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The not quite moving right show
The New Statesman· 1 day agoThe general election saw a redoubtable Reform UK win 14 per cent of the vote and five parliamentary seats on a hardline anti-immigrant platform; it paved...
The highs and lows of election night coverage
The New Statesman· 2 days agoAfter a banal and frustrating campaign, the broadcasters threw everything they had into election night – and they offered viewers and listeners more...
Labour's house of cards
The New Statesman· 1 day agoThis is the most effective distribution of the Labour vote in the party’s history. Chief campaign strategist, Morgan McSweeney, should take a bow. There...
Labour’s first policy should be to break up the NHS
The New Statesman· 5 days agoContemplating Labour’s 2024 manifesto, I wonder what Wes Streeting might have up his sleeve were he to become secretary of state for health. The most...
Will England love the real Jude Bellingham?
The New Statesman· 1 day agoLast year, stories leaked that his ex-Borussia Dortmund teammates were unhappy with his attitude around the dressing room, while Gareth Southgate has had...
Labour has a mandate to change Britain's economic weather
The New Statesman· 2 days agoThe logic for this is that Labour is inheriting a dire economic situation: debt is around 100 per...
This shabby election campaign is finally over
The New Statesman· 3 days agoOne Tory insider mused to me this week that the result was decided months ago, that their impending failure could be explained by Boris Johnson and Liz...
Exit poll: Labour are heading for a landslide
The New Statesman· 3 days 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...
Susie Alegre Q&A: “I was advised to travel the world or join the circus”
The New Statesman· 5 days agoThe human rights lawyer on Eleanor Roosevelt, Northern Exposure and Manx history and folklore.
The Conservatives invited this disaster
The New Statesman· 2 days agoThis is an election result that leaves the Conservative Party fighting for its life. The oldest and most successful political party in the country –...
