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Why is the government funding research into overly optimistic outcomes of...
The challenges for public science research are exposed as the government appears to fund the study of overly-optimistic scenarios of the effects of climate change. A recent study published in the...
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Government wins vote to cut tax credits with a majority of 35
The government's plan to cut tax credits passes in a House of Commons vote, by 325 to 290. The government has won its vote on cutting tax credits with a majority of 35. The Tories won by 325 votes to...
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Nice try, David Cameron, but sickness can't just be rebranded into unemployment
The government wants to pretend that disability and ill health don't exist, but it doesn't work. How nice in this day and age to receive post. My frequent correspondent, the Department for Work and...
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The struggle of refugees to reach Austria's border echoes brutal scenes from...
Scenes at Keleti station in Budapest conjure up echoes of past brutality towards Hungarian Jews, and the uprising against the Soviets in 1956. Smartly dressed commuters pick a path through crowds of...
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Space salad and twin studies: what did astronauts learn on their latest space...
One astronaut broke the record for most days spent in space, while another left his twin at home on Earth to measure the effects of space on the human body. Expedition 44 to the International Space...
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How did the government pass cuts to tax credits by a majority of 35?
Last night, the Conservatives won a vote to cut tax credits by 35 votes – but they have a majority of just 12. How did it happen? Last night, the Conservatives won a vote on cuttiing tax credits by...
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Labour's shadow cabinet ministers are already defying Jeremy Corbyn
Owen Smith and Kate Green both condemend the Labour's leaders refusal to sing the national anthem. His mistakes will be his own. A few days into Jeremy Corbyn's leadership and we're already seeing...
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Jeremy Corbyn faces a viciously hostile press – but shutting out the media...
The mainstream press may be nasty, but they still control what the public sees. If Jeremy Corbyn is to stop the media offensive, he needs to engage. Political rebellions are rarely clean and this one...
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Jeremy Corbyn signed a motion earlier this year deploring the "demeaning and...
The Labour leader signed an early day motion after the election slamming the parliamentary practice that will now be his weekly appointment. Jeremy Corbyn will face David Cameron in Prime Minister's...
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How does Prime Ministers' Questions work (and how did Jeremy Corbyn just...
Braying, bobbing, and crowd-sourced questions. What's it all about? Prime Minister’s Questions is the weekly session in which MPs can ask questions of – you guessed it – the Prime Minister. But what’s...
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Jeremy Corbyn's new PMQs has Tory MPs turning to tranquil pursuits like...
The Tory MP Charlotte Leslie used the polite new atmosphere in the Commons chamber to do some lovely sketches. You're a Tory MP. You're ready for battle. It's one minute to 12 on a Wednesday and your...
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PMQs review: Jeremy Corbyn's tactic worked today - but Cameron will benefit...
If the Labour leader persists in asking questions on behalf of the public he will never put the PM under real pressure. Jeremy Corbyn knew that he wouldn't succeed at PMQs-as-usual. So rather than...
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By refusing to sing the national anthem, Jeremy Corbyn joins a long tradition...
Singing (or not singing) the national anthem has long been a political battleground, with a history that stretches back to the Chartists and beyond. Jeremy Corbyn’s first days in office were always...
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I'm no fan of Jeremy Corbyn, but good on him for keeping quiet during the...
I'm far from a Corbynite, but he's right to stick to his principles, argues Julia Hartley-Brewer. If there is one sentence I never thought I would write it is this one: I agree with Jeremy Corbyn....
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Jeremy Corbyn's new approach to PMQs is the right tactic
Week-to-week, these quieter sessions are Jeremy Corbyn's best approach to tussling with David Cameron. In 2004, Jeremy Corbyn once signed an early day motion in Parliament describing Arsenal as “the...
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The New Statesman Cover | Corbyn's Civil War
A first look at this week's magazine.18-24 September 2015 issueCorbyn's Civil War Featuring A wide-ranging essay by Andrew Marr on the Corbyn upsurge and what the Labour leader’s “movement” needs to...
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How to survive Spider Season
Spider Season seems to get more intense every year. Either I’m shrinking, or the spiders are growing. A me-shaped blanket is bellowing instructions at three men.“JUST GET RID OF IT,” says the blanket....
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After Jeremy Corbyn's troubled start, even fewer in Labour expect him to last
The chaos and confusion of the new leader's first days has dismayed allies. When Jeremy Corbyn rose to deliver his acceptance speech at the QEII Centre in Westminster on 12 September, he was greeted...
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Leader: The duties of an opposition leader cannot be wished away
Jeremy Corbyn has received a remarkable mandate. To succeed, he now needs to convince the party - and reach out to the wider public. Jeremy Corbyn won an astonishing victory to become Labour leader,...
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Jeremy Corbyn will sing the national anthem at future events
Following criticism for not singing at a Battle of Britain commemoration, the Labour leader has softened his stance. Jeremy Corbyn was criticised by politicians from all sides and military figures...
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