This week’s cover:
Labour’s Britain by Andrew Marr
Inside:
‣ Ed Smith on why Biden must go
‣ Yuan Yang on China and democracy
‣ Eldridge Colby on why America should be Asia first
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Thatcher’s legacy remains a millstone for the Conservative Party of the 2020s. While many Conservatives – including Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak – continue to regard Thatcherism as a policy for all seasons, others have long sought an alternative vision, one that would equip the party to reduce the inequalities in British society that are an inescapable part of Thatcher’s legacy. After the anticipated electoral rout there will be a post-mortem, but will it be a continuation of a longer discussion about the party’s future stretching back to the early years of this century? In 2002 Theresa May, a future leader and then Conservative chair, warned its members that outsiders regarded it as “the nasty party”. “Our base is too narrow,” she conceded, “and so, occasionally, are our sympathies.”
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“The last sprint of this endless election campaign does not make me think there will be any other conclusion than a Labour victory. But it may have moderated the scale of the coming destruction of Tory England.”
Andrew Marr on the end of Tory England. To read the full article, follow the link in our bio
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What's at the heart of David Lammy?
The New Statesman's editor-in-chief Jason Cowley explains why he met with Labour’s foreign-secretary-in-waiting for the latest edition of the magazine.
"In terms of eloquence, steel, and a very strong anti-Labour rhetoric, James Cleverly would be a very powerful leader of the Conservatives in opposition." - Andrew Marr
