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The biggest stories of 2025
As 2025 draws to a close Anoosh Chakelien joined by the New Statesman's associate political editor Rachel Cunliffe, and editor in chief Tom McTague t…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
Merry Quizmas!
How did Trump's tariffs affect the price of Labubus? Which bear was voiced by Volodymyr Zelensky? And what, crucially, did Katy Perry describe Califo…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
The greatest aviation disaster that didn't happen
Months before 9/11, a passenger seized control of a Boeing 747 and nearly crashed it into the Sahara.
Everyone survived - including a curious ensemble…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
Predictions for the year ahead
Is the New Statesman too soft on Wes Streeting? Are the Lib Dems an unserious party?
Plus our journalists make their predictions for what will happen …
3 months ago
Misogyny is a "national emergency"
After being pushed back not once, not twice, but three times, the government's long-awaited strategy to halve violence against women and girls has be…
3 months ago
Jimmy Lai’s Hong Kong show trial
Jimmy Lai, Hong Kong’s most famous media tycoon and a British citizen, could be sentenced to life in prison.
What does his case say about the politica…
3 months ago
Can Andy Burnham be the next Prime Minister?
Speculation surrounding a leadership challenge to Keir Starmer is rife.
Andy Burnham, Manchester Mayor, is in the mix as a challenger. But can he find…
3 months ago
Are Jews safe?
The "evil" mass shooting at Bondi Beach was the latest in a rising number of antisemitic attacks.
16 people died in the attack in Sydney, Australia. T…
3 months ago
Is Britain complicit in genocide?
Journalist Peter Oborne claims both Labour and Conservatives have fallen short on their response to Israel's war in Gaza.
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Peter Oborne is a journali…
3 months ago
You asked, we listened ... to Liz Truss' podcast
In this week’s episode of You Ask Us, one listener wonders, is the media infatuated with Zack Polanski?
And another challenges our journalists to list…
3 months, 1 week ago