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Paul Goodman: “The Tory divide is between serious and unserious”
The New Statesman· 3 days agoWhat is to become of the Conservative Party? As voters head to the polls in an election widely...
The 12 constituencies to watch
The New Statesman· 3 days agoThe contours of this election were set early on in the campaign: the collapse of the Conservatives; the rise of Reform, catalysed by Nigel Farage’s...
The curse of influencer publishing
The New Statesman· 3 days agoThe slow creep of influencer publishing – the rise of social media stars being handed fat advances and big marketing budgets for memoirs, self-help books...
The Conservative Party faces total devastation
The New Statesman· 3 days agoIf forecast figures have even some bearing on reality, this election will write history in a way like no other. Britain’s Conservative and Unionist Party...
The Lib Dems could become the opposition
The New Statesman· 4 days agoCould Ed Davey become the first Liberal leader since Henry Campbell-Bannerman in 1900 to become His Majesty’s Leader of the Opposition? Survation...
Rishi Sunak makes his last stand
The New Statesman· 4 days agoThe Prime Minister’s final push was a greatest hits of Tory failures.
Mark Haddon: Why I turned down an OBE
The New Statesman· 4 days agoThe author of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time on why he could not in good conscience accept anything from Rishi Sunak’s government.
Why MPs are happier when they lose
The New Statesman· 4 days agoWhen Brian Donohoe lost Central Ayrshire in 2015, he had a final message for his constituents – “f**k off”. Donohoe tells me now that he still hears from...
The entry of women to the Garrick will remake the British elite
The New Statesman· 4 days agoYesterday it was reported that Dame Judi Dench and Siân Phillips had become the first women to be...
Is Reform taking Labour votes?
The New Statesman· 4 days agoReform is confident of picking up millions of votes on Thursday. It puts many more seats within Labour’s grasp, and makes its route to a huge win much...
