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The Democrats’ appalling judgement
The New Statesman· 20 minutes 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...
The secret history of strawberries
The New Statesman· 2 hours agoThey are the perfect summer fruit – and the kitchen can’t improve on perfection.
The threats faced by Taiwan make Britain’s politics feel provincial
The New Statesman· 2 hours agoOnly 11 minor states (plus the Holy See) have formal diplomatic relations with Taiwan and their...
Letter of the week: Missions without omission
The New Statesman· 2 hours 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· 6 hours agoPerhaps left-wing electors might get their sense of betrayal in early and start voting for protest parties even before Keir Starmer moves into Downing...
Is it possible to 'ringfence' family time when you're prime minister?
Sky News via Yahoo News UK· 8 hours agoTony Blair During his 10 years in Downing Street, Sir Tony...Churchill often took afternoon snoozes...
Opinion: Why Jill Biden won’t urge the President to end his reelection bid | CNN
CNN.com· 9 hours agoIf anyone can convince President Joe Biden to make a graceful exit, it’s his wife of 47 years. Joe...
With Unusual Stories, He Finds a Curious Audience
New York Times· 11 hours agoThanks to a beat without boundaries, Steven Kurutz can follow trends wherever they take him.
Reform candidates are sinister
The New Statesman· 13 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...
Francis Bacon’s vile bodies
The New Statesman· 2 days agoIs Francis Bacon the most overrated painter of the 20th century? No, surely that dubious accolade must go to Lucian Freud, the artistic Tweedledum to...
