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The return of Tory sleaze

The return of Tory sleaze

The Prime Minister is under pressure as scandals swirl around Boris Johnson to Nadhim Zahawi

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How to fix the NHS, with Phil Whitaker

The New Statesman’s medical editor on how years of austerity have left the NHS in crisis.

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From Scotland to Stormont, is Rishi Sunak losing the Union?

From Scotland to Stormont, is Rishi Sunak losing the Union?

Why Britain’s economy has never been worse, with Duncan Weldon

Is Rishi Sunak’s anti-strike law a trap for Labour?

How do the SNP and Welsh Labour compare with the Tories in England?

Sunak vs Starmer: The battle of the New Year’s speeches

Sunak vs Starmer: The battle of the New Year’s speeches

From partygate to Trussonomics, 2022 in review

Westminster Reimagined, with Armando Iannucci

Are British prime ministers too powerful? With Armando Iannucci | Westminster Reimagined

Are British prime ministers too powerful? With Armando Iannucci | Westminster Reimagined

Can Britain make Brexit work? With Armando Iannucci | Westminster Reimagined

Can Britain make Brexit work? With Armando Iannucci | Westminster Reimagined

Can politics survive a post-truth world? with Armando Iannucci | Westminster Reimagined

Can politics survive a post-truth world? with Armando Iannucci | Westminster Reimagined

Is Britain falling apart? With Armando Iannucci | Westminster Reimagined

Is Britain falling apart? With Armando Iannucci | Westminster Reimagined

World Review

Tanke schön: a breakthrough for Ukraine

Germany to send battle tanks to Ukraine; in the US, a frightening rise in mass shootings.

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Why Putin must lose to save Russia, with Andrius Kubilius

Why Putin must lose to save Russia, with Andrius Kubilius

Terror and tragedy in Ukraine

The future of democracy for Israel and Brazil

European diplomacy in the 21st century, with Catherine Ashton

Inside China’s Covid crisis

Inside China’s Covid crisis

Predictions for the world in 2023

Audio Long Reads

Lea Ypi on mothers, the motherland and the cruelties of UK immigration

Audio Long Reads

Lea Ypi on mothers, the motherland and the cruelties of UK immigration

Lea Ypi and Rachel Cunliffe

A doctor’s prescription for saving the NHS - Audio Long Reads

Audio Long Reads

A doctor’s prescription for saving the NHS – Audio Long Reads

Phil Whitaker and Tom Gatti

The good social network: what Twitter could learn from the coffeehouse - Audio Long Reads

Audio Long Reads

The good social network: what Twitter could learn from the coffeehouse – Audio Long Reads

From the archive: Trotsky in Mexico; Angela Carter on the maternity ward - Audio Long Reads

Audio Long Reads

From the archive: Trotsky in Mexico; Angela Carter on the maternity ward – Audio Long Reads

Kingsley Martin, Angela Carter, Adrian Bradley and Melissa Denes

Prime Ministerial

Was Margaret Thatcher a good prime minister?

From Theresa May to Thatcher, Stephen Bush and Jonn Elledge explore the tenures of previous leaders in a six-part series…

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Was Gordon Brown a good prime minister?

Was Gordon Brown a good prime minister?

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Was John Major a good prime minister?

Was Tony Blair a good prime minister?

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Was David Cameron a good prime minister?

Was Theresa May a successful prime minister?

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Was Theresa May a successful prime minister?