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The Conservatives invited this disaster
The New Statesman· 7 hours agoThis is an election result that leaves the Conservative Party fighting for its life. The oldest and most successful political party in the country –...
Will the Tories ever recover from this defeat?
The New Statesman· 3 days agoThis was an election campaign that – from a Conservative perspective – was all about damage limitation. Perhaps left-wing electors might get their sense...
Labour’s precarious triumph
The New Statesman· 7 hours agoAfter one of the worst defeats in its history, Labour has achieved one of its biggest victories. Upon becoming leader in 2020, Keir Starmer observed that...
Biden’s only choice
The New Statesman· 3 days agoWhen Trump declared that Democrats were in favour of “after-birth” abortions, for instance, which is to say they want to kill newborn babies, Biden was...
Are Reform taking Labour votes?
The New Statesman· 2 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...
Labour has been sent a warning
The New Statesman· 4 hours agoIt allows Keir Starmer’s Labour to begin an audacious and incredibly difficult project of national rebuilding – in terms of public services, the economy...
The Macron era is over
The New Statesman· 4 days agoIt is going to get worse for Emmanuel Macron. When the polls were already looking bad ahead of the first-round parliamentary vote on 30 June, his last...
Exit Poll: An existential defeat for the Conservatives
The New Statesman· 16 hours agoThe exit poll puts the Conservatives on 133 seats. It is at the top end of the wide range of...
Exit poll: Labour are heading for a landslide
The New Statesman· 16 hours agoLabour is on course to return to government for the first time in 14 years. The exit poll predicts the party will win 410 seats, with the Conservatives...
Labour’s landslide will transform British politics
The New Statesman· 10 hours agoThe Labour Party is returning to government. In a less tribal era of multi-party politics, Labour’s very existence was questioned. A popular theory is...
