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Labour has a Green problem

Zack Polanski’s first month as leader shows he’s the biggest threat Keir Starmer has faced from the left.

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Labour has a Green problem

Zack Polanski’s first month as leader shows he’s the biggest threat Keir Starmer has faced from the left.

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The New Statesman @newstatesman1913.bsky.social · 7h

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Jonathan Powell and Tony Blair at the court of Donald Trump

The Brits who helped broker the deal in Gaza

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The New Statesman @newstatesman1913.bsky.social · 7h

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The New Statesman @newstatesman1913.bsky.social · 7h

THE EMPEROR by Freddie Hayward

The ceasefire deal has revealed a world in which Trump rules like an emperor. Leaders court his favour. Institutions are ignored. Diplomacy is personal. Raw power dominates international law. It is a world of force, power, money and connections.

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The New Statesman @newstatesman1913.bsky.social · 16h

Tax relief on the production cost of women's sports coverage would help bring down a big barrier to female participation.

Promote visibility to close sport’s gender gap

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The New Statesman @newstatesman1913.bsky.social · 21h

What did Mrs Thatcher do to us?

Less a prime minister than a monarch, the Tory leader’s real legacy was stasis‪

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What did Mrs Thatcher do to us?

Less a prime minister than a monarch, the Tory leader’s real legacy was stasis

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The New Statesman @newstatesman1913.bsky.social · 22h

To connect to voters, politics needs to be rooted in place and community

Steve Reed's Yimbyism can't win

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The New Statesman @newstatesman1913.bsky.social · 1d

The former Top Gear presenter is again sounding out whether he could run for parliament

Clarkson's click farm

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The New Statesman @newstatesman1913.bsky.social · 1d

Incels need the Inbetweeners

The show is full of embarrassing depictions of sexual rejection. Could the reboot save teenagers from the manosphere?

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Incels need the Inbetweeners

The show is full of embarrassing depictions of sexual rejection. Could the reboot save teenagers from the manosphere?

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The New Statesman @newstatesman1913.bsky.social · 1d

Should Labour fear a Tory recovery?

Strategists believe Kemi Badenoch is failing to do the hard work of opposition.

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Should Labour fear a Tory recovery?

Strategists believe Kemi Badenoch is failing to do the hard work of opposition.

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The New Statesman @newstatesman1913.bsky.social · 1d

Reform wants to be obstructed by council workers, but it has to try first

Nigel Farage wasn't telling the truth on Laura Kuenssberg

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The New Statesman @newstatesman1913.bsky.social · 1d

Keir Starmer’s China conundrum

Is the government prepared to make the case for its new approach?

📫 Today’s Morning Call, with @georgeeaton.bsky.social

Keir Starmer’s China conundrum

Is the government prepared to make the case for its new approach?

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The New Statesman @newstatesman1913.bsky.social · 1d

Staff of St Heliers and Epsom hospital have backed a strike and it seems they are now being heard

How hospital porters forced the NHS to the table

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The New Statesman @newstatesman1913.bsky.social · 1d

The director of the Committee to Protect Journalists on Israel, censorship and how the UK needs to defend press freedom

Jodie Ginsberg on journalism after Gaza

Jodie Ginsberg on journalism after Gaza

The director of the Committee to Protect Journalists on Israel, censorship and how the UK needs to defend press freedom

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The New Statesman @newstatesman1913.bsky.social · 1d

After the mother of all arguments earlier this year, Zarah Sultana and Jeremy Corbyn are friends again. Or are they? On Thursday night, the pair put on a

Zarah Sultana and Jeremy Corbyn can't even share a green room

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The New Statesman @newstatesman1913.bsky.social · 1d

How Marks & Spencer became cool

The brand known for frumpy blouses and comfortable shoes has reversed its reputation

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The New Statesman @newstatesman1913.bsky.social · 1d

Why is Tommy Robinson being charged under the Terrorism Act?

The agitator appeared at Westminster Magistrates’ Court standing trial for charges under the Terrorism Act 2000

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The New Statesman @newstatesman1913.bsky.social · 1d

Thatcher-land

One hundred years after it gave us Margaret Thatcher, what is left of the Grantham she knew?

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Thatcher-land

One hundred years after it gave us Margaret Thatcher, what is left of the Grantham she knew?

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The New Statesman @newstatesman1913.bsky.social · 1d

Door-knocking or fascism

Roger Hallam: The answer to extreme politics is a radical form of activism

Door-knocking or fascism

The answer to extreme politics is a radical form of activism

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The New Statesman @newstatesman1913.bsky.social · 1d

Later licensing hours for pubs and clubs are a start. But what other illicit activities could be legalised to help the economy?

To boost growth, Labour should lean into liberalism

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The New Statesman @newstatesman1913.bsky.social · 1d

What did Mrs Thatcher do to us?

Less a prime minister than a monarch, the Tory leader’s real legacy was stasis‪

🖊️ @anthonybarnett.bsky.social‬

www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...

What did Mrs Thatcher do to us?

Less a prime minister than a monarch, the Tory leader’s real legacy was stasis

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The New Statesman @newstatesman1913.bsky.social · 1d

The release of the Israelis held by Hamas is reason to celebrate, but the real negotiations are only just beginning

Trump's hostage deal was the easy part

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The New Statesman @newstatesman1913.bsky.social · 2d

Why is Tommy Robinson being charged under the Terrorism Act?

The agitator appeared at Westminster Magistrates’ Court standing trial for charges under the Terrorism Act 2000

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The New Statesman @newstatesman1913.bsky.social · 2d

Is Labour reading from the Reform handbook?

Is Labour just mild-mannered Faragism?

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The New Statesman @newstatesman1913.bsky.social · 2d

"The worst person you know didn’t just make a great point, he ended the slaughter of the Gazans and brought the hostages home."

🖊️ Oli Dugmore: Give Donald Trump the credit

Give Donald Trump the credit

If peace in the Middle East holds, the American president deserves praise

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