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The gutting of the two party system
The UK is gearing up for local and devolved elections on Thursday.
As Keir Starmer looks increasingly isolated as Prime Minister, much is being mad…
1 month ago
Mary Beard on the weaponisation of classics
Rather than a relic of the past, Mary Beard sees the classical world as a powerful tool for understanding the present.
It's an idea she has explored …
1 month ago
Zack Polanski: Corbyn's true heir?
Crowds of young people chant his name but the Green leader is "nervous", says Ailbhe Rea.
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A year ago, Zack Polanksi was relatively unknown. Now, h…
1 month ago
Charles, royal court jester | Will and Anoosh's weekly round up
Parliament boozers, Morgan McSweeney vs Emily Thornberry, and King Charles' stand-up routine.
Will and Anoosh discuss another big week.
1 month ago
James Baldwin would be a leading progressive voice today
For decades, James Baldwin has stood as one of the most piercing moral voices of the 20th century, But Baldwin himself has remained, in his own words…
1 month ago
Attacks on Jews are an indictment of Keir Starmer's Britain
"It makes me furious," says New Statesman editor Tom McTague.
An attack in Golders Green, London, yet again exposes the rise of antisemitism in Brita…
1 month, 1 week ago
Ben Lerner on the breakdown of American speech
In 2011, Ben Lerner stormed onto the scene with his debut novel, Leaving the Atocha Station, a winning blend of low comedy and high art. He has since…
1 month, 1 week ago
Political F-bombs and Jacob Rees-Mogg "unbuttoned"
The inevitability of the Peter Mandelson scandal, Jacob Rees-Mogg's live show, and the rising cost of condoms…
Will Dunn and Anoosh Chakelian round u…
1 month, 1 week ago
Mark Gatiss: fascism is not inevitable
The Resistible rise of Arturo Ui, Bertolt Brecht's darkly comic allegory of authoritarianism is a play that straddles past and present. Written in 19…
1 month, 1 week ago
Keir Starmer is all alone
The Mandelson affair has become less about Peter Mandelson's alleged wrongdoing, and all about Keir Starmer's ability to run the country.
This week O…
1 month, 2 weeks ago