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Labour’s precarious triumph
The New Statesman· 2 days 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...
After a historic Labour victory, I’m choosing hope
The New Statesman· 2 days agoA little under five years ago, in December 2019, I wrote a column – among my first for this magazine – reflecting on the result of that month’s election,...
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...
The Democrats’ appalling judgement
The New Statesman· 5 days 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...
Inside the Greens’ battle for Bristol Central
The New Statesman· 5 days agoAt a busy junction at the bottom of one of Bristol’s many hills is a billboard declaring: “The Conservatives are toast.” The advert was paid for by the...
A staggering first-round victory for Marine Le Pen
The New Statesman· 6 days agoEmmanuel Macron’s political gamble has backfired.
From Neil Jordan to Lara Maiklem: new books reviewed in short
The New Statesman· 5 days agoMichael Collins – the sprawling biopic about the Irish revolutionary hero – is perhaps the director...
The Unthinkable: how Rishi Sunak accidentally won the 2024 general election
The New Statesman· 7 days agoAsk anyone who remembers the night of the 2024 general election and they’ll describe a similar...
Inside the shadow Tory leadership election
The New Statesman· 6 days agoThe battle for the leadership of the Conservative Party will begin officially in five days’ time, once Labour’s victory has been confirmed and Rishi...
Francis Bacon’s vile bodies
The New Statesman· 6 days agoIs Francis Bacon the most overrated painter of the 20th century? No, surely that dubious accolade must go to Lucian Freud, the artistic Tweedledum to...
