The rejection of globalism - New Statesman
2 days ago · The arrogant economic prophecies of the late 1990s have turned to ashes. By Rajan Menon Does anyone remember the New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman’s bestseller, The Lexus and the Olive Tree? Or the better (though less famous) book by John Micklethwait and Adrian Wooldridge, then journalists ...
Russia’s black armada - New Statesman
2 days ago · The Patna was a local steamer as old as the hills and eaten up with rust worse than a condemned water-tank. She was owned by a Chinaman, chartered by an Arab, and commanded by a sort of renegade New South Wales German who, apparently on the strength of Bismarck’s victorious policy, brutalized all those he was not afraid of, and wore a “blood-and …
The Great British cold snap - New Statesman
2 days ago · One of the first lies we tell our children in Britain is that the year can be divided into four distinct seasons. One of these, the picture books suggest, will feature blue skies with a bright yellow orb in them; another, at the far end of the year, a landscape blanketed in white, and a world that’s stopped so that everyone can build a snowman.
Why the American right loathes modern Britain - New Statesman
1 day ago · Trump's attacks on Labour are a small part of a darker political nightmare. By Phil Tinline Editor’s note: This piece was originally published on 26 October 2024. It was republished on 5 January following Elon Musk’s comments about Britain’s grooming gangs and the Labour government. One of the ...
Scotland must confront its stagnant politics - New Statesman
3 days ago · Tony Blair’s vision of a technologically innovative economy could save the ailing state. By Chris Deerin Scotland enters 2025 in conflicted spirits. It has decided that independence isn’t, for now, a priority. It played its part in electing a …
Why is Elon Musk tweeting about Britain’s grooming gangs?
3 days ago · Whatever the spark, Musk started 2025 by pouring petrol on the flames. He accused the Labour government of opposing an inquiry “because it will show that those in power were complicit in the cover-up”, replied to a tweet by Liz Truss to say Jess Phillips “deserves to be in prison”, and blamed Keir Starmer for failing to prosecute the perpetrators when he was …
Has Facebook fallen behind Trump? - New Statesman
3 days ago · It was unlikely that a liberal, pro-European, Big Tech, patrician ex-politician would win over the Maga crowd. Mark Zuckerberg seems to agree: Nick Clegg’s time gallivanting around Silicon Valley as a top senior executive is over.