The New Statesman Podcast

Rachel Reeves: 7 standing ovations but no big new policies

Darren Jones, Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury, joins the podcast to take us behind the...

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How Britain became a dangerous place to have a baby

What are the roots of today’s maternity crisis? Recent research by the Care Quality Commission...

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Labour takes Rutherglen: the end of SNP domination?

In what has been described by Keir Starmer as a 'seismic result', Labour has taken the Rutherglen...

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Is Suella Braverman the future of the Conservative Party?

Rishi Sunak wrapped up this year's Conservative Party conference with an hour long speech in...

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Spotlight: How thriving cities can unlock productivity, with PwC

Economic growth in the UK is stagnating. Can a radical reshaping of private and public sector...

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Soft-launching the end of HS2

We're bringing you this episode from Manchester where this year's Conservative Party conference...

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A year inside GB News: "what the hell have we done?"

For today’s Audio Long Read we’re bringing you one from our archives, which is suddenly extremely...

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You Ask Us: What was behind Suella Braverman's speech on immigration?

The Home Secretary made a speech this week in Washington to a right-wing US think tank called the...

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Who really controls Britain's right wing?

The Conservatives have been in power for more than 13 years under five different prime ministers....

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IQ fetishism, in Silicon Valley and beyond

Where does the concept of IQ fetishism originate? And why has it resurfaced in contemporary...

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The philosopher and the crypto king: Sam Bankman-Fried and the effective altruism delusion | Audio Long Read

At the time of writing, the crypto billionaire Sam Bankman-Fried is due to stand trial on 3...

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You Ask Us: How might a Labour government manage a Trump government?

With both the UK and US elections coming into view, the team consider what's happening with...

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Rishi Sunak and his environmental straw men

This Wednesday Rishi Sunak gave a speech rolling back on the government’s Net Zero pledges,...

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Trussonomics isn't dead

Liz Truss thought she had two years to save the economy, but her mini-budget caused it all to...

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How Chile (almost) democratised Big Tech | Audio Long Read

Fifty years after Salvador Allende was ousted, might his greatest legacy be his battle with the...

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You Ask Us: Why are so many councils going bust?

Since being recently surpassed by India, Britain has the world's sixth largest economy. But, one...

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Angela Rayner can’t let the unions down now

The deputy labour leader and “trade union favourite” delivered a speech full of promises at the...

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Spotlight on Policy: Legacy tech & the move to sustainable computing | Sponsored by Google Chrome OS

The UK is one of the largest producers of household electronic waste in the world. In 2022 we...

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Britain's great tax delusion

Rishi Sunak earned almost £5m in the past three years, yet this was only taxed at a rate of 22%....

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The prime minister and the AI that solved the climate crisis

After the extreme heat of summer 2024, which saw children stretchered out of their exams,...

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