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Brexit isn’t done – and Boris Johnson can’t answer the Irish Question

No previous prime minister would have acted in such a shameful and destructive manner over Northern Ireland.

By Martin Fletcher

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Colin Powell did not want the Iraq War to define his legacy – but it will

Colin Powell did not want the Iraq War to define his legacy – but it will

Emily Tamkin

The Business Interview

“We’ve had no helping hand”: Ella Mills on building a wellness empire

Emma Haslett and Phil Clarke Hill

Partner content

People + machines is the formula for success

Adrian Joseph

How Succession’s Roman Roy became the most compelling – and grotesque – character on TV

Jonn Elledge

Who wants to live forever? Big Tech and the quest for eternal youth

Who wants to live forever? Big Tech and the quest for eternal youth

Jenny Kleeman

Chart of the Day

How China’s economy has rapidly slowed

Aisha Majid

From Our Writers

Emily Tamkin

Sarah Palin lost, but then she won

Stephen Bush

Why has so little been done to improve MPs’ security?

Jonn Elledge

No matter who’s prime minister, the Treasury always wins

Sarah Manavis

In 2021, social media companies are essentially immune to criticism – and they know it

Politics

David Amess’s death and the threats to all MPs show we must change the way we do politics

The inflammatory language that characterises our politics has real-life consequences.

By Anoosh Chakelian

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How redistributive was New Labour?

How redistributive was New Labour?

George Eaton

Boris Johnson’s perfect storm

Tim Ross

Why are the Tories still leading in the polls?

Why the Greens are missing their moment

Harry Lambert

The UK’s position on the Northern Ireland protocol is absurd and reckless

The UK’s position on the Northern Ireland protocol is absurd and reckless

David Gauke

Who would win if a general election was held tomorrow?

Josh Rayman, Ben Walker and Michael Goodier

World

Lebanon’s descent into humanitarian crisis

Beirut’s street violence on 14 October was all too familiar for a country that can still remember its civil war.

By Abbie Cheeseman

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Ambassador Daniel Fried: The Biden administration should want a strong Poland in a strong Europe

Ambassador Daniel Fried: The Biden administration should want a strong Poland in a strong Europe

Emily Tamkin and Phil Clarke Hill

Can G20 leaders keep their promise to prevent economic collapse in Afghanistan?

Can G20 leaders keep their promise to prevent economic collapse in Afghanistan?

Emily Tamkin

Mikheil Saakashvili’s return from Ukraine convulses Georgia’s fragile democracy

Mikheil Saakashvili’s return from Ukraine convulses Georgia’s fragile democracy

Ido Vock

French election 2022: Can anyone beat President Emmanuel Macron?

French election 2022: Can anyone beat President Emmanuel Macron?

Ido Vock and Ben Walker

Books and Culture

Why Middlemarch still matters

Published 150 years ago, George Eliot’s epic humanist novel is the antidote to our witless online world.

By Johanna Thomas-Corr

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The return of Succession

The return of Succession

Rachel Cooke

John le Carré’s aimless final novel

Coldplay’s ninth album is space-themed, but they’re better off staying closer to Earth

Ellen Peirson-Hagger

Denis Villeneuve’s Dune is a coming-of-age space epic

Ryan Gilbey

Men like me have been waiting our whole lives for a bisexual Superman

Men like me have been waiting our whole lives for a bisexual Superman

Marc Burrows

Jane Goodall’s lucid optimism

Philippa Nuttall

Podcasts

The New Statesman Podcast: Subscribers’ edition

The New Statesman podcast

The New Statesman Podcast: Subscribers’ edition

Can COP26 achieve anything?

Can COP26 achieve anything?

Changing behaviour in a changing climate

Climate Politics

Changing behaviour in a changing climate

Who is Japan’s new prime minister, Fumio Kishida?

Who is Japan’s new prime minister, Fumio Kishida?

Business and Economics

Davos man’s vision of a post-Covid-19 world makes my skin crawl

Rachel Cunliffe

Inside Klarna’s British charm offensive

Oscar Williams

“Ministers just went blindly ahead”: The woman trying to stop a mass cull of Britain’s pigs

The Business Interview

“Ministers just went blindly ahead”: The woman trying to stop a mass cull of Britain’s pigs

Are we heading for a new era of “stagflation”?

James Meadway

Business and Finance

IR35: is this incredibly specific tax change exacerbating the petrol crisis?

Emma Haslett

Amanda Staveley: the football financier who brought Newcastle to the Saudis

Amanda Staveley: the football financier who brought Newcastle to the Saudis

Will Dunn

The Long Read

Who wants to live forever? Big Tech and the quest for eternal youth

Who wants to live forever? Big Tech and the quest for eternal youth

Anti-ageing drugs are bankrolled by some of the wealthiest people on Earth, including Jeff Bezos and Peter Thiel. Are the…

By Jenny Kleeman

Magazine

Perfect Storm

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Boris Johnson’s perfect storm

By Tim Ross

“It is truly bonkers”: Greg Jackson, Octopus CEO, on the UK’s broken energy system

By Will Dunn

Who wants to live forever? Big Tech and the quest for eternal youth

By Jenny Kleeman

Spotlight

Community Wealth Building should be at the heart of levelling up

Community Wealth Building should be at the heart of levelling up

Sarah Longlands

AI in recruitment: Should robots be put in charge of hiring?

AI in recruitment: Should robots be put in charge of hiring?

Sarah Dawood

Is it too soon to automate policy?

Is it too soon to automate policy?

Cristina Lago

How to power the electric vehicle revolution

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How to power the electric vehicle revolution

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