Why the British do it worse
John Kampfner argues our self-defeating “hang-ups” stop us learning from our closest neighbours
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Labour’s Reform defectors are never coming back
After years of neglecting progressives, the party must learn there is no such thing as a “hero voter”.
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How the culture wars began
The Frankfurt School’s ideas have given rise to a conspiracy theory that “cultural Marxism” is destroying the West
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Letter of the week: Citizens of somewhere
Write to letters@newstatesman.co.uk to have your thoughts voiced in the New Statesman magazine
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Billie Eilish likes my mate’s band
The popstar’s praise “fucked up” Black Box Recorder’s retirement
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How WWE replaced reality
Donald Trump takes his political instincts not from history but from the pageantry of the squared circle
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Stephen King is our Dickens
The American best-seller is the pre-eminent horror writer of our time
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A trip home to Farage country
Also: alternative medicines, and lessons from Imperial China
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Has Britain become an ungovernable country?
We do not know who we are, where we are going, or how we might get there
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Petrolheads could be the Tories’ salvation
At the vintage Ford Festival I find some of England’s truest Conservatives
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Never-ending chaos
Inside the two dramatic days that nearly brought down Keir Starmer
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How Labour can win again
Working-class voters did not abandon the party – we have forced them to leave
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Run, Angela Rayner, run
Also: my new podcast, and working with Morgan McSweeney
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The risks and rewards of Starmercide
Whether it’s Wes or Andy, the party must believe it can do better
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Krapp’s Last Tape’s endless returns
Gary Oldman’s brilliant adaptation proves how much we rely on technology to relive our lives
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A view of Britain from the Highlands
Also: a quirky kind of nationalism, and the wit of James Joyce
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I bear little resemblance to my Wikipedia page
It had clearly been edited by someone trying to make me out to be an enemy of the people
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How do you picture yourself?
A Century in a Click is an ode to the romance of the photobooth
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How cricket bent its rules
The game’s history is full of instances of foul play
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Letter of the week: Signs of decline
Write to letters@newstatesman.co.uk to have your thoughts voiced in the New Statesman magazine
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