Electronic shock treatment: how dance music was born
30 years on from 1988’s Second Summer of Love, a flurry of eye-witness accounts of the rise of electronic…
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The Brexit farce
The Serial Killer’s Slippers
A new poem by Sarah Byrne.
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How we created Philip Green, the “unacceptable face of capitalism”
It is convenient to attribute corporate failures to overweening ogres. But the ultimate flaw lies with the system.
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AM Homes’s new collection of short stories, Days of Awe, is original and destabilising
With the full complement of Homesian injuries, accidents and illnesses, these stories are at once melancholy and absurd.
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Britain’s 20th-century industrial revolution
Why the old story of postwar British industrial decline is a myth.
ByGlen David Gold’s new memoir is smart, generous and gripping until the very last pages
I Will Be Complete is the tale of a boy’s moral and sentimental education, with all the febrile moods…
ByBanthology: Stories from Unwanted Nations merely strengthens Western stereotypes about the Middle East
The book contains a story from each of the seven nations under Trump’s “Muslim ban”, but lacks distinctive voices.
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Anarchists and engineers
In the Netherlands, the bicycle is king and planners have built new towns out of the sea. But in…
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John Edgar Wideman: the voice of America’s great divide
From the Civil War to the prison industrial complex, Wideman’s work considers the bitter legacy of slavery.
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The age of Trumputin
Since the Cold War, American and Russian leaders have been drawn into one-on-one meetings – occasionally leading to diplomatic breakthrough.…
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Brexit 0, Reality 1
At last, after another turbulent week in politics, Theresa May has called the bluff of the Brexiteers. If they…
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A new age of extreme weather: the dangerous consequences of Britain’s heatwave
June saw 16 consecutive days of temperatures above 28°C. But joyous as it may seem, this unusually hot summer is no…
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Let’s Eat Grandma’s second album I’m All Ears is a daring, iridescent work
Norwich teenagers Jenny Hollingworth and Rosa Walton have made a strikingly mature record.
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How Jeremy Corbyn and the European left are reclaiming populism
In her new book For a Left Populism, Chantal Mouffe argues that radicals must champion “the people” against “the elite”.
ByWhy Incredibles 2 can’t top the original
Even more disappointing than the lack of inspiration is the film’s taint of corporate bias.
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Commons Confidential: SAS reservist David Davis vows not to “kill” Theresa May
Your weekly dose of gossip from Westminster.
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Why the Scottish beat the English in their World Cup coverage
While the English can’t resist Football’s-Coming-Home triumphalism, the Scots have a more realistic view.
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Crumbling Britain: The slow death of the high street
This year alone, Poundworld, Toys “R” Us and Maplin have gone bust, while Carpetright, New Look and Mothercare are…
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BBC Two’s new adaptation of Picnic at Hanging Rock is wonderfully seductive
There are so many blossomy female hormones, you can practically smell them.
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Why were lesbians protesting at Pride? Because the LGBT coalition leaves women behind
Misogyny doesn’t vanish at the flicker of a rainbow.
ByOne proposed wind farm development could wipe out a third of Scottish wildcats
The wildcat is once again under threat, and some observers estimate that there are just 35 pure specimens left.
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After a month away from London, with chickens for company, I’m starting to go a bit nuts
By an amazing coincidence, the chickens have exactly the same names as Jacob Rees-Mogg’s children.
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Dotti Irving’s Diary: partying at the Palace to celebrate 50 years of the Man Booker Prize
One of the highlights of our celebrations has been the Golden Man Booker – five former winners, shortlisted by…
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Never mind the hard Brexiteers – what if the EU prefers a no-deal outcome?
“Taking back control” is a fantasy, and Brussels could decide to make an example of us.
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This hot summer has transported me back to the drought of 1976 – and my teenage diary
This current spell of weather has locked me into a full-on revival of that glorious year of pop.
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Finally, the NHS has realised: patient-doctor relationships should be partnerships
Funnelling science-obsessed sixth formers into six years of study and then spitting them out in the direction of poorly…
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Why the BBC is getting its Brexit coverage wrong
Neutrality should not deny the proper function of journalism – to create an informed public.
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Sheila Heti Q&A: “I was happiest in university, living alone with no friends“
The novelist talks studying art history and philosophy, Barbara Ehrenreich’s new book, Natural Causes, and orphan Annie.
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Letter of the Week: Speaking for England
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: Leavers are waking up to the fact that the Brexit fantasy is over
The EU drew up the divorce proceedings with the intention of maximising control – and UK is more subservient to Brussels…
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Be afraid: Trump’s Supreme Court nominees could still be deciding the fate of the US in 2058
Prepare for a rollback of progressive achievements on everything from gay rights to abortion.
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Will perpetual rising star Dominic Raab finally shine as Brexit Secretary?
First tipped for success as one of the talents of Cameron’s 2010 Tory intake, Raab is a nearly man…
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An election, a Norway-style deal, and a second referendum: how Labour could unite the country
With a Labour government behind a Norway-style proposal, a second referendum would not be a re-run of the Tory fiasco…
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