This England: One of our dinosaurs is missing
This column – which, though named after a line in Shakespeare’s “Richard II”, refers to the whole of Britain –…
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The pumpkin is not just for Halloween
At last, we are learning how to utilise this glorious vegetable.
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Tony Blair is wrong – AI will not magically solve our public services
Too many people might be left out of its revolution.
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The end of Generation Rock
The music of the baby boomers survived into the 21st century, with stars still performing in their eighties. Can it…
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Timestalker’s cycle of suffering
This “reincarnation spoof” sees a woman endure the same horrors lifetime after lifetime. Sadly, it’s also painful viewing.
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Timothy Snyder’s liberty bell
The historian’s account of the failures of American freedom is earnest and uneven, but its message is vital.
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100 days that shook Labour
The government has already squandered the goodwill of voters. Can the Budget revitalise Team Starmer?
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Megalopolis’s bad history
The Roman Republic is a lazy analogy for the modern political condition.
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The Tories have a chance – but only if they elect a leader willing to disrupt
Questioning bankrupt orthodoxies is a step towards devising workable solutions.
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Republicans are waging lawfare to win the White House
Democracy be damned.
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All change in the Starmtrooper brigade
Your weekly dose of gossip from around Westminster.
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Letter of the week: “In blood stepp’d in so far”
Write to letters@newstatesman.co.uk to have your thoughts voiced in the New Statesman magazine.
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Without purpose, Labour will remain adrift
Keir Starmer has allowed others to define his government‘s project.
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John Nichol Q&A: “I’ve been bloody lucky in my life”
The former RAF navigator on his favourite Queen song and selling farm machinery.
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Subscriber of the week: Violet Snell
Contact zuzanna.lachendro@newstatesman.co.uk if you would like to be featured.
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This England: Pennies from Lenham
This column – which, though named after a line in Shakespeare’s “Richard II”, refers to the whole of Britain –…
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Severely provoked, I retain my chastity with bittersweet regret
Experience has taught me that the best way to behave when being shouted at by a woman is to suck…
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In defence of my £600 coffee machine
I, like millions of others, abide by the principle of buying something for life.
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The battle after Brexit
Alan Halsall was persecuted by the Electoral Commission for his part in the Leave campaign. His story reveals the rotten…
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The “Catholic vote” is powerful, considering it doesn’t really exist
The Church’s ability to bring partisans together in a polarised nation is indispensable.
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