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Biden’s only choice
The New Statesman· 2 days agoWhen Trump declared that Democrats were in favour of “after-birth” abortions, for instance, which is to say they want to kill newborn babies, Biden was...
The young prole rebels of Dexys Midnight Runners
The New Statesman· 2 days agoOne starts this book at the back, like a Japanese novel, because the author has tracked down all 24 living members of Dexys Midnight Runners, leaving...
The Supreme Court has made Trump "a king above the law"
The New Statesman· 2 days agoThe Supreme Court delivered its historic ruling in the case of Trump v. United States on Monday (1...
From the feral to the glamorous at Glastonbury 2024
The New Statesman· 3 days agoGlastonbury is the nation’s biggest festival, and therefore both the most glamorous and the most feral; one of the only places in the world that you are...
The Macron era is over
The New Statesman· 3 days agoIt is going to get worse for Emmanuel Macron. When the polls were already looking bad ahead of the first-round parliamentary vote on 30 June, his last...
What the National Rally’s rise means for Labour
The New Statesman· 3 days agoKeir Starmer and David Lammy may soon be faced with nationalist governments across the Atlantic and the Channel.
Why are England football fans so entitled?
The New Statesman· 3 days agoWhy did England get booed so much and so often during those early Euro games? Family and relations of the players, even the lesser-known figures confined...
The People's Republic of Liverpool Walton
The New Statesman· 3 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...
Labour’s missions are no substitute for ideology
The New Statesman· 3 days agoOne of the most insistent refrains in Keir Starmer’s campaigning rhetoric has been that he represents a constructive break with a disordered past....
Inside the shadow Tory leadership election
The New Statesman· 3 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...
