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This shabby election campaign is finally over
The New Statesman· 2 hours 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...
The last days of Andy Murray
The New Statesman· 8 hours agoAt the French Open earlier this year there was a sense of Götterdämmerung. The downing of the indomitable warrior Rafael Nadal, undoubtedly the greatest...
Israel's two-front war
The New Statesman· 9 hours 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...
Paul Goodman: “The Tory divide is between serious and unserious”
The New Statesman· 9 hours agoWhat is to become of the Conservative Party? As voters head to the polls in an election widely...
The 12 constituencies to watch
The New Statesman· 9 hours agoThe contours of this election were set early on in the campaign: the collapse of the Conservatives; the rise of Reform, catalysed by Nigel Farage’s...
The curse of influencer publishing
The New Statesman· 9 hours 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 Conservative Party faces total devastation
The New Statesman· 16 hours agoIf forecast figures have even some bearing on reality, this election will write history in a way like no other. Britain’s Conservative and Unionist Party...
The Lib Dems could become the opposition
The New Statesman· 17 hours agoCould Ed Davey become the first Liberal leader since Henry Campbell-Bannerman in 1900 to become His Majesty’s Leader of the Opposition? Survation...
Mark Haddon: Why I turned down an OBE
The New Statesman· 1 day agoThe author of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time on why he could not in good conscience accept anything from Rishi Sunak’s government.
Revealed: the 103 professional lobbyists standing in the 2024 general election
The New Statesman· 1 day agoWhatever the result of Thursday’s general election, the voters of Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven...
