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16 February 2022

Diary: My time as the New Statesman’s political editor is over, and I’m shaking up a seven-year routine

Reflecting on my tenure, the greatest joy of working at the NS has been hearing from the kind, funny, thoughtful readers.

By Stephen Bush

I have Doctor Who on the brain a lot at the moment – more so than usual. One reason for this is that Jodie Whittaker’s time in the Tardis is almost up and, like most fans, I am nervously excited to discover who the next Doctor will be.

Another reason is that, like a Doctor at the end of their tenure, I am contemplating my own looming exit from a job I’ve loved: in my case, being political editor of the New Statesman. By the time you read this, I will have completed my regeneration into Andrew Marr – I just hope that I’ve managed to bow out with something light but apposite.

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