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The Conservatives invited this disaster
The New Statesman· 1 day agoThis is an election result that leaves the Conservative Party fighting for its life. The oldest and most successful political party in the country –...
The curse of influencer publishing
The New Statesman· 2 days agoThe slow creep of influencer publishing – the rise of social media stars being handed fat advances and big marketing budgets for memoirs, self-help books...
The Supreme Court has made Trump "a king above the law"
The New Statesman· 4 days agoThe Supreme Court delivered its historic ruling in the case of Trump v. United States on Monday (1...
Election night is long, but I shall be on form at the New Statesman party
The New Statesman· 4 days agoIncidentally, my favourite headline of the campaign is now over a month old, but it actually gets...
This shabby election campaign is finally over
The New Statesman· 2 days agoOne Tory insider mused to me this week that the result was decided months ago, that their impending failure could be explained by Boris Johnson and Liz...
Labour’s first policy should be to break up the NHS
The New Statesman· 4 days agoThe most famous example in recent times was Bank of England independence, a policy Gordon Brown developed in secret over the two years before the 1997...
Why MPs are happier when they lose
The New Statesman· 3 days agoWhen Brian Donohoe lost Central Ayrshire in 2015, he had a final message for his constituents – “f**k off”. Donohoe tells me now that he still hears from...
As the campaign draws to an end, it’s time to lay down my pen
The New Statesman· 4 days agoAlso this week: The far right’s rabid dogs, and Labour vs my garden trowel.
FTSE 100 movers: Land Securities boosted by upgrade; Centrica in the red
ShareCast· 5 days agoLondon’s FTSE 100 was up 0.3% at 8,189.25 in afternoon trade on Monday.
Rishi Sunak makes his last stand
The New Statesman· 3 days agoThe Prime Minister’s final push was a greatest hits of Tory failures.
