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The goodness business: how woke capitalism turned virtue into profit

No corporation is without its ideals in the new “emoticonomy”. But what do companies want with their new moral authority?

By Will Dunn

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What the race for hypersonic technology says about the US-China arms rivalry

What the race for hypersonic technology says about the US-China arms rivalry

Jeremy Cliffe

Why should I care about Cop26?

Philippa Nuttall

Partner content

People + machines is the formula for success

Adrian Joseph

Boris Johnson’s recklessness over Covid-19 has led to a new NHS crisis

Rachel Clarke

John Barnes: “Boris Johnson doesn’t know he’s racist”

John Barnes: “Boris Johnson doesn’t know he’s racist”

Harry Clarke-Ezzidio

How the Eighties reinvented pop music

Kate Mossman

From Our Writers

Philip Collins

If the Tories are serious about social mobility, they’ll have to level down the aspirations of middle-class parents

Sarah Manavis

Vaccine mandates won’t solve our anti-vaxxer problem

Jonn Elledge

No one is waging war on motorists – but maybe we should be

Louise Perry

What the “Bad Art Friend” story teaches us about privacy

Politics

Nicola Sturgeon should not assume that demography is destiny

There is no guarantee that younger Scots who support independence will continue to do so later in life.

By Chris Deerin

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“The justice system is failing too many women”: Robert Buckland on policing and MPs’ security

“The justice system is failing too many women”: Robert Buckland on policing and MPs’ security

Tim Ross

Can you really save Christmas by getting a Covid booster jab?

Stephen Bush

The Politics Interview

“Fighting culture wars won’t pay the bills”: Reform UK’s Richard Tice on life after Nigel Farage

Will Scotland’s dizzying quest for a global role ever end?

Rory Scothorne

Dominic Raab’s assault on the Human Rights Act is dangerously misguided

Dominic Raab’s assault on the Human Rights Act is dangerously misguided

David Gauke

Who would win if a general election was held tomorrow?

Josh Rayman, Ben Walker and Michael Goodier

World

Afghanistan shows the American dream of remaking the world is over

If the US’s occupation of Afghanistan was a failed exercise in nation-building, its withdrawal could mark a long overdue shift…

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Radosław Sikorski: “Poland is on the path of Hungary and Russia”

Radosław Sikorski: “Poland is on the path of Hungary and Russia”

Fiona Hill: “US democracy is on a precipice right now”

Fiona Hill: “US democracy is on a precipice right now”

Emily Tamkin

Bernard-Henri Lévy: "Defining oneself by an identity is an impoverishment of what you are"

Bernard-Henri Lévy: “Defining oneself by an identity is an impoverishment of what you are”

Freddie Hayward

In Hungary, a united opposition faces an unhinged, Orbán-friendly smear campaign

In Hungary, a united opposition faces an unhinged, Orbán-friendly smear campaign

Jeremy Cliffe

Books and Culture

What George Orwell’s garden reveals about his politics of resistance

In tending to his roses, Orwell created a refuge from industrial capitalism, fascism and war.

By Lyndsey Stonebridge

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“Our sense of who we are is constantly shifting”: novelist Katie Kitamura on Agatha Christie and being a reluctant critic

The Culture Interview

“Our sense of who we are is constantly shifting”: novelist Katie Kitamura on Agatha Christie and being a reluctant critic

Leo Robson

How the Eighties reinvented pop music

American warfare and the battle for profit

Lawrence Freedman

Wes Anderson’s The French Dispatch is impossibly accomplished – and a bit boring

David Sexton

On Prioritise Pleasure, Self Esteem turns mainstream pop into an act of rebellion

On Prioritise Pleasure, Self Esteem turns mainstream pop into an act of rebellion

Emily Bootle

Radio & Podcasts

BBC Radio 4’s God Squad has borrowed from Life of Brian – but left behind the laughs

Rachel Cunliffe

Podcasts

Cop26: EU climate chief Frans Timmermans warns of the costs of inaction

Cop26: EU climate chief Frans Timmermans warns of the costs of inaction

Can MPs ever be truly safe after Jo Cox and David Amess?

The New Statesman podcast

Can MPs ever be truly safe after Jo Cox and David Amess?

The New Statesman Podcast: Subscribers’ edition

The New Statesman podcast

The New Statesman Podcast: Subscribers’ edition

Why infrastructure in the UK must change to build a greener future

Climate Politics

Why infrastructure in the UK must change to build a greener future

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

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

The Business Interview

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

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

Twilight of the West

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Twilight of the West

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Afghanistan shows the American dream of remaking the world is over

By John Gray

The goodness business: how woke capitalism turned virtue into profit

By Will Dunn

Bernard-Henri Lévy: “Defining oneself by an identity is an impoverishment of what you are”

By Freddie Hayward

Spotlight

Workplace well-being: why employers should invest in mental health

Workplace well-being: why employers should invest in mental health

Sarah Dawood

Community Wealth Building should be at the heart of levelling up

Community Wealth Building should be at the heart of levelling up

Sarah Longlands

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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