17 May 2010
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Cover story
All change at No 10
Gordon Brown’s decision to step down throws the party negotiations and the Labour leadership wide open: the brothers Miliband, Jon Cruddas, Ed Balls . . . who wins?
Features
The rise and fall of New Labour
The architect of the Third Way argues that although the Blair-Brown years may not have been the new dawn promised in 1997, Labour’s achievements were still considerable.
Lean, green killing machines
The race is on between China and the US to equip their forces with eco technologies – and China is winning.
Welcome to the era of no overall control
The leaders’ debates energised what were, in truth, disappointing campaigns for all three main parties. Then the deal-making began.
Essay
Deficit disorder: the Keynes solution
With the crisis in Greece as the trigger, the world monetary system is starting to disintegrate. Robert Skidelsky, the acclaimed biographer of John Maynard Keynes, argues that this is not the time for a new chancellor to put fiscal stimulus into reverse.
Interview
The NS interview: Caroline Lucas
“This is the beginning of a new force in Westminster”
The NS Interview: Shirley Williams
“Nick’s surge was too soon. The soufflé had time to stop rising.”
Regulars
Commons Confidential
Cameron clucks off.
The Politics Column
The wooing of Nick Clegg
This is a once-in-a-generation opportunity to heal the divide on the centre left. Don't betray us, Nick
Culture
Czech mates
Caught for centuries between warring empires, the cluster of nations at the centre of Europe has left us a remarkable literary legacy.
Stripped down
Discover a secret side to the Victoria and Albert Museum.
Books
The Bridge: the Life and Rise of Barack Obama
In an insightful biography, the New Yorker editor captures Barack Obama’s shape-shifting skills, but overstates his cross-racial appeal.
