The butterfly effect
Two new books show how human agency is eroding the basic fabric of European wildlife.
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Return of the West
Mussolini and the rise of fascism
How did an obscure magazine editor become an idol, and then a scandal, and then reassert his authority and…
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The narrow and shallow optimism of Ed Miliband’s Go Big
The unreal vision laid out in his new book explains the sad comedy of Miliband’s political career, and the…
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The NS poem: The Lickowen Myrtle
A new poem by Bernard O’Donoghue.
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The Good Girls investigates violence against women in Modi’s India
Sonia Faleiro’s story of the deaths of Padma Shakya and Lalli Shakya sheds light on broader issues in contemporary India.
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Reviewed in short: New books by Daniel Kahneman, Mitchell Dean, Nadifa Mohamed and Rory Cellan-Jones
Noise by Kahneman, Sibony and Sunstein, The Last Man Takes LSD by Dean and Zamora, The Fortune Men by Mohamed and Always On…
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Maria Stepanova’s In Memory of Memory: a cabinet of curiosities
This is a collection of family objects and stories, a repository of cultural artefacts.
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Letter from New York: a ghost town comes to life
The city is returning to its pre-pandemic rhythm – but the new mayor will be governing a changed city.
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Gordon Brown: How to mend a failing world
The former Labour prime minister on vaccinations, poverty and the climate crisis.
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The return of the West: can the G7 nations rebuild a global alliance?
As China continues to rise, Western democracies are striving to establish a new balance of power in an age of…
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Liz Phair: “I’m practising not being cool”
Liz Phair was a feminist icon in the macho, predatory world of indie rock. Now she’s trying to let…
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The conscientious painter
Percy Horton was born in 1897 and so reached conscriptable age in the middle of the First World War.…
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A Quiet Place Part II is bigger, louder and less subtle
There has been a shift from minimalist frights to wham-bam action.
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Channel 5’s Anne Boleyn is corny and forgettable
This historical drama is full of inert dialogue, cheesy props and stapled-on proto-feminism.
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A BBC Radio 4 documentary allows young people to speak directly about their experiences of the pandemic
Adults, Almost mixes anecdotes and interviews with clips recorded in teenagers’ homes, as well as musical and spoken word sequences.
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“Everyone was standing in my way”: Alexandra Wilson, aka the Essex Barrister, speaks out
The barrister mistaken for a defendant three times in one day reflects on the aftermath, leaving Essex, and the legal…
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Commons Confidential: Cautionism, not socialism
Your weekly dose of gossip from around Westminster.
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First Thoughts: The culture wars reach the National Trust, Dacre and Ofcom, and lockdown longings
The Ofcom interview panel declared the former Daily Mail editor "not appointable", but that won't stop Boris Johnson.
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Did Covid-19 escape from a Wuhan lab? Here’s what we know
What was once dismissed as a baseless conspiracy theory is now being taken more seriously.
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The bacon butty is a uniquely British phenomenon – a cultural icon that unites us all
There aren’t many things you can get at both the Phil-U-Up Burger Van at B&Q Leatherhead and Buckingham Palace,…
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With any luck, I won’t perish in a blaze – but I fear my fire alarms might be the death of me
Even the sound of My Bloody Valentine playing live cannot compete with my alarms.
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Ben goes into surgery and I end up doing what I’d hoped to avoid: pacing and watching the clock
For the last 30 years Ben’s life has had a lot of doctors in it, but still, general anaesthetics and…
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This England: Nen or neen?
This column – which, though named after a line in Shakespeare’s Richard II, refers to the whole of Britain –…
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Frank went in for a Covid jab, but what he got was a diagnosis that may have saved his life
Everyone undertaking immunisation sessions is aware they are saving lives. For Frank’s astute vaccinator, this was doubly true.
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Subscriber of the week: Ian Eves
Email emily.bootle@newstatesman.co.uk to be the New Statesman’s subscriber of the week.
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Geoff Dyer’s Q&A: “I love doing housework – I find it extremely fulfilling”
The author on Bob Dylan, Veep and ignoring advice from dad.
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Labour will never win again if it can’t acknowledge, let alone answer, the English Question
The old New Labour narrative that England is not a nation, only a set of would-be regions, is damaging the…
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Trade unions have spent too long amplifying Labour fantasies. It’s time they got back to reality
Out of all the candidates fighting to lead Unite, Gerard Coyne would be the most focused on getting a better deal in the…
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Iain Dale’s Diary: What the BBC’s Chris Mason gets right, and is Dominic Cummings really advising Keir Starmer?
My exchange with Diane Abbott is proof that if you make your guests feel relaxed, you’re more likely to…
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Journalists and politicians often make friends across the divide – but it’s not always for the best
The most effective MPs end up being liked and respected by the other side almost by accident.
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Why Naomi Osaka’s French Open exit is a loss for the media, not just for tennis
Osaka’s speciality is the existential answer to the mundane question. We should cherish her candour.
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Letter of the week: A power struggle in Israel
A selection of the best letters received from our readers this week. Email letters@newstatesman.co.uk to have your thoughts voiced…
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Leader: The new age of Westlessness
Though Trump is gone, progressives should not delude themselves: there will be no return to the age of liberal…
By The NS poem: The Lickowen Myrtle
A new poem by Bernard O’Donoghue.
By The Good Girls investigates violence against women in Modi’s India
Sonia Faleiro’s story of the deaths of Padma Shakya and Lalli Shakya sheds light on broader issues in contemporary India.
By Reviewed in short: New books by Daniel Kahneman, Mitchell Dean, Nadifa Mohamed and Rory Cellan-Jones
Noise by Kahneman, Sibony and Sunstein, The Last Man Takes LSD by Dean and Zamora, The Fortune Men by Mohamed and Always On…
By Maria Stepanova’s In Memory of Memory: a cabinet of curiosities
This is a collection of family objects and stories, a repository of cultural artefacts.
By A Quiet Place Part II is bigger, louder and less subtle
There has been a shift from minimalist frights to wham-bam action.
By First Thoughts: The culture wars reach the National Trust, Dacre and Ofcom, and lockdown longings
The Ofcom interview panel declared the former Daily Mail editor "not appointable", but that won't stop Boris Johnson.
By Channel 5’s Anne Boleyn is corny and forgettable
This historical drama is full of inert dialogue, cheesy props and stapled-on proto-feminism.
By A BBC Radio 4 documentary allows young people to speak directly about their experiences of the pandemic
Adults, Almost mixes anecdotes and interviews with clips recorded in teenagers’ homes, as well as musical and spoken word sequences.
By Commons Confidential: Cautionism, not socialism
Your weekly dose of gossip from around Westminster.
By The bacon butty is a uniquely British phenomenon – a cultural icon that unites us all
There aren’t many things you can get at both the Phil-U-Up Burger Van at B&Q Leatherhead and Buckingham Palace,…
By Labour will never win again if it can’t acknowledge, let alone answer, the English Question
The old New Labour narrative that England is not a nation, only a set of would-be regions, is damaging the…
By With any luck, I won’t perish in a blaze – but I fear my fire alarms might be the death of me
Even the sound of My Bloody Valentine playing live cannot compete with my alarms.
By Trade unions have spent too long amplifying Labour fantasies. It’s time they got back to reality
Out of all the candidates fighting to lead Unite, Gerard Coyne would be the most focused on getting a better deal in the…
By Ben goes into surgery and I end up doing what I’d hoped to avoid: pacing and watching the clock
For the last 30 years Ben’s life has had a lot of doctors in it, but still, general anaesthetics and…
By This England: Nen or neen?
This column – which, though named after a line in Shakespeare’s Richard II, refers to the whole of Britain –…
By Iain Dale’s Diary: What the BBC’s Chris Mason gets right, and is Dominic Cummings really advising Keir Starmer?
My exchange with Diane Abbott is proof that if you make your guests feel relaxed, you’re more likely to…
By Frank went in for a Covid jab, but what he got was a diagnosis that may have saved his life
Everyone undertaking immunisation sessions is aware they are saving lives. For Frank’s astute vaccinator, this was doubly true.
By Journalists and politicians often make friends across the divide – but it’s not always for the best
The most effective MPs end up being liked and respected by the other side almost by accident.
By Subscriber of the week: Ian Eves
Email emily.bootle@newstatesman.co.uk to be the New Statesman’s subscriber of the week.
By Letter of the week: A power struggle in Israel
A selection of the best letters received from our readers this week. Email letters@newstatesman.co.uk to have your thoughts voiced…
By Geoff Dyer’s Q&A: “I love doing housework – I find it extremely fulfilling”
The author on Bob Dylan, Veep and ignoring advice from dad.
By Leader: The new age of Westlessness
Though Trump is gone, progressives should not delude themselves: there will be no return to the age of liberal…
By Why Naomi Osaka’s French Open exit is a loss for the media, not just for tennis
Osaka’s speciality is the existential answer to the mundane question. We should cherish her candour.
By Did Covid-19 escape from a Wuhan lab? Here’s what we know
What was once dismissed as a baseless conspiracy theory is now being taken more seriously.
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