What do you do?
Retired IT analyst.
Where do you live?
Bothwell, near Glasgow.
Do you vote?
Always.
How long have you been a subscriber?
Many years.
What made you start?
Looking for good journalism from a left-of-centre point of view.
Is the NS bug in the family?
Not really, but issues are left lying around.
What pages do you flick to first?
Front to back as anyone slightly OCD would.
How do you read yours?
See above!
What would you like to see more of in the NS?
Deeper analysis of the big issues from multiple viewpoints.
Who are your favourite NS writers?
Andrew Marr and Dr Phil Whitaker
Who would you put on the cover of the NS?
Jesus (controversial!).
With which political figure would you least like to be stuck in a lift?
Nigel Farage.
All-time favourite NS article?
Anything by Stephen Bush, whom I miss.
The New Statesman is…
thought provoking and informative.
[See also: The combat zone]
This article appears in the 20 Nov 2024 issue of the New Statesman, Combat Zone