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Omicron variant: the case for cautious optimism

The government is right to act quickly, but vaccines may still be effective – and evolution itself might act in our favour.

By Michael Barrett

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Andrew Marr joins the New Statesman as Chief Political Commentator

Andrew Marr joins the New Statesman as Chief Political Commentator

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International Politics

The suppression of people-smuggling is as perilous and futile as the war on drugs

Rowan Williams

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People + machines is the formula for success

Adrian Joseph

“It’s every 999 caller’s worst nightmare”: Why aren’t ambulances reaching people in time?

Anoosh Chakelian

Where have all the sparrows gone?

Where have all the sparrows gone?

India Bourke

Mandy Patinkin on Stephen Sondheim: “I got to be in the room with Shakespeare. Who gets that?”

Leo Robson

From Our Writers

Stephen Bush

The world risks repeating the mistakes of HIV/Aids with Covid-19

Ido Vock

Most of Portugal is vaccinated. Will that protect it from the Omicron variant?

Louise Perry

A female Doctor Who might not be causing crime to rise – but the crisis in masculinity is very real

James Ball

Twitter could be better off without Jack Dorsey

Politics

Keir Starmer’s new-look shadow cabinet is less than the sum of its parts

Something doesn’t make sense here.

By Stephen Bush

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Christmas lockdown questions grow as Omicron variant triggers restrictions

Christmas lockdown questions grow as Omicron variant triggers restrictions

Tim Ross

Exclusive: Tory MPs would be over £1m worse off in six months with Boris Johnson’s second job ban

Nicu Calcea and Anoosh Chakelian

What does life after Nicola Sturgeon have in store for the SNP?

Ailbhe Rea’s Diary: Why I spoke out about Stanley Johnson

Ailbhe Rea

Thangam Debbonaire interview: “Labour isn’t quite ready to win an election – but there is a shift”

The Politics Interview

Thangam Debbonaire interview: “Labour isn’t quite ready to win an election – but there is a shift”

Anoosh Chakelian and Ailbhe Rea

Could Boris Johnson survive another Christmas lockdown?

Ben Walker and Valeria Cardi

World

Michel Barnier: “No way” Zemmour should be allowed to run for Republican presidential nomination

In an interview, the former EU Brexit negotiator said that the right-wing polemicist should not be permitted to seek his party's presidential candidacy.

By Ido Vock

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A progressive new government takes shape in Germany

A progressive new government takes shape in Germany

Jeremy Cliffe

Sweden named its first woman prime minister. Seven hours later she resigned.

Megan Gibson

How a Hezbollah-backed game show host cost Lebanon its rich Gulf allies

Abbie Cheeseman

Why tennis star Peng Shuai’s #MeToo allegation is such a threat to China’s leaders

Jessie Lau

What is happening to the Turkish lira?

What is happening to the Turkish lira?

Michael Goodier

“The polluter must pay”: why rich countries could be sued for destroying the climate

Jocelyn Timperley

Books and Culture

Why the break-up of the Beatles still grips us

Even in 1969, Lennon and McCartney were still capable of making each other laugh and creatively turning each other on.

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Zadie Smith’s stage debut is a filthy, feminist reworking of Chaucer

Zadie Smith’s stage debut is a filthy, feminist reworking of Chaucer

Katherine Cowles

How the Beano broke the rules

How Nella Larsen’s Passing deconstructed the question of race

Gary Younge

Books of the year

New Statesman

Amol Rajan’s The Princes and the Press reveals the parasitical sycophancy of royal correspondents

Amol Rajan’s The Princes and the Press reveals the parasitical sycophancy of royal correspondents

Rachel Cooke

The triumphs and travails of Andrew Mitchell

Simon Heffer

Podcasts

The New Statesman Podcast: Subscribers’ edition

The New Statesman podcast

The New Statesman Podcast: Subscribers’ edition

Afghanistan under the Taliban, with John Simpson

Afghanistan under the Taliban, with John Simpson

The catch-22 for migrants crossing the Channel

The catch-22 for migrants crossing the Channel

Kyle Rittenhouse, Europe’s anti-lockdown protests and the disappearance of Peng Shuai

Kyle Rittenhouse, Europe’s anti-lockdown protests and the disappearance of Peng Shuai

Business and Economics

Business and Finance

Who made more this year: you or your house?

Ben Walker and Josh Rayman

What we’re getting wrong about the “Great Resignation”

Katharine Swindells

“Covid has revealed a lot of nonsense about work”: the CEO who moved his bank to a four-day week

The Business Interview

“Covid has revealed a lot of nonsense about work”: the CEO who moved his bank to a four-day week

How the semiconductor crisis signals the end of neoliberalism

James Meadway

How to crash the housing market

Will Dunn

The rise of the landlord influencer

The rise of the landlord influencer

Sarah Manavis

The Long Read

How a fourth Covid wave is crashing over Europe

How a fourth Covid wave is crashing over Europe

As infections rise and new restrictions are imposed, Europeans are divided between the resigned majority and the angry few.

By Jeremy Cliffe

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Is Vladimir Putin preparing for war?

By Bruno Maçães

How a fourth Covid wave is crashing over Europe

By Jeremy Cliffe

How the weather shapes history

By Jerome Roos

Spotlight

When it comes to climate change, the public is way ahead of the government

Energy and Climate Change

When it comes to climate change, the public is way ahead of the government

Caroline Lucas

Money alone will not fix the NHS

Money alone will not fix the NHS

Jeremy Hunt MP

Big Tech’s power must come with greater responsibility

Big Tech’s power must come with greater responsibility

Damian Collins MP

How to power the electric vehicle revolution

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