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The right’s obsession with “the blob” shows it is losing

This conspiracy theory is the last resort of a populist movement desperate to avoid responsibility for its own failures.

By Martin Fletcher

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Succession’s unsettling ending

Succession’s unsettling ending

Anna Leszkiewicz

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

Bruno Maçães

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

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Lamorna Ash

My adventure in burlesque

Jonn Elledge

One easy trick to reduce net migration

Marie Le Conte

When did a decent life become out of reach of the unambitious?

Pravina Rudra

The Little Mermaid deserves a progressive remake. This isn’t it

Chris Deerin

Scotland needs immigrants – so why won’t they come?

The Chatterer

The News Agents team takes aim at the BBC

Rachel Wearmouth

Voters don’t just feel Britain is broken – they feel they’re broken too

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David Davis: “The right to demonstrate includes the right to disrupt”

The former Brexit secretary on Britain’s authoritarian turn and why the UK will never leave the European Convention on Human Rights.

By Rachel Cunliffe

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Pat McFadden – Labour’s great survivor

Preparing for Power

Pat McFadden – Labour’s great survivor

Rachel Wearmouth

Keir Starmer knows his NHS plan will make life harder for a Labour government

Andrew Marr

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

Labour’s future will be conservative

Jonathan Rutherford

The Tory crack-up

The Tory crack-up

Will Lloyd

The New Statesman’s left power list

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

The former BuzzFeed News editor on covering Donald Trump, the lure of social media, and how to restore trust in journalism.

By Harry Lambert

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

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

Bruno Maçães

Putin on trial

Ido Vock

The chaos and confusion of Trump on trial

David Bromwich

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

Wolfgang Münchau

Ukraine reveals the rise of the non-aligned state

Ukraine reveals the rise of the non-aligned state

Katie Stallard

The twilight of Erdoğanism

Jeremy Cliffe

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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

Our new financial masters

Brett Christophers

The civil war that never ended

Madoc Cairns

The triumph of cash

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The triumph of cash

Oliver Eagleton

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The science of fandom

What communities devoted to hero-worship tell us about the psychology of belonging.

By Ellen Peirson-Hagger

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An insider’s tale of Tory chaos

An insider’s tale of Tory chaos

Sasha Swire

Book of the Day

Britain’s care deficit

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What makes a witch?

Anna Leszkiewicz

International Booker winner Georgi Gospodinov: “We’re living in the memory gap”

Ellen Peirson-Hagger

What Martin Amis taught me

What Martin Amis taught me

Edward Docx

Paul Schrader’s Master Gardener is inexcusably nasty – and yet I loved it

David Sexton

Podcasts

Is the National Conservatism conference a glimpse into Britain’s future?

Is the National Conservatism conference a glimpse into Britain’s future?

Adrian Bradley, Megan Gibson, Will Lloyd, Ido Vock and NS Podcasts

How can Putin be put on trial? With Philippe Sands

How can Putin be put on trial? With Philippe Sands

Is Westminster broken?

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Is Westminster broken?

What is at stake in Ukraine’s counter-offensive?

What is at stake in Ukraine’s counter-offensive?

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

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Michael Gove’s Renters Reform Bill is “unenforceable”

Jonny Ball

Cost-of-living Crisis

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

Harry Clarke-Ezzidio and Katharine Swindells

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

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

Sally Warren

The Policy Ask with Charmaine Griffiths: “Governments place too much responsibility on individuals to live healthily”

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

Samir Jeraj

Twenty-two heat pump myths debunked

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Twenty-two heat pump myths debunked

Jan Rosenow

The Long Read

Skinny jeans, plastics, stress: what’s behind the decline in male fertility?

Skinny jeans, plastics, stress: what’s behind the decline in male fertility?

Why scientists are increasingly concerned about sperm.

By Sophie McBain

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