The New Statesman Creators & Guests

Investigations Producer, BBC Newsnight; “Time to Think: The Inside Story of the Collapse of the Tavistock’s Gender Service for Children”

Nick is the writer and host of The Town That Didn't Stare, and a prolific producer of current affairs podcasts in the UK. He is the director and co-founder of Podot.

Ian David Hislop is a British journalist, satirist, writer, broadcaster, screenwriter, comedian, columnist, and editor of the magazine Private Eye.

Andrew William Stevenson Marr is a British political commentator, television presenter, and host of Start the Week.

Patrick Wintour is an international affairs journalist who covers conflicts, diplomacy, and global politics. Currently, he is the diplomatic editor of The Guardian.Wintour began his journalism career in 1976 at the New Statesman. In 1983, he joined The Guardian as chief Labour Correspondent, becoming Chief Political Correspondent in 1988, Political Editor at The Observer in 1996, Chief Political Correspondent back at The Guardian in 2000, Political Editor in 2006, and Diplomatic Editor in 2015.His work has also been featured in The Irish Times and various Yahoo platforms.

Armando Iannucci is a satirist, writer, director, and radio producer.

Rachel Cunliffe is a Deputy Online Editor at New Statesman.

Helen Lewis is a journalist, former deputy editor of the New Statesman, writer, and author of the book Difficult Women.

Elizabeth Minkel is a journalist, writer, and editor. Currently, she is content strategist at Aboard. She writes a column about fan culture for the New Statesman and is a staff writer at the Millions. She co-hosts the podcast "Fansplaining" and co-curates The Rec Center.

Nicky Woolf is a freelance journalist and editor who specialises in politics, technology, and digital subcultures. He reported and hosts the podcasts "Finding Q: My Journey into QAnon" and "The Sound."Previously, Woolf has been the editor of New Statesman America and before that, a journalist with The Guardian.

Sarah Ditum is an English opinion columnist and freelance writer whose work has appeared in publications including The Guardian, New Statesman, The Times, and UnHerd. She is based in Bath. Ditum's writing has covered issues including violence against women, gender identity, parenting, British parliamentary politics and cancel culture. She also writes regular book reviews. In 2021, Fleet acquired Ditum's book Upskirt Decade: Women, Fame and The Noughties, which is scheduled to be released in 2023.

Finn McRedmond is a columnist for The Irish Times.

Xan Rice is a freelance journalist.Previously, Rice has been a foreign correspondent for The Times, the Guardian, and the Financial Times. He is a former features editor for the New Statesman.Rice's work has appeared in The New Yorker, the Atlantic, the Guardian Long Read, Granta, Popular Science, and Long Lead.

Rory Stewart is a diplomat, author, explorer, academic, politician, and Senior Fellow at the Yale University's Jackson Institute for Global Affairs.

Sophie Elmirst is a freelance longform journalist. She is a contributing editor to Harper's Bazaar, and writes regularly on books for the Financial Times. She also writes regularly for the Guardian and the Economist's 1843 magazine.

Alex von Tunzelmann is a historian, screenwriter, and author.