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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...
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 –...
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.
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 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 People's Republic of Liverpool Walton
The New Statesman· 6 days agoIn 2018, the Russian presidential election produced an entirely expected victory for the incumbent Vladimir Putin, who won 78 per cent of the vote. In...
The end of accountability
The New Statesman· 5 days ago“If you cut the connection between a cat’s cerebellum and the rest of its brain, it still looks alive,” Dan Davies writes. As with “decebrate cats”,...
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...
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...
What the National Rally’s rise means for Labour
The New Statesman· 6 days agoKeir Starmer and David Lammy may soon be faced with nationalist governments across the Atlantic and the Channel.
