Editor’s Note: The kingdom is untied, Oxbridge and the public schools – and the horrors of roadkill
Boris Johnson’s insouciant style of debate was honed at Eton, and Keir Starmer must learn how to return fire.
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Jason Cowley
Jason Cowley is editor-in-chief of the New Statesman.
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The key to understanding Southgate’s “version” of Englishness is to accept that he rejects binaries and false oppositions.
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Gareth Southgate has shown political leadership once again
The England manager understands the need for a patriotism that is generous and enhances national cohesion.
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Does Tony Blair really believe he can lead the change Labour needs?
He has railed against Keir Starmer’s leadership, but there is another more subliminal message: Tony Blair wants to lead the Labour…
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Editor’s note: Football’s forgotten fans, hybrid Tories, and why Labour keeps missing the bigger picture
In squaring up to the European Super League, Boris Johnson confirmed the Conservatives’ communitarian turn. Is Labour paying attention?
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Editor’s Note: Salmond vs Sturgeon, in praise of the Oxford vaccine and why we must cherish Melvyn Bragg
The hatred between Salmond and Sturgeon has Shakespearean depths, and beyond their personal struggle the unity of the kingdom is at…
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Editor’s note: Our national mourning and the future of newspapers
A death toll of 100,000 is a moment of mourning and of national shame. But amid all the uncertainty a consensus is…
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From the NS Archive: The secrets of John le Carré
5 February 1999: John le Carré: A literary barbarian? Or a writer to whom future generations will turn for insights…
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The Secret Life: John le Carré
In the end, one suspects, John le Carré remained an enigma even to himself.
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