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The curse of influencer publishing
The New Statesman· 6 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...
Vladimir Putin's enablers are complicit in this war
The New Statesman· 1 day agoVladimir Putin’s apologists like to reduce his war on Ukraine to bloodless geopolitical terms. “This all comes down to Nato expansion,” they will argue....
Labour’s landslide will transform British politics
The New Statesman· 5 days agoThe Labour Party is returning to government. In a less tribal era of multi-party politics, Labour’s very existence was questioned. A popular theory is...
Labour's base is not as shallow as it seems
The New Statesman· 1 day agoCritics of first past the post will feel emboldened to agitate for electoral reform more than ever after this election. Might there be reason for concern...
This shabby election campaign is finally over
The New Statesman· 6 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...
Labour has been sent a warning
The New Statesman· 5 days agoIt allows Keir Starmer’s Labour to begin an audacious and incredibly difficult project of national rebuilding – in terms of public services, the economy...
What happens if Rishi Sunak loses his seat?
The New Statesman· 6 days agoWhat happens if Rishi Sunak loses his seat of Richmond and Northallerton? A sitting prime minister has never lost their seat in a general election – and...
Why Donald Trump rejected American conservatism's favourite think tank
The New Statesman· 2 days agoThe least persuasive argument against Donald Trump is that he is a committed ideologue bent on...
The highs and lows of election night coverage
The New Statesman· 5 days agoAfter a banal and frustrating campaign, the broadcasters threw everything they had into election night – and they offered viewers and listeners more...
Keir Starmer wins – but he must deliver quickly
The New Statesman· 5 days agoLabour’s victory is muted and precarious. Its vote share could have only gone up by one or two percentage points on 2019. Starmer could be about to win a...
