Robin Blackburn

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Glad to be grey?

  • 22 January 2009

An increasingly large proportion of the world's population is living longer than ever before. The number of those aged 65 and over is expected to double in the next 25 years. In principle, this is a good thing for all of us, but it has grave consequences for the way we organise our societies and economies. Are we and our politicians ready for the demographic challenge?

Bandit country

  • 17 July 2000

In the Shadow of the Liberator: the impact of Hugo Chavez on Venezuela and Latin America Richard Gott Verso, 246pp, £16 ISBN 1859847757 Villa and Zapata: a biography of the Mexican revolution Frank McLynn Jonathan Cape, 459pp, £20

The New Statesman Essay - How to bring back collectivism

  • 17 January 2000

You thought pension funds were for capitalists? Robin Blackburnargues that they could provide a new chance for the workers to take over the economy's commanding heights

Afghanistan

Doomed to failure

Two sides of the Coin

Hung parliament

Who would rule?

Doing deals in Downing Street

Interview

Seymour Hersh

The NS Interview: Seymour Hersh

Television

Paradox

Paradox

What if...

The Beatles never formed

What if .... the Beatles had never formed

Will Self

Eats at Subway

Attack of the one-foot sandwich

Iraq war

We want a trial

Iraq, Palin and building bridges

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Our selection

Books of the Year: Part I

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