Sophie Elmhirst
Sophie Elmhirst is a contributing writer at the New Statesman. She previously worked for Save the Children, the Guardian and Prospect.
Articles by Sophie Elmhirst
Results 81 to 90 of 90
International Politics
‘‘I’m not Nelson Mandela’’
- 25 June 2009
Morgan Tsvangirai is on tour promoting the New Zimbabwe, but can he honestly bury the past and build a better future?
Culture
The celestial jukebox
- 18 June 2009
When the music streaming service Last.fm was sold to CBS in 2007, its geekish founders became poster boys for the east London tech scene – and overnight multimillionaires. Their departure from the company signals the end of a musical love story.
Middle East
Who was Abdul Wahhab?
- 14 May 2009
- 5 comments
The life of the Islamic cleric who shaped Saudi Arabia
Religion
Make space for creationists to have their say
- 09 April 2009
- 11 comments
Evolution has disappeared from many school lessons in the US. If discussion about the origins of life becomes part of science classes here, could Britain follow suit?
Asia
China's final frontier
- 05 February 2009
The Chinese are latecomers to space, and desperate to catch up. Two years after shooting down a satellite, they stand accused of stealing US secrets. A new arms race has begun.
