The long shadow of the Iraq War: how one town honoured Britain’s fallen soldiers – Audio Long Reads
How do you mourn those killed in an “unjust” war? For years, the English town of Wootton Bassett showed the way.
By
Jason Cowley
Jason Cowley is editor-in-chief of the New Statesman.
Latest articles
Features on
All Articles
The unbreakable spirit of Andy Murray
The Scottish tennis player has achieved a late-career grandeur and nobility.
By
From radical to reactionary, Paul Johnson came to hate the left but never lost his rage
He’d once been a man of the left – a former editor of the New Statesman, no less –…
By
Can Keir Starmer’s vision of the great “unbinding” of Britain save the Union?
Labour hopes its devolution proposals will hold the country together.
By
Munira Mirza: “The constant briefing at Westminster is corrosive”
Munira Mirza, once known as “Boris Johnson’s brain”, is a liberal contrarian whose views have been widely condemned. But…
By
A broken and humiliated Tory party turns back to Jeremy Hunt, the last Cameroon
Unlike Liz Truss, the new Chancellor is a serious and measured politician.
By
What Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss are getting wrong about Brexit
Editor's Note: In their race to the right, the Conservative leadership candidates are misreading the times.
By
Chris Pilcher: An inspirational teacher
Editor's Note: Sometimes you encounter someone, however fleetingly, who leaves a deep impression. Since meeting Mr Pilcher, I have…
By
In 2019 Boris Johnson had everything he wanted. But the gods were waiting for him
The Prime Minister has left Britain unserious, divided and in need of complete transformation.
By