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The View from 22 — Sex and success, Conservative vs. Labour unity and the two-wheeled tyranny of cyclists
What do Margaret Thatcher, Sheryl Sandberg and Angela Merkel have in common? They are the ultimate alpha-female icons, according to Alison Wolf. In this week’s Spectator cover feature, Alison examines the… Continue reading
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A birthday challenge to the New Statesman
Slight treachery from Boris, who has written a glowing piece on the occasion of the New Statesman’s centenary. While most people will focus on his dissection of the evils of left-wingery… Continue reading
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PMQs sketch: Miliband has ‘one of those days’
What a strange PMQs. The house seemed half empty. The tug of elsewhere dominated proceedings. Richard Drax asked the prime minister if ‘prospective members of parliament’ should ever speak in… Continue reading
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David Cameron sails through what should have been a difficult PMQs
Today’s PMQs should have been a tricky one for David Cameron. Ed Miliband had the ratings downgrade with which to attack the Prime Minister. But Cameron sailed through the questions… Continue reading
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Down the memory hole for Orwell Week
Amid much Twitter self-congratulation, the New Statesman has declared this ‘Orwell week‘. Oddly, however, it has yet to mention some of the most notable aspects of its relationship with the… Continue reading
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The truth about dead bats and wind farms
Are wind turbines really good for the environment? The economics, as we know, is often deeply dubious. But in this week’s Spectator, Oxford biological lecturer Clive Hambler reveals another drawback: the… Continue reading
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Will 2013 bring an end to unpaid internships?
It’s a bit early for predictions for 2013. But my feeling is that it could be the year of the unpaid intern, or rather, the year of the paid intern… Continue reading
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Steerpike at Labour: No such thing as a free glass of wine
David Miliband blasted New Statesman columnist Mehdi Hasan’s updated Ed Miliband biography yesterday afternoon: ‘Judging by extracts about me in the Mail on Sunday, updates to Ed’s biography should be… Continue reading
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Lib Dem conference: Tim Farron discovers his coalicious side
Distinctive not destructive — that’s Tim Farron’s view on how the Liberal Democrats can redefine themselves within government. Speaking to the New Statesman after his muted conference speech today, the… Continue reading
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Does the New Statesman need more cartoons? Yes!
The current issue of the New Statesman leads off with a characteristically elegant and thorough feature by its deputy editor, Helen Lewis, on the fate of the political cartoon. In… Continue reading
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The other Miliband under attack
By now, we’re all used to waking up to newspaper columns describing Ed Miliband’s flaws and proclaiming him unfit to lead the Labour party. But today, it’s David Miliband who’s… Continue reading
17 CommentsLabour wants to be the party of law and order
Andy Coulson was right to worry about the coalition’s law and order policies: Labour is trying to outflank the government from the right. Sadiq Khan and Yvette Cooper have cut… Continue reading
17 CommentsEd’s opportunity
Ed Miliband is the man to rip up the rulebook. He uses the phrase half a dozen times in an interview with the New Statesman. Ever since the phone hacking… Continue reading
11 CommentsThe Real New Statesman
I am the last person to speak ill of the New Statesman. But even during those golden years when I worked at the magazine, I have to admit we struggled… Continue reading
4 CommentsGeoffrey Robinson in The Times
I was delighted to see Geoffrey Robinson’s letter in The Times today where he clarifies that my departure from the New Statesman had nothing to do with my sometimes critical… Continue reading
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