This is a blunt falsehood from Farage. 3.5m Epstein files were released on 30 Jan and on Jan 31, the FT carried a front-page story on Mandelson (see image). People like Farage seem to dislike reporters aslking questions. If you do like reporters asking questions, pay for some (any!) journalism.

On the latest episode of the @newstatesman1913.bsky.social podcast, @willdunn.bsky.social and I chat Labour’s unpopularity contest, the joys of figure skating and consider advice from RFK Jr's nutrition chatbot...

Interesting piece, but I think there's a risk of overthinking this. If the revelations from Bellingcat or the Litvinenko inquiry show us anything, it's that the Russian secret services are staggeringly incompetent. bsky.app/profile/will...

Some thoughts on Nathan Gill, the former leader of Reform in Wales, who got a ten-year sentence for taking Russian bribes - from this week's New Statesman sketch www.newstatesman.com/politics/the...

"People will hate this product but we've unleashed a political nightmare, so they'll have much bigger things to worrry about"

Tracking Putin’s agents through Westminster Reform MPs were conspicuous by there absence at a debate on malicious “Russian influence campaigns” 🖼️ @willdunn.bsky.social

Sajid Javid rehearses his greatest hits Someone asked what decision he regretted. He struggled to answer. Perhaps I can help 🖼️ @willdunn.bsky.social's Sketch

Sorry we didn't regulate Big Tech as it destroyed your job! Also, we're spending the taxes you paid on a chirpy little app made by Big Tech to send you messages about how to become a gig worker for Big Tech

Children are losing confidence, losing resilience and losing their creativity. AI Chatbots provide countless opportunities, but also countless risks. We need to regulate these bots to keep all users safe online. #StopTheBots

We in the UK like to play "thank goodness we're not the Americans with their terrible gun problem" but we allow about ten people a year to be killed in unimaginable circumstances just to keep the dog lobby happy. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

What Jeffrey Epstein knew about money Epstein’s emails show how the financial elite consolidated their wealth amid global turmoil 🖊️ @willdunn.bsky.social

Washington Post reporter laid off while freezing in a war zone by one of the world’s richest people.

"Tick-box" playgrounds, rising numbers of "no ball games" signs, play curfews... My column in this week's @newstatesman1913.bsky.social on "deplaytion" - inspired by the Chernobyl-like property developer-run playground on my street:

I spoke to Kenneth Rogoff, former IMF chief economist and author of "Our Dollar, Your Problem" about what gives currencies their power

"He predicts that in as little as ten years, the world financial system – currently dominated by the US – will be split much more evenly between the US, China and Europe." Kenneth Rogoff on the decline of the dollar, with @willdunn.bsky.social

The battle over leaseholds is far from over The government’s plans do not cover many of the issues faced by leaseholders By @willdunn.bsky.social

Will leasehold reform go far enough? @willdunn.bsky.social and I discuss the policy, social and political implications of the government's plans on the latest Daily Politics podcast from the @newstatesman1913.bsky.social:

All 14 of the AI training courses recommended today by our Technology Secretary are provided by US companies. Not one is British. Read on for the billions we're also spending with these companies: www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...

How a single call sealed Andy Burnham’s fate. Keir Starmer applied a personal touch when he blocked his rival’s return to parliament. Ailbhe Rea

I wrote about the Fabian Society, the odd conspiracy theory that surrounds it, and the person who genuinely is plotting to seize power in the country www.newstatesman.com/politics/the...

Walking around South London this morning, I've been saddened to see several men - often relatively young guys, perhaps capable of holding down decent jobs - openly carrying bags full of golf clubs.

I wrote about evangelical US Speaker Mike Johnson's sermon to MPs this week: www.newstatesman.com/internationa...

I wrote about evangelical US Speaker Mike Johnson's sermon to MPs this week: www.newstatesman.com/internationa...

Mike Johnson’s message to Britain: remain pure and we’ll love you The Sketch, with @willdunn.bsky.social

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"Without us you'd all be speaking German", Donald Trump tells an audience in Davos, in Switzerland. Where the most common language is German.

Let's count up what the BBC News website has reported on since Monday morning! Farage fails to declare £380k of income on time: ONE Major reform of the system that provides our water: ONE Venezuela: NONE Retired footballer's nepo baby has Instagram tantrum: TWELVE (12)

I know, I know, it's a tedious thing to whinge about, but there is a lot going on in the world and BBC News, by far the UK's largest source of current affairs, is giving serious prominence to a story about a celebrity footballer's child posting something on Instagram

Green voters plucky in their support for "let's go to war against the country from which we lease our nuclear weapons"

This is the piece to read on Jenrick: www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...

A little bit I wrote about the Nobel Peace Prize last week

The FT reports this morning that the BBC is going to start making shows for YouTube. Perhaps you'd like to read a rage-filled screed on the effect YouTube (as opposed to iPlayer) has one children's minds? Click here if so: www.newstatesman.com/politics/med...

How Big Tech ruined kids’ TV. On YouTube, the line between entertainment and sedation grows ever thinner. 🖼️ The sketch with @willdunn.bsky.social

I'm hearing the frontrunners are a) Sam Bankman-Fried b) "Kramer" from Seinfeld c) Stone Cold Steve Austin

Big Tech has eaten kids' TV, but don't worry, there's a fix: rats. Thousands and thousands of rats From this week's sketch: www.newstatesman.com/politics/med...

Big Tech has eaten kids' TV, but don't worry, there's a fix: rats. Thousands and thousands of rats From this week's sketch: www.newstatesman.com/politics/med...

This is a great explanation of what happens when your young child watches YouTube. Social media algorithms prioritise what gets the most attention fastest, and the material that does this most successfully has well documented effects. The debate about "screen time" doesn't take this into account

The seller was trying to get £50m for this seven months ago

Trump is preparing to unleash inflation on his own voters Seizing control of monetary policy may give the President a mid-term boost – but poorer Americans will pay the price 💰 @willdunn.bsky.social www.newstatesman.com/intern...

Good to see the @tbij.bsky.social reporting on this phenomenon, which seems to be widespread. Here is a job ad that was posted publicly on LinkedIn, seeking someone to edit Wikipedia to brush up the image of a "premium spirits brand"

The average house price for Jan 2022 was £248,031. By Oct 2025 it had reached £269,862. So if you bought a house in Jan 2022 have you: a) 😀 made about £20k! b) 😧lost about £60k c) 🤪both a and b! Answer here: www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...

The average house price for Jan 2022 was £248,031. By Oct 2025 it had reached £269,862. So if you bought a house in Jan 2022 have you: a) 😀 made about £20k! b) 😧lost about £60k c) 🤪both a and b! Answer here: www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...

Ban it, it's just one shitty website, well worth the risk www.newstatesman.com/politics/202...

Ban it, it's just one shitty website, well worth the risk www.newstatesman.com/politics/202...

On the "sanctions to defend free speech" question, it's worth asking: what's in it for Trump? www.newstatesman.com/politics/202...

Russia's shadow fleet has at last made the front page of a UK newspaper. If you'd like some more background on these ships, here's some of the reporting the New Statesman has been doing since 2023: www.newstatesman.com/the-weekend-...

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In this week's sketch for the @newstatesman1913.bsky.social, I wrote about How This Might Have Been Avoided www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...