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When is the best moment for Tory rebels to strike against Boris Johnson?

If Conservative MPs wait until after the local elections to remove the Prime Minister they risk missing their chance.

By David Gauke

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

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

Tim Parks

Why Hong Kong is culling its hamsters – and how citizens are fighting back

Katie Stallard

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

What blackmailing whips reveal about Westminster’s toxic culture

Marie Le Conte

Cancelling Kate Clanchy won't root out real racism

Cancelling Kate Clanchy won’t root out real racism

Simon Fanshawe

The liberal platitudes of Michael Ignatieff

Lola Seaton

From Our Writers

Jonn Elledge

In defence of the BBC licence fee

Emily Tamkin

Texas synagogue attack shows corrosive power of anti-Semitism

Stephen Bush

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

Pippa Bailey

I have just turned 30 and am rather surprised to find I am still so young

Politics

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 Rishi Sunak wouldn’t be a silver bullet for the Tories

Why Rishi Sunak wouldn’t be a silver bullet for the Tories

Ben Walker

Why Boris Johnson’s No 10 is so dysfunctional

Harry Lambert

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

How big is the Conservatives’ Green Party problem?

Stephen Bush

Sue Gray: the woman who could bring down Boris Johnson

Sue Gray: the woman who could bring down Boris Johnson

Freddie Hayward

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

Kevin Maguire

World

Dispatch: As Russia masses troops on the border, defiant Ukrainians join new home guard

A new militia could spell trouble for a Russian offensive.

By Illia Ponomarenko

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How Europe is hooked on Russian gas

How Europe is hooked on Russian gas

Ido Vock and Nicu Calcea

Joe Biden’s first year ended in disappointment. Is it too late for change?

Emily Tamkin

Why the global middle class is in revolt

Jeremy Cliffe

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

Ben van der Merwe

How Peng Shuai exposed the limits of China’s power

How Peng Shuai exposed the limits of China’s power

Katie Stallard

What the Thucydides Trap gets wrong about China

Lawrence Freedman

Books and Culture

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

A new Netflix film, based on Robert Harris’s novel, attempts to rehabilitate the former prime minister – but his legacy…

By Richard J Evans

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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

Alleged blackmail: the dark side of Boris Johnson’s survival

Alleged blackmail: the dark side of Boris Johnson’s survival

What the Winter Olympics reveal about China's zero-Covid strategy

What the Winter Olympics reveal about China’s zero-Covid strategy

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

Business and Economics

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

Will Dunn

Business and Finance

Who made more this year: you or your house?

Ben Walker and Josh Rayman

The right-wing press is guilty of hypocrisy on Harry and Meghan’s “tax haven”

The right-wing press is guilty of hypocrisy on Harry and Meghan’s “tax haven”

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

Emma Haslett

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

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

Will Dunn

The Long Read

Why inflation could break Britain

Why inflation could break Britain

Inflation has reached 5.4 per cent, the highest level since 1992; high prices and falling wages will intensify the UK's…

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The end of the party

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David Gauke: How my party lost its way

By David Gauke

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

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How do we level up the UK? Focus on quality jobs that work for people

Regional Development

How do we level up the UK? Focus on quality jobs that work for people

Sarah Longlands

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

Money alone will not fix the NHS

Money alone will not fix the NHS

Jeremy Hunt MP

Social media giants urged to pay the public back for scams

Social media giants urged to pay the public back for scams

Sarah Dawood