Leader: Resolving the British dilemma
For too long politicians have promised European-style public services and US-style taxation.
ByJeremy Hunt
Explore the New Statesman’s content about Conservative MP Jeremy Hunt, including profiles, comment and political analysis of his work as Chancellor.
A night in a Kyiv bunker, palliative care in a war zone, and another chance for Jeremy Hunt
I recently visited Ukraine to help train doctors, and witnessed first-hand Putin’s brazen desire to rain terror on civilians.
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Inside the BBC reckoning over its economic coverage
With austerity looming, a review is investigating whether journalists have been prone to bias and misleading analogies.
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Rishi Sunak’s “grown-up” austerity is a gift to the wealthy
The Prime Minister is serving the corporate and financial zombies kept alive for so long by low interest rates.
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Rishi Sunak deserves not to be defined by his race – like everyone else
The indifference that most of the public feel about the first Asian prime minister is a mark of quiet progress.
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Boris Johnson’s humiliation is a moment to savour
The conman has been rumbled, the snake-oil salesman has been run out of town.
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The return of Boris Johnson would be a disaster for the Tories
The scandals that left the front pages when Johnson departed for the back benches would resurface.
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Liz Truss’s resignation shows parliamentary democracy is working, not failing
Until we get our say in a general election, MPs are performing their constitutional duty to judge and penalise failure.
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Was Liz Truss’s mini-Budget the point of no return?
More than £30bn of the £45bn of tax cuts originally announced were quickly abandoned. Less than a week later, Truss…
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Labour must not accept austerity 2.0 – there is an alternative
To deliver economic recovery and social justice, the party should offer investment-led growth, not new cuts.
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Is the delay on social care reform such a bad thing?
Workers shouldn’t have to pay for pensioners’ care.
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A broken and humiliated Tory party turns back to Jeremy Hunt, the last Cameroon
Unlike Liz Truss, the new Chancellor is a serious and measured politician.
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The death of global Britain
The Conservative government has long celebrated the UK’s exceptionalism, but this false belief has led the country to ruin
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The UK is in the grip of a credibility crisis
Jeremy Hunt may have overthrown the mini-Budget, but markets still demand a plan to avoid further economic turmoil.
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A bonfire of delusions
If the Tories fail to learn the right lessons from the collapse of Trussonomics, they face electoral oblivion.
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As Liz Truss clings on, what will the Tory rebels do now?
Conservative MPs agree that Truss will not lead them into the next election but are deeply divided over who the…
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Energy bills could rise to £4,347 from April
The Truss government’s U-turn over the energy price freeze means most households will be paying higher bills in six months’…
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The race to succeed Liz Truss begins
There is no agreement among Tory MPs on who the new leader should be: some want Penny Mordaunt, others Jeremy…
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Tory members can’t say nobody warned them
The party wouldn’t vote for Liz Truss today, but they should have known this disaster was coming.
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What does Huntonomics mean for Britain?
The tax and benefit policies announced during this parliament will reduce the income of a typical household by around £1,000.
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