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The SNP has finally been punished
The New Statesman· 1 hour agoBig hitters such as Joanna Cherry, Alyn Smith and Stewart McDonald are gone – each perhaps a loss to parliament, but each swept aside by a spasm of anger...
The Conservatives invited this disaster
The New Statesman· 2 hours agoThis is an election result that leaves the Conservative Party fighting for its life. The oldest and most successful political party in the country –...
Labour’s precarious triumph
The New Statesman· 3 hours agoAfter one of the worst defeats in its history, Labour has achieved one of its biggest victories. Upon becoming leader in 2020, Keir Starmer observed that...
The last days of Andy Murray
The New Statesman· 1 day agoAt the French Open earlier this year there was a sense of Götterdämmerung. The downing of the indomitable warrior Rafael Nadal, undoubtedly the greatest...
Why MPs are happier when they lose
The New Statesman· 2 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...
The Democrats’ appalling judgement
The New Statesman· 3 days agoThe task of a leader or decision-maker is to be ahead of consensus, not behind it. The Democratic Party, in sticking with the forlorn Joe Biden this...
How can Labour create a fair deal for renters?
The New Statesman· 3 days agoAcross the country, the average private renter pays more than a third of their wages in rent to a landlord, and many of those same individuals are forced...
Letter of the week: Missions without omission
The New Statesman· 3 days agoLabour has a chance to correct this. In the late Sixties its sister, the Northern Ireland Labour Party, offering non-sectarian social and economic...
Will the Tories ever recover from this defeat?
The New Statesman· 3 days agoThis was an election campaign that – from a Conservative perspective – was all about damage limitation. Perhaps left-wing electors might get their sense...
Drivers with their own driveway will be handed extra £1,800 a year in bank account
Birmingham Live via Yahoo News UK· 3 days agoThese costs can become even cheaper if drivers choose an EV-specific energy tariff, which some providers including British Gas and Octopus Energy
