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Tom Young is editorial director of the New Statesman.

Tim Key chronicles the last days of “Bohnson”

The comedian’s satirical poems charting Boris Johnson’s demise are grotesque and oddly poignant.

By Tom Young

Tim Key chronicles the last days of "Bohnson"

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The BBC’s Glastonbury TV coverage is a hellish nostalgia generator

This year’s festival will be shown on TV for longer, and in higher definition. Ageing festival veterans should steel…

By Tom Young

We should mourn the loss of the innocent pitch invasion

As violence stalks football grounds, an illicit but harmless transgression may be taken away.

By Tom Young

“You can’t eat applause“: why the coronavirus crisis poses dilemmas for trade unions

Unions need delicate messaging and better organising to secure post-Covid 19 benefits for frontline health and social care workers.

By Tom Young

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