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Labour's house of cards
The New Statesman· 6 hours agoThis is the most effective distribution of the Labour vote in the party’s history. Chief campaign strategist, Morgan McSweeney, should take a bow. There...
Keir Starmer appoints a continuity cabinet
The New Statesman· 1 hour agoThere are few surprises, as Labour opts for stability over flare.
Election night should have been jubilant. Why did it feel flat?
The New Statesman· 6 hours agoThe sun wasn’t shining then, it being November, and also night-time; and in retrospect, the...
How Jeremy Hunt survived the breaking of the Blue Wall
The New Statesman· 6 hours ago“This is the Holy Grail,” one Lib Dem told me as we sat waiting for the count in Godalming and Ash....
How Labour can govern for working people
The New Statesman· 22 hours agoThe Conservatives brutally ejected from office. When I congratulated Keir Starmer this morning my message to him was clear. The trade union movement...
The highs and lows of election night coverage
The New Statesman· 22 hours agoAfter a banal and frustrating campaign, the broadcasters threw everything they had into election night – and they offered viewers and listeners more...