sunak’s honours list faces a Starmer peer review
The New Statesman· 5 days agoYour weekly dose of gossip from the campaign trail.
