The break-up of a family firm
In the 1960s the Queen and Prince Philip employed PRs to transform the monarchy into a “royal family”. It…
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Why the left keeps losing
Personal Story: My father and the crop circles
Dad paced excitedly around the perimeter. “There are two outer rings. First time I’ve seen that.”
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What we lost in the fire
Around a billion animals have been impacted by Australia’s bushfires. It’s a catastrophe in which more endangered species will…
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Why the left keeps losing
Boris Johnson won a remarkable victory by routing Labour in its old heartlands. But his dilemma is how to…
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How HG Wells invented the modern world
Wells was a prolific and visionary writer – but his major legacy is political.
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Walpurgis
A new poem by Fiona Sampson.
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Ben Lerner’s The Topeka School: a fascinating, sometimes messy book
In his latest novel, Lerner attempts to use 1990s America to explain Donald Trump’s US, a nation hamstrung by…
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Anna Wiener’s Uncanny Valley: an insightful memoir of San Francisco startup culture
Wiener is a keen social observer and scene-setter, especially attuned to the hypocrisies of the hubristic young men of…
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Why women read fiction
Are women drawn to imagining other lives because their own are still so constrained?
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The best art exhibitions of 2020
This year’s exhibition calendar sees a return for some of the biggest names of the Renaissance – and Andy…
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A day in the life of Jeff Goldblum
The actor on therapy, eggs and aerial gymnastics.
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Established white men dominate awards season again. Is it a surprise?
Every year, awards season seems more dated than ever, and 2020 is no exception.
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Bombshell: a glib and deficient #MeToo movie
Entrusting a film about the exploitation of women to the director of the Austin Powers trilogy was a risk…
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The BBC’s year-long celebration of Beethoven
Every other week the station will be dedicated to the composer’s music, life and world.
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The BBC documentary Addicted to Painkillers? sent me down a spiral of anxiety
Many people on opioids continue to be in pain even as their doctors increase their doses. In other words,…
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Letter of the Week: Cummings’s high road
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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The strange case of Paul Zimmer, the disgraced video star who rebranded himself as a boy
Twenty-four-year-old Zimmer posted pictures and videos as Troy Becker, losing only his trademark frosted tips hairstyle and tell-tale adult…
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Why looking into your medical future is not necessarily a good idea
Most people being medically risk-managed will derive no benefit, either because they were never going to develop the risk…
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Jonathan Rowson Q&A: “I would love to have been at the Fischer-Spassky match“
The chess grandmaster talks Mahatma Gandhi, Adam Hochschild’s Bury the Chains and an infamous Cold War chess match.
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If you are taking part in Dry January, there’s no reason why you shouldn’t drink well
That said, I view a month of abstinence from alcohol as little more than an irritating fad.
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Trying to think about what I won’t miss about New York, Frito Pie comes to mind
The thought that in a few days I will be back in the land of WH Smith instead of…
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Climate change deniers, a royal debacle and the tyranny of open-plan offices
Even if half the planet’s population were burning, the global heating deniers would still blame a left-green conspiracy.
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“Blue ticks were a mistake”: Bruce Daisley on leaving Twitter and fixing workplace culture
Twitter’s outgoing European vice-president opens up about life at the social network, and his quest for worker wellbeing.
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Commons Confidential: The taming of the Rottweiler
Your weekly dose of gossip from around Westminster.
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Inside the Museum of Neoliberalism
How a new London space is seeking to define the economic doctrine of our age.
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We are fast approaching a time when supporting a top football club will become a paid-for privilege
Last month, Liverpool announced it would be the first sports team in the world to launch its own YouTube…
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Between World War Three and the climate apocalypse, it’s hard to care about my New Year’s resolutions
It seems wrong somehow to dedicate my time to improving myself when the world is literally on fire.
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Trump is just another American president dealing with an old geopolitical nightmare in the Gulf
For at least seven decades, energy security has made the Persian Gulf a geopolitical minefield.
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Jeremy Bowen’s Diary: Hope and fear in Baghdad, the aftermath of the Soleimani killing, and history’s lessons
Since October, at demonstrations and sit-ins, Iraqis have been demanding clean politics, real independence and better lives.
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The US’s problem is that it is too big to be constrained by the world but now too small to dominate it
The country is gradually transforming into what is known in international relations as a “semi-hegemon”.
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Keir Starmer is the favourite to be Labour leader, but the party’s ruling faction may have other plans
The most effective weapon has been control over mailing lists – and it is the Corbynite left who now have access…
By Established white men dominate awards season again. Is it a surprise?
Every year, awards season seems more dated than ever, and 2020 is no exception.
By Between World War Three and the climate apocalypse, it’s hard to care about my New Year’s resolutions
It seems wrong somehow to dedicate my time to improving myself when the world is literally on fire.
By We are fast approaching a time when supporting a top football club will become a paid-for privilege
Last month, Liverpool announced it would be the first sports team in the world to launch its own YouTube…
By Anna Wiener’s Uncanny Valley: an insightful memoir of San Francisco startup culture
Wiener is a keen social observer and scene-setter, especially attuned to the hypocrisies of the hubristic young men of…
By Trump is just another American president dealing with an old geopolitical nightmare in the Gulf
For at least seven decades, energy security has made the Persian Gulf a geopolitical minefield.
By Why women read fiction
Are women drawn to imagining other lives because their own are still so constrained?
By Jeremy Bowen’s Diary: Hope and fear in Baghdad, the aftermath of the Soleimani killing, and history’s lessons
Since October, at demonstrations and sit-ins, Iraqis have been demanding clean politics, real independence and better lives.
By Commons Confidential: The taming of the Rottweiler
Your weekly dose of gossip from around Westminster.
By Ben Lerner’s The Topeka School: a fascinating, sometimes messy book
In his latest novel, Lerner attempts to use 1990s America to explain Donald Trump’s US, a nation hamstrung by…
By Walpurgis
A new poem by Fiona Sampson.
By “Blue ticks were a mistake”: Bruce Daisley on leaving Twitter and fixing workplace culture
Twitter’s outgoing European vice-president opens up about life at the social network, and his quest for worker wellbeing.
By Climate change deniers, a royal debacle and the tyranny of open-plan offices
Even if half the planet’s population were burning, the global heating deniers would still blame a left-green conspiracy.
By Inside the Museum of Neoliberalism
How a new London space is seeking to define the economic doctrine of our age.
By Bombshell: a glib and deficient #MeToo movie
Entrusting a film about the exploitation of women to the director of the Austin Powers trilogy was a risk…
By Letter of the Week: Cummings’s high road
A selection of the best letters received from our readers this week. Email letters@newstatesman.co.uk to have your thoughts voiced…
By The BBC’s year-long celebration of Beethoven
Every other week the station will be dedicated to the composer’s music, life and world.
By The BBC documentary Addicted to Painkillers? sent me down a spiral of anxiety
Many people on opioids continue to be in pain even as their doctors increase their doses. In other words,…
By The US’s problem is that it is too big to be constrained by the world but now too small to dominate it
The country is gradually transforming into what is known in international relations as a “semi-hegemon”.
By Keir Starmer is the favourite to be Labour leader, but the party’s ruling faction may have other plans
The most effective weapon has been control over mailing lists – and it is the Corbynite left who now have access…
By If you are taking part in Dry January, there’s no reason why you shouldn’t drink well
That said, I view a month of abstinence from alcohol as little more than an irritating fad.
By Trying to think about what I won’t miss about New York, Frito Pie comes to mind
The thought that in a few days I will be back in the land of WH Smith instead of…
By The strange case of Paul Zimmer, the disgraced video star who rebranded himself as a boy
Twenty-four-year-old Zimmer posted pictures and videos as Troy Becker, losing only his trademark frosted tips hairstyle and tell-tale adult…
By Why looking into your medical future is not necessarily a good idea
Most people being medically risk-managed will derive no benefit, either because they were never going to develop the risk…
By Jonathan Rowson Q&A: “I would love to have been at the Fischer-Spassky match“
The chess grandmaster talks Mahatma Gandhi, Adam Hochschild’s Bury the Chains and an infamous Cold War chess match.
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