Paul Johnson

Paul Johnson was editor of the New Statesman from 1965 to 1970. He is a journalist, popular historian, speechwriter and author.

The menace of Beatlism

28 February 1964: I refuse to believe the Beatles and their like are what the youth of Britain want.

By Paul Johnson

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The Public Order Bill is a worrying assault on basic freedoms.

By Adrian Bradley, Rachel Cunliffe and NS Podcasts

12 December 1959: How to solve world population growth.

By Paul Johnson

The historian and journalist Paul Johnson made his name writing for and then editing (1965-70) the New Statesman, but…

By Paul Johnson

In May '68, Paul Johnson, the then editor of the New Statesman, extolled Parisian student power in a

By Paul Johnson

Tom Baistow, who has died aged 85, was deputy editor and anchorman of the New Statesman for much of…

By Paul Johnson