In defence of Lord Hermer
The Attorney General is a genuine insurgent inside this Labour government.
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Steve Richards
Steve Richards presents a twice-weekly podcast Rock N Roll Politics and is a former political editor of the New Statesman.
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The New Statesman political editors’ reunion: covering Westminster from Thatcher to Sunak
In a 110th anniversary podcast, nine current and former commentators reflect on their time at the NS
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The Gary Lineker affair has proved the corporation still takes its lead from the same papers that want to…
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Steve Richards’ Diary: Joining the veterans’ club, the lessons of the political past, and why “future leaders” fail
When I joined the New Statesman aged 34, I was called “youthful”. Now my tendency to reflect on the…
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From the NS archive: Gordon Brown interview
19 April 1999: The chancellor talks Scotland, Europe and purse strings.
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Steve Richards’ Diary: Back onstage, why Boris Johnson will be miserable, and fear at the BBC
During lockdown I realised the stage is my favourite outlet, and just how different the Prime Minister is from all his…
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Theresa May’s might have beens
Evaluating Theresa May’s premiership.
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Why Boris Johnson has learned the wrong lessons about leadership from his predecessors
No method, no guru, no teacher.
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From the 1997 election archive: Dial M for Mandelson
Harriet Harman, Margaret Beckett, Jack Straw ... where did their cabinet careers start out? This overview of Tony Blair's very first…
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