New Statesman Leader
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Environment
Leader: World leaders need to become green heroes too
- 19 November 2009
Without the requisite political will, the prospects for our planet remain bleak
Politics
Leader: The battle over poverty starts here
- 12 November 2009
- 2 comments
A reduction in poverty should be the centrepiece of any future Labour programme
International Politics
Leader: Killed in the name of crooked Karzai
- 05 November 2009
- 4 comments
The tawdry spectacle of Karzai's "re-election" should shame western leaders
UK Politics
Leader: Electoral change – glimmers of hope?
- 05 November 2009
- 1 comment
Electoral reform remains the key to unlocking democracy in this country
UK Politics
Leader: George Osborne: what is your plan B?
- 29 October 2009
- 1 comment
The complacency of the political classes may yet send Britain into the depression we have so far avoided
International Politics
Leader: Why Britain must abort mission in Afghanistan
- 22 October 2009
- 1 comment
There are no good options left for Britain in Afghanistan. Brown should set a date for withdrawal
UK Politics
Leader: The Tories’ peculiar bedfellows in Europe
- 15 October 2009
This Eurosceptic alliance is a product of moral and intellectual laziness
UK Politics
Leader: The Tories must walk progressive if they want to talk progressive
- 08 October 2009
- 2 comments
There is an alarming disconnect between the Conservatives' rhetoric and their policies
UK Politics
Leader: Brown fights on to the last
- 01 October 2009
At conference, Brown was like a great warrior-king who knew that the end was near
UK Politics
Leader: Labour must seize this opportunity for change
- 24 September 2009
If the party does not make the most of this progressive moment it will drift to ignominious defeat









