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Are the Tories failing children?
What’s it like to be a child today? Anoosh Chakelian, Rachel Cunliffe and Zoë Grünewald discuss the New Statesman's recent interview with Rachel de S…
2 years, 10 months ago
The writer at the centre of the Diane Abbott row
Diane Abbott, the former shadow home secretary and ally of Jeremy Corbyn, has been suspended as a Labour MP after she claimed Jewish people cannot be…
2 years, 10 months ago
Is Rishi Sunak reviving the Tories? Live at the Cambridge Literary Festival
In a special episode of the New Statesman Podcast recorded live at the Cambridge Literary Festival, Anoosh Chakelian, Freddie Hayward and Ben Walker …
2 years, 10 months ago
From election fever in England to SNP turmoil in Scotland
The local elections in England are on 4 May, with more than 8,000 council seats across the country up for grabs. It is the first major electoral test…
2 years, 11 months ago
Can we restore faith in parliament? With Hannah White
With the public's view of government and parliament at new lows after the pandemic, what can be done to increase belief in politics? Dr Hannah White,…
2 years, 11 months ago
Joe Biden’s visit exposes the UK’s Brexit impasse
The US president, Joe Biden, arrived in Belfast on a week-long visit to the island of Ireland marking the 25th anniversary Good Friday Agreement. Nor…
2 years, 11 months ago
Spotlight: How Smart Meters can help with the energy crisis
The energy market is complicated. Consumers are understandably confused by the range of tariffs and suppliers – and even by where energy comes from. …
2 years, 11 months ago
The New Statesman political editors’ reunion: covering Westminster from Thatcher to Sunak
In this special podcast, nine political editors and writers come together to discuss working at the New Statesman, covering everything from the rise …
2 years, 11 months ago
Is the Good Friday Agreement under threat? With Jonathan Powell
It’s a quarter of a century since a peace deal introduced cross-community power-sharing to Northern Ireland. One of the architects of the deal was To…
2 years, 11 months ago
Dover delays, the Brexit taboo and Stevenage Woman
The Easter exodus from the UK has begun but holidaymakers hoping for a quick getaway were stranded by lengthy delays at the Port of Dover. Suella Bra…
2 years, 11 months ago