New Statesman Leader

On terrorism and the constitution, a good start. Big tests lie ahead

• 05 July 2007

Giving parliament more power presupposes that our MPs, many of whom have shown cowardice, learn the art of scrutiny

Good luck in changing this undemocratic, unequal nation

• 28 June 2007
• 1 comment

Reprehensible Israeli policies and mistaken token responses

• 21 June 2007
• 30 comments

Israel's policy towards the Palestinians has long been morally and politically reprehensible. But it is only through concerted engagement that a broader catastrophe can be averted

A man who appreciates the malaise and the need for change

• 14 June 2007

Brown must understand the depth of anger over Iraq. For that reason, we are backing Jon Cruddas for the Labour deputy leadership

Only a Bill of Rights can save the citizen from the prying state

• 07 June 2007

The New Statesman will campaign for a full Bill of Rights to underpin a new written constitution.

Foreigners, grievances and the real housing scandal

• 04 June 2007

Labour seeks candid politics as Cameron copies Blair's mistakes

• 28 May 2007

Are there any original minds out there struggling to show themselves, but fearful of the consequences?

A good start, but Gordon Brown will ignore the left at his peril

• 21 May 2007

A sad and salutary end, but the chance for a fresh start

• 14 May 2007

Good intentions, a terrible war and a man who stayed too long

• 07 May 2007
• 1 comment

The New Statesman's own verdict on Tony Blair is that he should have gone in late 2003 when it was confirmed there were no weapons of mass destruction in Iraq