14 September 2009
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Features
Even the Titanic swerved
A former Lehman vice-president, remembers what it was like to be on Wall Street in the last, chaotic days of that great bank
Vince Cable: Beneath the halo
Vince Cable is hailed by right and left as a prophet who predicted the crisis. But is he quite the informed economist of repute? And what about his time at Shell?
How is Britain coping with the recession?- Builth Wells, Powys
Valley of the (Steps) dolls
How is Britain coping with the recession? - Hastings
Doughnuts, drizzle and the dole
Regulars
New Statesman Leader
Leader: Have we learned nothing from the economic catastrophe of 12 months ago?
Without a proper reassessment of the role of finance in our economy, the crash could easily happen again
First Thoughts
Eat canapé, avoid catastrophe
. . . on the 10:10 luvvies, Keith Waterhouse, and football’s castrati
The Politics Column
Emission impossible?
Ed Miliband will need all the political skills he can muster to get a deal in Copenhagen
The Politics Column
BNP on BBC wrong, wrong, wrong
Question Time was discussing inviting Nick Griffin on long before the BNP's "breakthrough"
Down & Out in London
Down and out in London
Like Boudu the tramp in Renoir’s film, I like to take advantage of the generosity of my hosts
Culture
Seduction line
“What a tremendous eye he has,” said David Bowie of the film-maker Nagisa Oshima after working with him on Merry Christmas, Mr Lawrence. Ryan Gilbey celebrates the Japanese director’s eroticism and wicked sense of humour
Mover and shaker
Forget Russell Brand – the real rebel on Radio 2 is the man who championed skiffle.
Television
The Last Days of Lehman Brothers
Why make a drama out of a crisis when a documentary captures it better?
Radio
He is like a human shed
Unable to sleep, I am soothed by the worn-out voice of Richard Allinson
Books
Uncivilisation: the Dark Mountain Manifesto
We have, it seems, led the planet into the age of ecocide. Can civilisation survive the unavoidable environmental catastrophe? To stand a chance we will need cool heads, not fiery dreams.
