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Election night is long, but I shall be on form at the New Statesman party
The New Statesman· 2 days agoIncidentally, my favourite headline of the campaign is now over a month old, but it actually gets...
Sunak’s honours list faces a Starmer peer review
The New Statesman· 2 days agoYour weekly dose of gossip from the campaign trail.
The secret history of strawberries
The New Statesman· 2 days agoThey are the perfect summer fruit – and the kitchen can’t improve on perfection.
The threats faced by Taiwan make Britain’s politics feel provincial
The New Statesman· 2 days agoOnly 11 minor states (plus the Holy See) have formal diplomatic relations with Taiwan and their...
Letter of the week: Missions without omission
The New Statesman· 2 days agoLabour has a chance to correct this. In the late Sixties its sister, the Northern Ireland Labour Party, offering non-sectarian social and economic...
British Gas, OVO, EDF, Octopus customers urged 'spend £29 in July' or risk bigger August bill
Birmingham Live via Yahoo News UK· 2 days agoBritish Gas, OVO, EDF, Octopus customers have been warned to make sure they are spending £30 in July or August - or risk bills rising by HUNDREDS. Energy ...
Palestine activist takes on decorated Marine in the battle for Birmingham Selly Oak
Birmingham Live via Yahoo News UK· 2 days agoI came to the conclusion that no one really represents me or the working class, so I thought why not me? I hope many of you can relate and feel a similar conviction." Her policies include encouraging ...
Will the Tories ever recover from this defeat?
The New Statesman· 2 days agoThis was an election campaign that – from a Conservative perspective – was all about damage limitation. Perhaps left-wing electors might get their sense...
From Neil Jordan to Lara Maiklem: new books reviewed in short
The New Statesman· 2 days agoMichael Collins – the sprawling biopic about the Irish revolutionary hero – is perhaps the director...
Rishi Sunak has lost the argument on growth
The New Statesman· 2 days agoLabour’s focus on economic progress has paid off.