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Will the Tories ever recover from this defeat?
The New Statesman· 45 minutes 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· 2 hours agoMichael Collins – the sprawling biopic about the Irish revolutionary hero – is perhaps the director...
Rishi Sunak has lost the argument on growth
The New Statesman· 2 hours agoLabour’s focus on economic progress has paid off.
How a far-right French government could affect small boats crossings in the Channel
Yahoo News UK· 3 hours agoFrance is one step closer to a far-right government following National Rally's success in the first...
Reform candidates are sinister
The New Statesman· 8 hours 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· 8 hours agoNeither the politicians nor the broadcasters have distinguished themselves in this election campaign. Journalists working for traditional organisations...
The Conservative catastrophe
The New Statesman· 8 hours agoRecent polling predicts electoral catastrophe for the Conservatives. A Survation poll taken in the first half of June anticipated the party winning only...
Biden’s only choice
The New Statesman· 8 hours agoWhen Trump declared that Democrats were in favour of “after-birth” abortions, for instance, which is to say they want to kill newborn babies, Biden was...
The young prole rebels of Dexys Midnight Runners
The New Statesman· 8 hours agoOne starts this book at the back, like a Japanese novel, because the author has tracked down all 24 living members of Dexys Midnight Runners, leaving...
The Supreme Court has made Trump "a king above the law"
The New Statesman· 8 hours agoThe Supreme Court delivered its historic ruling in the case of Trump v. United States on Monday (1...