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As the campaign draws to an end, it’s time to lay down my pen
The New Statesman· 13 hours agoAlso this week: The far right’s rabid dogs, and Labour vs my garden trowel.
Sunak’s honours list faces a Starmer peer review
The New Statesman· 15 hours agoYour weekly dose of gossip from the campaign trail.
Rishi Sunak has lost the argument on growth
The New Statesman· 20 hours agoLabour’s focus on economic progress has paid off.
The Democrats’ appalling judgement
The New Statesman· 13 hours 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...
Will the Tories ever recover from this defeat?
The New Statesman· 18 hours agoThis was an election campaign that – from a Conservative perspective – was all about damage limitation. Perhaps left-wing electors might get their sense...
The secret history of strawberries
The New Statesman· 15 hours agoThey are the perfect summer fruit – and the kitchen can’t improve on perfection.
How can Labour create a fair deal for renters?
The New Statesman· 13 hours 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...
Election night is long, but I shall be on form at the New Statesman party
The New Statesman· 15 hours agoIncidentally, my favourite headline of the campaign is now over a month old, but it actually gets...
The Supreme Court has made Trump "a king above the law"
The New Statesman· 1 day agoThe Supreme Court delivered its historic ruling in the case of Trump v. United States on Monday (1...
Letter of the week: Missions without omission
The New Statesman· 15 hours agoLabour has a chance to correct this. In the late Sixties its sister, the Northern Ireland Labour Party, offering non-sectarian social and economic...