From the archive: Enoch and after
April 1968: The aftermath of Enoch Powell’s “Rivers of Blood” speech.
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From the archive: Reality: a charter for avoidance
April 1979: Mervyn King calls for tax system reform.
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An Orwell special
Four archive pieces from and about the great man, on the week of his birthday, 75 years after his death.
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From the archive: The oil ratchet
October 1973: As war ravages the Middle East, John Maddox analyses how the Arab oil embargo will affect the global…
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From the archive: The revolution turns to repression
August 1979: Six months after the Iranian Revolution, Fred Halliday surveys the Islamic Republic.
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From the archive: The apotheosis of Tammany Jim
April 1977: The New Statesman’s former editor Paul Johnson froths at James Callaghan’s pact with the Liberal Party.
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From the archive: Am I a Jew?
On 23 July 1965, the late journalist Bernard Levin wrote this celebrated piece for the New Statesman, reflecting on his…
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From the NS archive: We helped them descend into hell
In this 1999 piece, the late journalist reported from East Timor on how its people were abandoned by the West…
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