Anneliese Dodds: “I felt Peter Mandelson was a clear blackmail risk”
The former shadow chancellor on the Mandelson Affair, foreign aid and countering the tech bros
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Samir Jeraj
Samir Jeraj is a policy correspondent at the New Statesman. He also works as a special correspondent for Hyphen and is a qualified swimming coach too.
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Why are more people dying homeless?
More social housing and changes to policy and practice could save lives
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Jodie Ginsberg on journalism after Gaza
The director of the Committee to Protect Journalists on Israel, censorship and how the UK needs to defend press…
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To boost growth, Labour should lean into liberalism
Later licensing hours for pubs and clubs are a start. But what other illicit activities could be legalised to…
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How hospital porters forced the NHS to the table
Staff of St Heliers and Epsom hospital have backed a strike and it seems they are now being heard
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Why is everything being hacked?
The government is trying to curb cyberattacks like the recent Jaguar hack. It won’t be easy
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Devolution? In this economy?
The government’s plans are doomed
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Black Power Desk reminds us that protest suppression is nothing new
Urielle Klein-Mekongo’s 1970s-set musical explores the consequences of state overreach
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Michael Palin takes on Venezuela
The entertainer’s latest documentary is an affirmation of life against the brutality of dictatorship.
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