Mehdi Hasan
Mehdi Hasan is the New Statesman’s Senior Editor (politics).
Articles by Mehdi Hasan
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Politics
"What is the point of the Liberal Democrats?"
- 12 December 2011
- 54 comments
They have sacrificed their distinctive beliefs and principles and received little in return.
Broadcast
Voice of the Arab spring
- 07 December 2011
- 27 comments
Al Jazeera is an enigma – although owned by an absolute monarch, it’s hailed as an independent voice in a region scarred by tyranny. Mehdi Hasan visits its headquarters in Doha to see if the praise is deserved.
Politics
"Repression in the name of security"
- 01 December 2011
- 22 comments
Our second-best friend in the Middle East continues to violently resist the Arab spring, according to Amnesty International's new report.
Politics
Borrowing is bad. Unless Gideon's doing it
- 30 November 2011
- 15 comments
Not only has growth stalled and austerity failed but the Tories can't even win the economic argument on their own terms.
Politics
Debts, deficits and Toby Young
- 28 November 2011
- 35 comments
The Telegraph blogger's response to my ebook on austerity is interesting but ill-informed.
Politics
UK's top general says Afghan victory in sight but...
- 24 November 2011
- 35 comments
...only in ten years!
Politics
Iran, my critics and me
- 21 November 2011
- 128 comments
A response to the distortions and misrepresentations.
Society
Trust the experts? Not the ones who failed to foresee the crash
- 16 November 2011
- 19 comments
Experts aren't infallible. Prone to overconfidence and groupthink, some of them make catastrophic errors.
Politics
Rejoice! We're a safe haven.
- 11 November 2011
- 37 comments
But low gilt yields aren't a vote of confidence in the UK economy.
