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23 February 2022

Subscriber of the Week: Gabriel Osborne

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What do you do?

I’m studying for an MPhil in the history of political thought.

Where do you live?

Bristol and Cambridge.

Do you vote?

Yes.

How long have you been a subscriber?

Almost a year.

What made you start?

I wanted a weekly publication that I could work through at my own pace.

Is the NS bug in the family?

My mum tries to steal my copy.

What pages do you flick to first?

Reviews, then columnists.

How do you read yours?

Willingly.

What would you like to see more of in the NS?

Coverage of foreign affairs.

Who are your favourite NS writers?

Jeremy Cliffe and Rachel Cunliffe.

Who would you put on the cover of the NS?

David Hume.

With which political figure would you least like to be stuck in a lift?

Matt Hancock.

All-time favourite NS article?

Jeremy Cliffe on the geopolitics of lithium, published in September 2021.

The New Statesman is…

Sensible.

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This article appears in the 23 Feb 2022 issue of the New Statesman, Darkness Falls