This England: Inside Middle England's forever war. A dispatch from the front line in Rutland. By @anooshc.bsky.social

In case you missed it at the weekend! @willdunn.bsky.social and my @newstatesman1913.bsky.social pod weekly round-up of the politics stories you may have missed - from Orwellian trains to Chatham House chemsex:

Four million people have worked through illness in the past year because they couldn’t live on statutory sick pay alone. My piece on the latest rumbling policy row for Labour:

Fascinating on what could be the next frontier in coercive control law:

Four million people have worked through illness in the past year because they couldn’t live on statutory sick pay alone. My piece on the latest rumbling policy row for Labour:

Low sick pay is making Britain sicker Data analysis finds the majority of employees carry on working despite illness By @anooshc.bsky.social

“When you say ‘don’t do this thing’, the signal is ‘by the way, there are some people doing this thing, that’s why we’re telling you don’t do this thing’” Can psychology help prevent panic buying? I spoke to some behavioural scientists to find out… www.newstatesman.com/politics/eco...

In case you missed it at the weekend! @willdunn.bsky.social and my @newstatesman1913.bsky.social pod weekly round-up of the politics stories you may have missed - from Orwellian trains to Chatham House chemsex:

Latest @newstatesman1913.bsky.social pod! @pronouncedalva.bsky.social and I look behind the scenes at Labour's battle over immigration reform:

Latest @newstatesman1913.bsky.social pod! @pronouncedalva.bsky.social and I look behind the scenes at Labour's battle over immigration reform:

Inside Labour's immigration debate Today's pod with my gal @anooshc.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/4fPW...

Oli Dugmore interviews Rory Stewart on our NEW @newstatesman1913.bsky.social podcast: a long-form interview called The Exchange!

Latest @newstatesman1913.bsky.social pod! @hannahbarnes.bsky.social and I chat about the great social media reckoning:

The Exchange, the @newstatesman1913.bsky.social's new pod helmed by Oli Dugmore, is already a must-listen. The latest include's a Rory Stewart anecdote about his crying child asking him "Daddy, why are you using ChatGPT?": linktr.ee/exchange.ns

Great piece from @ethangcroft.bsky.social on how Labour's immigration is getting heated Subscribe to Morning Call morningcall.substack.com www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...

Why didn't the Met track down Morgan McSweeney's stolen phone?

Of course police could find Morgan McSweeney’s phone By @anooshc.bsky.social

Why didn't the Met track down Morgan McSweeney's stolen phone?

New @newstatesman1913.bsky.social pod episode! @willoyd.bsky.social chats to me about his profile of Ed Miliband, and the rise of Milibandism:

"When it came to climate policy, Miliband was in power without office under the Tory governments Gove served. All of them were enthusiastic Milibandites, too." Love this profile of Ed Miliband by @willoyd.bsky.social:

If you didn't read this amazing piece in december then here's another chance today as the extraordinary Nathan Newby receives the UK's high gallantry honour, the George Medal as.ft.com/r/57d73632-e...

Does Westminster need another new think tank? Verdant - a new Green Party adjacent think tank set up by James Meadway and Deborah Doane - will launch later today. Read my preview of what we might expect from this new Green policy factory for the @newstatesman1913.bsky.social to find out.

"Jews are Jews. And to anti-Semites, to people who understand what 'globalise the Intifada' actually means, a Jewish life taken in one part of the world is a good as another. The aim, after all, is to wipe us off the face of the planet." Some thoughts on Hatzola www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...

Interesting stat in my colleague Ethan Croft's liaison committee rundown: www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...

Latest @newstatesman1913.bsky.social pod episode - @hannahsbee.bsky.social and I discuss the lessons of the meningitis outbreak:

A bad week for Stonehenge tunnelers and VR headset wearers. On the latest @newstatesman1913.bsky.social pod - @willdunn.bsky.social and I round up the week in stories you may or may not have missed:

Belatedly, this is a very good and necessary piece from @stephenkb.bsky.social on Nick Timothy's comments about British Muslims praying in Trafalgar Square www.ft.com/content/1609...

This by @anooshc.bsky.social is a masterclass in nuanced, attentive interviewing of a divisive character. Also some really funny bits, including:

Time for government to enter crisis mode:

Latest @newstatesman1913.bsky.social pod! @pronouncedalva.bsky.social and I chat Angela Rayner's ambitions and Shabana Mahmood's immigration reforms:

Thomas Heatherwick: “My critics aren’t actually listening” Britain’s most divisive designer on Labour’s lack of “cultural confidence”, housebuilding, and what makes a beautiful building. By @anooshc.bsky.social

On the latest @newstatesman1913.bsky.social pod, @pronouncedalva.bsky.social and I discuss the government's thinking on how it responds to rising energy prices:

What I learned at London's biggest Tesco at "magic hour" (when they put the yellow discount stickers on) - As with Boris Johnson's NI rise post-pandemic and Ukraine invasion, the public can handle government changing course:

What I learned at London's biggest Tesco at "magic hour" (when they put the yellow discount stickers on) - As with Boris Johnson's NI rise post-pandemic and Ukraine invasion, the public can handle government changing course:

My interview with Thomas Heatherwick on wanting to design Labour's new towns, the housing need for "boxes" - plus the revelation that no, he hasn't bought a "Stop Thomas Heatherwick" tshirt:

My interview with Thomas Heatherwick on wanting to design Labour's new towns, the housing need for "boxes" - plus the revelation that no, he hasn't bought a "Stop Thomas Heatherwick" tshirt:

Meet Pete Hegseth, boss of Operation Big Tough Men In Hot Places Say what you like about Phillip Schofield, we’re yet to see him advocate for war crimes By @willdunn.bsky.social

“My best friend wouldn’t share half a loaf of bread with me.” Fascinating and beautifully written on-the-ground dispatch from Ukraine, the every-war, by @willoyd.bsky.social:

Can I pass the UK citizenship test? Will I be deported to Cornwall?Answers revealed exclusively here:

Great interview - and insight into Politics by Wetherspoon: www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...

Such an interesting report - www.semafor.com/article/03/1...

The political stories you may have missed this week, feat the return of identity politics and Gordon Brown the chicken - @willdunn.bsky.social and my weekly round-up:

What we know, and don't know, from the Mandelson files so far - with @rmcunliffe.bsky.social on the @newstatesman1913.bsky.social podcast:

Farewell, @georgeeaton.bsky.social! A bonus episode with my now former colleague who I first chatted to on the @newstatesman1913.bsky.social podcast 12 years ago!

The political stories you may have missed this week, feat the return of identity politics and Gordon Brown the chicken - @willdunn.bsky.social and my weekly round-up:

What we know, and don't know, from the Mandelson files so far - with @rmcunliffe.bsky.social on the @newstatesman1913.bsky.social podcast:

Danny Bones raps about deporting immigrants, national identity and broken Britain, and his music has been repurposed by Advance UK Thing is - he's not real Meet the AI rapper funded by a far-right party

Cost-of-living populism is Keir Starmer’s last hope The war in Iran loomed large among shoppers at London’s biggest supermarket By @anooshc.bsky.social

“The war means everything will shoot up in price, and already you have no disposable income after food, rent, utilities, and the salary’s not going up.” My report from the frontline of the cost-of-living crisis - Big Tesco at the yellow-sticker "magic hour":

“The war means everything will shoot up in price, and already you have no disposable income after food, rent, utilities, and the salary’s not going up.” My report from the frontline of the cost-of-living crisis - Big Tesco at the yellow-sticker "magic hour":