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Israel's two-front war
The New Statesman· 3 days agoWhen it comes to a defensive war, the issue is whether the costs prevented will be greater than those incurred. It is the Iran factor that turns a...
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...
The Conservative catastrophe
The New Statesman· 5 days agoRecent polling predicts electoral catastrophe for the Conservatives. A Survation poll taken in the first half of June anticipated the party winning only...
How Labour can govern for working people
The New Statesman· 2 days agoThe Conservatives brutally ejected from office. When I congratulated Keir Starmer this morning my message to him was clear. The trade union movement...
What does Labour's win mean for the green transition?
The New Statesman· 2 days agoThis article was originally published as an edition of the Green Transition, New Statesman...
Labour’s landslide will transform British politics
The New Statesman· 2 days agoThe Labour Party is returning to government. In a less tribal era of multi-party politics, Labour’s very existence was questioned. A popular theory is...
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 entry of women to the Garrick will remake the British elite
The New Statesman· 4 days agoYesterday it was reported that Dame Judi Dench and Siân Phillips had become the first women to be...
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...
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...
