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KEMI ISN'T WORKING by @Will___lloyd Inside the Conservative Party they know it will take more than a reshuffle to solve their problems. Kemi Badenoch struggles in her everyday job as Leader of the Opposition: avoiding the media, doomscrolling on her iPad and disappearing into…
Corbyn and Sultana declare war on Labour from the left. By @meganekenyon newstatesman.com/politics/2025/…
My column on Epstein, Murdoch and why a paedophilic conspiracy theory was what split Trump and his base.
Macron announces that France will recognise Palestinian statehood. Will the UK follow suit? newstatesman.com/politics/uk-po…
"So is this the beginning of the end for BrewDog? Have we reached peak Punk?" @jimmy__mcintosh: Brewdog Britain is dead newstatesman.com/culture/life/2…
Latest column for @NewStatesman - Keir Starmer Is Wary of Big Ideas. He’ll Lose The Next Election Without Them:
"I sense that Starmer believes any display of ideological verve is a route to electoral defeat." @steverichards14: Words fail Keir Starmer newstatesman.com/politics/2025/…
The Labour government must first assemble its ideas before it can enter the field of battle. @steverichards14: Words fail Keir Starmer newstatesman.com/politics/2025/…
A statement co-signed by Zarah Sultana and Jeremy Corbyn has confirmed the imminent arrival of a new left-wing party. But confusion over its name (which is still tbc, reigns). Even so, this is an extremely dangerous moment for Labour. My analysis for @NewStatesman
“This isn’t going away – it’s bigger than Iraq was and it will still be there at the next general election,” one senior Labour figure warns of Gaza. newstatesman.com/politics/uk-po…
“This isn’t going away – it’s bigger than Iraq was and it will still be there at the next general election,” one senior Labour figure recently told me. 📫 Today’s Morning Call, with @georgeeaton: Will the UK recognise Palestine? newstatesman.com/politics/uk-po…
Beware the girlosphere, by @elladorn_ newstatesman.com/culture/2025/0…
"Punk. Elvis Juice. Hazy Jane. Wingman. Malt Fiction. Crazy Monk." @jimmy__mcintosh: Brewdog Britain is dead newstatesman.com/culture/life/2…
This government is losing the battle of ideas. @steverichards14: Words fail Keir Starmer newstatesman.com/politics/2025/…
Ukraine turns on Volodymyr Zelensky: newstatesman.com/world/europe/u…
"I sense that Starmer believes any display of ideological verve is a route to electoral defeat." @steverichards14: Words fail Keir Starmer newstatesman.com/politics/2025/…
Drink up your Lost Lager – it’s last orders. @jimmy__mcintosh: Brewdog Britain is dead newstatesman.com/culture/life/2…
The paragraph break here is delicious: newstatesman.com/politics/uk-po…
This is VG. My conspiracy theory re. Kemi is that she was never intended to be PM, they brought her in purely as a one-woman Greek chorus to goad their more powerful opposition. If they actually had a chance in 2024 they'd have picked Jenrick
Read more about Kemi Badenoch’s struggles to turn around the Conservative Party in the @NewStatesman newstatesman.com/politics/uk-po…
A masterclass in political profile-writing, by my friend @Will___lloyd newstatesman.com/politics/uk-po…
Thank you @Anoosh_C for mentioning my first book, Tenants, in this brilliant article on the topic of the moment @NewStatesman newstatesman.com/politics/uk-po…