09 July 2007
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Cover story
The new terror
In the wake of the failed terror attacks in London and Glasgow Shiv Malik reports on an unforeseen threat plus we've got Shiraz Maher on his former friend, terror suspect Bilal Abdulla and Martin Bright on Gordon Brown's more thoughtful approach to terrorism
Features
Glasgow bombs: the doctor I knew
How did Dr Bilal Abdulla, a medic from Paisley hospital, come to be one of Britain's prime terror suspects? Here is the testimony of a former Islamic radical who knew him well, written exclusively for the NS
Learning from errors of the past
The emotive rhetoric and instant clampdowns are gone. Now, under Gordon Brown, there appears to be a more thoughtful approach to the terrorist threat, reports Martin Bright.
Tell me, how did you get so rich?
As chancellor, Gordon Brown put his trust in tycoons and city chiefs. But as wealth disparities grow, such alliances may tarnish his reputation.
Kleenex all round
Cameron's reshuffle will calm and bait in equal measure
My fellow American Muslims . . .
Muslims living in the US enjoy a better life than those in Britain, says new research. Can Bush teach Brown a lesson?
Kazakhstan's feuding first family
When the president of an oil-rich former Soviet republic where the ruling family runs everything falls out with his son-in-law it can have huge repercussions.
Regulars
New Statesman Leader
On terrorism and the constitution, a good start. Big tests lie ahead
Giving parliament more power presupposes that our MPs, many of whom have shown cowardice, learn the art of scrutiny
The real causes of infertility
There are now hundreds of women undergoing IVF treatment that is exclusively age-related
In the old style
Set by Gavin Ross Inspired by the Guardian's celebrations on its 50,000th edition, we asked for today's news (Big Brother, Paris Hilton's jail term), written in the style of 1907
Culture
The way I see it
The way I see it: Sophie Woolley
Woolley is a writer and stand-up comedian. She will perform her one-woman show “When to Run” on 10 and 11 July at the London Literature Festival. For more information, visit her website http://www.sophiewoolley.com
A noble trade
Press photographers are often wrongly cast as cynics or manipulators. In fact, they are romantic figures, driven by a desire to tell the truth
The sound of resistance
Using folk melodies and bracing discords, Baltic composers railed against Soviet dominance
Theatre
No more Mr Nice Guy
Not even David Suchet can rescue this dull tale of Catholic intrigue The Last Confession Theatre Royal Haymarket, London WC2
Film
Story of a charmless man
David Mamet's tale of middle-class crisis is self-consciously provocative Edmond (18) dir: Stuart Gordon
Television
Goodbye to all that
As an ex-smoker, I was hooked on this by-numbers documentary Memoirs of a Cigarette Channel 4
Radio
Liberals? Eat my shorts
It's surprisingly hard to pin down the politics of America's favourite family Whose Side Is Bart Simpson On? Radio 4
Books
How the east was won
The British empire was built not simply on greed, cruelty and oppression - but on surprising exchanges and encounters. The Ordeal of Elizabeth Marsh: a Woman in World History Linda Colley Harper Press, 400pp, £25
The Beat goes on
Naomi West meets Carolyn Cassady, wife of Neal, lover of Jack and reluctant countercultural heroine Off the Road: Twenty Years with Cassady, Kerouac and Ginsberg Carolyn Cassady Black Spring Press (£9.95)
The sound of silence
Peeling the Onion Günter Grass Harvill Secker, 425pp, £18.99
Reclaiming language
Hold Everything Dear: Dispatches on Survival and Resistance John Berger Verso, 160pp, £12.99
It's a family affair
Who Is Lou Sciortino? Ottavio Cappellani Picador, 227pp, £14.99
America's dark heart
Callisto Torsten Krol Atlantic Books, 436pp, £10.99
Bringing the house down
The Hands of History: Parliamentary Sketches (1997-2007) Simon Hoggart Guardian Books, 368pp, £8.99
Cut-throat captain
Empire of Blue Water: Henry Morgan and the Pirates Who Ruled the Caribbean Waves Stephan Talty Simon & Schuster, 352pp, £11.99
