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The cutting edge
- By Steve Richards
- 02 July 2009
The endless reports of cabinet infighting ignore the close “inner circle” of Mandelson, Balls and Brown – and how busy all three are, sharpening their swords for the final battle.
‘‘If you got elected to Westminster, what would your husband do for sex during the week?’’
- By Alyssa McDonald
- 02 July 2009
With Caroline Flint feeling like window dressing, and few women left in cabinet, Labour stands accused of discrimination. Alyssa McDonald investigates
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The bankers cannot believe their luck
- By Vincent Cable
- 25 June 2009
The disgrace of the political class has been the salvation of the bankers. And lax regulation has left taxpayers vulnerable to the irresponsible excesses of the greedy money men. This is what must now be done...
A new sun rises in the east
- By Martin Jacques
- 25 June 2009
China will emerge over the next half-century as the world’s leading power. But how will Chinese hegemony be expressed, and how will the west deal with its displacement and sense of loss?
When China Rules the World
- By John Gray
- 18 June 2009
It is clear that the rise of China marks the end of western global hegemony, but just what the coming Chinese ascendency will look like is another matter.
Back to the point of departure
- By John Pilger
- 25 June 2009
Journeys that once took weeks can now be completed in a day. But every so often a tragedy reminds you just how vast our world is
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Eternal vigilance
- By Keith Gessen
- 28 May 2009
Throughout the 1940s, George Orwell was formulating the ideas about language and politics that found their ultimate expression in Nineteen Eighty-Four. His essays from this period are a plain-spoken pleasure, despite their contradictions
When China Rules the World
- By John Gray
- 18 June 2009
It is clear that the rise of China marks the end of western global hegemony, but just what the coming Chinese ascendency will look like is another matter.
Smile on the face of the tiger
- By John Pilger
- 11 June 2009
Obama’s speech in Cairo on the Middle East peace process was seductive, but its content was as morally bankrupt as any of Bush’s spiels
We need an earthquake
- By Martin Jacques
- 04 June 2009
Obama has exposed the timidity of Blair and Brown – whose disastrous legacy is a Britain with no strong, credible left-of-centre voice
Why I believe again
- By A N Wilson
- 02 April 2009
A N Wilson writes on how his conversion to atheism may have been similar to a road to Damascus experience but his return to faith has been slow and doubting
The bankers cannot believe their luck
- By Vincent Cable
- 25 June 2009
The disgrace of the political class has been the salvation of the bankers. And lax regulation has left taxpayers vulnerable to the irresponsible excesses of the greedy money men. This is what must now be done...
The NS Profile: Michael Sandel
- By Jonathan Derbyshire
- 04 June 2009
A public intellectual, he delivers lectures at Harvard that are wildly popular. He preaches that the ‘‘vacuum’’ of modern politics can only be remedied by a return to morality
God Is Back: How the Global Rise of Faith Is Changing the World
- By John Gray
- 21 May 2009
Contrary to what evangelical rationalists preach, it is perfectly possible both to be modern and to believe in God. But there is no reason to assume that the American religious model will prevail
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Why I believe again
- By A N Wilson
- 02 April 2009
A N Wilson writes on how his conversion to atheism may have been similar to a road to Damascus experience but his return to faith has been slow and doubting
The New Depression
- By Martin Jacques
- 12 February 2009
The business and political elite are flying blind. This is the mother of all economic crises. It has barely started and remains completely out of control. By Martin Jacques, who this week joins the New Statesman as a columnist. Plus don't miss our Q&A
Can you love god and agree with Darwin?
- 02 April 2009
AN Wilson on his return to faith after a period of atheism
Gaza under fire
- By John Pilger
- 08 January 2009
Every war Israel has waged since 1948 has had the same objective: expulsion of the native people and theft of more land. But why are we in the west silent on this truth?
God Is Back: How the Global Rise of Faith Is Changing the World
- By John Gray
- 21 May 2009
Contrary to what evangelical rationalists preach, it is perfectly possible both to be modern and to believe in God. But there is no reason to assume that the American religious model will prevail
Eternal vigilance
- By Keith Gessen
- 28 May 2009
Throughout the 1940s, George Orwell was formulating the ideas about language and politics that found their ultimate expression in Nineteen Eighty-Four. His essays from this period are a plain-spoken pleasure, despite their contradictions
Interview: Alex Ferguson
- By Alastair Campbell
- 19 March 2009
Alastair Campbell talks to Alex Ferguson about football, politics and much more besides. Just one of the highlights of this special edition guest-edited by Tony Blair's former head of communications
The Tony Blair Foundation
- By Richard Dawkins
- 02 April 2009
The author of the God Delusion responds to Tony Blair's article on faith in last week's New Statesman
