New Statesman Leader

Food

Apiculture shock

• 28 August 2008

In praise of bees

UK Politics

Is Labour on the side of the voters or the bankers?

• 21 August 2008
• 3 comments

A recession is surely the acid test of a party claiming to represent the progressive left

Politics

A united Europe is the most effective way to deal with Russia

• 14 August 2008
• 9 comments

Europe has considerable “soft power”. Using it intelligently is the best way to defend Russia’s bullied former satellites

Politics

An Olympic surprise

• 14 August 2008

Politics

Labour has little to lose and much to gain by being bold

• 07 August 2008
• 1 comment

Politics

Alexander Solzhenitsyn: A difficult hero

• 07 August 2008
• 1 comment

Politics

Leadership is only a part of Labour's current problems

• 31 July 2008
• 2 comments

A contrived autumn relaunch with new faces and catchphrases will not fool voters into believing it is a different party

Politics

How Labour's tough talk on benefits missed the point

• 24 July 2008
• 2 comments

The biggest fraud has been the manipulation of unemployment figures by successive governments

Politics

Has class been dismissed?

• 24 July 2008

UK Politics

Why tough talk on knife crime is not the answer

• 17 July 2008
• 5 comments