What do you do?
Retired social care provider.
Where do you live?
Just outside Norwich.
Do you vote?
Always.
How long have you been a subscriber?
Six years, maybe longer.
What made you start?
I tried an issue and liked it.
Is the NS bug in the family?
No – my wife is more of an OK! magazine reader.
What pages do you flick to first?
I flick them all to get the inserts to fall out.
How do you read yours?
Strictly front to back, often a week late.
What would you like to see more of in the NS?
Regional politics.
Who are your favourite NS writers?
No favourites – they are all excellent.
Who would you put on the cover of the NS?
Eddie Izzard.
With which political figure would you least like to be stuck in a lift?
Matt Hancock.
All-time favourite NS article?
I can’t pick just one but I have enjoyed the recent critiques of Corbyn and Trump.
The New Statesman is…
Enjoyable, informative and consistently well written.
[See also: Subscriber of the week: Nigel Evans]
This article appears in the 13 Jan 2021 issue of the New Statesman, American civil war