1+ day, 1+ hour ago  (7+ words) In British politics, hope is a mistake...

1+ hour, 41+ 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…...

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…...

1+ day, 20+ hour ago  (151+ words) Britain's clairvoyant industry is booming. I wanted to see what they knew about me...

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…...

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…...

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…...

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…...

2+ day, 14+ 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…...

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…...