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The secret history of strawberries
The New Statesman· 2 days agoThey are the perfect summer fruit – and the kitchen can’t improve on perfection.
Labour’s first policy should be to break up the NHS
The New Statesman· 2 days agoThe most famous example in recent times was Bank of England independence, a policy Gordon Brown developed in secret over the two years before the 1997...
Joe Biden's last debate
The New Statesman· 7 days agoTwo things are clear after watching last night’s debate: Donald Trump should not be the next American president – and nor should Joe Biden. For months...
The Lib Dems could become the opposition
The New Statesman· 22 hours agoCould Ed Davey become the first Liberal leader since Henry Campbell-Bannerman in 1900 to become His Majesty’s Leader of the Opposition? Survation...
The entry of women to the Garrick will remake the British elite
The New Statesman· 2 days agoOver the last few years we have been studying the British elite – who gets in, how they get there,...
The Democrats’ appalling judgement
The New Statesman· 2 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· 2 days agoAlso this week: The far right’s rabid dogs, and Labour vs my garden trowel.
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...
Why are England football fans so entitled?
The New Statesman· 4 days agoWhy did England get booed so much and so often during those early Euro games? Family and relations of the players, even the lesser-known figures confined...
Sunak’s honours list faces a Starmer peer review
The New Statesman· 2 days agoYour weekly dose of gossip from the campaign trail.
