Why we need an Office for Spending Evaluation
Governments too rarely spend for the long term – a new institution could help change that.
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Rishi Sunak was meant to heal Tory divisions – but they’re only getting worse
A nurses strike only adds to the Prime Minister’s woes ahead of his spending cuts announcement next week.
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We shouldn’t demonise Winston Churchill – or deify him
The point of history is to see people and situations in the round rather than to succumb to satisfying myths.
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Letter of the week: What Britain has lost
Write to our contact form to have your thoughts voiced in the New Statesman magazine.
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PMQs: the Gavin Williamson scandal makes Rishi Sunak look weak
The Prime Minister’s lacklustre performance in the Common today will not quell disquiet on the Tory backbenches.
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Mirror of the nation
For 100 years, the BBC has informed and infuriated. Would Britain be Britain without it?
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Britain’s big squeeze
A new era of higher interest rates and lower wages threatens another lost decade for living standards.
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Under Rishi Sunak the Tories have a mountain to climb – but they have a plan
If the PM can stop his party from collapsing and reduce the cost of living, then perhaps the next election…
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