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Labour has won the election – it hasn’t won the argument
The New Statesman· 7 days agoKeir Starmer’s task of earning his majority begins today.
The Winners of Our Open Letter Contest
New York Times· 3 days agoSee the more than 150 finalists and read the top nine winning letters on hearing aids, colonialism, A.I. art and more.
Letter of the week: The trouble with democracy
The New Statesman· 1 day agoOne feature of election time is that politicians become dewy-eyed about democracy. Penny Mordaunt, in her concession speech, said: “Democracy is never...
After a historic Labour victory, I’m choosing hope
The New Statesman· 6 days 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...
Where next for the Tories?
The New Statesman· 6 days agoAnnouncing his resignation on Friday morning after one of the most gruelling nights in the Conservative Party’s history, the former prime minister at...
Election night should have been jubilant. Why did it feel flat?
The New Statesman· 6 days agoThe sun wasn’t shining then, it being November, and also night-time; and in retrospect, the...
The SNP’s uncivil war
The New Statesman· 2 days agoThe party’s rout in the general election, where it was reduced from 48 seats to a mere nine, has taken independence off the agenda. Alex Neil, the former...
The gruelling campaign is over. Now we have a country to sort
The New Statesman· 1 day agoWestminster has the vibe of the first day back at school. Tobias Ellwood gives me a hug and an...
Pop’s gay revolution
The New Statesman· 3 days agoIt may be odd to start a review there, at the end of a near-quarter-century trek through the impact of lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and queer performers...
TikTok will destroy our sense of political history
The New Statesman· 3 days agoWhether or not 2024 was Britain’s first “TikTok election”, the next one certainly will be. All our major political parties are on the app too. As...