Genuinely the most savage review I’ve ever read. Of a book of essays by one of the most savage literary reviewers out there. Truly fascinating to behold. bookforum.com/print/3004/lau…

The real university con? Post-2012 students not only pay £9k fees - they pay vastly greater rates of interest.

The same degree from the same university has cost

A pre-2012 student:
£10,000~ in fees, £2,000~ in interest

Student since 2012:
£27,000 in fees, £22,000~ in interest

.Will Lloyd taking out 9 people, not all of them Tories, in <500w in The Times and The Sunday Times today.

Medic washingtonpost.com/books/2024/03/…

I've ended up writing the pull quote for Paul Johnson's paperback. It's an essential guide to Britain's accounts that contains the unmistakeable message REFORM COUNCIL TAX in heavily implied caps. thetimes.co.uk/article/follow…

The latest Saturday Read is out now, written w Will Lloyd, ft'ing Anoosh Chakelian Freddie Hayward Andrew Marr Hannah Rose Woods Sarah Dawood Ellen Peirson-Hagger Bruno Maçães + Hannah Barnes Peter Ricketts Amelia Tait jonn elledge David Gauke Jill Filipovic & more: saturdayread.substack.com/p/the-saturday…

If you're hearing the news on capital gains tax today, we went long on how the UK's tax system entrenches inequality, stymies growth, and rewards a few at the expense of the many in August.

Dive in:

newstatesman.com/politics/econo…

Great Qs from Harry Lambert 🌻 & Freddie Hayward

'Even when on his best behaviour, Johnson cannot be moved by anyone but himself.' Jenni Russell thetimes.co.uk/article/the-bi…

What a document. Resolution Foundation economy2030.resolutionfoundation.org/wp-content/upl…

“Israel is stealing land as we speak.” Our Q&A with Khalidi, perhaps the leading authority on Palestine in the US, icymi.

On October 7, Israel’s response, Obama’s betrayal & the “100 years’ war on Palestine” newstatesman.com/international-…

.alexmassie has written a thoughtful, punchy reaction to our @newstatesman Q&A w Khalidi. alexmassie.substack.com/p/hiding-behin…

.Jenni Russell on the deeper tension behind Rwanda.