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Members of the EDL in balaclavas as they gather outside a pub in Woolwich

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The Woolwich attack has given the EDL a new lease of life

By Jamie Bartlett - 24 May 10:31

After appearing destined for irrelevance, the group has been re-fuelled on anger.
Tory ministers bid to revive the snooper's charter after Woolwich attack

By George Eaton - 24 May 9:04

Theresa May is "determined" to act to give the police new powers to monitor internet use.
The Lib Dems should be wary of becoming the dull middle men of British politics

By Richard Morris - 23 May 16:12

While Clegg's party looks increasingly conformist, the Tories are moving into a coherent right-...
Don't fall for the Tories' spin over the 45p rate

By George Eaton - 23 May 15:18

Why the increase in tax revenues doesn't prove that the coalition was right to scrap the 50p...
Why ministers shouldn't celebrate today's migration figures

By Sarah Mulley - 23 May 12:56

With a dramatic fall in the number of international students, the government’s policy 'success...
Ken Livingstone: we were warned that Iraq "would make Britain a target"

By George Eaton - 23 May 12:12

In response to the Woolwich attack, the former Mayor of London says "we are still experiencing...
Woolwich terror attack: Muslims shouldn't have to distance themselves

By George Eaton - 23 May 9:11

They bear no more responsibility for jihadism than Christians do for the Ku Klux Klan.
Woolwich terror attack: Cameron and Miliband respond

By George Eaton - 22 May 20:33

"The terrorists never win because they cannot defeat the values we hold dear," says Cameron...
Duncan Smith to face grilling from MPs over misuse of statistics

By George Eaton - 22 May 15:28

The work and pensions select committee launches an inquiry after Duncan Smith was rebuked by...
Letters by Paul Auster and J M Coetzee: “Do things like this happen to you, or am I the only one?”

By Olivia Laing - 24 May 12:33

In 2008 J M Coetzee wrote to Paul Auster suggesting they begin an exchange by mail and, “God...

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Blogs | By New Statesman
Steven Poole on the rise of big data
No woman is jealously guarding the kitchen sink
Lifestyle | By Glosswitch
Matriarchal power is ephemeral.
The latest Israel-Palestine peace talks were doomed to fail before they began
Politics | By Matt Hill
Just look at the bottom line.
Get good or get beaten: in praise of brutally hard games
Culture | By Phil Hartup
The games that don't like you.
A Marvel comic shows the true face of Britain
Culture | By Alex Hern
Faiza Hussein is the new Captain Britain.

Media

Will there still be a New Statesman in 2113?

By Helen Lewis - 17 May

The signs are good - the printing press has been good enough for
"The best place to look for rubbish written on class is in the Daily Mail"

By Danny Dorling - 16 May

Britain's poor were absolutely and relatively better off until
Imagine if a government had solved everything it could: would hacks back off?

By Ed Smith - 16 May

Ed Smith's "Left Field" column.
Lift up your voices: The century-long battle for women's freedom

By Natasha Walter - 15 May

The NS of 1913 may have been in the vanguard for women’s
The irony of the press criticising Michael Gove's dodgy surveys

By Michael Marshall - 14 May

Most PR-commissioned surveys are bunk – but it's not just Michael
Does the New York Times want anyone to read Angelina Jolie's piece?

By Alex Hern - 14 May

If the NYT wants to ensure its pieces are never sullied by the

Business

“Failed banks have to be allowed to exit the market”

By Helen Roxburgh - 24 May

Business quote of the day.
Yahoo buying Tumblr? It's just the start

By Rupert Staines - 24 May

The data turf war.
McDonald’s faces allegations over selling children junk food

By - 24 May

CEO Don Thompson vehemently denies allegations at annual
Google to face fresh FTC investigation

By - 24 May

Rivals accuse the internet company of abusing its dominant
Morning Wrap: need to know business stories

By New Statesman - 24 May

Top stories from around the web.
P&G brings back former CEO Lafley

By - 24 May

To replace Bob McDonald in the wake of company’s poor performance

Books

“Do things like this happen to you, or am I the only one?”

By Olivia Laing - 24 May

In 2008 J M Coetzee wrote to Paul Auster suggesting they begin an
A Marvel comic shows the true face of Britain

By Alex Hern - 23 May

Faiza Hussein is the new Captain Britain.
A story impaled by its own moral

By Leo Robson - 23 May

It’s as a portrait of the age that this novel feels most overdone
Incoming: Aleksander Hemon, James Salter and Emily Berry at the Southbank Centre

By Critic - 20 May

Preview: London Literature Festival.
Reviewed: Letters by Kurt Vonnegut

By Daniel Swift - 16 May

Made in Dresden.
Reviewed: The Serpent’s Promise: the Bible Retold as Science by Steve Jones

By Nick Spencer - 16 May

Creation myths.

Interviews

Sarah Wollaston: Doctor Sharp Eyes

By George Eaton - 23 May

An MP David Cameron should find space for in his magic circle.
Brian Eno: “How can Alastair Campbell have a TV career?”

By Kate Mossman - 16 May

From Roxy Music to Coldplay - the many faces of Brian Eno.
Isabel Allende: "I have lived the horror of drugs"

By Jonathan Derbyshire - 02 May

The Books Interview.
Julian Barnes: “I do believe in grudge-bearing”

By Soumya Bhattacharya - 25 April

In a rare interview, the novelist Julian Barnes talks about
“If Ed Miliband is seduced by the Blairites, he’ll be consigned to the dustbin of history”

By George Eaton - 24 April

George Eaton interviews Len McCluskey.
Mohsin Hamid: "I think the personal is political and the political is personal"

By Sophie Elmhirst - 12 April

The Books Interview.

Games

Get good or get beaten: in praise of brutally hard games

By Phil Hartup - 24 May

In games like DayZ, Dark Souls and XCOM, there'
Xbox One

By Tom Watson - 22 May

Microsoft's vision of the future is a group of wildly
11 things we learned from this year's Premier League

By Hunter Davies - 16 May

Hunter Davies' "The Fan" column.
The Fan

By Hunter Davies - 09 May

Hunter Davies' "The Fan" column.
The Hideout – Why Board Games Matter

By Robert Florence - 06 May

Rab Florence on reinventing the rulebook every time you play.
The Land of the Free: Getting your money's worth from free to play games

By Phil Hartup - 30 April

More and more games are setting their stall out for free right

Film

The Hangover Part III: a franchise in its death throes

By Ryan Gilbey - 23 May

Another installment of the second-unfunniest comedy franchise in
Why women’s bodies can’t do anything right

By Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett - 21 May

Enviable curves v skinny self-control.
Billie versus Bobby – how one tennis match changed history.

By Charlotte Simmonds - 17 May

Reviewed: Battle of the Sexes.
I'm not worried about masculinity in crisis: I've seen where it leads

By Ryan Gilbey - 16 May

Blood, mud and splinters.
All that glitters is gigabytes

By Ryan Gilbey - 16 May

Reviewed: The Great Gatsby.
Mud is heartwarming, manly and gooey as molasses

By Philip Maughan - 13 May

Reviewed: Mud.

Television

What’s the point of BBC4?

By David Herman - 15 May

When the channel started in 2002, it was branded as “a place to
There are times when Vicious makes Are You Being Served? seem almost nuanced

By Rachel Cooke - 10 May

Reviewed: Vicious.
Action movies, bilingual tunes and the exorcism of a family of six: channel hopping in Cameroon

By Bim Adewunmi - 09 May

After a cosy night watching Dutch reality TV, daily viewing in
Anal fissures and domestic violence - it's Men's Hour

By Antonia Quirke - 09 May

Reviewed: Men's Hour.
Reviewed: Life of Crime

By Rachel Cooke - 08 May

Force of nature.
Reviewed: Tweet of the Day on Radio 4

By Antonia Quirke - 08 May

Morning has spoken.

Sci-tech

The third culture: The power and glory of mathematics

By Ian Stewart - 21 May

In 1959 C P Snow delivered a celebrated lecture in which he
How two farm-boys-done-good could change the world

By Michael Brooks - 17 May

While everyone loves Commander Chris Hadfield, it's Iowan James
Doesn’t kill you: makes you weaker

By Michael Brooks - 16 May

As things stand a scientific assessment would suggest that
New browser plugin stops people bamboozling you with numbers

By Alex Hern - 16 May

Dictionary of Numbers provides that much needed context.
Commander Chris Hadfield says goodbye to the International Space Station through the medium of David Bowie

By Alex Hern - 13 May

Highest music video since Snoop Dogg's last one.
CAPITAL LETTERS, little girl voice: internet feminists all write the same

By Martha Gill - 09 May

The perils of Groupthink - Martha Gill's "Irrational Animals"

Economics

Renewable energy to save consumers between £25 and £100bn

By Gordon Edge - 23 May

A new government report outlines the economic case for renewable
Triple dip remains successfully avoided in GDP second estimate

By Alex Hern - 23 May

Stagnation continues, writes Alex Hern.
The slow burn of food prices is squeezing the world dry

By Duncan Green - 23 May

A new Oxfam report reveals the crushing effects of roller-coaster
Voices of austerity

By Mary O'Hara - 22 May

A new project aims to give a voice to the people harmed by
Will the left focus on what money can't buy, or on what money shouldn't buy?

By Alex Hern - 21 May

Alex Hern speaks to Michael Sandel about morality in politics and
The best way to fix the long term is with more short-termism

By Alex Hern - 20 May

People don't like thinking about hard problems while the economy

World affairs

The latest Israel-Palestine peace talks were doomed to fail before they began

By Matt Hill - 24 May

If you want the bottom line about why William Hague and other
Why the European ideal is under threat

By Mark Mazower - 19 May

The certainties that sustained notions of European unity and
Obama's crappy week

By Nicky Woolf - 17 May

In just a couple of days, Obama's government machine had managed
A lone voice for peace

By James Harkin - 16 May

An interview with Haytham Manna.
In a generation, everything has changed for British Muslim women

By Irna Qureshi - 15 May

My mother and I both married men from Pakistan. Both marriages
Israel row: The bid to defund Toronto LGBT Pride is straightforward censorship

By Peter Tatchell - 15 May

The bid to ban pro-Palestine group Queers Against Israeli

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