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Andy Westwood @andywestwood.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

I agree with @tommctague.bsky.social - party conferences should return to places like Scarborough and Blackpool. It would do the places (and the various attendees) some good. magazine.newstatesman.com/2026/09/23/i...

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Is this the same Andy Burnham I met in 2010?

Even then, he understood the power of local politics and place

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Tom Clark @tom-clark.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Gotta hand it to @tommctague.bsky.social for this doubly timely cover

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Anoosh Chakelian @anooshc.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

Latest @newstatesman1913.bsky.social pod! @tommctague.bsky.social and I chat about the Home Office, asylum accommodation, and how the state has outsourced our most toxic political issues to private firms:

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The private companies running Britain | The Politics Show

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James Heale @jaheale.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

As Keir Starmer now prepares to say that “incremental change won’t cut it”, a reminder of what he said to @tommctague.bsky.social last summer:

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Anoosh Chakelian @anooshc.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

New! @newstatesman1913.bsky.social pod - @tommctague.bsky.social and I talk over the Mandelson vetting scandal and what it reveals about the PM's leadership:

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Keir Starmer is all alone | Politics from the New Statesman

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Anoosh Chakelian @anooshc.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

Latest @newstatesman1913.bsky.social Pod episode with @tommctague.bsky.social and @pronouncedalva.bsky.social - on the attack in Golders Green, antisemitism among candidates ahead of the local elex, and why Keir Starmer will cling on and fight after the results:

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Attacks on Jews are an indictment of Keir Starmer's Britain | Politics from the New Statesman

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Tom McTague @tommctague.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

This week’s cover of the New Statesman. Out now.

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Tom McTague @tommctague.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

Quick, run! The paperback edition of my book — Between the Waves: The Hidden History of a Very British Revolution — is available to pre-order for 25% off at Waterstones, now! The offer runs until midnight on Friday so BUY NOW! Enter “FEB26” Link here www.waterstones.com/book/between...

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Between the Waves by Tom McTague | Waterstones

Buy Between the Waves by Tom McTague from Waterstones today! Click and Collect from your local Waterstones or get FREE UK delivery on orders over £25.

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Jim Pickard @pickardje.bsky.social · 07/02/2026

of all the interviews I’ve done this week, this podcast with @tommctague.bsky.social was probably the most reflective m.youtube.com/watch?v=NiCH...

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What did Starmer already know about Mandelson and Epstein? | UK Politics | The New Statesman

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Tom McTague @tommctague.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

Fantastic new issue of the New Statesman out now! Great, penetrating essay on Britain’s way forward by Paul Ovenden. EXC interview with the Spanish PM Pedro Sanchez setting out an alternative socialist future. And Ailbhe Rea on the fallout from Starmer’s Burnham battle.

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Ailbhe Rea @pronouncedalva.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

I'm thrilled to announce I'm returning to the New Statesman as Political Editor in November. 🥳 An honour to step into @andrewmarr.bsky.social's legendary shoes as he becomes editor-at-large. Can't wait to get started with @tommctague.bsky.social and the whole team!

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AladdinNoons @aladdinnoons.bsky.social · 06/09/2025

I’m only 2 chapters in but no hesitation in saying this is a must read for anyone invested one way or the other with UKs tortured relationship with Europe since the end of WWII and its ongoing cherry picking. Terrifically detailed stuff @nialloconghaile.bsky.social @markpurch.bsky.social

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George Morley @georgeisediting.bsky.social · 04/09/2025

Huge congrats to @tommctague.bsky.social whose brilliant #BetweentheWaves was launched last night, is published today & longlisted for the Baillie Gifford Prize. *proudretirededitorface*

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Maria Garbutt-Lucero @mariagluc.bsky.social · 04/09/2025

Happy publication day @tommctague.bsky.social! With a raft of rave reviews, BETWEEN THE WAVES has just been Baillie Gifford Prize-longlisted: ‘Even the most passionate Remainer — or Leaver — should enjoy it enormously... lucid, thoughtful & richly provocative’ Dominic Sandbrook, Sunday Times

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Tom McTague @tommctague.bsky.social · 03/09/2025

Tanjil’s essay is now live. If you’re worried about the direction our politics now seems to be headed, please read and share this piece: newstatesman.com/politics/uk-po…

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Tom McTague @tommctague.bsky.social · 03/09/2025

I’m v proud to have published this beautiful, but mournful essay by the inestimable Tanjil Rashid. The age of migration is coming to an end. The age of deportation is upon us — threatening the essence of what it means to be British. You won’t read anything better this week👇

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Tom McTague @tommctague.bsky.social · 31/08/2025

“Lucid, thoughtful & richly provocative… [McTague] tells his story with such dry and fair-minded intelligence that even the most passionate Remainer or Leaver should enjoy it enormously.” Delighted with @dcsandbrook’s review of my book, Between the Waves www.thetimes.com/article/fa75...

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Dominic Sandbrook: Remainers and Leavers will enjoy this Brexit history

In his richly provocative account, Between the Waves, Tom McTague shows that Britain’s relationship with Europe has been a ‘long, inglorious fudge’

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Tom McTague @tommctague.bsky.social · 30/08/2025

Exciting times for me as my book arrives! ‘Profound and intellectually scintillating’ —Anthony Seldon ‘A tour de force’ —Matthew d’Ancona ‘Political history at its finest’ —Peter Foster ‘Will stand for many years as the authoritative political history’ —David Kynaston

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Roland Smith @rolandmcs.bsky.social · 27/08/2025

I'm now looking forward to @tommctague.bsky.social's book on the history of euroscepticism in Britain.... www.economist.com/britain/2025...

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The polycrisis theory of Brexit

An unfashionable view of why the divorce happened

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Chris Giles @chrisgiles.ft.com · 02/07/2025

UK government needs to get a grip of the public finances. It's all looking a bit Truss-like (magnitudes smaller, but these are UK-specific moves)

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Tom McTague @tommctague.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

Read our cover story today, from the great @willdunn.bsky.social. Reeves is painfully aware that reforming the tax system will require a major political battle. But she’s already being battered by endless squabbles as it is. This is the fight she needs to have. newstatesman.com/politics/econo…

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Tom McTague @tommctague.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

New Statesman cover this week. Online tomorrow. On newsstands Thursday.

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Tom McTague @tommctague.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

🚨 🚨 🚨 This week’s @NewStatesman online now! @AndrewMarr9 on a set of crises this government — and perhaps British social democracy itself — can no longer afford. The sirens are beginning to sound🚨 🚨 🚨

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Tom McTague @tommctague.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

www.newstatesman.com/politics/202... 💥 EXC: For my first edition of the New Statesman as editor, I went on the road with Keir Starmer, discovering a man far more emotional than I expected, struggling to articulate his deepest feelings — and those of the country he leads👇

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What Keir Starmer can’t say

The Prime Minister believes he will heal Britain – but can he find the words?

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Lady Jek @ladyjek.bsky.social · 18/03/2025

I know I'm repeating myself nearly every week, but can I just say once again that this show - These Times with @tommctague.bsky.social and Helen Thompson - has become completely necessary to understand and gain perspective on what is going on at the moment. podcasts.apple.com/za/podcast/t...

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These Times

Politics Podcast · 129 Episodes · Every two weeks

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Mick Fealty @mickfealty.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

Ever heard of the #MaraLagoAccord? When you stop hyperventilating, here’s a great conversation between Prof Helen Thompson and @TomMcTague.bsky.social… on Trump’s plan to bring trade and security into a single foreign policy space in order to restructure US debt. open.spotify.com/episode/3R14...

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Trump’s Economic Revolution

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Soumaya Keynes @soumayakeynes.ft.com · 08/03/2025

EU members are squabbling over whose defence industry should benefit from new funds on.ft.com/43xIlHl

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Soumaya Keynes @soumayakeynes.ft.com · 08/03/2025

Me: trade policy is nuanced and we shouldn’t rely on national stereotypes to predict wha- The French: BONJOUR

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bryn stole @brynstole.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

Strategic sovereignty for Europe (as France has long demanded, and Germany suddenly seems to want) makes plenty of sense ... until you ask the questions: Who's the sovereign? What is "Europe"? And what are their interests? Good piece from @tommctague.bsky.social: unherd.com/2025/02/are-...

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Are we all Gaullists now?

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Tom McTague @tommctague.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

🚨 Early Ep Release! "The German Election: Friedrich Merz, “Independence” from America, and the Rise of the Far Right" 🇩🇪 Helen Thompson and I discuss the implications of Germany's seismic election. Listen now! 🎧 pod.link/1685475850

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UnHerd political editor Tom McTague and Cambridge professor Helen Thompson team up to investigate the history of today’s politics — and what it means for our future. Each week they will explore the gr...

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Tom McTague @tommctague.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

In this week’s episode of These Times, Helen Thompson and I look at the history of American protectionism to try to understand Trump’s tariff war podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...

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Trump's Tariff War

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Tom McTague @tommctague.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

Thoroughly enjoyed this week’s episode looking at Trump shock now being felt by Europe👇 podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...

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Europe’s Trump Shock

Podcast Episode · These Times · 28/01/2025 · 1h 3m

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William Cullerne Bown @williamcb.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

Listening to the latest These Times podcast from @tommctague.bsky.social and Helen Thompson. It lets you see Trump’s approach to Europe as a continuation of longstanding US ambitions interrupted by the Cold War. Equally, Europe’s ambitions for itself were interrupted in the same way. 1/n

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Tom McTague @tommctague.bsky.social · 07/01/2025

Who is Elon Musk — and what does he want? Myself and Helen Thompson dig into the man shaping the future of humanity👇 podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...

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Who is Elon Musk?

Podcast Episode · These Times · 07/01/2025 · 1h 8m

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French Grid Bot @frenchgrid.bsky.social · 02/01/2025

🇫🇷 France: 37g CO2/kWh 🟢 ⚛️ 71% Nuclear 🌊 10% Hydro 💨 9% Wind 🇬🇧 Britain: 160g CO2/kWh 🟡 💨 36% Wind 🔥 26% Gas ⚛️ 16% Nuclear Data: Electricity Maps (11:00 UTC)

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Willy De Backer BE @art4theark.bsky.social · 31/12/2024

Geopolitical chaos of 2024 - good episode @tommctague.bsky.social & Helen Thompson but I am missing the role of the natural resources and energy dimension in their thorough analysis of the geopolitical year open.spotify.com/episode/4xnX...

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The Year of War, Donald Trumpand an Ascendant Turkey

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John Rentoul @rentouljohn.bsky.social · 07/12/2024

The car industry by @tommctague.bsky.social & Helen Thompson via @ianleslie.bsky.social www.ian-leslie.com/p/maybe-your...

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John Rentoul @rentouljohn.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

This is vg by @tommctague.bsky.social on Starmer’s prosaic ambitions unherd.com/2024/12/keir...

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James McRae @jockyblue82.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

This was written by @tommctague.bsky.social before Starmer delivered his "Plan for Change" speech this morning but captures precisely how I felt whilst watching it... unherd.com/2024/12/keir...

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Keir Starmer has no dream

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Matt Thompson @mattthompson.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

Blair as the key mediator between Starmer and Trump... via Musk of course

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Tom McTague @tommctague.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

Very good. This chap hitting levels I didn’t think possible. vm.tiktok.com/ZGdjcnuRh/

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TikTok - Make Your Day

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ido @ido.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

Important to note that new elections cannot be held until July. So even if the no-confidence vote passes and the government falls, the current parliament stays. Perma-crisis for another eight months, at least

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Peter Geoghegan @petergeoghegan.bsky.social · 29/11/2024

Exit poll drops in Ireland… and looks very very similar to last election

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