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How strongmen cling to power

Authoritarian leaders around the world are strengthening their rule. Can anyone topple them?

By Jeremy Cliffe

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Bobby Gillespie: “The drugs were an integral part of the persona”

The Culture Interview

Bobby Gillespie: “The drugs were an integral part of the persona”

Kate Mossman

Where is Peng Shuai?

Sarah Manavis

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People + machines is the formula for success

Adrian Joseph

Why Labour does not need London to win back power

James Hawes

There’s no denying it: Adele’s new album is a classic

There’s no denying it: Adele’s new album is a classic

Emily Bootle

The political risks of Big Data dominance

Firmin DeBrabander

From Our Writers

Bruno Maçães

As countries transition to green energy, a deadly race for global power begins

Rachel Cunliffe

Why the thought of another lockdown is so terrifying

Megan Nolan

I know first-hand how destructive social media can be. But we can’t ban horrible posts

David Gauke

Boris Johnson has been a disastrous prime minister – but the Conservatives will stick with him

Politics

Tories fear the corruption scandal has cut through to voters. It’s worse than they think

The absence of any great political project might prove to be a bigger problem at the next election for the Conservatives than sleaze.

By Stephen Bush

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Downing Street wants you to know it’s not suing over PM marriage trouble claims...

Downing Street wants you to know it’s not suing over PM marriage trouble claims…

The Chatterer

Who will win the North Shropshire by-election?

Stephen Bush

Who would win if a general election was held tomorrow?

Labour now leads the Tories in most polls – but it should avoid celebration

Ben Walker

Chris Bryant interview: “Labour should put the ministerial code into law”

The Politics Interview

Chris Bryant interview: “Labour should put the ministerial code into law”

Anoosh Chakelian and Valeria Cardi

Will there be another Christmas lockdown? Boris Johnson can’t rule one out

Tim Ross

World

Bolsonaro can’t end deforestation in the Amazon – even if he wants to

Ending deforestation would alienate the president’s base at a time when he needs its support more than ever.

By Oliver Stuenkel

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Afghanistan is on the brink of humanitarian disaster – and the West is culpable

Afghanistan is on the brink of humanitarian disaster – and the West is culpable

John Simpson

Exclusive: Svetlana Tikhanovskaya calls for tougher EU sanctions on Belarus

Ido Vock

How a Hezbollah-backed game show host cost Lebanon its rich Gulf allies

Abbie Cheeseman

Why smog, not Covid-19, could push Delhi back into lockdown

Philippa Nuttall

Will Austria’s lockdown for the unvaccinated work?

Will Austria’s lockdown for the unvaccinated work?

Liam Hoare

After Cop26, the time for law-abiding demonstrations is over

Andreas Malm

Books and Culture

Books of the year

New Statesman writers and guests choose their favourite reading of 2021.

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How William Hodges captured Captain Cook’s adventures

How William Hodges captured Captain Cook’s adventures

Michael Prodger

The Culture Interview

Bobby Gillespie: “The drugs were an integral part of the persona”

Reimagining Beowulf as a story of female rage

Erica Wagner

Amazon Prime fantasy series The Wheel of Time is a colossal waste of time and money

Rachel Cooke

King Richard is a feelgood rehearsal of the American dream

King Richard is a feelgood rehearsal of the American dream

David Sexton

Radio & Podcasts

A new podcast claims to hold the mainstream media to account

Rachel Cunliffe

Podcasts

Why the corruption scandal feels like 1997, with Chris Bryant

The New Statesman podcast

Why the corruption scandal feels like 1997, with Chris Bryant

Samir Saran on India-US relations

Samir Saran on India-US relations

The New Statesman Podcast: Subscribers’ edition

The New Statesman podcast

The New Statesman Podcast: Subscribers’ edition

Will the row over MPs’ second jobs hurt Boris Johnson?

Will the row over MPs’ second jobs hurt Boris Johnson?

Business and Economics

Business and Finance

Who made more this year: you or your house?

Ben Walker and Josh Rayman

The Business Interview

“We must prevent Facebook from running the metaverse”: Herman Narula on the fight for a new reality

Will Dunn

What we're getting wrong about the "Great Resignation"

What we’re getting wrong about the “Great Resignation”

How to crash the housing market

Will Dunn

Trillions: How index funds took over the world

Emma Haslett

The rise of the landlord influencer

The rise of the landlord influencer

Sarah Manavis

The Long Read

Joe Biden and the spectre of Donald Trump

Joe Biden and the spectre of Donald Trump

Suffering electoral defeats and a polling slump, the US president cannot shake his predecessor’s hold on American politics.

By Emily Tamkin

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How strongmen cling to power

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Afghanistan is on the brink of humanitarian disaster – and the West is culpable

By John Simpson

How the memory of the Paris attacks is shaping France’s national psyche

By Katherine Cowles

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When it comes to climate change, the public is way ahead of the government

Energy and Climate Change

When it comes to climate change, the public is way ahead of the government

Caroline Lucas

Money alone will not fix the NHS

Money alone will not fix the NHS

Jeremy Hunt MP

Big Tech’s power must come with greater responsibility

Big Tech’s power must come with greater responsibility

Damian Collins MP

How to power the electric vehicle revolution

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