An open letter to the government from leading authors, artists and public figures By New Statesman Sally Rooney is a writer, ...

Could the Conservatives overtake Farage’s party? By Ben Walker This has been a bad month for Reform. The “Burnham bounce” has placed Labour firmly in the lead – although the most popular party in the ...

The Sally Rooney affair shows how laws meant to target terrorism now suppress the freedom to dissent By Tanjil Rashid If you ever sought out the novels of Sally Rooney in bookshops – when that was ...

The Green Party leader’s boast of replacing Labour has become a cautionary tale By Megan Kenyon On a drizzly morning last September, Zack Polanski delivered his first speech as leader of the Green ...

Despite the fanfare about Burnham saving jury trials, the core of Starmer and Lammy’s proposals remain By Rachel Cunliffe Over the summer I spent a day at Highbury Magistrates’ Court, a looming ...

Will Dunn is business editor of the New Statesman. He writes on a range of topics including inflation, housing, the Bank of England, the world of work and the cost of living crisis. Andy Burnham and ...

The Prime Minister’s course correction finally frees his MPs to address the disasters of Brexit By Ethan Croft Andy Burnham and his chief of staff James Purnell share rare history at Westminster. Both ...

Britain’s young women are sad, alienated and increasingly left-wing By Scarlett Maguire Over the past decade we have had countless opinion pieces, documentaries and dramas about dangerously ...

The internet has provided sanctuary for fervent followers of infamous serial killers. By Thomas Hobbs When you think of online fandoms you tend to picture Taylor Swift’s Swifties or Lady Gaga’s ...

The Greater Manchester mayor set out his case for “business friendly socialism” By Ethan Croft Andy Burnham has repeated his claim that Britain is too “in hock to the bond markets” and set out his ...

Outsourced workers on publicly owned TransPennine Express will stage a walk out By Megan Kenyon Outsourced workers on publicly owned TransPennine Express are to strike during the Labour Party ...