The twilight of the British Union
If Labour wins the next election it will face nationalist opponents in Scotland and England. Could the UK survive?
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In my great-great-grandfather’s poetry, I glimpse the Britain I report on today
George Lattimer, a trade unionist in Victorian London writing about fair pay and the workhouse, would still have plenty of…
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Does your salary mean you’re rich? What makes you upper, middle or working class? We asked the British public
In exclusive polling for the New Statesman by Redfield & Wilton Strategies, voters tell us what they think are high…
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Britain must finally shed its illusions of greatness
As our public services edge closer to collapse, we need the humility to acknowledge that the country has lost its…
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When will Boris Johnson and his gang finally leave us in peace?
The Tory zealots who have broken Britain should depart the stage and let others clean up the mess they have…
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Cool Britannia, once the envy of the world, is no more
It’s too expensive, nothing works and Brits don’t like foreigners anymore.
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“You don’t trash your neighbours”: David Lammy on global Britain under Labour
Would UK foreign policy be any different if Keir Starmer’s party won power?
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A child has died from Britain’s failed housing system. Will the government finally act?
Incidents like the death of Awaab Ishak are thankfully rare; the conditions that lead to them are all too common.
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