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The threats faced by Taiwan make Britain’s politics feel provincial
The New Statesman· 1 day agoOnly 11 minor states (plus the Holy See) have formal diplomatic relations with Taiwan and their...
How can Labour create a fair deal for renters?
The New Statesman· 1 day 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...
Can Scientist Leaders Help Countries Fight Climate Change More Effectively?
Forbes· 4 days agoIn the past, the combination has been a boon for environmental causes. For example, Margaret...
Will the Tories ever recover from this defeat?
The New Statesman· 1 day agoThis was an election campaign that – from a Conservative perspective – was all about damage limitation. Perhaps left-wing electors might get their sense...
The media's bad election campaign
The New Statesman· 2 days agoNeither the politicians nor the broadcasters have distinguished themselves in this election campaign. Journalists working for traditional organisations...
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 Democrats’ appalling judgement
The New Statesman· 24 hours agoThe task of a leader or decision-maker is to be ahead of consensus, not behind it. The Democratic Party, in sticking with the forlorn Joe Biden this...
The Tory media has gone into meltdown
The New Statesman· 5 days agoThe thing no one tells you about the stages of grief is that they are not, in fact, stages. This exhausted government has not left this mortal plane...
Election night is long, but I shall be on form at the New Statesman party
The New Statesman· 1 day agoIncidentally, my favourite headline of the campaign is now over a month old, but it actually gets...
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...