The state transformed
New Statesman contributors from around the world reflect on how the coronavirus pandemic is transforming the ways in which…
ByNew Times,
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New Statesman contributors from around the world reflect on how the coronavirus pandemic is transforming the ways in which…
ByThe wealthy and powerful without symptoms are able to get tested; others, even medical professionals, are told there are…
ByVirtually overnight, Italians have shifted from dismissive cynicism of their national government to a blind and trusting devotion –…
ByChina's outbreak has been brought under control thanks to an Orwellian system, from personal QR codes to a flourishing of new…
ByCertain aspects of the way our government works will change fundamentally, and not all for the better.
ByOvernight, the Caucasus country has been transformed from one of Europe’s most open states to among its most reclusive.
ByThanks to fast action from the government, much of everyday life continues in Singapore. Schools, universities, shops and restaurants…
ByA grim choice faces 21st-century societies: panopticons or pandemics?
ByRishi Sunak has lived a gilded life and risen rapidly in politics, but now he is grappling with a…
ByEven before the coronavirus pandemic, the global order was unravelling, but now the crisis provides a historic opportunity.
ByTwo surveys of sex and seduction show that not much has changed.
ByThe ten stories all centre around a different protagonist named Claire, each clouded by a difficult mother – whether…
ByMacInnes’s intriguing second novel deserves to cement his reputation as a bold and curious writer.
ByOliver Letwin’s Apocalypse How? Explains why we fail to anticipate catastrophe
ByThe Labour MP’s new book, Tribes, is half-memoir, half an account of the world’s problems and how they can be…
ByA selection of the best letters received from our readers this week. Email letters@newstatesman.co.uk to have your thoughts voiced…
ByTo honour his pledge of doing “whatever it takes”, the Chancellor has been forced to adopt progressively more radical…
ByIt seems the distant past now, but just a few weeks ago there was very real talk of the…
ByThis smart film has turbo-boosted the careers of both its main actor and director.
ByA comedy tackling drug addiction and coming out, Feel Good is neither patronising nor fluffy.
ByThe pitch-perfect mockumentary began, three series ago, by being hilariously funny. But by the time it ended, it had turned into something…
ByAn apparent loathing for all that is grand or awe-inspiring in the environment has caused Trump to begin work…
ByWhat is it with the bog roll? Food, yes, we can all understand that, but Andrex?
ByRosie and Jacob's world is pristine and romantic: everything is beautiful and nothing hurts.
By"If you carry on like this, I am going to go completely insane. And I don’t think you want…
ByThe author on Princess Leia, Frida Kahlo and unfulfilled football dreams.
ByIn Russia, we found a country where coronavirus was still a distant rumour. Palaces, churches and restaurants were packed. Bars…
ByThe anarchist collective on the surprising success of their new publication, Dope, as a response to the rough sleeping…
ByYour weekly dose of gossip from around Westminster.
ByOfficial recognition that many private businesses, such as supermarkets, provide public services is long overdue.
ByA world constrained by pandemics is one in which the balance of power could shift dramatically back in favour of workers.
ByUnearned confidence can infect anyone, though some individuals are more vulnerable to it than others.
ByAs an authority on Online Weird Stuff, I wanted to recommend some lesser-known channels that delight and distract me.
ByThe government’s advisers initially underestimated the spread of the disease and the consequences for the NHS.
ByNothing quite like this has happened before in the modern world.
ByIn less than a week, we converted the practice to a “triage” model.
ByA national government may become inevitable.
ByThe government’s advisers initially underestimated the spread of the disease and the consequences for the NHS.
ByNothing quite like this has happened before in the modern world.
ByIn Russia, we found a country where coronavirus was still a distant rumour. Palaces, churches and restaurants were packed. Bars…
ByAs an authority on Online Weird Stuff, I wanted to recommend some lesser-known channels that delight and distract me.
ByThe anarchist collective on the surprising success of their new publication, Dope, as a response to the rough sleeping…
ByYour weekly dose of gossip from around Westminster.
ByOfficial recognition that many private businesses, such as supermarkets, provide public services is long overdue.
ByUnearned confidence can infect anyone, though some individuals are more vulnerable to it than others.
ByA comedy tackling drug addiction and coming out, Feel Good is neither patronising nor fluffy.
ByA selection of the best letters received from our readers this week. Email letters@newstatesman.co.uk to have your thoughts voiced…
ByMacInnes’s intriguing second novel deserves to cement his reputation as a bold and curious writer.
ByOliver Letwin’s Apocalypse How? Explains why we fail to anticipate catastrophe
ByIn less than a week, we converted the practice to a “triage” model.
ByThe Labour MP’s new book, Tribes, is half-memoir, half an account of the world’s problems and how they can be…
ByThe ten stories all centre around a different protagonist named Claire, each clouded by a difficult mother – whether…
ByIt seems the distant past now, but just a few weeks ago there was very real talk of the…
ByTo honour his pledge of doing “whatever it takes”, the Chancellor has been forced to adopt progressively more radical…
ByThis smart film has turbo-boosted the careers of both its main actor and director.
ByAn apparent loathing for all that is grand or awe-inspiring in the environment has caused Trump to begin work…
ByWhat is it with the bog roll? Food, yes, we can all understand that, but Andrex?
ByRosie and Jacob's world is pristine and romantic: everything is beautiful and nothing hurts.
By"If you carry on like this, I am going to go completely insane. And I don’t think you want…
ByThe author on Princess Leia, Frida Kahlo and unfulfilled football dreams.
ByA national government may become inevitable.
ByThe pitch-perfect mockumentary began, three series ago, by being hilariously funny. But by the time it ended, it had turned into something…
ByA world constrained by pandemics is one in which the balance of power could shift dramatically back in favour of workers.
By