Long reads The greedy men of English cricket must resign There are few institutions more ridiculous than the England and Wales Cricket Board. Think back to the glorious summer of 2005 when England and Australia contested… By aloysiusmcd
The ten people who could change the world Why does change matter so much to us? Why has it become the defining word in the contemporary political… By aloysiusmcd
Happy Christmas to all our readers . . . The year 2009 is the 200th anniversary of Charles Darwin’s birth, and the 150th year since The Origin of… By aloysiusmcd
Indulge the urge to splurge this Christmas We would like to reassure readers that this issue of the New Statesman offers no advice on Credit Crisis… By aloysiusmcd
Bugs, bugged and special relationships The Bible says, “Whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap” – as Tony Blair, a devout Christian,… By aloysiusmcd
Time for a purge of Labour’s weaker policies Beyond the white noise of the economic situation, Gordon Brown’s government has been forced into two important retreats. His… By aloysiusmcd
A Nobel cause The papilloma virus, captured by an electron micrograph. On 6 October Dr Harald zur Hausen of the Un By aloysiusmcd
Burma’s tragedy exposes the world’s lack of a disaster strategy Forced intervention would be folly, but there are better weapons in the west’s arsenal than military By aloysiusmcd