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Rishi Sunak has shown he is unfit for office

The Chancellor’s defence of his wife’s non-dom status proves he hasn’t got a clue what he looks like to the rest of us.

By Philip Collins

Photo of Rishi Sunak has shown he is unfit for office

Scholz, in London, defends Germany’s funding of Russia’s war

Scholz, in London, defends Germany’s funding of Russia’s war

Harry Lambert

French Election 2022

Exclusive polling: Marine Le Pen on 49 per cent of the vote for French president

Ido Vock

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Amartya Sen: “Learning is always an act of imagination”

Amartya Sen: “Learning is always an act of imagination”

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Why Rishi Sunak’s fortunes are unlikely to recover anytime soon

Katie Stallard

No, China is not a winner from the war in Ukraine

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Why UK voters are the losers from the government’s energy strategy

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The problem isn’t just Putin – it’s Russia

Politics

Rishi Sunak’s wife’s “non-dom” status is another blow to his leadership prospects

Labour figures have been saying privately for some time that voters won’t mind how rich Sunak is but that his wealth will cause political miscalculations.

By Ailbhe Rea

Photo of Rishi Sunak’s wife’s “non-dom” status is another blow to his leadership prospects

Labour could face an election next spring. Keir Starmer needs a big idea, and fast

Labour could face an election next spring. Keir Starmer needs a big idea, and fast

Andrew Marr

The Tories’ socially liberal 2019 intake will shape their future

Charlotte Ivers

Commons Confidential: Jealous Johnson’s poppy-lopping

Inside Labour’s “clusterfuck” week on trans rights

Ailbhe Rea

Conversion therapy mistakes being trans for a mental health issue

Conversion therapy mistakes being trans for a mental health issue

Ben Howlett

Why the OBR’s bleak economic forecasts are not bleak enough

James Meadway

World

Putin has little to celebrate in Ukraine as a key anniversary approaches

The horrific scenes in Bucha have brought a moral clarity to strategic calculations, both for Ukraine and its allies.

By Lawrence Freedman

Photo of Putin has little to celebrate in Ukraine as a key anniversary approaches

Why is the American right fighting with Mickey Mouse?

Why is the American right fighting with Mickey Mouse?

Emily Tamkin

Could Putin’s great gamble turn Russia into a Chinese vassal state?

Helen Thompson

The long road to prosecuting war crimes

Emily Tamkin

The atrocities in Bucha show that remembrance without resolve is empty

Jeremy Cliffe

What Assad can teach Putin about surviving international isolation

What Assad can teach Putin about surviving international isolation

Elizabeth Tsurkov

Orbán’s unfair election victory makes a travesty of EU values

Cas Mudde

Ideas

“Identity tells us nothing about politics”

Freddie Hayward

The Zelensky myth

David A Bell

The story of anthrax island and Operation Dark Harvest

The story of anthrax island and Operation Dark Harvest

Rory Scothorne

Is fascism the wave of the future?

Geoff Mann

The age of plutocracy

Helen Thompson

War at the end of history

War at the end of history

Adam Tooze

Books and Culture

The marriage delusion

A new memoir describes it as “a slowly unfolding apocalypse”. Why are we so reluctant to reimagine matrimony?

By Johanna Thomas-Corr

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What the Nazis did next

What the Nazis did next

William Boyd

Radio & Podcasts

Life Goals is an joyous journey through our desert island kicks

With Benedetta, Paul Verhoeven proves he is as outrageous and iconoclastic as ever

Ryan Gilbey

Raphael, the painter of perfection

Michael Prodger

Following grey whales from Mexico to Alaska

Following grey whales from Mexico to Alaska

India Bourke

Father John Misty’s ego problem

Ellen Peirson-Hagger

Podcasts

Could Vladimir Putin be prosecuted for war crimes in Ukraine?

Could Vladimir Putin be prosecuted for war crimes in Ukraine?

Could Marine Le Pen really win the French presidency? | France Elects

Could Marine Le Pen really win the French presidency? | France Elects

How Russia abuses Britain’s legal system, with the activist Vladimir Ashurkov

The New Statesman podcast

How Russia abuses Britain’s legal system, with the activist Vladimir Ashurkov

Why North Korea is testing weapons right now, with Jean Lee

Why North Korea is testing weapons right now, with Jean Lee

Business and Economics

The UK is sleepwalking into a food crisis

Emma Haslett

The “new normal” has turned the office into a men’s club

Emma Haslett

Why kleptocrats and money launderers love Companies House

Why kleptocrats and money launderers love Companies House

It’s confirmed: meetings are a waste of time

Will Dunn

Financial markets may have just predicted a recession

Emma Haslett

How the Wolseley lost the battle for its soul

How the Wolseley lost the battle for its soul

Emma Haslett

Environment

The Tories are more united on energy than net-zero opponents suggest

Philippa Nuttall

Chart of the Day

Banks are pouring billions into fossil fuels despite green pledges

Polly Bindman

Clare and Michael Morpurgo: Experiencing nature is as important as literature

The Environment Interview

Clare and Michael Morpurgo: Experiencing nature is as important as literature

Philippa Nuttall

Doesn’t Liz Truss know climate change isn’t gender neutral?

Philippa Nuttall

Will 2022 see a Paris Agreement for nature?

India Bourke

Love or loathe it, Extinction Rebellion is more necessary than ever

Love or loathe it, Extinction Rebellion is more necessary than ever

India Bourke

The Long Read

How the trial of the Colston Four was won: the inside story

How the trial of the Colston Four was won: the inside story

The acquittal of four protesters in Bristol sparked fury from the government – and raised fresh questions about justice, racism…

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War at the end of history

By Adam Tooze

“Russia cannot afford to lose, so we need a kind of a victory”: Sergey Karaganov on what Putin wants

By Bruno Maçães

Spring reflection: What tadpoles taught me

By Helen Macdonald

The forgotten nuclear threat of North Korea

By Katie Stallard

Spotlight

Death of the bank branch: How going cashless leaves millions financially stranded

Death of the bank branch: How going cashless leaves millions financially stranded

Sarah Dawood

Joseph E Stiglitz: "Everything the neoliberals said was wrong"

Energy and Climate Change

Joseph E Stiglitz: “Everything the neoliberals said was wrong”

Jonny Ball

NCSC urges organisations using Russian tech to prepare for a cyber attack

NCSC urges organisations using Russian tech to prepare for a cyber attack

Sarah Dawood

Are Sajid Javid's NHS reform proposals fit for purpose?

Are Sajid Javid’s NHS reform proposals fit for purpose?

Harry Clarke-Ezzidio