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Edmund Burke may be the Conservatives’ philosopher king – but his thinking was more fickle than Tories seem to realise.

By Samuel Earle

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The new age of perfectionism

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The new age of perfectionism

Sophie McBain

The great leaseholders’ revolt

Anoosh Chakelian

Jeremy Hunt’s economic optimism will collide with voters’ realities

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Pravina Rudra

Does turning 30 still matter?

Freddie Hayward

Andy Burnham is a recurring problem for Starmer

Peter Williams

Why we hate the phrase “reach out”

Chris Deerin

Will the SNP ever stop blaming Westminster for its own failures?

Marie Le Conte

When did young people decide they wanted their celebrities to be so boring?

David Willetts

How to solve a problem like free speech? Even the tsar will struggle

Zoë Grünewald

Why Labour’s student loan reform pledge is underwhelming

Politics

The rise of Mavis man and woman

Meet “Mavis”: the Middle-Aged, Volatile, Insurgent voters reshaping Britain’s politics. Who are they and what do they want for themselves and the country?

By Andrew Marr

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Faiza Shaheen: “I get annoyed by the ‘left candidate’ badge”

The Weekend Interview

Faiza Shaheen: “I get annoyed by the ‘left candidate’ badge”

George Eaton

Preparing for Power

Pat McFadden – Labour’s great survivor

Rachel Wearmouth

Politicians should treat high immigration as a success, not a failure

The New Statesman’s left power list

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Why are voters so relaxed about record immigration?

Why are voters so relaxed about record immigration?

Ben Walker

The Tory crack-up

Will Lloyd

World

Henry Kissinger’s real triumph is as a businessman, not as a diplomat

Now 100, Kissinger has profited for four decades as a global consultant by telling clients, sponsors and the establishment what they want to hear.

By Ben Judah

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Ambassador Fu Cong: “Europe will not become a vassal to China”

Ambassador Fu Cong: “Europe will not become a vassal to China”

Bruno Maçães

Putin on trial

Ido Vock

Rebuilding industry is a mistake. The West should focus on economic alliances instead

Wolfgang Münchau

Imran Khan: “I’m afraid Pakistan is headed towards martial law”

Bruno Maçães

Ben Smith: “The New York Times hired a bunch of lunatics”

Ben Smith: “The New York Times hired a bunch of lunatics”

Harry Lambert

Ukraine reveals the rise of the non-aligned state

Katie Stallard

Ideas

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Do we really need Rawls?

William Davies

Making democracy safe from capitalism

Mathew Lawrence

Freud save America

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Freud save America

Nick Burns

The civil war that never ended

Madoc Cairns

The Weekend Essay

The triumph of cash

Oliver Eagleton

Calling time on the neoliberalism debate

Calling time on the neoliberalism debate

Brett Christophers

Books and Culture

How to survive a nuclear holocaust

A luxury hotel protects the affluent in Sven Holm’s Termush, a rediscovered 1967 dystopia that sheds light on our own…

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Martin who?

Martin who?

Julia Bell

The Jewish vaccine pioneer forgotten by history

Shane Meadows’ The Gallows Pole has plenty of vomiting and swearing – but very little drama

Rachel Cooke

JB Priestley’s rules for life

Charlotte Stroud

How Michel Houellebecq diminished himself

How Michel Houellebecq diminished himself

David Sexton

Reality is a chilling, forensic dramatisation of a whistleblower interrogation

Ryan Gilbey

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What’s gone wrong with British policing?

The New Statesman podcast

What’s gone wrong with British policing?

Is there a future for moderates in the Conservative Party?

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Is there a future for moderates in the Conservative Party?

Inside the Conservative party’s radical right

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Inside the Conservative party’s radical right

Will Lloyd

How Russia’s war on Ukraine will change the world, with Serhii Plokhy

How Russia’s war on Ukraine will change the world, with Serhii Plokhy

Business and Economics

No one should be forced to go without broadband in modern Britain

James Meadway

Why Rishi Sunak’s “Unicorn Kingdom” is a fantasy

Will Dunn

We’re getting poorer at a slightly slower rate than last month

We’re getting poorer at a slightly slower rate than last month

Will Dunn

Why won’t Labour say it will tax Rishi Sunak and the super-rich more?

James Meadway

Why Big Tech pretends AI is dangerous

Will Dunn

Can Linda Yaccarino save Twitter?

Can Linda Yaccarino save Twitter?

Will Dunn

Spotlight on Policy

Here’s how Keir Starmer can really end the NHS crisis

Sally Warren

Regional Development

Michael Gove’s Renters Reform Bill is “unenforceable”

Jonny Ball

How Labour's £28bn green pledge could deliver beyond climate

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How Labour’s £28bn green pledge could deliver beyond climate

India Bourke

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Rishi Sunak pledge tracker: Are the PM’s promises being fulfilled?

Harry Clarke-Ezzidio and Katharine Swindells

From the front line of “the world’s first cyberwar”

Samir Jeraj

Energy and Climate Change

The Policy Ask with Chris Stark: “The government has undermined its climate message by giving the green light to new coal mines”

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The age of greedflation

The age of greedflation

How corporate profiteering is making us poorer.

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