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The war that changed the world

Six months in, Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine has revealed a global order in transition.

By Jeremy Cliffe

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Keir Starmer’s energy strategy hints at Wilson-like cunning

Keir Starmer’s energy strategy hints at Wilson-like cunning

Philip Collins

After the storm, the sewage: the suffocation of UK waterways

India Bourke

Does anyone actually care about Cop27?

US Midterm Elections 2022

Liz Cheney lost her primary. So what?

Emily Tamkin

Leader: In defence of the open society

Leader: In defence of the open society

New Statesman

Bruce Daisley: “Twitter wasn’t set up to be about anger and rage”

Oscar Williams

Quickfire

Don't bring your baby to a comedy show – for the sake of the other parents there

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Don’t bring your baby to a comedy show – for the sake of the other parents there

Emma Haslett

It's funny how all of Jerry Sadowitz's defenders are white men

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It’s funny how all of Jerry Sadowitz’s defenders are white men

Ariane Sherine

Politics

Labour is still scared of Scottish voters

Whenever Starmer’s party tries to make the case for voting Labour instead of SNP, it manages to come across as helpless.

By Rory Scothorne

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Does Keir Starmer’s plan to freeze energy bills go far enough?

Does Keir Starmer’s plan to freeze energy bills go far enough?

Rachel Wearmouth

Inside the Tory grassroots: what do members really want?

Anoosh Chakelian

A Tory party that’s out of ideas will soon find itself out of power

Mick Lynch: “Starmer’s Labour could be another version of the Tories”

Freddie Hayward

Why Britain’s decline resembles the fall of Rome

Why Britain’s decline resembles the fall of Rome

Martin Fletcher

The absurdities of Suella Braverman’s “war on woke”

Philip Collins

From Our Writers

Philip Collins

Are the Democrats finally getting their act together?

Marie Le Conte

Learning for its own sake is lovely, but that’s not all university is for

Jonn Elledge

From drought to energy bills, inflation to the NHS, Britain is falling apart at the seams

Rachel Cunliffe

The war on drugs has failed – when will the Tories and Labour accept this?

World

The EU’s energy crisis is emboldening the European far right

Six months into the Ukraine war, the shock that temporarily banished pro-Russian views from European politics is wearing off.

By Ido Vock

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Russia is still underestimating Ukraine

Russia is still underestimating Ukraine

Lawrence Freedman

Living standards in Afghanistan have collapsed under the Taliban

Afiq Fitri

Is everything suddenly going Joe Biden’s way?

Emily Tamkin

What the Crimea airbase attack means for the war in Ukraine

Katie Stallard

The Taliban's Afghanistan, one year on: murder, repression and economic devastation

The Taliban’s Afghanistan, one year on: murder, repression and economic devastation

Ido Vock

Germany must abandon its debt brake to make up for the lost Merkel years

Thorsten Benner

Ideas

Wittgenstein at war

Thomas Nagel

The authoritarian interlude

Phil Tinline

Would there still have been climate change under socialism?

Would there still have been climate change under socialism?

Leigh Phillips

Why your flights keep getting cancelled

Daniel Zamora

To realise political unity, humankind must look to the starry heavens

Justin EH Smith

Viktor Orbán's American apologists

Viktor Orbán’s American apologists

John Ganz

Books and Culture

Salman Rushdie shows us that free speech is life itself

Rushdie knows how vital, how serious the business of storytelling is. Yet in my encounters with him he never took…

By Erica Wagner

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Diversity is part of the very soul of Neil Gaiman’s Sandman

Diversity is part of the very soul of Neil Gaiman’s Sandman

Marc Burrows

Book of the Day

A life without peace

The attack on Salman Rushdie is an attack on a global community of writers and readers

Soumya Bhattacharya

Who wants to be “normal”?

Sophie McBain

Mark Haddon: “I’m quite lucky to be alive”

Mark Haddon: “I’m quite lucky to be alive”

Ellen Peirson-Hagger

How the super-rich live

Matthew Beaumont

Podcasts

Is Labour finally on the front foot in the energy crisis?

The New Statesman podcast

Is Labour finally on the front foot in the energy crisis?

How did US politics become so polarised? With Nick Bryant

How did US politics become so polarised? With Nick Bryant

How the British university degree lost its value - Audio Long Reads

Audio Long Reads

How the British university degree lost its value – Audio Long Reads

Harry Lambert

As crisis looms, where are Britain’s leaders?

As crisis looms, where are Britain’s leaders?

Business and Economics

Can “Trussonomics” work?

Will Dunn

The building that remade London

Emma Haslett

There’s a new factor pushing up energy prices, and it’s nothing to do with Russia

There’s a new factor pushing up energy prices, and it’s nothing to do with Russia

Emma Haslett

The woman who plans to switch off obesity with a pill

Emma Haslett

The UK is going into recession, and even Liz Truss might not be able to save it

Emma Haslett

The dangerous approach of SoftBank's Masayoshi Son

The dangerous approach of SoftBank’s Masayoshi Son

Oscar Williams

Environment

Pascal Lamy on the climate crisis: “We have to go way back to find a global picture as depressing as today”

Philippa Nuttall

Nuclear energy vs renewables: which is the best solution for the climate crisis?

Philippa Nuttall

How Britain can prevent drought

How Britain can prevent drought

India Bourke

How are animals adapting to climate change?

India Bourke

Hard work won’t be enough to pay your energy bill

Philippa Nuttall

Is climate anxiety ruining my friendships?

Is climate anxiety ruining my friendships?

Philippa Nuttall

The Long Read

A battle for the soul of English cricket

A battle for the soul of English cricket

When the former Yorkshire bowler Azeem Rafiq blew the whistle on racism, resignations and inquiries followed. Has anything changed?

By Emma John

Magazine

Six Months that Changed the World

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Six Months that Changed the World

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The war that changed the world

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Salman Rushdie shows us that free speech is life itself

By Erica Wagner

Storytelling must prevail in a world in which democracy is under threat

By Elif Shafak

How the fatwa against Salman Rushdie changed British identity

By Anthony Barnett

Spotlight

The Conservatives have made childcare unavailable and unaffordable

The Conservatives have made childcare unavailable and unaffordable

Bridget Phillipson

Neglected north: 66 per cent of innovation funding has gone to southern firms

Regional Development

Neglected north: 66 per cent of innovation funding has gone to southern firms

Harry Clarke-Ezzidio

Do mapping apps exacerbate prejudice?

Emerging Technologies

Do mapping apps exacerbate prejudice?

Clara Aberneithie

The Policy Ask with Arthur Snell: "Many of the world’s problems stem from the Iraq invasion"

Energy and Climate Change

The Policy Ask with Arthur Snell: “Many of the world’s problems stem from the Iraq invasion”

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