It seems a long time ago, but when Britain woke up on 1 January 2017, Barack Obama was still living in the White House, and Theresa May still seemed to have an unassailable grip on British politics. Jeremy Corbyn was secure in his leadership of Labour, but the party’s fortunes seemed in decline. And if someone mentioned a powerful first minister, Nicola Sturgeon would be more likely to come to mind than Arlene Foster.
The New Statesman’s writers were there for the whole of the ride. Here’s what we wrote, at the time it happened.
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