George Eaton
@georgeeaton.bsky.social
Senior Editor (Politics), New Statesman
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This from Policy Exchange is a good example of the spending cuts Reform and the Tories would need to back to match their rhetoric. www.newstatesman.com/politics/mor...
November 3, 2025 at 12:43 PM
This from Policy Exchange is a good example of the spending cuts Reform and the Tories would need to back to match their rhetoric. www.newstatesman.com/politics/mor...
Not just Streeting today, Labour issued this from Anna Turley on Saturday afternoon.
October 26, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Not just Streeting today, Labour issued this from Anna Turley on Saturday afternoon.
No, they issued these comments from Anna Turley on Saturday afternoon.
October 26, 2025 at 10:10 PM
No, they issued these comments from Anna Turley on Saturday afternoon.
First reported in my interview with Powell earlier this month. www.newstatesman.com/politics/lab...
October 25, 2025 at 11:38 AM
First reported in my interview with Powell earlier this month. www.newstatesman.com/politics/lab...
Farage’s big weakness, as I’ve often written, is that 60%+ of voters don’t want him to become Prime Minister.
For a populist he’s not that popular. www.newstatesman.com/politics/mor...
For a populist he’s not that popular. www.newstatesman.com/politics/mor...
October 24, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Farage’s big weakness, as I’ve often written, is that 60%+ of voters don’t want him to become Prime Minister.
For a populist he’s not that popular. www.newstatesman.com/politics/mor...
For a populist he’s not that popular. www.newstatesman.com/politics/mor...
Striking that Bridget Phillipson brackets the Greens with Reform as a “clear and present danger” – an acknowledgment of their poll surge.
October 22, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Striking that Bridget Phillipson brackets the Greens with Reform as a “clear and present danger” – an acknowledgment of their poll surge.
Why Rachel Reeves believes Reform and the Tories have left themselves exposed. www.newstatesman.com/politics/mor...
October 21, 2025 at 10:09 AM
Why Rachel Reeves believes Reform and the Tories have left themselves exposed. www.newstatesman.com/politics/mor...
The Netflixification of politics – today’s MC on five parties polling in double digits and whether Labour/the Tories can recover. www.newstatesman.com/politics/mor...
October 20, 2025 at 10:13 AM
The Netflixification of politics – today’s MC on five parties polling in double digits and whether Labour/the Tories can recover. www.newstatesman.com/politics/mor...
Stumbled upon a Ouija board at Tory conference.
But the serious answer to what Thatcher would make of tax rises is “does anyone remember the 1981 Budget?”
But the serious answer to what Thatcher would make of tax rises is “does anyone remember the 1981 Budget?”
October 6, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Stumbled upon a Ouija board at Tory conference.
But the serious answer to what Thatcher would make of tax rises is “does anyone remember the 1981 Budget?”
But the serious answer to what Thatcher would make of tax rises is “does anyone remember the 1981 Budget?”
Miliband’s speech championed a class-conscious environmentalism.
Lengthy section on unionisation of the green energy sector (something Unite/GMB critics have pushed for).
Lengthy section on unionisation of the green energy sector (something Unite/GMB critics have pushed for).
October 1, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Miliband’s speech championed a class-conscious environmentalism.
Lengthy section on unionisation of the green energy sector (something Unite/GMB critics have pushed for).
Lengthy section on unionisation of the green energy sector (something Unite/GMB critics have pushed for).
Labour shouting a bit more about nationalisation: most rail journeys will be on publicly-owned operators by next year.
September 27, 2025 at 7:08 AM
Labour shouting a bit more about nationalisation: most rail journeys will be on publicly-owned operators by next year.
Excl: Labour would take a two-point lead over Reform with Andy Burnham as leader, new More In Common polling shows. www.newstatesman.com/politics/lab...
September 25, 2025 at 10:21 AM
Excl: Labour would take a two-point lead over Reform with Andy Burnham as leader, new More In Common polling shows. www.newstatesman.com/politics/lab...
The same poll also shows that Burnham is the most popular major politician (with a net rating of +9). www.newstatesman.com/politics/mor...
September 24, 2025 at 12:47 PM
The same poll also shows that Burnham is the most popular major politician (with a net rating of +9). www.newstatesman.com/politics/mor...
Excl: New Ipsos polling shows that Farage has wiped out Starmer’s eight-point lead as “best PM” – they’re now tied. morningcall.substack.com/p/morning-ca...
September 24, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Excl: New Ipsos polling shows that Farage has wiped out Starmer’s eight-point lead as “best PM” – they’re now tied. morningcall.substack.com/p/morning-ca...
Excl: The new “Quint” that will meet weekly to set government strategy: Starmer, Lammy, Reeves, McFadden and Jones.
September 12, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Excl: The new “Quint” that will meet weekly to set government strategy: Starmer, Lammy, Reeves, McFadden and Jones.
“We all believe in dignity in retirement”.
Ed Miliband in 2010 when asked whether he would have Peter Mandelson in his shadow cabinet.
Ed Miliband in 2010 when asked whether he would have Peter Mandelson in his shadow cabinet.
September 11, 2025 at 9:54 AM
“We all believe in dignity in retirement”.
Ed Miliband in 2010 when asked whether he would have Peter Mandelson in his shadow cabinet.
Ed Miliband in 2010 when asked whether he would have Peter Mandelson in his shadow cabinet.
Worth noting that Bridget Phillipson has a +28 rating among Labour members, making her the fifth most popular cabinet minister.
September 9, 2025 at 7:14 AM
Worth noting that Bridget Phillipson has a +28 rating among Labour members, making her the fifth most popular cabinet minister.
New centre-left Labour group Mainstream is launching tomorrow, key backers include Andy Burnham and all of the below.
Pitches itself as “the home for Labour’s radical realists” and will play key role in the deputy leadership contest.
Pitches itself as “the home for Labour’s radical realists” and will play key role in the deputy leadership contest.
September 7, 2025 at 7:48 PM
New centre-left Labour group Mainstream is launching tomorrow, key backers include Andy Burnham and all of the below.
Pitches itself as “the home for Labour’s radical realists” and will play key role in the deputy leadership contest.
Pitches itself as “the home for Labour’s radical realists” and will play key role in the deputy leadership contest.
New centre-left Labour group Mainstream is launching tomorrow, key backers include Andy Burnham and all of the below.
Pitches itself as “the home for Labour’s radical realists” and will play key role in the deputy leadership contest.
Pitches itself as “the home for Labour’s radical realists” and will play key role in the deputy leadership contest.
September 7, 2025 at 7:47 PM
New centre-left Labour group Mainstream is launching tomorrow, key backers include Andy Burnham and all of the below.
Pitches itself as “the home for Labour’s radical realists” and will play key role in the deputy leadership contest.
Pitches itself as “the home for Labour’s radical realists” and will play key role in the deputy leadership contest.
International relations were part of Rayner’s brief as Deputy PM.
This will allow Lammy to maintain close links with Vance and other leaders.
This will allow Lammy to maintain close links with Vance and other leaders.
September 5, 2025 at 3:17 PM
International relations were part of Rayner’s brief as Deputy PM.
This will allow Lammy to maintain close links with Vance and other leaders.
This will allow Lammy to maintain close links with Vance and other leaders.
Nigel Farage is almost as unpopular as Kemi Badenoch – but the risk for Labour is that a united right beats a divided left. www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...
August 21, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Nigel Farage is almost as unpopular as Kemi Badenoch – but the risk for Labour is that a united right beats a divided left. www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...
Reeves backed higher council tax bands and a new property tax in this 2018 pamphlet.
August 18, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Reeves backed higher council tax bands and a new property tax in this 2018 pamphlet.
David Lammy’s summer reading choice is Edward Luce’s Zbig: The Life of Zbigniew Brzezinski. www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...
August 13, 2025 at 12:28 PM
David Lammy’s summer reading choice is Edward Luce’s Zbig: The Life of Zbigniew Brzezinski. www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...
Why “contribution” could be a big Labour theme this autumn. www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...
August 7, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Why “contribution” could be a big Labour theme this autumn. www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...
I reference this remarkable artefact - from Jan 2008 - in today’s Morning Call. www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...
July 31, 2025 at 1:33 PM
I reference this remarkable artefact - from Jan 2008 - in today’s Morning Call. www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...