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Things can't only get better
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (7+ words) In British politics, hope is a mistake...
Alarm clock Britain: a tale of two deprivations
1+ hour, 46+ min ago (622+ words) Different kinds of deprivation fuel Reform and the Greens The truth is that this rhetoric bumps up against the reality that Reform is actually disproportionately popular among jobless men. Reform also outperforms in places with high levels of unemployment, according…...
We are living through a golden age of reading
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (899+ words) New Statesman Last week I discovered The Quayside Bookshop in Teignmouth, Devon. In its storybook premises, which mix second-hand and fashionable new books, it's almost impossible not to buy something. Just before I left its cosy confines, I peered at…...
The new mysticism: inside Britain's psycic boom
1+ day, 20+ hour ago (151+ words) Britain's clairvoyant industry is booming. I wanted to see what they knew about me...
Immigration is down, so why does no one care?
1+ day, 19+ hour ago (611+ words) New Statesman How much did immigration to the UK rise in the first full year of the Starmer government? Not to get all Buzz Feed circa 2010, but the answer might surprise you. It's actually a trick question: according to the…...
International Booker winner Yang Shuang-zi: "Taiwan lost confidence in its culture"
1+ day, 20+ hour ago (572+ words) The author of Taiwan Travelogue and her translator Lin King speak on making art about a country under threat I sat down with Yang Shuang-zi and Lin King this week to discuss their win and what it means for understanding…...
Art against the machine
1+ day, 20+ hour ago (151+ words) This AI short-story scandal is the beginning of a new era for literature By Nabeel S. Qureshi The story, "The Serpent in the Grove, was published on Granta's website as a regional winner of the Commonwealth Short Story Prize; it beat…...
Exclusive: Homelessness minister's council failing to provide safe sleep advice to homeless families
2+ day, 6+ hour ago (378+ words) Over half the cabinet represent constituencies where councils do not provide safe sleep advice Homeless families in the Wirral, which includes homelessness minister Alison Mc Govern's constituency, are not being provided with "safe sleep" advice and only provide cots "on…...
Should the Green Party stand in Makerfield?
2+ day, 15+ hour ago (1114+ words) Less than 24 hours after he was announced as the Green Party's candidate in the upcoming Makerfield by-election, Chris Kennedy dropped out. The party's original explanation for Kennedy's withdrawal wa Less than 24 hours after he was announced as the Green Party's…...
Andy Burnham's manifesto for change
2+ day, 11+ hour ago (370+ words) Could a more effective PM convince the public Labour is worth electing again? "A vote for me in this by-election campaign is a vote to change Labour," Andy Burnham told a car park full of supporters this morning as he…...