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The New Statesman’s A-Z of 2024 - New Statesman
4 days ago · A rundown of the year, from Charli XCX and Jeremy Clarkson to the incumbency curse and floods in Valencia. By New Statesman On 29 November, after more than four hours of debate, MPs voted to pass the assisted dying bill by 330 votes to 275. Brought by Kim Leadbeater, the MP for Batley and Spen, this ...
Predictions for 2025: Russia wins - New Statesman
6 days ago · The biggest shift that took place was without a doubt the US elections. Until this year, Congress agreed to fund Ukraine, but earlier this month the Republican speaker of the House of Representatives rejected a proposal by the Biden administration for an additional $24 billion in aid for Ukraine.
The year ahead: America could face a Liz Truss moment
4 days ago · The US may be the world’s largest economy, but the US government vastly outspends its income. It has not achieved a budget surplus for 23 years and it is currently running a deficit that is, at $1.83trn for the past year alone, bigger than the GDP of Australia.
The philosophical salvation of Kemi Badenoch - New Statesman
4 days ago · In John Ruskin’s working-class conservatism lies a path to revive the Tory Party. By Imogen Sinclair Since the demise of Boris Johnson’s premiership, the promise of working-class conservatism has been dormant. During the Conservative leadership campaign there was Robert Jenrick’s call to turn ...
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US election 2024 live blog - New Statesman
Nov 5, 2024 · Will Kamala Harris defy the odds and win the White House after a whirlwind 100-day campaign? Or will Donald Trump’s divisive strategy prove successful?
The dawn of the anti-woke era - New Statesman
Dec 4, 2024 · There’s none of that now. The mood in Washington’s progressive neighbourhoods is more one of muttered commiseration. (And they are all progressive neighbourhoods: in the capital city, Harris defeated Trump 93 per cent to 7 per cent.)
Donald Trump’s victory is a cataclysm - New Statesman
Nov 6, 2024 · There is no sugar-coating. This is a huge victory for the right which challenges British political security and prosperity. Suddenly, we seem a social-democratic outlier, surrounded by angrier, more confident and more pugnacious neighbours.
Jason Cowley to stand down as New Statesman editor-in-chief …
Nov 22, 2024 · New Statesman editor-in-chief Jason Cowley has announced his intention to step down at the end of the year. He will continue to write for the New Statesman as a columnist and essayist.. Cowley has been editor of the New Statesman since autumn 2008 and successfully led its transformation from a weekly political and cultural magazine to a multimedia brand.