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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...
Labour’s missions are no substitute for ideology
The New Statesman· 5 days agoOne of the most insistent refrains in Keir Starmer’s campaigning rhetoric has been that he represents a constructive break with a disordered past....
Election night should have been jubilant. Why did it feel flat?
The New Statesman· 9 hours agoThe sun wasn’t shining then, it being November, and also night-time; and in retrospect, the...
Are Reform taking Labour votes?
The New Statesman· 3 days 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...
11 Best Skills To Learn To Make Money Online
GOBankingRates via Yahoo Finance UK· 4 days agoYou can do pretty much anything online, including making money, whether as a side hustle or a full-time job. But how does one begin when looking to make...
Labour has won the election – it hasn’t won the argument
The New Statesman· 1 day agoKeir Starmer’s task of earning his majority begins today.
Where next for the Tories?
The New Statesman· 9 hours agoAnnouncing his resignation on Friday morning after one of the most gruelling nights in the Conservative Party’s history, the former prime minister at...
After a historic Labour victory, I’m choosing hope
The New Statesman· 1 day agoIn 2010, my first election, aged 18, I voted Lib Dem, only for Nick Clegg to sell out my cohort of soon-to-be university students. If there was a...
From the feral to the glamorous at Glastonbury 2024
The New Statesman· 5 days agoThe next you’re turning away as a grown woman urinates in a paper cup after being held for several hours in what could be fairly described as a pig pen,...
Francis Bacon’s vile bodies
The New Statesman· 5 days agoNo, surely that dubious accolade must go to Lucian Freud, the artistic Tweedledum to Bacon’s Tweedledee. Indeed, even a first-rate painter can be...