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Anneliese Dodds’ long shadow in the cabinet
The New Statesman· 4 days agoYour weekly dose of gossip from the Commons.
The Tory collapse was a night to remember
The New Statesman· 4 days agoAt the New Statesman election night party, as we waited for the exit poll at 10pm, Andrew Marr announced in his opening remarks that ...
In praise of British politics
The New Statesman· 4 days agoThursday 4 July marked an extraordinary moment in British political history: a Labour landslide; the Conservatives’ worst electoral defeat in history;...
Keir Starmer beyond the wall
The New Statesman· 4 days agoThe vibe from veteran journalist friends is that they can’t quite render Keir Starmer on the page. You won’t remember him, but he’s the steady,...
Cork man credited with hauling Labour back into government returned home after UK election success
Irish Independent· 4 days agoDubbed as the ‘right-hand man’ of new UK prime minister Keir Starmer, Macroom’s Morgan McSweeney...
Labour’s quandary over defence spending
The New Statesman· 4 days agoKeir Starmer joins the Nato summit in DC under pressure from his own budget restraints and the prospect of a Trump presidency.
Labour’s quandary over defence spending
The New Statesman· 4 days agoKeir Starmer joins the Nato summit in DC under pressure from his own budget restraints and the prospect of a Trump presidency.
Letter of the week: The trouble with democracy
The New Statesman· 4 days agoOne feature of election time is that politicians become dewy-eyed about democracy. Penny Mordaunt, in her concession speech, said: “Democracy is never...
From Simon Kuper to Stephen Alford: new books reviewed in short
The New Statesman· 4 days agoThe many ways in which women’s health is overlooked – the absence of women from clinical trials, for...
Alice Munro and the shame of silence
The New Statesman· 5 days agoOne not drawn from knowledge of specific facts or events, but rather a general moral authority, drawn from how acutely they understand and reveal the...
