28 February 2000

The last days of the Protestants

By John Lloyd

Who takes religion seriously now? Only those who can use it to fuel old animosities

Men in suits won't sell the euro

By Matthew Taylor

The pro-Europe lobby needs help from taxi drivers and footballers, argues Matthew Taylor

Sellafield: just close it down

By Ziauddin Sardar

The nuclear industry is kept alive by military and scientific interests

Why a second child spells ruin

By Rebecca Abrams

There's a mother gap as well as a gender gap at work. One child is bad enough; another could rob you of half your lifetime earnings. By Rebecca Abrams

Russia's dark horse at the finish line

By Christian Caryl

Vladimir Putin pays lip service to democracy, the Orthodox Church and economic reform. His record doesn't live up to his claims

Our very own Napoleon at No 10?

By Peregrine Worsthorne

100 years of Labour - Nationalised industries and the NHS were no threat to traditional values because they were run by the old professional classes. New Labour, fears Peregrine Worsthorne, is another matter

Wilson is still rated higher than Blair

100 years of Labour - We asked MPs to rank party leaders and name their favourites among those who didn't make it

New? We've always been new

By Neil Kinnock

100 years of Labour - Neil Kinnock argues that the idea of old Labour is largely a myth, and the product of ignorance

Clem Attlee's secret lady friend

By Francis Beckett

100 years of Labour - Francis Beckett on the surprising relationship between an ex-PM and a young American

From darts to Kate Moss

By Malcolm Clark

100 years of Labour - Once the serious socialist's alternative to the pub, working men's clubs today are cool hangouts floated on the stock market.Malcolm Clark pays a visit

The hinges of history

100 years of Labour - We asked six distinguished historians to select a turning point in the Labour Party story. These were their verdicts

Labour Party Centenary Quiz

By Robert Taylor

100 years of Labour - How good is your knowledge of Labour Party history? Send your answers to us (address below) and we'll give champagne to the first three correct ones opened

The capital is not always an asset

By Alistair Moffat

New Statesman Scotland

Pushing the boundaries of taste

By Tom Brown

New Statesman Scotland - Billy Connolly may seek to deny his Scottishness, but Tom Brownthinks there will always be a market for in-yer-face-Jimmy comedy

Primary Tartan

New Statesman Scotland

Samuel Smiles

New Statesman Scotland

Diary

Ken's lot wanted a few modernisers on board so they tried to recruit me . . . his charm failed to work

By Benjamin Wegg-Prosser

I watched the tower block explode: a failed experiment in living went up in a cloud of smoke

By Suzanne Moore

I said the police were racist, and nearly went to jail

By Darcus Howe

Since moving to the country, I've learnt that blackbirds are black and that robins have red breasts

By Sean French

This England

I'm being deprived of sleeping pills - yet another worry to keep me up all night

By Laurie Taylor

Competition - Win a bottle of champagne