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On the edge of chaos
The New Statesman· 5 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...
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...
Election night is long, but I shall be on form at the New Statesman party
The New Statesman· 5 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· 5 days agoYour weekly dose of gossip from the campaign trail.
The secret history of strawberries
The New Statesman· 5 days agoThey are the perfect summer fruit – and the kitchen can’t improve on perfection.
The threats faced by Taiwan make Britain’s politics feel provincial
The New Statesman· 5 days agoOnly 11 minor states (plus the Holy See) have formal diplomatic relations with Taiwan and their...
Letter of the week: Missions without omission
The New Statesman· 5 days agoLabour has a chance to correct this. In the late Sixties its sister, the Northern Ireland Labour Party, offering non-sectarian social and economic...
Democracy begins with us
The New Statesman· 5 days agoAs a journalist in authoritarian China, I learned the value of community. As a parliamentary candidate in the UK, I am determined to preserve it.
Will the Tories ever recover from this defeat?
The New Statesman· 5 days agoThis was an election campaign that – from a Conservative perspective – was all about damage limitation. Perhaps left-wing electors might get their sense...
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...
