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Keir Starmer apologised for appointing Peter Mandelson as US ambassador. Is it enough?After a vote by MPs forced its hand, the government has released the first batch of files relating to Mandelson’s appointment. They revealed that the Prime Minister was told the Labour peer pose ...  Show more

Is the UK going through the “fourth great disruption” to its geopolitical position?In this unprecedented moment, we take a look at how history can shed light on the current conflict, and which politician is best placed to handle the crisis. Editor-in-chief Tom McTague is joined b ...  Show more

On today's episode of World Review from the New Statesman, Emily Tamkin in Washington DC and Ido Vock in Berlin are joined, from Copenhagen, by Ravinder Kaur, author of Brand New Nation, to discuss the farmers' protest in India, how they've sustained momentum for a hundred days, ...  Show more

On today's World Review from the New Statesman, Emily Tamkin in Washington DC and Ido Vock in Berlin are joined, from London, by the NS's Political Correspondent, Ailbhe Rea (also a co-host of the famed New Statesman Podcast). They discuss Joe Biden's Irish roots and what they co ...  Show more

Andrew Palmer, The Economist's Bartleby columnist, learns lessons in management on a Norwegian mountainside. He h ...

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