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David Gauke: How my party lost its way

Even the fall of Boris Johnson would not banish the delusions that define the ruling Conservatives.

By David Gauke

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Why Tory MPs have given Boris Johnson a stay of execution

Why Tory MPs have given Boris Johnson a stay of execution

Ailbhe Rea

Why inflation could break Britain

Will Dunn

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MC Grammar: How interactive learning can change children’s lives

Caricatures of Westminster insiders are false. They’re even worse than we thought

Armando Iannucci

Can anything save the French left?

French Election 2022

Can anything save the French left?

Ido Vock

Joe Biden’s failure on voting rights could cost the Democrats the White House

Emily Tamkin

From Our Writers

Stephen Bush

Boris Johnson hangs on because there is no compelling leader-in-waiting

Ailbhe Rea

“In the name of God, go”: What we learned from today’s PMQs

Paul Mason

Why working-class Tories have turned on Boris Johnson

Kate Mossman

The BBC’s children’s programming is a lifeline – losing it would be a tragedy

Politics

Why Boris Johnson’s No 10 is so dysfunctional

Insiders describe a Downing Street operation desperately lacking in direction and grip.

By Harry Lambert

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Tory MPs are recognising that they cannot defend the indefensible Boris Johnson

Tory MPs are recognising that they cannot defend the indefensible Boris Johnson

Simon Heffer

How big is the Conservatives’ Green Party problem?

Stephen Bush

Boris Johnson’s desperate policy blitz won’t help the Tories

Sue Gray: the woman who could bring down Boris Johnson

Freddie Hayward

Christian Wakeford MP: Why I am quitting the Conservative Party and joining Labour

Christian Wakeford MP: Why I am quitting the Conservative Party and joining Labour

New Statesman

Commons Confidential: Will Allegra be next to turn on Boris Johnson?

Kevin Maguire

World

Joe Biden has a communication problem. Jen Psaki isn’t helping

Biden’s press secretary has gained fans for her sarcastic responses to reporters’ questions. But the press isn’t the enemy.

By Emily Tamkin

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Why the global middle class is in revolt

Why the global middle class is in revolt

Jeremy Cliffe

With Russian forces still on Ukraine’s border, can transatlantic allies hang together?

Emily Tamkin

“You know it shouldn’t exist”: Guantánamo at 20

Ben van der Merwe

How Peng Shuai exposed the limits of China’s power

Katie Stallard

What the Thucydides Trap gets wrong about China

What the Thucydides Trap gets wrong about China

Lawrence Freedman

Is Tulsi Gabbard the GOP’s Dark Horse?

Eoin Higgins

Books and Culture

The brain delusion: Why order does not lead to excellence

Ian McGilchrist‘s The Matter With Things shows that success is the result of creative thinking and intuition, not scientific systems.

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How to lead Leeds United

How to lead Leeds United

Jonathan Liew

The liberal platitudes of Michael Ignatieff

Why so many musicians are selling the rights to their work

Ellen Peirson-Hagger

The Greats Outdoors

The flickering landscapes of Alessandro Magnasco

Michael Prodger

The BBC’s The Coming Storm uncovers the origins of QAnon

Radio & Podcasts

The BBC’s The Coming Storm uncovers the origins of QAnon

Rachel Cunliffe

The edgy teen TV series Euphoria is nasty, tedious and pornographic

Rachel Cooke

Podcasts

Will Boris Johnson “in the name of God, go”?

The New Statesman podcast

Will Boris Johnson “in the name of God, go”?

Who counts? Voting rights under Joe Biden

Who counts? Voting rights under Joe Biden

How bad can the polls get for Boris Johnson?

The New Statesman podcast

How bad can the polls get for Boris Johnson?

Could Silvio Berlusconi become Italy’s next president?

Could Silvio Berlusconi become Italy’s next president?

Business and Economics

Why a four-day week makes sense for businesses and the economy

Will Dunn

Elizabeth Holmes didn’t exist, so it was necessary to invent her

Will Dunn

Shield, shrug and shaft: the corporate strategy keeping Boris Johnson in office

Shield, shrug and shaft: the corporate strategy keeping Boris Johnson in office

Business and Finance

Who made more this year: you or your house?

Ben Walker and Josh Rayman

The Business Interview

“The space economy will be huge”: the woman helping to keep Britain in the new space race

Emma Haslett

There is no “best place to work” any more – just good jobs and bad jobs

There is no “best place to work” any more – just good jobs and bad jobs

Emma Haslett

The Long Read

Muted and deferential, the UK’s scientists have failed the pandemic test

Muted and deferential, the UK’s scientists have failed the pandemic test

Throughout the pandemic, senior advisers and institutions have failed to challenge a post-truth government. It bodes ill for the climate…

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David Gauke: How my party lost its way

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Ahead of the presidential election, Italians are divided on the unvaccinated

By Tim Parks

Why inflation could break Britain

By Will Dunn

Why Neville Chamberlain will forever be discredited by his policy of appeasement

By Richard J Evans

Spotlight

Money alone will not fix the NHS

Money alone will not fix the NHS

Jeremy Hunt MP

Big Tech’s power must come with greater responsibility

Big Tech’s power must come with greater responsibility

Damian Collins MP

What government should do to tackle soaring energy bills

Energy and Climate Change

What government should do to tackle soaring energy bills

Caroline Lucas MP

How smart energy can deliver for smaller businesses

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How smart energy can deliver for smaller businesses

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