What do you do?
Retired civil servant.
Where do you live?
Battersea, London.
Do you vote?
Of course.
How long have you been a subscriber?
Around five years, though I have been a reader since the 1980s.
What made you start?
Realising that subscribing was a lot cheaper than buying it every week.
Is the NS bug in the family?
My partner also reads it.
What pages do you flick to first?
The letters page, Nicholas Lezard and the book reviews.
How do you read yours?
I skim it first, then read in detail.
What would you like to see more of in the NS?
More coverage of UK politics.
Who are your favourite NS writers?
Louise Perry, Tracey Thorn, Stephen Bush.
Who would you put on the cover of the NS?
Anthony Crosland.
With which political figure would you least like to be stuck in a lift?
Len McCluskey.
All-time favourite NS article?
“The A-Z of the Left” from March 1994.
The New Statesman is…
Intelligent and balanced.
Related
This article appears in the 24 Nov 2021 issue of the New Statesman, The Agent of Chaos