The New Statesman Podcast

Andy Burnham and Steve Rotheram's "rallying cry for a more equal Britain"

At the beginning of February Anoosh Chakelian, Britain editor at the New Statesman, travelled to...

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Is Starmer showing his "true colours"?

It's listener question time! Neil from Cambridge asks: "Rishi Sunak and other Conservatives...

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Spring Statement: let's talk about growth!

Yesterday, Jeremy Hunt delivered the spring statement, the last before the next general election...

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Leaseholds are a big feudal con

Over 5 million people in the UK live in a leasehold; a property ownership agreement which...

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George Galloway's back, back again

After a dramatic and chaotic campaigning period for the Rochdale by-election, the controversial...

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Tory islamophobia: “Reform UK is driving them demented” – with Andrew Marr

From Lee Anderson’s rant against Sadiq Khan on GB News, to Liz Truss’s appearance with Steve...

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Where do we get the money to fix the world's biggest problems? | Sponsored

The world is currently facing multiple crises, from geopolitical conflicts to pandemics and...

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Chumocracy is tearing Britain apart

From opaque contract awards, to cosy relationships between politicians and business elites, the...

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Have the Tories given up on the culture wars?

"I've heard speculation that the Tories' election strategy is not really about "culture war and...

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Out of Order! Chaos in parliament over ceasefire vote

Almost five months on from the beginning of the conflict, Labour appears to have shifted its...

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How to tackle the UK's plastic pollution problem | Sponsored by Coca-Cola

The UK is one of the biggest plastic polluters in the world. According to Greenpeace we produce...

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Birmingham, Nottingham, Slough: why do local councils keep collapsing?

More councils have gone bust in 2023 than in the 30 years before 2018, with eight effectively...

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Swing Time: Wellingborough and Kingswood turn red

The results of yesterday’s by-elections are in, Kingswood and Wellingborough - both previously...

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Labour’s Rochdale unravelling, with Andrew Marr

This week Labour has suspended not one, but two parliamentary candidates for reported comments...

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Fake romance: the detective catching "catfish" fraudsters

How did one detective take on an international network of romance fraudsters?  This episode...

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Your polling questions answered, with Ben Walker

Our polling expert answers listener questions. Many of you have written in with questions for...

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Liz Truss is back – and this time she’s “popular”

Will Liz Truss’s “PopCon” undermine Rishi Sunak? On Tuesday Tory right-wingers gathered in...

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Left Behind: the failed revolutions of the 2010s

The 2010s were a decade that many hoped would usher in a new era of leftist revolutions. Yet, as...

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Vape ban, smoking ban: Rishi Sunak's "nanny state"

This week's disposable vape ban follows a generational ban on smoking and an XL Bully ban. Is...

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How would a Labour government handle Northern Ireland?

As the UK government and the DUP appear likely to break their Brexit impasse with a new deal, a...

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