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The government is bringing in new laws to target people who take Class A drugs

Taking away someone’s passport is a pretty sinister act however you slice it.

By Stephen Bush

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Why Christians should be pro-choice

Why Christians should be pro-choice

Michael Coren

It’s time to free Boris Johnson from the misery of being Prime Minister

Jonn Elledge

Partner content

People + machines is the formula for success

Adrian Joseph

The Business Interview

Why the godfather of the electric car is betting on public transport

Emma Haslett

How the system failed both Anthony Broadwater and Alice Sebold

How the system failed both Anthony Broadwater and Alice Sebold

Sophie McBain

As Christmas approaches, Europe is locking down

Ben van der Merwe

From Our Writers

Ben van der Merwe

Exclusive: British citizenship of six million people could be jeopardised by Home Office plans

Sarah Manavis

Public appetite is growing for another lockdown

James Ball

What the hell is going on with the Daily Mail group?

Megan Nolan

We should all be worried about the blacklisting of literature

Politics

How Keir Starmer’s new-look Labour Party can catch up with the Tories

The Conservatives will have some easy attack lines at the next general election – and Labour should be ready.

By David Gauke

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The SNP is shutting its eyes to the crisis in Scottish schools

The SNP is shutting its eyes to the crisis in Scottish schools

Chris Deerin

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

Ailbhe Rea

Andrew Marr joins the New Statesman as Chief Political Commentator

The last thing the government wants is another lockdown. It may have a problem

Stephen Bush

Brexiteer Tory MP self-publishes memoir on Amazon about the Brexit battle – to mixed reviews

Brexiteer Tory MP self-publishes memoir on Amazon about the Brexit battle – to mixed reviews

The Chatterer

Commons Confidential: No Drama Starmer

Kevin Maguire

World

Merkel bows out but don’t expect drastic change in Germany

The incoming chancellor Olaf Scholz is likely to maintain Angela Merkel’s pragmatic style of governing.

By Ido Vock

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A dark day for abortion rights in America

A dark day for abortion rights in America

Emily Tamkin

The biggest challenge for Sweden’s new prime minister: tackling rampant gang crime

James Savage

How China is reclaiming history

David Reynolds

Wait, is Berlin actually trying to ban dancing?

The Chatterer

How chronic pain and support for Trump go together

How chronic pain and support for Trump go together

Charlotte Kilpatrick

Sebastian Kurz: Austria’s millennial chancellor makes a grubby exit

Liam Hoare

Books and Culture

House of Gucci is a supersized melodrama of dynastic strife

Ridley Scott’s look at the fashion house belongs to its star, Lady Gaga.

By David Sexton

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HG Wells and the human animal

HG Wells and the human animal

John Gray

How the Beano broke the rules

Can a British MP “fix” music streaming?

Ellen Peirson-Hagger

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

Leo Robson

How our lives depend on dirty work

How our lives depend on dirty work

Sophie McBain

Why the break-up of the Beatles still grips us

Ian Leslie

Podcasts

The New Statesman Podcast: Subscribers’ edition

The New Statesman podcast

The New Statesman Podcast: Subscribers’ edition

Labour reshuffle: a leaner and meaner shadow cabinet?

Labour reshuffle: a leaner and meaner shadow cabinet?

Travel bans, the migrant crisis and the rise of Éric Zemmour

Travel bans, the migrant crisis and the rise of Éric Zemmour

Afghanistan under the Taliban, with John Simpson

Afghanistan under the Taliban, with John Simpson

Business and Economics

The Business Interview

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

Will Dunn

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

Katharine Swindells

Who made more this year: you or your house?

Business and Finance

Who made more this year: you or your house?

How to crash the housing market

Will Dunn

The rise of the landlord influencer

Sarah Manavis

It is time to regulate Twitter and other social media platforms as publishers

Internet & Social Media

It is time to regulate Twitter and other social media platforms as publishers

Paul Mason

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

Magazine

The virus strikes back

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The virus strikes back

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How the virus struck back

By Bruno Maçães

Humanity, not hostility, will solve the migrant crisis

By Philip Collins

How China is reclaiming history

By David Reynolds

Spotlight

How hacking became the new frontier of tensions between China and the West

How hacking became the new frontier of tensions between China and the West

Jonny Ball

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 smart energy can deliver for smaller businesses

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How smart energy can deliver for smaller businesses

Dr Jeffrey Hardy