Sholto Byrnes
Sholto Byrnes is Assistant Editor of the New Statesman
Articles by Sholto Byrnes
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World Affairs
The NS Profile: Muammar al-Gaddafi
- 27 August 2009
The return of the Lockerbie bomber to Libya has put the‘‘mad dog of the Middle East’’ back in the spotlight, 40 years after he took power
Law & Reform
The west muscles in
- 13 August 2009
The coverage of the US journalists released from North Korea ignored the fact they knowingly broke the law
Music
Can you dig it?
- 07 May 2009
An ambitious survey of jazz in the 20th century is one dazzling image after another. But uprooted from all context, this disparate collection of jazz gems is a little lost in the wilderness
Travel
The silence of the sands
- 16 April 2009
A photography exhibition in Abu Dhabi draws Sholto Byrnes into the life of a great British explorer
Religion
Britain’s hidden religion
- 09 April 2009
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In last week’s NS a host of distinguished writers debated what place God should have in our society. Here we continue the argument, beginning with the strange case of the celebrated atheist who converted to deism, the faith many of us share – without even knowing it









