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The last days of Andy Murray
The New Statesman· 1 day agoAt the French Open earlier this year there was a sense of Götterdämmerung. The downing of the indomitable warrior Rafael Nadal, undoubtedly the greatest...
What the National Rally’s rise means for Labour
The New Statesman· 4 days agoKeir Starmer and David Lammy may soon be faced with nationalist governments across the Atlantic and the Channel.
Rishi Sunak has lost the argument on growth
The New Statesman· 3 days agoLabour’s focus on economic progress has paid off.
Biden's performance should make us grateful for the Deep State
The New Statesman· 7 days agoEven if it’s been on autopilot, America has continued to function.
The Tory media has gone into meltdown
The New Statesman· 6 days agoThe thing no one tells you about the stages of grief is that they are not, in fact, stages. This exhausted government has not left this mortal plane...
Letter of the week: Missions without omission
The New Statesman· 3 days agoLabour has a chance to correct this. In the late Sixties its sister, the Northern Ireland Labour Party, offering non-sectarian social and economic...
Why MPs are happier when they lose
The New Statesman· 2 days agoWhen Brian Donohoe lost Central Ayrshire in 2015, he had a final message for his constituents – “f**k off”. Donohoe tells me now that he still hears from...
Labour’s missions are no substitute for ideology
The New Statesman· 4 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....
How can Labour create a fair deal for renters?
The New Statesman· 3 days agoAcross the country, the average private renter pays more than a third of their wages in rent to a landlord, and many of those same individuals are forced...
The media's bad election campaign
The New Statesman· 3 days agoNeither the politicians nor the broadcasters have distinguished themselves in this election campaign. Journalists working for traditional organisations...
