Motherhood is full of agony, but its songs are deemed “nice”
I’d always shied away from writing sentimental songs about having babies for fear of seeming too soppy.
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I’m in pain, and the bailiffs are back
They text me to say they hadn’t forgotten the deal we struck two weeks ago.
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Imagine the things Vietnam’s 200-year-old turtles have seen
And who are we, in the minds of those creatures?
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Trump and the triumph of illiberal democracy
How Barack Obama, Nancy Pelosi and the Democratic establishment sealed the fate of the progressive regime they sought to renew.
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Zionism’s long 20th century
With the Middle East in flames, Britain’s relationship with Israel will transform again.
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Marcus du Sautoy: “A mathematician is a storyteller”
The Oxford professor on the tales hidden in numbers.
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We need to start learning from Joe Rogan and co
The right is much better at exploiting the populist reach of podcasts and influencers.
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After Trump’s win, expect a shift in Labour’s priorities
There are giant undulations from the US already rippling through British politics.
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Donald and Nigel’s day by the sea
Your daily dose of gossip from around Westminster.
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Books of the year 2024
New Statesman writers and guests choose their favourite reading of the year.
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Letter of the week: Why Trump won the workers
Write to letters@newstatesman.co.uk to have your thoughts voiced in the New Statesman magazine.
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The paradoxes of Frank Auerbach
The painter, who has died at the age of 93, was defined by his surfaces, but unconcerned with exteriors.
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Britain must learn from America’s populist disaster
If we don’t, we shall be doomed to repeat it.
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Wanted: one Fleet Street hack
Your weekly dose of gossip from around Westminster.
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Sara Sharif died alone. We need to strengthen our communities
When it comes to looking out for children in danger, we can’t just expect the state to step in.
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Badenoch’s Thatcher-like qualities will inspire both admiration and horror
Is the new Conservative leader “fresh”, or are we back in 1975? Plus: more drama at the Observer and a…
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That time I met Donald Trump
Also this week: Kemi Badenoch’s anti-identity politics and Masayoshi Son’s love of risk.
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Nick Cave’s Wild God tour: a transcendental experience
After watching this two-and-a-half-hour show, it’s hard not to feel a little closer to God.
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Letter of the week: Democracy in chains
Write to letters@newstatesman.co.uk to have your thoughts voiced in the New Statesman magazine.
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The great American rupture
Kamala Harris’s doomed campaign failed to deter voters from the promise of “America First”.
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