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Labour’s missions are no substitute for ideology
The New Statesman· 6 days agoOne of the most insistent refrains in Keir Starmer’s campaigning rhetoric has been that he represents a constructive break with a disordered past....
Starmer's victory speech was a display of humble realism
The New Statesman· 2 days agoThe crowds erupted with joy when Keir Starmer and his wife Victoria got out of their car on Downing...
Election night should have been jubilant. Why did it feel flat?
The New Statesman· 1 day agoThe sun wasn’t shining then, it being November, and also night-time; and in retrospect, the...
FTSE 100 Live 1 July: Meta, Nvidia shares drop on fine fears, House prices rise, European markets...
Evening Standard· 6 days agoEuropean markets strengthened today as traders reviewed the first round of voting in France’s...
Why are England football fans so entitled?
The New Statesman· 6 days agoWhy did England get booed so much and so often during those early Euro games? Family and relations of the players, even the lesser-known figures confined...
After a historic Labour victory, I’m choosing hope
The New Statesman· 2 days agoA little under five years ago, in December 2019, I wrote a column – among my first for this magazine – reflecting on the result of that month’s election,...
How Labour can govern for working people
The New Statesman· 2 days agoThe Conservatives brutally ejected from office. When I congratulated Keir Starmer this morning my message to him was clear. The trade union movement...
Labour has been sent a warning
The New Statesman· 2 days agoIt allows Keir Starmer’s Labour to begin an audacious and incredibly difficult project of national rebuilding – in terms of public services, the economy...
