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24 August 2022

Subscriber of the week: Stephen Kilbey

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What do you do?

I work in automotive and motorsport PR.

Where do you live?

In Sussex.

Do you vote?

Always.

How long have you been a subscriber?

Two and a half years.

What made you start?

The “What We Want” 2019 election special was the most thought-provoking magazine I’ve read.

Is the NS bug in the family?

Not yet.

What pages do you flick to first?

I go straight to the Diary.

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How do you read yours?

Last thing at night.

What would you like to see more of in the NS?

Debates on big issues.

Who are your favourite NS writers?

Andrew Marr and David Gauke.

Who would you put on the cover of the NS?

Rory Stewart. The one that got away…

With which political figure would you least like to be stuck in a lift?

Ian Blackford.

All-time favourite NS article?

“Why the left keeps losing” by John Gray.

The New Statesman is…

so entertaining I look forward to long-haul flights.

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This article appears in the 24 Aug 2022 issue of the New Statesman, The Inflation Wars