The unbearable fragility of Lebanon and Israel's ceasefire ...
2 days ago · The relief that swept over Lebanon after a 60-day ceasefire deal was agreed in late November was palpable. As the army’s peacekeeping troops drove through Beirut, making their way to Lebanon’s southern border with Israel, people lined the streets to cheer.
The privilege of journeying home - New Statesman
1 day ago · After all, travelling home for Christmas is, for many, an annual ritual – and as foolish as it may have been, it felt especially needed that year.
We must all be left conservatives now - New Statesman
4 days ago · Christopher Lasch, Steve Bannon and Donald Trump all understand the unique current of our historical moment. By Lee Siegel Nearly two-thirds of the way into Norman Mailer’s classic work, Armies of the Night – an autobiographical third-person account of the 1967 “March on the Pentagon ...
The Waspi women were lied to - New Statesman
5 days ago · Their campaign became the tool of cynical politicians. By Will Dunn The “Waspi women” – a group of campaigners who have since 2015 argued for compensation for money they lost as a result of changes to the state pension age – were defeated this week. On Tuesday (17 December) the Work and ...
Will Reform win in your local council? - New Statesman
6 days ago · Reform is taking people by surprise with their wins. Through my model we can see what these national numbers may mean locally. And the projection (while rough, and certainly not a guarantor of where opinion stands) has Reform on course to top the poll in more than 500 wards across England and Wales.
Forget Mandelson, Starmer holds the key to the special ...
4 days ago · Until Labour knows what it wants from the US, the diplomats don’t matter. By Luke McGee The appointment of Peter Mandelson – former cabinet minister under Tony Blair and Gordon Brown, and former EU trade commissioner – as ambassador to the US has divided opinion. Supporters commend him as an ...
The sick town of England - New Statesman
4 days ago · If Sam is right and the system is broken then perhaps it was made that way. In April 2017, when the Conservative government tried to save money by cutting benefits for people with a “limited capability for work” due to a temporary health condition, it inadvertently created an incentive to register as long-term sick instead.