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The New Statesman @newstatesman1913.bsky.social · 3h
This Manchester City scandal is the biggest in British sporting history, and the club’s fanbase is in denial that they have ever done anything wrong:
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This Manchester City scandal is the biggest in British sporting history
And the club's fanbase is in denial that they have ever done anything wrong
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The New Statesman @newstatesman1913.bsky.social · 6h
This year’s six-person shortlist for the £10,000 award for fiction that “breaks the mould” is led by established writers from the speculative fiction genres
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The Goldsmiths Prize 2026 shortlist announced
This year’s six-person shortlist for the £10,000 award for fiction that “breaks the mould” is led by established writers from the speculative fiction genres.
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The New Statesman @newstatesman1913.bsky.social · 9h
We have entered a new era of state-backed shadow warfare. Katie Stallard: Britain in the crosshairs
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Britain in the crosshairs
We have entered a new era of state-backed shadow warfare
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The New Statesman @newstatesman1913.bsky.social · 11h
“Hope again” can be read as an imperative – quick, muster some more hope! – but it does also have the unfortunate ring of a party sighing to itself: “Hope, again?” @willdunn.bsky.social's sketch:
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In Liverpool, the Labour party hopes for hope
Why can't we just swerve between rage and indifference?
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The New Statesman @newstatesman1913.bsky.social · 11h
SUNSHINE AND RAIN: Can Labour weather the coming economic storm? Inside: Ethan Croft on Burnham's vision for Britain's future @willdunn.bsky.social: In Liverpool, the Labour Party hopes for hope @emilylawford.bsky.social meets Patricia Lockwood Cover art by André Carrilho
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The New Statesman @newstatesman1913.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The PM’s broad aim was to set the terms of political debate after two years in which Labour, it was felt by many in the party, was on the back foot, responding to political headwinds it had not shaped, fighting on hostile territory. In that he has probably succeeded.
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Andy Burnham's conference speech: A new Britain begins
The PM wants a decade in power
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The New Statesman @newstatesman1913.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Irony is about as much an aspect of Northern Ireland's politics as compromise
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The ghosts of Drumcree return
Irony is about as much an aspect of Northern Ireland's politics as compromise
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The New Statesman @newstatesman1913.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Nigel Farage? The Tories? It's anyone's guess
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Labour doesn’t know who its fighting anymore
Nigel Farage? The Tories? It's anyone's guess
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The New Statesman @newstatesman1913.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
The Chancellor made frequent references to his former boss, Gordon Brown, in his party conference speech
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John Healey renews old ties to New Labour
The Chancellor made frequent references to his former boss, Gordon Brown, in his party conference speech
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The New Statesman @newstatesman1913.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
The Prime Minister’s former rival is now a loyal point-man
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Wes Streeting’s Blue Labour turn
The Prime Minister’s former rival is now a loyal point-man
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The New Statesman @newstatesman1913.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
The general secretary of Unite the union has called on Burnham to un-freeze income tax thresholds at the upcoming budget
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Sharon Graham: Burnham must reduce tax burden on working class
The general secretary of Unite the union has called on Burnham to un-freeze income tax thresholds at the upcoming budget
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The New Statesman @newstatesman1913.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
In Swansong, he claims to speak on Diana's behalf, but only reveals how little he understood her
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What was Charles Spencer thinking?
In Swansong, he claims to speak on Diana's behalf, but only reveals how little he understood her
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The New Statesman @newstatesman1913.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
From Tony Blair to today's members, the Labour world wants Burnham to shift towards Europe Ethan Croft: Burnham faces party pressure on Europe
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Burnham faces party pressure on Europe
From Tony Blair to today's members, the Labour world wants Burnham to shift towards Europe
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The New Statesman @newstatesman1913.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
The son of the imprisoned media tycoon Jimmy Lai is on a mission to free his father
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Sebastien Lai: We can’t let my father die in prison
The son of the imprisoned media tycoon Jimmy Lai is on a mission to free his father
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The New Statesman @newstatesman1913.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
LABOUR CONFERENCE: Watch @darrenpjones.bsky.social in conversation with @pronouncedalva.bsky.social tomorrow at the Pilotage Building.
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The New Statesman @newstatesman1913.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
English football used to be plagued by riots, violence and deaths. Why are we nostalgic for it?
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The last football hooligans
English football used to be plagued by riots, violence and deaths. Why are we nostalgic for it?
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The New Statesman @newstatesman1913.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
The fight to be the party of the right is on
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Is the Conservative Party back?
The fight to be the party of the right is on
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The New Statesman @newstatesman1913.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
The US president staged an elaborate welcome for his Chinese counterpart
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Trump and Xi embrace panda diplomacy in Washington
The US president staged an elaborate welcome for his Chinese counterpart
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The New Statesman @newstatesman1913.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
The Reindustrialisation Research Group has urged the PM to include a commitment to the policy in his conference speech
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Labour MPs pressure Burnham over reindustrialisation
The group has urged the PM to include a commitment to the policy in his conference speech
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The New Statesman @newstatesman1913.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
This study of the sex lives of women in antiquity offers dildos and kink but nothing in the way of intellectual titillation, writes @finnmcredmond.bsky.social
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Don't be a modern prude at the ancient orgy
This study of the sex lives of women in antiquity offers dildos and kink but nothing in the way of intellectual titillation
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The New Statesman @newstatesman1913.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
The new Sense and Sensibility lacks the subtlety of the novel – and of previous adaptations, writes David Sexton
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Jane Austen, by Gen Z
The new Sense and Sensibility lacks the subtlety of the novel – and of previous adaptations
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The New Statesman @newstatesman1913.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Politics demands our chancellors take the blame for things they cannot control, writes @willdunn.bsky.social
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Everyone is blaming John Healey for the stink in the room
Politics demands our chancellors take the blame for things they cannot control
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The New Statesman @newstatesman1913.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
To undo Thatcher’s legacy, Burnham must reckon with our country’s social conservatism, writes David Kynaston
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Britain was never a sentimental nation
To undo Thatcher’s legacy, Burnham must reckon with our country’s social conservatism
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The New Statesman @newstatesman1913.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
The former cabinet minister on the dirty deals behind the No 10 takeover, and what Labour should do next
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Darren Jones: “I was asked whether I would call for Keir Starmer to resign”
The former cabinet minister on the dirty deals behind the No 10 takeover, and what Labour should do next
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The New Statesman @newstatesman1913.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
The far-right agitator slashed a dinghy with a lifeboat crewmember still onboard
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Danny Tommo’s battle for the Channel
The far-right agitator slashed a dinghy with a lifeboat crewmember still onboard
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The New Statesman @newstatesman1913.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Outsourced workers on publicly owned TransPennine Express will stage a walk out
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Rail workers to strike during Labour conference
Outsourced workers on publicly owned TransPennine Express will stage a walk out
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The New Statesman @newstatesman1913.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Charles Spencer is part of the revolution. His allegations about the King and Princess Diana remind us that the Royal Family is just another family:
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Charles Spencer is part of the revolution against the royals
His allegations about the King and Princess Diana remind us that the Royal Family is just another family
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The New Statesman @newstatesman1913.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Ed Davey has a superpower – immunity from embarrassment
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Ed Davey has a superpower – immunity from embarrassment
At the Lib Dem conference, its leader pours syrup on a discontented party
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The New Statesman @newstatesman1913.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
A SENSE OF POWER by Tom McTague The Prime Minister on life, fate and his plan to make Britain believe again Read the cover story: www.newstatesman.com/cover-...
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The New Statesman @newstatesman1913.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Revealed: The six authors competing for the top prize in English-language literature
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The Booker Prize 2026 shortlist
Six authors compete for the top prize in English-language literature
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The New Statesman @newstatesman1913.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Exclusive new research reveals we value robust debate – we just can't do it
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Britain is afraid of disagreement
Exclusive new research reveals we value robust debate – we just can't do it
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The New Statesman @newstatesman1913.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Lessons have been learned from Keir Starmer's rocky relationship with the US President
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Can Andy Burnham charm Donald Trump?
Lessons have been learned from Keir Starmer's rocky relationship with the US President
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The New Statesman @newstatesman1913.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Tourist taxes and charging for museums would make us all poorer
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What we lose when everything has a price
Tourist taxes and charging for museums would make us all poorer
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The New Statesman @newstatesman1913.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Tourist taxes and charging for museums would make us all poorer
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What we lose when everything has a price
Tourist taxes and charging for museums would make us all poorer
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The New Statesman @newstatesman1913.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
The Tory leader's claims about a fleeing billionaire don't stand up to the most basic scrutiny
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Kemi Badenoch’s billionaire baloney
The Tory leader's claims about a fleeing billionaire don't stand up to the most basic scrutiny
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The New Statesman @newstatesman1913.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Labour’s Holborn and St Pancras candidate on the race to replace Keir Starmer
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Sagal Abdi-Wali: I won’t be just another backbencher
Labour's Holborn and St Pancras candidate on the race to replace Keir Starmer
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The New Statesman @newstatesman1913.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Could the leader of the Workers Party kill Zack Polanski's by-election chances?
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George Galloway’s gift for Labour
Could the leader of the Workers Party kill Zack Polanski's by-election chances?
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The New Statesman @newstatesman1913.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Lance Hammer's film doesn't attempt to be heartwarming
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Queen at Sea: a brutal masterpiece about the end of life
Lance Hammer's film doesn't attempt to be heartwarming
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The New Statesman @newstatesman1913.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
A bitter minority of fun haters are ruining our society Drinking in Soho is a fundamental freedom! @RMCunliffe.bsky.social writes:
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Drinking in Soho is a fundamental freedom
A bitter minority of fun haters are ruining our society
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The New Statesman @newstatesman1913.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Tessa Hadley: Anita Brookner's view from the outside
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Anita Brookner's view from the outside
The writer conjured characters who, like her, never quite fit in
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The New Statesman @newstatesman1913.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
If you have not heard of him, ask the first 23-year-old boy you can find, and then prepare to hear him splutter, fawn, idolise, venerate. Finn McRedmond: Fin vs history vs sincerity
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Fin vs history vs sincerity
Podcasting's favourite intellectual jester isn't sure if he's joking or not
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The New Statesman @newstatesman1913.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
The battle for abortion in Britain isn't over, writes Maya Sall:
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The battle for abortion in Britain isn't over
Money is flowing towards the pro-life movement, which spies a political opportunity in the new populist right
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The New Statesman @newstatesman1913.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Thirty years on, I’m still trying to understand what made them matter so much
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Oasis gave us permission to let go
The band's greatness can never be overstated
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The New Statesman @newstatesman1913.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
The party will vote on dropping the use of interest rates to control inflation
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Exclusive: Greens’ radical plan for the economy revealed
The party will vote on dropping the use of interest rates to control inflation
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The New Statesman @newstatesman1913.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
The question one should always ask when a beloved film is reimagined as a musical is: why?
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The Thelma and Louise musical has nothing on the film
The question one should always ask when a beloved film is reimagined as a musical is: why?
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The New Statesman @newstatesman1913.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Can the "Burnham bounce" beat Zack Polanski?
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Holborn & St Pancras is the battleground of the British left
Can the "Burnham bounce" beat Zack Polanski?
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The New Statesman @newstatesman1913.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Diane Abbott: Britain needed Bonnie Greer
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Britain needed Bonnie Greer
My friend, the playwright, has died age 77
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The New Statesman @newstatesman1913.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Inspired by the classics, a mother and daughter set out to find where they belong
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Valeria Luiselli’s Sicilian odyssey
Inspired by the classics, a mother and daughter set out to find where they belong
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The New Statesman @newstatesman1913.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Two signs mark the entrance to Piddington, east Oxfordshire. “I AM SPARTACUS. YOU ARE SPARTACUS. WE ARE SPARTACUS,” reads one in blue and yellow letters. The other leans on a fence, bearing the words: “The Village That Roars.” @emilylawford.bsky.social: Piddington's Treason
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Piddington's treason
Meet the Oxfordshire villagers rebelling against Britain's asylum policy
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The New Statesman @newstatesman1913.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
The Politics Column: Why Andy Burnham has been avoiding talking about political donations Ailbhe Rea: Labour party funding could be at risk from any cap
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Why Andy Burnham has been avoiding talking about political donations
Labour party funding could be at risk from any cap
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