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The smoking ban is a threat to democracy
57+ min ago (716+ words) New Statesman Two weeks ago, I mused in this column about when one truly becomes a grown-up. Thanks to new legislation, the answer regarding one traditional marker of adulthood will soon be "never. The age at which Brits can legally…...
Kemi Badenoch would raise taxes too
1+ hour, 44+ min ago (12+ words) The tax bombshell had already landed when the Tories were in power...
No one was a winner at the final PMQs before the May elections
3+ hour, 28+ min ago (62+ words) Kemi Badenoch's attacks felt laboured, while Keir Starmer's position still appears uncertain...
Morgan Mc Sweeney can't believe the Prince of Darkness betrayed him
11+ hour, 24+ min ago (1073+ words) New Statesman The members of the Nursery Oversight Committee are now clear that it would in retrospect have been possible to make a better decision than appointing the primordial titan, Kronos, to run the Baby Room. The previous manager, Susan,…...
Who will win the Welsh Senedd election?
2+ week, 2+ day ago (14+ words) The New Statesman's poll tracker and forecast model for the Senedd parliament elections...
Labour faces a local election wipeout in England
5+ hour, 44+ min ago (171+ words) The results of the May elections look set to be record-breaking Independents remain the great unknown. The forecast places them between 170 and 200 seats " a figure that may prove conservative. At council level, the projected shifts are no less dramatic. Analysis…...
Labour minister accuses Zack Polanski of "greenwashing"
11+ hour, 19+ min ago (214+ words) Katie White said the Green Party leader is a "very different proposition" to Caroline Lucas In response to White's comments, Rachel Millward, the deputy leader of the Green Party, said: "Labour is the party of green spin, certainly not the…...
The worst people in the world love King Charles
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (9+ words) Donald Trump trembles before the power of the Crown...
Seven things we learnt from Morgan Mc Sweeney's committee grilling
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (304+ words) The former no 10 chief of staff was keen to distance himself from Peter Mandelson...
Starmer relies on fed-up but not mutinous MPs
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (8+ words) Judgement day looks survivable for the Prime Minister...