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Labour’s quandary over defence spending
The New Statesman· 6 days agoKeir Starmer joins the Nato summit in DC under pressure from his own budget restraints and the prospect of a Trump presidency.
Letter of the week: The trouble with democracy
The New Statesman· 6 days agoOne feature of election time is that politicians become dewy-eyed about democracy. Penny Mordaunt, in her concession speech, said: “Democracy is never...
Why are the US and IMF imposing draconian austerity measures on Kenya? | Fadhel Kaboub
The Guardian· 6 days agoIt took several days of peaceful popular uprisings, violent confrontations with the police and the army, the illegal arrests and detention of protesters, the tragic death of several protesters ...
From Simon Kuper to Stephen Alford: new books reviewed in short
The New Statesman· 6 days agoThe many ways in which women’s health is overlooked – the absence of women from clinical trials, for...
Opinion | Iran’s Gen Z Is Still Waiting for the Revolution
New York Times· 6 days agoAllowing her auburn hair to flow freely in contravention of the Islamic Republic’s mandatory hijab...
Opinion | Trump 2025 Is Coming Into View
New York Times· 6 days agoMr. Edsall contributes a weekly column from Washington, D.C., on politics, demographics and inequality. The combination of recent Supreme Court rulings...
Alice Munro and the shame of silence
The New Statesman· 6 days agoOne not drawn from knowledge of specific facts or events, but rather a general moral authority, drawn from how acutely they understand and reveal the...
Giorgia Meloni's hollow support for Ukraine
The New Statesman· 6 days agoItaly's financial woes could soon clash with its defence needs.
The SNP’s uncivil war
The New Statesman· 6 days agoIt was only in May that John Swinney launched his bid to become SNP leader with the words: “I want to unite the SNP and unite Scotland for independence.”...
Why foreign affairs will define the Starmer era
The New Statesman· 6 days agoViewed from the US side of the Atlantic, in recent years British politics has been a bewildering blur. Then there was the rotating cast of characters who...
