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Labour’s first policy should be to break up the NHS
The New Statesman· 2 days agoThe most famous example in recent times was Bank of England independence, a policy Gordon Brown developed in secret over the two years before the 1997...
This England: Gulls go postal
The New Statesman· 2 days agoThis column – which, though named after a line in Shakespeare’s “Richard II”, refers to the whole of Britain – has run in the New Statesman since 1934.
How can Labour create a fair deal for renters?
The New Statesman· 2 days agoAcross the country, the average private renter pays more than a third of their wages in rent to a landlord, and many of those same individuals are forced...
Elbridge Colby: “I am signalling to China that my policy is status quo”
The New Statesman· 2 days agoFor about a decade, Elbridge Colby has been making a single argument in and out of government: that...
On the edge of chaos
The New Statesman· 2 days agoAmerican liberals are howling in indignation over the Supreme Court’s decision to extend immunity to the former president Donald Trump for his alleged...
Chelsea hold talks for £60,000-a-week ace tipped to be "a star like Isak"
FootballFanCast· 2 days agoChelsea have held talks with club owners over potentially signing a £60,000-a-week forward who's...
Inside the Greens’ battle for Bristol Central
The New Statesman· 2 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...
Election night is long, but I shall be on form at the New Statesman party
The New Statesman· 2 days agoIncidentally, my favourite headline of the campaign is now over a month old, but it actually gets...
Sunak’s honours list faces a Starmer peer review
The New Statesman· 2 days agoYour weekly dose of gossip from the campaign trail.
The secret history of strawberries
The New Statesman· 2 days agoThey are the perfect summer fruit – and the kitchen can’t improve on perfection.