The cover of Russell Brand’s How to Become a Christian in 7 Days features a swarm of flies, corralled into the shape of the ...

The party’s low-key strategy is to be everyone’s second choice By Rachel Cunliffe The Labour Party has run Haringey council in north London for more than half a century. While geographically it’s ...

America has learned to normalise mental disorder ...

Our actions must now be faster, deeper and more wide-ranging if we are to protect our security. We have not a moment to waste ...

Kemi Badenoch used all six of her questions to hammer Starmer on the Labour peer’s criticisms about defence spending By Megan Kenyon After a turbulent Easter recess – with escalating tensions in the ...

Merlin Strategy’s exclusive polling reveals a growing gender divide among under-30s By Scarlett Maguire The prevailing narrative is that young men, under the influence of the manosphere and enchanted ...

Overweight, overpriced and overheated – it was a 12-ton metaphor By Jonn Elledge A headline from the Standard to make patriotic cockney hearts sing: “Boris buses axed from routes across London as ...

The vice president is no longer the favourite to replace Donald Trump By Freddie Hayward Donald Trump likes to dangle his courtiers in front of audiences to gauge their popularity, like a butcher ...

Why does Keir Starmer even want to be Prime Minister? He clearly has no animating mission, no zeal for addressing the nation and no interest in politics or policy By Jonn Elledge There are many things ...

All 12 members of the party’s interim Scottish executive have resigned By Megan Kenyon The Scottish branch of Your Party is dead, for now. On 13 April, all 12 members of Your Party’s interim Scottish ...

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Emily Lawford is the online editor at the New Statesman. She is an identical twin and is half American, which means she has four passports. Amu Gib speaks about refusing food for 49 days in prison – ...