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UK Politics - New Statesman
Latest news, analysis and comment from Westminster on UK politics and government from the New Statesman's politics team.
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https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/society/2025/11/the-cruelty-of-kemi-badenochs-benefits-street-politics
The cruelty of Kemi Badenoch’s “Benefits Street” politics - New Statesman
Nov 28, 2025 - “Scroungers” are back, courtesy of the Conservative party and the right-wing press
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https://www.newstatesman.com/culture/books/2022/01/how-thomas-hobbes-shapes-modern-politics
How Thomas Hobbes’s Leviathan shaped modern politics - New Statesman
Oct 25, 2022 - David Runciman’s history reveals what the great philosopher can teach us about emancipation, coercion and the doubleness of political life.
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https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-politics/2026/04/rupert-lowe-and-the-new-political-zombies
Rupert Lowe and the rise of zombie politics - New Statesman
Apr 3, 2026 - The stable, socially rooted party system of the postwar period is being washed away by a new volatility.
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https://www.newstatesman.com/technology/2026/04/the-silent-coup
AI's sinister takeover of British politics - New Statesman
Apr 9, 2026 - How AI captured Westminster
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