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Inside No 10
Who’s in charge inside No 10: the maverick advisers running Britain
Under Boris Johnson, parliament has been silenced and an inner circle of power-brokers are driving Downing Street's agenda. Who…
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How floods divided Britain
Urban versus rural tensions are building after years of favouritism, powerlessness and blame.
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Hilary Mantel’s complex, conflicted Thomas Cromwell
Much has been made of the idiosyncrasy of Mantel’s treatment of Cromwell. But as her new novel demonstrates, she…
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How Thomas Piketty lost touch with reality
Acclaimed by the left, Piketty wants to transform European politics. But he ignores the real concerns of most people.
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The chore economy
Sally Howard’s The Home Stretch and the politics of housework.
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Kate Fall’s The Gatekeeper: an insider’s view of the Cameron years
Eloquent and full of human detail, this is a dramatic eyewitness account from someone who was once “the most…
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Pete Paphides’s Broken Greek: a striking memoir of immigration and music
Music journalist Paphides tells the immigrant’s story with clarity and tenderness.
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The sacrifices of George Orwell’s first wife
Discovering the life of Eileen Blair, the “black hole at the centre of Orwell studies”.
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Soccer Mommy: “I can’t just be myself”
Sophie Allison – the singer-songwriter behind Soccer Mommy – on fame, therapy and looking forward to death.
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The changing face of the ideal man
The ideal man is an archetype that changes with the times. A new Barbican exhibition asks – what does…
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Onward: a weepy Pixar animation that earns every teardrop
Director Dan Scanlon makes plot the strong suit of this father-son story.
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The BBC’s Noughts + Crosses is West Side Story with added identity politics
And I mean that in the best possible way.
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Why do we keep returning to The Call of the Wild?
The BBC is airing its third reading of the short novel in four years. So what makes this book…
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Letter of the Week: Serving suggestions
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: Coronavirus shows why the UK needs a more resilient state
The degradation of the UK’s public realm during a decade of austerity has heightened the threat posed by the…
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Watching seeds grow is nothing short of a miracle. So how do you ensure they have the best chance of survival?
There’s much to consider: when to plant seeds, where to plant them, and how to move them.
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From Grealish to Gazza, we want players who excite us every time they have the ball
You don’t always know what Grealish will do next – the vital ingredient all exciting players must have.
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Miranda Hart Q&A: “My earliest memory? Standing face-to-face with a goose“
The comedian talks The Artist’s Way by Julia Cameron, swimming with wild dolphins and Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
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I have been poorly lately: it might be the coronavirus but it might also be despair
It was one of those poorlinesses that leaves one all dizzy and confused,
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Strutting warriors, bare-armed film stars: is there any greater performance than being a man?
I spent much of Thursday staring at men.
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First Thoughts: The trouble with Priti Patel, crisis leadership and wildlife in Essex
Patel is an accident-prone minister. Johnson sent her to an accident-prone department. His fault.
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PJ O’Rourke: “I thought Trump was unstable, dangerous. I still do”
The American satirist on Bernie Sanders, Brexit and conservatism.
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Commons Confidential: The Sun King bets big on Times Radio
Your weekly dose of gossip from around Westminster.
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How the UK can fight a coronavirus epidemic
The likelihood is that millions in the UK will become infected: schools should be closed and major gatherings cancelled.
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Gentrification is nothing new – but posh chicken shops are an affront to working-class culture
Bird’s stated mission is to do for the chicken shop what Byron did for the burger joint: reinvent it…
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I’m relieved Harvey Weinstein is going to prison – but I can’t bring myself to be happy about it
Online, people began to make jokes about prison rape. It always shocks me, that ugliness.
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Rachel Reeves’s Diary: Tackling floods in Yorkshire, standing up to Amazon and Channel 4’s relocation to Leeds
I was reminded of the force of nature and the impact of the climate emergency on us all.
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Far from making nations more insular, the coronavirus outbreak will transform globalisation
While the virus may discourage transglobal trade, it will also emphasise the reality of interdependence and the benefits of…
By
The Covid-19 epidemic could be laboratory-designed to test Boris Johnson’s leadership style
Will the Prime Minister’s style of delegating to a talented cadre of underlings work?
By Gentrification is nothing new – but posh chicken shops are an affront to working-class culture
Bird’s stated mission is to do for the chicken shop what Byron did for the burger joint: reinvent it…
By Pete Paphides’s Broken Greek: a striking memoir of immigration and music
Music journalist Paphides tells the immigrant’s story with clarity and tenderness.
By The sacrifices of George Orwell’s first wife
Discovering the life of Eileen Blair, the “black hole at the centre of Orwell studies”.
By I’m relieved Harvey Weinstein is going to prison – but I can’t bring myself to be happy about it
Online, people began to make jokes about prison rape. It always shocks me, that ugliness.
By Kate Fall’s The Gatekeeper: an insider’s view of the Cameron years
Eloquent and full of human detail, this is a dramatic eyewitness account from someone who was once “the most…
By Rachel Reeves’s Diary: Tackling floods in Yorkshire, standing up to Amazon and Channel 4’s relocation to Leeds
I was reminded of the force of nature and the impact of the climate emergency on us all.
By Why do we keep returning to The Call of the Wild?
The BBC is airing its third reading of the short novel in four years. So what makes this book…
By First Thoughts: The trouble with Priti Patel, crisis leadership and wildlife in Essex
Patel is an accident-prone minister. Johnson sent her to an accident-prone department. His fault.
By The BBC’s Noughts + Crosses is West Side Story with added identity politics
And I mean that in the best possible way.
By PJ O’Rourke: “I thought Trump was unstable, dangerous. I still do”
The American satirist on Bernie Sanders, Brexit and conservatism.
By Onward: a weepy Pixar animation that earns every teardrop
Director Dan Scanlon makes plot the strong suit of this father-son story.
By Commons Confidential: The Sun King bets big on Times Radio
Your weekly dose of gossip from around Westminster.
By Watching seeds grow is nothing short of a miracle. So how do you ensure they have the best chance of survival?
There’s much to consider: when to plant seeds, where to plant them, and how to move them.
By Letter of the Week: Serving suggestions
A selection of the best letters received from our readers this week. Email letters@newstatesman.co.uk to have your thoughts voiced…
By Strutting warriors, bare-armed film stars: is there any greater performance than being a man?
I spent much of Thursday staring at men.
By I have been poorly lately: it might be the coronavirus but it might also be despair
It was one of those poorlinesses that leaves one all dizzy and confused,
By Far from making nations more insular, the coronavirus outbreak will transform globalisation
While the virus may discourage transglobal trade, it will also emphasise the reality of interdependence and the benefits of…
By The Covid-19 epidemic could be laboratory-designed to test Boris Johnson’s leadership style
Will the Prime Minister’s style of delegating to a talented cadre of underlings work?
By From Grealish to Gazza, we want players who excite us every time they have the ball
You don’t always know what Grealish will do next – the vital ingredient all exciting players must have.
By Leader: Coronavirus shows why the UK needs a more resilient state
The degradation of the UK’s public realm during a decade of austerity has heightened the threat posed by the…
By Miranda Hart Q&A: “My earliest memory? Standing face-to-face with a goose“
The comedian talks The Artist’s Way by Julia Cameron, swimming with wild dolphins and Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
By How the UK can fight a coronavirus epidemic
The likelihood is that millions in the UK will become infected: schools should be closed and major gatherings cancelled.
By How floods divided Britain
Urban versus rural tensions are building after years of favouritism, powerlessness and blame.
By