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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.
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...
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.
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
