How Keir Starmer used Shakespearean actress to help him get over 'stage fright' as she admits Labour leader would 'shut down' when out of his comfort zone
The premier first called in communications coach Leonie Mellinger in 2017 as he set his sights on becoming Labour's next ...
Independent.ie11d
10 memorable TV politicians: If only our leaders were more (or less) like the ones in our favourite shows
All politicians, even the ones whose goals are honourable, have flaws and unpleasant character traits of greater or lesser consequence.
New Statesman17d
Why the Brexit debate will never die
Her party reset speech lacked policy and a sense of direction. By Rachel Cunliffe The Conservative Party is under new leadership. That was the key takeaway from Kemi Badenoch’s speech today, her first ...
New Statesman17d
The Times They Have a-Changed
The team also discuss the resignation of Tulip Siddiq, and whether Labour have a two-tier approach to discipline. Subscribers to the New Statesman can listen ad-free in our app. Download it on iOS or ...
The New York Times18d
New Glenn’s journey to space.
At 2:03 a.m. Eastern time, seven powerful engines ignited at the base of a 320-foot-tall rocket named New Glenn. The flames illuminated night into day at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.
New Statesman18d
The brutal world of the Brothers Grimm
The Ocean at the End of the Lane won Book of the Year in the 2013 British National Book Awards. In 2015, Gaiman guest-edited an issue of the New Statesman magazine. He championed the rights of ...
New Statesman18d
Will Europe abandon Ukraine?
Israel and Hamas have agreed a ceasefire. But can a new Palestinian society be built from the ruins of war? By Rajan Menon Israel and Hamas have reached agreement on a ceasefire with Qatar and Egypt ...
New Statesman18d
Reform leads in an opinion poll. How seriously should we take it?
The Chancellor is caught between the neo-Croslandites and the neo-Blairites. By George Eaton It’s been a better week for Rachel Reeves. On Tuesday, the Chancellor comfortably dismissed the shadow ...
Austin American-Statesman18d
Rep. Dustin Burrows is the new Texas House speaker. Here is how each representative voted.
On the first day of the 89th Legislature, a coalition of Republican and Democratic legislators elected GOP state Rep. Dustin Burrows as speaker of the Texas House, capping off an extraordinarily ...
Austin American-Statesman18d
Who is Dustin Burrows? 5 things to know about Texas' new Speaker of House from Lubbock
Lubbock Republican state Rep. Dustin Burrows clinched the Texas House speakership Tuesday in the culmination of an unusually long and unusually public mudfight for the role. As expected, Burrows ...
Idaho Statesman18d
Albertsons lays off corporate employees across the company. Here’s what we know
Albertsons is laying off corporate and division support employees around the country, a spokesperson for the company told the Idaho Statesman on Wednesday. Store employees are not impacted by the ...
New Statesman19d
The Ideological Contradictions Of Trump 2
The team also cast their predictions for the year ahead in UK politics. Subscribers to the New Statesman can listen ad-free in our app. Download it on iOS or Android. Not a regular podcast listener?