Anoosh Chakelian
@anooshc.bsky.social
Britain editor, New Statesman. Lead host, New Statesman Podcast (Publisher Podcast Award winner '21-24) & co-host Westminster Reimagined with Armando Iannucci.
Bingo! My recent column on the politics of a gambling tax:
Labour could win the culture war over bookies
The vision of old boys thumbing the Racing Post and chatting over cups of tea is a lost one
www.newstatesman.com
November 26, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Bingo! My recent column on the politics of a gambling tax:
Want to know what's been going on behind the scenes leading up to Budget day? @pronouncedalva.bsky.social has the inside track in her brilliant cover story this week:
The Budget of last resort
Inside Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves’ fight for survival
www.newstatesman.com
November 26, 2025 at 9:32 AM
Want to know what's been going on behind the scenes leading up to Budget day? @pronouncedalva.bsky.social has the inside track in her brilliant cover story this week:
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Tomorrow’s Budget will see the Chancellor set out tax and spending plans - a tricky sell in a challenging economic landscape.
A new essay by @anooshc.bsky.social explores how a major spending commitment - Pride in Place - could shift the odds for communities turning their local areas around.
A new essay by @anooshc.bsky.social explores how a major spending commitment - Pride in Place - could shift the odds for communities turning their local areas around.
November 25, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Tomorrow’s Budget will see the Chancellor set out tax and spending plans - a tricky sell in a challenging economic landscape.
A new essay by @anooshc.bsky.social explores how a major spending commitment - Pride in Place - could shift the odds for communities turning their local areas around.
A new essay by @anooshc.bsky.social explores how a major spending commitment - Pride in Place - could shift the odds for communities turning their local areas around.
Great interview with Jeremy Corbyn by the brilliant @meganekenyon.bsky.social - who knows all there is to know about the alternative left in Britain:
Jeremy Corbyn: my apology to Your Party members
Labour's former leader has turned his back on his old party – and is ready to lead a new movement
www.newstatesman.com
November 25, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Great interview with Jeremy Corbyn by the brilliant @meganekenyon.bsky.social - who knows all there is to know about the alternative left in Britain:
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My column this week on the Kirstie Allsopp Theory of Housing:
The Kirstie Allsopp theory of housing
It’s completely warping our view of home ownership
www.newstatesman.com
November 20, 2025 at 10:47 AM
My column this week on the Kirstie Allsopp Theory of Housing:
Great scoop by Megan Kenyon:
Exclusive: Ex Labour MP to defect to the Green Party
Lloyd Russell-Moyle will announce his defection tomorrow
www.newstatesman.com
November 20, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Great scoop by Megan Kenyon:
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The Kirstie Allsopp theory of housing is completely warping our view of home ownership, writes @anooshc.bsky.social
The Kirstie Allsopp theory of housing
It’s completely warping our view of home ownership
www.newstatesman.com
November 20, 2025 at 12:06 PM
The Kirstie Allsopp theory of housing is completely warping our view of home ownership, writes @anooshc.bsky.social
My column this week on the Kirstie Allsopp Theory of Housing:
The Kirstie Allsopp theory of housing
It’s completely warping our view of home ownership
www.newstatesman.com
November 20, 2025 at 10:47 AM
My column this week on the Kirstie Allsopp Theory of Housing:
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A big lesson from Denmark, regarding the substance of the policies now being pursued by the Home Secretary, is that making the status of asylum seekers so precarious directly harms integration, something we've actually been historically very good at in Britain.
Remember integration? That thing voters "really, really" care about? Where's that in the latest plans?
My column:
My column:
Labour has given up on integration
Shabana Mahmood's latest asylum plans prioritise return at the expense of integrating newcomers
www.newstatesman.com
November 19, 2025 at 5:08 PM
A big lesson from Denmark, regarding the substance of the policies now being pursued by the Home Secretary, is that making the status of asylum seekers so precarious directly harms integration, something we've actually been historically very good at in Britain.
Excellent cover story by @willdunn.bsky.social who has the inside track on the bond markets influencing the Budget -
feat. the incredible bit of an analysis by one investor who found each welfare rebel MP equals a *£1bn* debt premium over the Parliament...
feat. the incredible bit of an analysis by one investor who found each welfare rebel MP equals a *£1bn* debt premium over the Parliament...
Meet the bond market vigilantes
Governments are now at the mercy of unseen investors
www.newstatesman.com
November 19, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Excellent cover story by @willdunn.bsky.social who has the inside track on the bond markets influencing the Budget -
feat. the incredible bit of an analysis by one investor who found each welfare rebel MP equals a *£1bn* debt premium over the Parliament...
feat. the incredible bit of an analysis by one investor who found each welfare rebel MP equals a *£1bn* debt premium over the Parliament...
Why should people who “look like” the home secretary be on the hook for immigration policy?
This is great by @stephenkb.bsky.social:
This is great by @stephenkb.bsky.social:
Defence of Labour asylum policy reveals backsliding on racism
Home secretary’s framing of failures is partly low politics, but also a result of ministers’ poor approach to race relations
www.ft.com
November 19, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Why should people who “look like” the home secretary be on the hook for immigration policy?
This is great by @stephenkb.bsky.social:
This is great by @stephenkb.bsky.social:
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Includes this titbit -
November 19, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Includes this titbit -
Labour's approach to immigration from 1964 to 1979, articulated and enacted by Crossman, Soskice, Hattersley, Jenkins and others, was to limit numbers and integrate those who arrived.
Remember integration? That thing voters "really, really" care about? Where's that in the latest plans?
My column:
My column:
November 19, 2025 at 11:08 AM
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Remember integration? That thing voters "really, really" care about? Where's that in the latest plans?
My column:
My column:
Labour has given up on integration
Shabana Mahmood's latest asylum plans prioritise return at the expense of integrating newcomers
www.newstatesman.com
November 18, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Remember integration? That thing voters "really, really" care about? Where's that in the latest plans?
My column:
My column:
Includes this titbit -
November 19, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Includes this titbit -
Remember integration? That thing voters "really, really" care about? Where's that in the latest plans?
My column:
My column:
Labour has given up on integration
Shabana Mahmood's latest asylum plans prioritise return at the expense of integrating newcomers
www.newstatesman.com
November 18, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Remember integration? That thing voters "really, really" care about? Where's that in the latest plans?
My column:
My column:
From Nigel Farage playing the 2p machines on Clacton Pier to the battle for the soul of British high streets, can Labour win the culture war over gambling?
My latest @newstatesman1913.bsky.social column:
My latest @newstatesman1913.bsky.social column:
Labour could win the culture war over bookies
The vision of old boys thumbing the Racing Post and chatting over cups of tea is a lost one
www.newstatesman.com
November 18, 2025 at 2:38 PM
From Nigel Farage playing the 2p machines on Clacton Pier to the battle for the soul of British high streets, can Labour win the culture war over gambling?
My latest @newstatesman1913.bsky.social column:
My latest @newstatesman1913.bsky.social column:
Brilliant tribute to Rachel Cooke by @annaleszkie.bsky.social - packed with great lines from her NS TV reviews over the years:
Re-reading the utterly original Rachel Cooke
The writer, who was the New Statesman’s TV reviewer for nearly two decades, has died aged 56
www.newstatesman.com
November 18, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Brilliant tribute to Rachel Cooke by @annaleszkie.bsky.social - packed with great lines from her NS TV reviews over the years:
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Beautiful piece by @TimAdamsWrites on the brilliant Observer journalist Rachel Cooke who could write wonderfully about anything, has died tragically young and will be hugely, hugely missed by so many people.
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
Remembering Rachel Cooke | The Observer
observer.co.uk
November 14, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Beautiful piece by @TimAdamsWrites on the brilliant Observer journalist Rachel Cooke who could write wonderfully about anything, has died tragically young and will be hugely, hugely missed by so many people.
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
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How likely is that? There’s a great read from the new Stateman’s new pol ed @pronouncedalva.bsky.social, who is turning out to be an inspired hire, here www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...
Does Keir Starmer realise how much trouble he's in?
The Prime Minister is facing a crisis of contempt among his own MPs
www.newstatesman.com
November 12, 2025 at 8:56 AM
How likely is that? There’s a great read from the new Stateman’s new pol ed @pronouncedalva.bsky.social, who is turning out to be an inspired hire, here www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...
“We are haemorrhaging votes to the Greens. The least we could do is just plant some fucking trees.”
Brilliant first @newstatesman1913.bsky.social cover story by our new political editor (and our old pal) @pronouncedalva.bsky.social:
Brilliant first @newstatesman1913.bsky.social cover story by our new political editor (and our old pal) @pronouncedalva.bsky.social:
Does Keir Starmer realise how much trouble he's in?
The Prime Minister is facing a crisis of contempt among his own MPs
www.newstatesman.com
November 12, 2025 at 9:40 AM
“We are haemorrhaging votes to the Greens. The least we could do is just plant some fucking trees.”
Brilliant first @newstatesman1913.bsky.social cover story by our new political editor (and our old pal) @pronouncedalva.bsky.social:
Brilliant first @newstatesman1913.bsky.social cover story by our new political editor (and our old pal) @pronouncedalva.bsky.social:
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Looking forward to speaking at this event next week on a more community based economy. Featuring @anooshc.bsky.social @rachelcoldicutt.bsky.social @patrickhurley.bsky.social @jamestplunkett.bsky.social & more. Register here
www.powertochange.org.uk/event/event-...
www.powertochange.org.uk/event/event-...
November 11, 2025 at 7:51 AM
Looking forward to speaking at this event next week on a more community based economy. Featuring @anooshc.bsky.social @rachelcoldicutt.bsky.social @patrickhurley.bsky.social @jamestplunkett.bsky.social & more. Register here
www.powertochange.org.uk/event/event-...
www.powertochange.org.uk/event/event-...
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Join us in Westminster for the launch of our new essay collection, marking a decade of Power to Change and the community business movement and looking ahead to the next 10 years.
In-person launch: 18 Nov, panel chaired by @anooshc.bsky.social.
Quick register: lnkd.in/l1k8w
In-person launch: 18 Nov, panel chaired by @anooshc.bsky.social.
Quick register: lnkd.in/l1k8w
November 6, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Join us in Westminster for the launch of our new essay collection, marking a decade of Power to Change and the community business movement and looking ahead to the next 10 years.
In-person launch: 18 Nov, panel chaired by @anooshc.bsky.social.
Quick register: lnkd.in/l1k8w
In-person launch: 18 Nov, panel chaired by @anooshc.bsky.social.
Quick register: lnkd.in/l1k8w
In another brilliant sketch @willdunn.bsky.social nails the weird folk-public-school vernacular of Reform and the Reform-curious:
November 6, 2025 at 9:40 AM
In another brilliant sketch @willdunn.bsky.social nails the weird folk-public-school vernacular of Reform and the Reform-curious: