Who really benefits from the former PM’s tech evangelism?

James Meadway is an economist. He hosts the weekly economics podcast, Macrodose. We have become a precariat nation From Jeremy Corbyn to the Gaza independents, a new force is stirring in politics. The ...

Forty-one days later, the mullahs are still in control, Iran is charging a toll for ships to pass through the Strait, and ...

The insurgent party has provoked another argument in Labour about who its core voters are By Ethan Croft Labour remains at odds over the Green challenge as the clock ticks down to election day on 7 ...

At least Nixon could sober up. Trump is a lunatic every hour he is awake At least we don’t have a borderline sociopath in charge Also this week: late nights with ER, and longing for the moral optimism ...

One hour before his deadline expired, Trump announced a two-week ceasefire with Iran, as both sides attempted to claim victory By Katie Stallard As the final hours ticked down to Donald Trump’s ...

A world news podcast from the New Statesman, discussing the latest in global news and current affairs. Listen and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or your favourite podcast player. The American ...

François Ozon subtly updates The Stranger and its author’s attitudes to French colonialism By David Sexton Albert Camus’s 1942 debut novel, L’Étranger, remains one of the three most widely read ...

Can the Lib Dems fight off a Green challenge? Both parties would like to be seen as the progressive alternative to Labour By Ethan Croft In Westminster it is eerily quiet as the parties scatter to the ...

Restore Britain says its local elections campaign is “history in the making” By Ethan Croft How seriously should Reform and the Tories take the new “third force” on the British right? Those who avoid ...

How some of the world’s richest people ditch their responsibilities to their employees By Will Dunn Among the assets of the 39-year-old billionaire William Bruce Harrison are a former racecourse, an ...

Has Keir Starmer found his vision? The Iran crisis is a chance for the government to define its mission By Ailbhe Rea Keir Starmer delivered one of his updates on the Iran war this morning, in another ...