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Why are England football fans so entitled?
The New Statesman· 6 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· 6 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...
Elbridge Colby: “I am signalling to China that my policy is status quo”
The New Statesman· 5 days agoFor about a decade, Elbridge Colby has been making a single argument in and out of government: that...
Susie Alegre Q&A: “I was advised to travel the world or join the circus”
The New Statesman· 5 days agoThe human rights lawyer on Eleanor Roosevelt, Northern Exposure and Manx history and folklore.
What happens if Rishi Sunak loses his seat?
The New Statesman· 3 days agoWhat happens if Rishi Sunak loses his seat of Richmond and Northallerton? A sitting prime minister has never lost their seat in a general election – and...
From the feral to the glamorous at Glastonbury 2024
The New Statesman· 6 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...
Reform candidates are sinister
The New Statesman· 5 days agoBritain may be broken, as Nigel Farage’s campaign declares. If it were the case of “one or two slip[ping] through the net that shouldn’t have done” – as...
The media's bad election campaign
The New Statesman· 5 days agoNeither the politicians nor the broadcasters have distinguished themselves in this election campaign. Journalists working for traditional organisations...
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...
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.
