Mehdi Hasan
Mehdi Hasan is the New Statesman’s Senior Editor (politics).
Articles by Mehdi Hasan
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UK Politics
Forget Lansley – Cameron is the one to blame for the NHS fiasco
- 07 April 2011
- 14 comments
The row over NHS reform is an example of not just political misjudgement on Cameron’s part but dishonesty, too
Politics
Cut, cut, cut: Alistair Darling v Greg Barker
- 04 April 2011
- 28 comments
The inconvenient truth is that Labour also wanted to cut more than Margaret Thatcher.
The war on welfare scroungers, part 94
- 02 April 2011
- 112 comments
Jobcentres are "tricking" people out of benefits to cut costs, says whistleblower.
International Politics
Oh, what a liberal war!
- 31 March 2011
- 5 comments
We all want to protect civilians from Gaddafi’s murderous wrath. But is there a contradiction in ordering air strikes on Libya while ignoring conflicts elsewhere?
International Politics
The NS Interview: Mark Malloch Brown, former UN deputy secretary general
- 31 March 2011
“If it turns into a stand-off, Libya will become a cancerous cell”
UK Politics
Ed Balls — man in a hurry
- 31 March 2011
- 54 comments
Two months into his dream shadow cabinet job, Ed Balls explains to Mehdi Hasan why he’d much rather be somewhere else.
Politics
Ed Balls: "Boris is less of a statesman and more of a buffoon"
- 29 March 2011
- 37 comments
A sneak preview of my interview with the shadow chancellor for this week's magazine.
Politics
The TUC rally, hummus and me
- 28 March 2011
- 118 comments
Those of us who were proudly and peacefully protesting in Hyde Park resent being associated with the "protesters" in Oxford Street.
Politics
The hypocrisy of the hawks
- 25 March 2011
- 48 comments
From Blair to McCain, how can we take these people seriously on Libya and military action?
