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Labour has triumphed but it should reflect too
The New Statesman· 17 hours agoLet’s begin with the bleeding obvious, only because so many commentators are shying away from it: Keir Starmer’s Labour Party had a storming election...
Will Humza Yousaf’s resignation help or hurt Scottish Labour?
The New Statesman· 6 days agoA new SNP leader could prove more of an electoral challenge than the beleaguered incumbent.
The birth of the Blue Rider group
The New Statesman· 4 days agoGermany’s contribution to this febrile creative moment was expressionism, a style of rich colour and rudimentary forms that gave precedence to sensation...
The war of SNP factions has only just begun
The New Statesman· 5 days agoThe race to be Scotland’s next first minister has begun. John Swinney, flag-bearer for the party’s old guard and Nicola Sturgeon acolyte, is the...
The Tories are doomed but Rishi Sunak is safe
The New Statesman· 2 days agoMayoral results that may or may not turn out to be eye-catching will not be announced until Saturday, by which time all right-minded people will be...
Why it’s too late for the government to win on immigration
The New Statesman· 4 days agoFew voters trust the government on immigration. The right sees the large numbers of migrants...
This England: Rolling blunder
The New Statesman· 4 days agoThis column – which, though named after a line in Shakespeare’s “Richard II”, refers to the whole of Britain – has run in the NS since 1934.
This is not normal
The New Statesman· 2 days agoLabour’s gains show the Conservatives face something far worse than a normal-sized general election defeat.
What does the North East devolution deal mean for the region?
The New Statesman· 2 days agoThe largest English devolution deal to date, Nemca covers two million people. It will unlock £1.4bn...
Can John Swinney be more than a caretaker leader?
The New Statesman· 3 days agoJohn Swinney is a modest, mild-mannered man, but when you’re running to be SNP leader and Scotland’s next first minister it doesn’t pay to be too modest...
