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“I’ve done more than anyone else to defeat the far right in Britain”
The New Statesman· 6 days agoThe left, liberals and mainstream Conservatives loathe Nigel Farage. Rishi Sunak fears him and his...
This England: Rice to see you
The New Statesman· 6 days agoThis column – which, though named after a line in Shakespeare’s “Richard II”, refers to the whole of Britain – has run in the NS since 1934.
Biden and Trump's biggest debate challenge? Don't look old or crazy
The New Statesman· 6 days agoFor much of the last week, Joe Biden has been holed up at Camp David, the secluded retreat in the...
Francis Bacon’s vile bodies
The New Statesman· 1 day 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...
Biden's performance should make us grateful for the Deep State
The New Statesman· 4 days agoEven if it’s been on autopilot, America has continued to function.
Jeremy Corbyn’s last stand
The New Statesman· 6 days agoIt takes time to walk anywhere with Jeremy Corbyn. As we set off on the campaign trail one afternoon in Islington North – where he is standing as an...
The Unthinkable: how Rishi Sunak accidentally won the 2024 general election
The New Statesman· 2 days agoAsk anyone who remembers the night of the 2024 general election and they’ll describe a similar...
The great wine climate-change challenge
The New Statesman· 6 days agoGrapes are the world’s third-most valuable horticultural crop, after potatoes and tomatoes. Almost half of the 80 million tonnes of grapes produced in...
Welcome to the realm of the thought experiment
The New Statesman· 6 days agoWhat do a hurtling trolley, a shallow pond and a famous violinist all have in common?
The risk of deepfakes deciding elections is real
The New Statesman· 4 days agoEarlier this year I realised, to my profound disappointment, that I hadn’t really been listening to Arnold Schwarzenegger. For a week I listened to a...
