What do you do?
I’m a retired philosophy professor.
Where do you live?
Ventnor, Isle of Wight.
Do you vote?
Yes.
How long have you been a subscriber?
Three years.
What made you start?
Couldn’t find a copy otherwise.
Is the NS bug in the family?
Not really.
What pages do you flick to first?
Letters, Diary, Commons Confidential.
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How do you read yours?
Features first, then front to back.
What would you like to see more of in the NS?
Drama reviews.
Who are your favourite NS writers?
Andrew Marr, David Gauke and Anoosh Chakelian.
Who would you put on the cover of the NS?
The film director Ken Loach.
With which political figure would you least like to be stuck in a lift?
Donald Trump.
All-time favourite NS article?
“The death of ‘Boris’ the clown” by Ed Docx, from July 2022.
The New Statesman is…
good for the soul.
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This article appears in the 12 Mar 2025 issue of the New Statesman, Why Britain isn’t working