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The last days of Andy Murray
The New Statesman· 3 days agoAt the French Open earlier this year there was a sense of Götterdämmerung. The downing of the indomitable warrior Rafael Nadal, undoubtedly the greatest...
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...
The Democrats’ appalling judgement
The New Statesman· 5 days agoThe task of a leader or decision-maker is to be ahead of consensus, not behind it. The Democratic Party, in sticking with the forlorn Joe Biden this...
How can Labour create a fair deal for renters?
The New Statesman· 5 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...
Letter of the week: Missions without omission
The New Statesman· 5 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...
Will the Tories ever recover from this defeat?
The New Statesman· 5 days agoThis was an election campaign that – from a Conservative perspective – was all about damage limitation. Perhaps left-wing electors might get their sense...
Rishi Sunak has lost the argument on growth
The New Statesman· 5 days agoLabour’s focus on economic progress has paid off.
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
Reform candidates are sinister
The New Statesman· 5 days agoBritain may be broken, as Nigel Farage’s campaign declares. If it were the case of “one or two slip[ping] through the net that shouldn’t have done” – as...
The media's bad election campaign
The New Statesman· 5 days agoNeither the politicians nor the broadcasters have distinguished themselves in this election campaign. Journalists working for traditional organisations...