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Ailbhe Rea @pronouncedalva.bsky.social · 9d

I'm thrilled to announce I'm returning to the New Statesman as Political Editor in November. 🥳

An honour to step into @andrewmarr.bsky.social's legendary shoes as he becomes editor-at-large. Can't wait to get started with @tommctague.bsky.social and the whole team!

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AladdinNoons @aladdinnoons.bsky.social · Sep 6

I’m only 2 chapters in but no hesitation in saying this is a must read for anyone invested one way or the other with UKs tortured relationship with Europe since the end of WWII and its ongoing cherry picking.
Terrifically detailed stuff
@nialloconghaile.bsky.social
@markpurch.bsky.social

Tom McTague @tommctague.bsky.social · Aug 30

Exciting times for me as my book arrives!

‘Profound and intellectually scintillating’
—Anthony Seldon

‘A tour de force’
—Matthew d’Ancona

‘Political history at its finest’
—Peter Foster

‘Will stand for many years as the authoritative political history’
—David Kynaston

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George Morley @georgeisediting.bsky.social · Sep 4

Huge congrats to @tommctague.bsky.social whose brilliant #BetweentheWaves was launched last night, is published today & longlisted for the Baillie Gifford Prize. *proudretirededitorface*

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Maria Garbutt-Lucero @mariagluc.bsky.social · Sep 4

Happy publication day @tommctague.bsky.social!

With a raft of rave reviews, BETWEEN THE WAVES has just been Baillie Gifford Prize-longlisted:

‘Even the most passionate Remainer — or Leaver — should enjoy it enormously... lucid, thoughtful & richly provocative’
Dominic Sandbrook, Sunday Times

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Tom McTague @tommctague.bsky.social · Sep 3

Tanjil’s essay is now live. If you’re worried about the direction our politics now seems to be headed, please read and share this piece: newstatesman.com/politics/uk-po…

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Tom McTague @tommctague.bsky.social · Sep 3

I’m v proud to have published this beautiful, but mournful essay by the inestimable Tanjil Rashid. The age of migration is coming to an end. The age of deportation is upon us — threatening the essence of what it means to be British. You won’t read anything better this week👇

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Tom McTague @tommctague.bsky.social · Aug 31

The long history of Brexit

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Tom McTague @tommctague.bsky.social · Aug 31

“Lucid, thoughtful & richly provocative… [McTague] tells his story with such dry and fair-minded intelligence that even the most passionate Remainer or Leaver should enjoy it enormously.”

Delighted with @dcsandbrook’s review of my book, Between the Waves

www.thetimes.com/article/fa75...

Dominic Sandbrook: Remainers and Leavers will enjoy this Brexit history

In his richly provocative account, Between the Waves, Tom McTague shows that Britain’s relationship with Europe has been a ‘long, inglorious fudge’

www.thetimes.com

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Tom McTague @tommctague.bsky.social · Aug 30

Exciting times for me as my book arrives!

‘Profound and intellectually scintillating’
—Anthony Seldon

‘A tour de force’
—Matthew d’Ancona

‘Political history at its finest’
—Peter Foster

‘Will stand for many years as the authoritative political history’
—David Kynaston

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Roland Smith @rolandmcs.bsky.social · Aug 27

I'm now looking forward to @tommctague.bsky.social's book on the history of euroscepticism in Britain....

www.economist.com/britain/2025...

The polycrisis theory of Brexit

An unfashionable view of why the divorce happened

www.economist.com

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Chris Giles @chrisgiles.ft.com · Jul 2

UK government needs to get a grip of the public finances. It's all looking a bit Truss-like

(magnitudes smaller, but these are UK-specific moves)

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Tom McTague @tommctague.bsky.social · Jul 2

Read our cover story today, from the great @willdunn.bsky.social.

Reeves is painfully aware that reforming the tax system will require a major political battle. But she’s already being battered by endless squabbles as it is. This is the fight she needs to have.

newstatesman.com/politics/econo…

https://newstatesman.com/politics/econo…

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Tom McTague @tommctague.bsky.social · Jul 1

New Statesman cover this week. Online tomorrow. On newsstands Thursday.

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Tom McTague @tommctague.bsky.social · Jun 25

Cover story here: www.newstatesman.com/politics/202...

State of Emergency

Keir Starmer's Labour Party can't survive another crisis.

www.newstatesman.com

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Tom McTague @tommctague.bsky.social · Jun 25

🚨 🚨 🚨 This week’s @NewStatesman online now! @AndrewMarr9 on a set of crises this government — and perhaps British social democracy itself — can no longer afford. The sirens are beginning to sound🚨 🚨 🚨

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Tom McTague @tommctague.bsky.social · Jun 17

@robertsaunders.bsky.social hi Robert. Do you have a second to chat?

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Tom McTague @tommctague.bsky.social · Jun 12

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Tom McTague @tommctague.bsky.social · Jun 12

www.newstatesman.com/politics/202... 💥 EXC: For my first edition of the New Statesman as editor, I went on the road with Keir Starmer, discovering a man far more emotional than I expected, struggling to articulate his deepest feelings — and those of the country he leads👇

What Keir Starmer can’t say

The Prime Minister believes he will heal Britain – but can he find the words?

www.newstatesman.com

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Lady Jek @ladyjek.bsky.social · Mar 18

I know I'm repeating myself nearly every week, but can I just say once again that this show - These Times with @tommctague.bsky.social and Helen Thompson - has become completely necessary to understand and gain perspective on what is going on at the moment. podcasts.apple.com/za/podcast/t...

These Times

Politics Podcast · 129 Episodes · Every two weeks

podcasts.apple.com

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Mick Fealty @mickfealty.bsky.social · Mar 19

Ever heard of the #MaraLagoAccord? When you stop hyperventilating, here’s a great conversation between Prof Helen Thompson and @TomMcTague.bsky.social… on Trump’s plan to bring trade and security into a single foreign policy space in order to restructure US debt.

open.spotify.com/episode/3R14...

Trump’s Economic Revolution

These Times · Episode

open.spotify.com

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Soumaya Keynes @soumayakeynes.ft.com · Mar 8

EU members are squabbling over whose defence industry should benefit from new funds

on.ft.com/43xIlHl

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Soumaya Keynes @soumayakeynes.ft.com · Mar 8

Me: trade policy is nuanced and we shouldn’t rely on national stereotypes to predict wha-

The French: BONJOUR

Soumaya Keynes @soumayakeynes.ft.com · Mar 8

EU members are squabbling over whose defence industry should benefit from new funds

on.ft.com/43xIlHl

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Tom McTague @tommctague.bsky.social · Mar 4

Trying to stay sane amid the madness. podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...

Crisis: Trump, Zelensky and a moment of truth for Starmer

Podcast Episode · These Times · 04/03/2025 · 1h 13m

podcasts.apple.com

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bryn stole @brynstole.bsky.social · Feb 25

Strategic sovereignty for Europe (as France has long demanded, and Germany suddenly seems to want) makes plenty of sense ... until you ask the questions: Who's the sovereign? What is "Europe"? And what are their interests? Good piece from @tommctague.bsky.social: unherd.com/2025/02/are-...

Are we all Gaullists now?

unherd.com

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Tom McTague @tommctague.bsky.social · Feb 24

🚨 Early Ep Release! "The German Election: Friedrich Merz, “Independence” from America, and the Rise of the Far Right" 🇩🇪

Helen Thompson and I discuss the implications of Germany's seismic election.

Listen now! 🎧
pod.link/1685475850

These Times

UnHerd political editor Tom McTague and Cambridge professor Helen Thompson team up to investigate the history of today’s politics — and what it means for our future. Each week they will explore the gr...

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