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Paul Goodman: “The Tory divide is between serious and unserious”
The New Statesman· 9 hours agoWhat is to become of the Conservative Party? As voters head to the polls in an election widely...
This shabby election campaign is finally over
The New Statesman· 3 hours 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...
Are Reform taking Labour votes?
The New Statesman· 1 day agoReform are confident of picking up millions of votes on Thursday. It puts many more seats within Labour’s grasp, and makes their route to a huge win much...
The 12 constituencies to watch
The New Statesman· 9 hours agoThe contours of this election were set early on in the campaign: the collapse of the Conservatives; the rise of Reform, catalysed by Nigel Farage’s...
Boris Johnson should take the fight to Nigel Farage
The New Statesman· 6 days agoRegular readers of these columns will know that I am not a fan of Boris Johnson. Much of the responsibility for the current state of the Tory party is...
The last days of Andy Murray
The New Statesman· 9 hours agoAt the French Open earlier this year there was a sense of Götterdämmerung. The downing of the indomitable warrior Rafael Nadal, undoubtedly the greatest...
The curse of influencer publishing
The New Statesman· 9 hours 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...
Israel's two-front war
The New Statesman· 9 hours agoWhen it comes to a defensive war, the issue is whether the costs prevented will be greater than those incurred. It is the Iran factor that turns a...
Biden's performance should make us grateful for the Deep State
The New Statesman· 6 days agoEven if it’s been on autopilot, America has continued to function.
How Ukraine shattered Europe's balance of power
The New Statesman· 5 days agoThe invasion of Ukraine by the Russian Federation on February the 24th 2022 was one of those moments. Within days France and Germany lost their...
