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The risk of deepfakes deciding elections is real
The New Statesman· 5 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...
Boris Johnson should take the fight to Nigel Farage
The New Statesman· 5 days agoRegular readers of these columns will know that I am not a fan of Boris Johnson. Much of the responsibility for the current state of the Tory party is...
Martin Lewis tells British Gas and Eon customers act by Saturday to get £444
Daily Express· 5 days agoTime is running out to save £444 with a deal from British Gas, Eon, EDF or Octopus Energy before...
Universal Credit and benefits freebies you can get in July worth up to £4,700
The Sun· 5 days agoIn a month with 30 days, that adds up to savings of £79.50. People on low incomes or certain benefits can apply for a council tax reduction worth up to 100%. What you get ...
Can you be too old to be president?
The New Statesman· 5 days agoEditor’s note: This piece was originally published on 28 October 2020 and was updated on 28 June 2024. On 27 June, Joe Biden and Donald Trump had their...
Left-behind Britain
The New Statesman· 6 days agoJulius Nyerere became the first president of Tanzania, and Lee Kuan Yew the first prime minister of self-governing Singapore. Nyerere and Lee may have...
This is the long Brexit election
The New Statesman· 6 days agoOn 4 July, Labour will win the election but not the country. The Conservative Party meanwhile has suffered a post-Brexit disintegration, agonisingly slow...
Joe Biden's last debate
The New Statesman· 6 days agoTwo things are clear after watching last night’s debate: Donald Trump should not be the next American president – and nor should Joe Biden. For months...
Can Rishi Sunak turn it around?
The New Statesman· 6 days agoRishi Sunak delivered another solid performance in last night’s BBC head-to-head with Keir Starmer, perfecting his springy if supercilious debating...
The Policy Ask with Paul McNamee: "The prospect of Rachel Reeves becoming the first female...
The New Statesman· 6 days agoPaul McNamee is the director of Labour Climate and Environment Forum. This has included advising on...