Rachel Cunliffe is the Associate Political Editor of the New Statesman. She has previously worked at City A.M., and is a regular guest on Sky News and the BBC. You can hear more of her on the New ...

The new Sense and Sensibility lacks the subtlety of the novel – and of previous adaptations By David Sexton The classics always need reviving; what keeps them classic is their adaptability. Even so, ...

Could the leader of the Workers Party kill Zack Polanski’s by-election chances? By Ben Walker George Galloway has announced that he is going to run as a candidate in the upcoming Holborn and St ...

Can Andy Burnham charm Donald Trump? Lessons have been learned from Keir Starmer’s rocky relationship with the US President By Ethan Croft and Megan Kenyon Ahead of Keir Starmer’s first public meeting ...

Labour’s Holborn and St Pancras candidate on the race to replace Keir Starmer By Megan Kenyon As she walked to work through King’s Cross during the austerity years of the 2010s, Sagal Abdi-Wali began ...

Exclusive new research reveals we value robust debate – we just can’t do it By Rachel Cunliffe When was the last time you had a proper disagreement? And how did it make you feel afterwards? We’re not ...

I still remember vividly my grandad’s descent – the gradual loss of comprehension, the withdrawal, sudden flashes of life By Tom McTague It was early Monday afternoon when I heard the news about Andy ...

Meet the Oxfordshire villagers rebelling against Britain’s asylum policy By Emily Lawford Two signs mark the entrance to Piddington, east Oxfordshire. “I AM SPARTACUS. YOU ARE SPARTACUS. WE ARE ...

Lance Hammer’s film doesn’t attempt to be heartwarming By David Sexton Do you want to see a truly bleak film about dementia and the end of life? Is it possible actually to enjoy such a production?

As Austen mania returns, the 1995 classic still shines for its wit, romance and sisterhood By Pamela Hutchinson We are all Janeites now. Jane Austen mania reigns, with more film and TV adaptations ...

It has long been fashionable for politicians and commentators to worry about the “Americanisation” of British politics. Concerns of this nature date back more than a century, to debates about ...

Labour party funding could be at risk from any cap By Ailbhe Rea Andy Burnham’s Labour has generally been a calmer place since he took over. But over the weekend, a wave of panic rippled through his ...