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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...
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...
The entry of women to the Garrick will remake the British elite
The New Statesman· 3 days agoYesterday it was reported that Dame Judi Dench and Siân Phillips had become the first women to be...
Susie Alegre Q&A: “I was advised to travel the world or join the circus”
The New Statesman· 3 days agoThe human rights lawyer on Eleanor Roosevelt, Northern Exposure and Manx history and folklore.
The Democrats’ appalling judgement
The New Statesman· 4 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...
As the campaign draws to an end, it’s time to lay down my pen
The New Statesman· 4 days agoAlso this week: The far right’s rabid dogs, and Labour vs my garden trowel.
This England: Gulls go postal
The New Statesman· 4 days agoThis column – which, though named after a line in Shakespeare’s “Richard II”, refers to the whole of Britain – has run in the New Statesman since 1934.
How can Labour create a fair deal for renters?
The New Statesman· 4 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...
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 threats faced by Taiwan make Britain’s politics feel provincial
The New Statesman· 4 days agoOnly 11 minor states (plus the Holy See) have formal diplomatic relations with Taiwan and their...