a phenomenon that is hard to write about – for fear of dehumanising people in crisis, and because it has no name.

“Disorder” or “antisocial behaviour” don’t capture the spectacle so common on British high streets of visibly chaotic lives and those in acute public distress.

thoughtful & helpful 👇🏽

Thank you so much for sharing, and glad you found it helpful!

I'm glad you wrote this Anoosh, spoke to something I'd also struggled to coherently put into words

Thanks so much Josh, that means a lot from you

she is describing is universal. Or at least so in the developed and disintegrating former first-world.

I used to watch far more NS videos than I do now, whereas since subscribing I read the articles and don't see the videos.
This is the best, most well written and smartest magazine of which I'm aware. Your description of the state of the streets is understated, relatable and painful. IOW, very good.

I think she's on to something. When confronted by disorder, people in distress, general societal breakdown, a great many emotions happen that aren't just wanting to shut it out; a sense of obligation and powerless.
I relate to what she's describing, despite living very far away. That means what

Thanks this is incredibly kind and exactly what I was aiming for with the piece. And thank you so much for following our work for so long, even in the closet years!

Should Keir Starmer resign? And would Andy Burnham replace the Prime Minister if he went?

"Starmer was hoping to stay on for at least another year, seeing the impact of the Iran war recede, and the economy begin to recover... If things were still very bad in the polls, this would have allowed him an orderly, head-held-high transition."

Juicy column by @andrewmarr.bsky.social:

Basildon Man wants reform Can Nigel Farage win the homeland of Thatcherism?

This is really excellent by @laurabeveridge.bsky.social who goes in search of Basildon Man:

Why do Britain's streets feel so scary? Failing the vulnerable fails everyone

My column on an intensifying kind of street chaos that we cannot name - something I've found hard to write about and put a finger on but have been meaning to cover for a while:

I don't write the headlines - but sorry you found the piece itself thin

Why do Britain's streets feel so scary? Failing the vulnerable fails everyone

My column on an intensifying kind of street chaos that we cannot name - something I've found hard to write about and put a finger on but have been meaning to cover for a while:

Ex defence secretary slams Starmer's strategy Podcast Episode · Politics from the New Statesman · 18 April · 28min

An x-rated episode of @willdunn.bsky.social and my weekend round-up on the @newstatesman1913.bsky.social Pod. Saucy stuff! (Plus a long-term view of social security spending ofc)

Ex defence secretary slams Starmer's strategy Podcast Episode · Politics from the New Statesman · 18 April · 28min

Outrageous SMUT in this week's round-up as @anooshc.bsky.social and I trade double entendres over a Labour backbencher's plan to SEX UP parliament. Also messiah complexes, defence spending and some lobster news podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/p...

Arguably | George Eaton | Substack The new home of progressive ideas and debate. Click to read Arguably, a Substack publication. Launched 3 days ago.

🚨I’m delighted to announce the launch of Arguably – a new publication for progressive ideas and debate – alongside @camvargas.bsky.social.

Columnists include @benjudah.bsky.social, @davidlawrenceuk.bsky.social and @ZoeGrunewald.bsky.social.

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Thank you for noticing and sorry for the radio (podcast?) silence - there's a new refreshed schedule and line-up coming up, kicking off from next week!

Donna Ockenden appointed to chair Sussex maternity inquiry It comes after lobbying by bereaved families and a joint investigation by the New Statesman and BBC News

Amazing work from my colleague @hannahsbee.bsky.social whose investigation has led to Sussex maternity services finally being subjected to a proper inquiry:

that's so nice to hear, thank you for listening and glad you're enjoying them!

Thanks for watching!

Why do young women hate men? | UK Politics | The New Statesman YouTube video by The New Statesman

Just watched the podcast. Eye-opening but also bloody depressing.
youtu.be/dQRKL4BxrEM?...

12 podcasts to help make sense of this batshit world right now *Internal screaming intensifies*

"Takes the edge off"

Lovely first review of mine and @willdunn.bsky.social's new Saturday round-up episodes of the @newstatesman1913.bsky.social podcast! Thanks for listening @sophiecharara.bsky.social!

Meet the Angry Young Women Across Britain a radical new feminism is rising

Eye-opening, original, and humane but searching reporting by the great @emilylawford.bsky.social on the "femosphere":

12 podcasts to help make sense of this batshit world right now *Internal screaming intensifies*

podcast recs to take the edge off the news - including @macrodosepod.bsky.social @ppfideas.bsky.social @therestpolitics.bsky.social @novaramedia.com @soumayakeynes.ft.com @wired.com @slate.com @willdunn.bsky.social @anooshc.bsky.social + @seanfennessey.bsky.social

www.shortlist.com/podcasts/12-...

Thank you so much!!

How a London teenager shoplifted £140,000 What was unusual was not just the value of the goods — it was the fact that the boy was caught

How a London shoplifter stole £140,000 as.ft.com/r/56340896-b...

Britain's vanishing middle class As the country braces for a price shock, what it means to be poor is changing

Britain can’t afford to be middle class anymore

As the country braces for a price shock, what it means to be poor is changing

By @anooshc.bsky.social

Really! In my experience people tend to underestimate where they sit on the income scale compared with the general population. But yes of course, there is the aspirational mindset side of things

The silent coup How AI captured Westminster

Revealing long-read by @willdunn.bsky.social on the casual, chaotic integration of AI into the workings of British politics and why it matters:

Britain can't afford to be middle class anymore As the country braces for a price shock, what it means to be poor is changing

Even those in the top 5 per cent of earners (£90,500 and over) are much closer to the national median personal income of £36,663 than to the top 1 per cent (£201,000 and above, where wealth also accumulates much more rapidly):