
The history wars
The statues erected at the height of imperial power and prejudice do not belong in 21st-century Britain. But toppling…
ByThe statues erected at the height of imperial power and prejudice do not belong in 21st-century Britain. But toppling…
ByFor 30 years, the unsolved murder of the prime minister has haunted Sweden. Yet the identification of a culprit…
ByThe $4.5trn industry has never seemed so seductive. But is it an elaborate confidence trick?
ByAs the country’s Covid-19 death toll has spiralled, support for the government’s unique approach has frayed.
ByWhat the fall of Rome teaches us about the twin threats of lethal disease and ecological disaster.
ByExploring the legacy of the Harlem Renaissance writer, who went on to influence generations of writers, from Toni Morrison…
ByA new poem from Graham Mort.
ByAs Philippe Sands’ The Ratline explores, Nazis' complicity in genocide didn’t stop Americans trying to recruit them.
ByThe indie-rock artist on collaboration, Ryan Adams and her new album Punisher.
ByThe woman who brought modern art to Canada’s most distant shores.
ByDavid Tennant and Michael Sheen play versions of themselves in this lo-fi production.
ByWith countless sharp and memorable remarks on both activism and a public health crisis, ten-part series A Big Disease…
ByThe 1986 film from the Talking Heads frontman feels as zesty now as it did on its original release.
ByBBC One's latest blockbuster factual drama looks at the attempted assassination of Sergei and Yulia Skripal by Putin's Russia…
ByCoronavirus will not be resolved by bug-out bags and bunkers, by people stockpiling dried foods and doubling down on…
ByFor the author of The End of Policing, defunding the police is the starting point; the goal is abolition.
ByThe question of whether Trump will leave quietly if he loses the presidential election in November is widely discussed…
ByYour weekly dose of gossip from around Westminster.
ByProtesters have called for all statues of the former imperial ruler to be removed in recognition of his massacres in the…
ByThese wines aren’t necessarily quite the same quality, but they aren’t the same price, either.
ByBut why do I engage with idiots, or people who are worse than idiots?
ByThe former governor of the Bank of England on remembering rationing, the bionic eye and "Soul Limbo".
ByThey are the first living creatures to have arrived in the pond we dug a week ago.
ByBlame lies not just with the comedians, but also with producers and commissioners.
ByWe face a sharply constrained recovery that could cost several million jobs – far beyond anything the UK suffered after…
ByBoris Johnson and his fellow buccaneers could start by being honest about how expectations for Brexit need to alter…
ByMinisters’ failures will damage pupils’ educational performance and the economic health of the country.
ByPlanning a rally in Tulsa on 19 June was either ignorant or insensitive. But the president isn't alone in…
ByWhile the rewards at the top are as high as ever, sport’s working poor are being cut adrift.
ByAs the government's failure to protect care homes becomes ever clearer, many families now consider them potential death traps…
ByThe crisis has revealed the Prime Minister's painful limitations as a national leader, with his incompetence alarming even his…
ByA selection of the best letters received from our readers this week. Email letters@newstatesman.co.uk to have your thoughts voiced…
ByWe face a sharply constrained recovery that could cost several million jobs – far beyond anything the UK suffered after…
ByBoris Johnson and his fellow buccaneers could start by being honest about how expectations for Brexit need to alter…
ByMinisters’ failures will damage pupils’ educational performance and the economic health of the country.
ByBlame lies not just with the comedians, but also with producers and commissioners.
ByPlanning a rally in Tulsa on 19 June was either ignorant or insensitive. But the president isn't alone in…
ByThe question of whether Trump will leave quietly if he loses the presidential election in November is widely discussed…
ByWhile the rewards at the top are as high as ever, sport’s working poor are being cut adrift.
ByFor the author of The End of Policing, defunding the police is the starting point; the goal is abolition.
ByDavid Tennant and Michael Sheen play versions of themselves in this lo-fi production.
ByA new poem from Graham Mort.
ByAs Philippe Sands’ The Ratline explores, Nazis' complicity in genocide didn’t stop Americans trying to recruit them.
ByYour weekly dose of gossip from around Westminster.
ByCoronavirus will not be resolved by bug-out bags and bunkers, by people stockpiling dried foods and doubling down on…
ByThe 1986 film from the Talking Heads frontman feels as zesty now as it did on its original release.
ByBBC One's latest blockbuster factual drama looks at the attempted assassination of Sergei and Yulia Skripal by Putin's Russia…
ByA selection of the best letters received from our readers this week. Email letters@newstatesman.co.uk to have your thoughts voiced…
ByWith countless sharp and memorable remarks on both activism and a public health crisis, ten-part series A Big Disease…
ByThese wines aren’t necessarily quite the same quality, but they aren’t the same price, either.
ByBut why do I engage with idiots, or people who are worse than idiots?
ByThey are the first living creatures to have arrived in the pond we dug a week ago.
ByThe former governor of the Bank of England on remembering rationing, the bionic eye and "Soul Limbo".
ByAs the government's failure to protect care homes becomes ever clearer, many families now consider them potential death traps…
ByThe crisis has revealed the Prime Minister's painful limitations as a national leader, with his incompetence alarming even his…
ByAs the country’s Covid-19 death toll has spiralled, support for the government’s unique approach has frayed.
ByProtesters have called for all statues of the former imperial ruler to be removed in recognition of his massacres in the…
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