{{Short description|British author and journalist}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2025}} {{Infobox person | name = Thomas McTague<ref>https://www.newstatesman.com/contact-us</ref> | education = | alma_mater = | occupation = Author, journalist | known_for = Editor of ''The New Statesman'' | website = }} '''Thomas McTague'''<ref>https://www.newstatesman.com/contact-us</ref> is a British author and journalist. He has been editor of ''The New Statesman'' since 2025.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/2025/06/a-new-era-for-the-new-statesman|title=A new era for the New Statesman|first=Thomas|last=McTague|date=12 June 2025|access-date=11 December 2025}}</ref>

== Career == McTague is political editor of ''UnHerd'',<ref>{{cite web|url=https://unherd.com/author/tom-mctague/|work=UnHerd|title=Tom McTague, a writer for Unherd|access-date=11 December 2025}}</ref> and has been a staff writer for ''The Atlantic''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theatlantic.com/author/tom-mctague/|work=The Atlantic|title=Tom McTague|access-date=11 December 2025}}</ref> and political editor at the ''Independent on Sunday''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/keir-starmer-new-statesman-verdict-tom-mctague-b2768873.html|work=The Independent|title=Look away, Sir Keir! Labour’s bible has given its verdict on you|first=John|last=Rentoul|author-link=John Rentoul|date=12 June 2025|access-date=11 December 2025}}</ref> He has also worked for ''Politico'', ''MailOnline'' and the ''Daily Mirror''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pressgazette.co.uk/the-wire/media-jobs-uk-news/unherd-political-editor-tom-mctague-named-new-statesman-editor/|work=Press Gazette|title=Unherd political editor Tom McTague named New Statesman editor|first=Dominic|last=Ponsford|date=24 March 2025|access-date=11 December 2025}}</ref>

In 2021, he was shortlisted for the Orwell Prize for journalism.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.orwellfoundation.com/journalist/tom-mctague/|publisher=The Orwell Foundation|work=The Orwell Prizes|title=2021 Journalism prize long list {{!}} Tom McTague|access-date=11 December 2025}}</ref> In September 2025, he published ''Between the Waves: The Hidden History of a Very British Revolution 1945–2016''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/culture/books/between-the-waves-tom-mctague-review-b1245798.html|work=The Standard|title=Review {{!}} Between the Waves|first=Anne|last=McElvoy|date=6 September 2025|access-date=11 December 2025}}</ref> The book discusses the history of the relationship between Britain and Europe.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/books/non-fiction/between-the-waves-tom-mctague-review/|work=The Daily Telegraph|title=How the seeds of Brexit were sown by four men in 1943|first=Vernon|last=Bogdanor|author-link=Vernon Bogdanor|date=26 August 2025|access-date=11 December 2025|issn=0307-1235|url-access=subscription}}</ref> The book was longlisted for the Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction.<ref name=bailliegifford>{{cite web|url=https://www.thebailliegiffordprize.co.uk/books-and-authors/between-the-waves-by|work=The Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction|title=Books & authors {{!}} Between The Waves - The Hidden History of a Very British Revolution 1945-2016 {{!}} Tom McTague|access-date=11 December 2025}}</ref>

== Bibliography ==

* ''Between the Waves: The Hidden History of a Very British Revolution 1945–2016'' (2025) {{ISBN|978-1529083125}}<ref name=bailliegifford/>

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