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Left-behind Britain
The New Statesman· 3 days agoJulius Nyerere became the first president of Tanzania, and Lee Kuan Yew the first prime minister of self-governing Singapore. Nyerere and Lee may have...
This is the long Brexit election
The New Statesman· 3 days agoOn 4 July, Labour will win the election but not the country. The Conservative Party meanwhile has suffered a post-Brexit disintegration, agonisingly slow...
Joe Biden's last debate
The New Statesman· 3 days agoTwo things are clear after watching last night’s debate: Donald Trump should not be the next American president – and nor should Joe Biden. For months...
Can Rishi Sunak turn it around?
The New Statesman· 4 days agoRishi Sunak delivered another solid performance in last night’s BBC head-to-head with Keir Starmer, perfecting his springy if supercilious debating...
The Policy Ask with Paul McNamee: "The prospect of Rachel Reeves becoming the first female...
The New Statesman· 4 days agoPaul McNamee is the director of Labour Climate and Environment Forum. This has included advising on...
July 2024 dates for benefits and pensions after cost of living payments
The Independent· 4 days agoCharitable grants are available for people who are disabled or ill, carers, bereaved, unemployed,...
Why Roger Deakin’s Waterlog will change your life
The New Statesman· 4 days agoThe book was a bestseller upon release, and Deakin – who died in 2006, at 63, from a brain tumour – was respected as an environmentalist, documentary...
Why Roger Deakin’s Waterlog will change your life
The New Statesman· 4 days agoThe book was a bestseller upon release, and Deakin – who died in 2006, at 63, from a brain tumour – was respected as an environmentalist, documentary...
Why therapy apps are all talk
The New Statesman· 4 days agoIt might come down to the approach your therapist takes, the rigour with which they interrogate your statements, the space they provide for you to feel...
Rishi Sunak’s aggressive strategy is his best hope
The New Statesman· 5 days agoThe Prime Minister’s negative attacks are desperate but he has no better option.
