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Election night is long, but I shall be on form at the New Statesman party
The New Statesman· 4 days agoIncidentally, my favourite headline of the campaign is now over a month old, but it actually gets...
The Supreme Court has made Trump "a king above the law"
The New Statesman· 4 days agoThe Supreme Court delivered its historic ruling in the case of Trump v. United States on Monday (1...
The curse of influencer publishing
The New Statesman· 2 days agoThe slow creep of influencer publishing – the rise of social media stars being handed fat advances and big marketing budgets for memoirs, self-help books...
How can Labour create a fair deal for renters?
The New Statesman· 3 days agoAcross the country, the average private renter pays more than a third of their wages in rent to a landlord, and many of those same individuals are forced...
Why MPs are happier when they lose
The New Statesman· 3 days agoDonohoe tells me now that he still hears from politicians saying, “We just wish we could say that to some of these people.” Past elections have offered...
As the campaign draws to an end, it’s time to lay down my pen
The New Statesman· 3 days agoAlso this week: The far right’s rabid dogs, and Labour vs my garden trowel.
This shabby election campaign is finally over
The New Statesman· 2 days agoOne Tory insider mused to me this week that the result was decided months ago, that their impending failure could be explained by Boris Johnson and Liz...
The Tory media has gone into meltdown
The New Statesman· 7 days agoThe thing no one tells you about the stages of grief is that they are not, in fact, stages. This exhausted government has not left this mortal plane...
Why are England football fans so entitled?
The New Statesman· 5 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...
Revealed: the 103 professional lobbyists standing in the 2024 general election
The New Statesman· 3 days agoWhatever the result of Thursday’s general election, the voters of Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven...