Democratic renewal must be at the heart of a Labour government
We need enhanced checks on executive power to protect Britain’s constitution – and public trust in governments.
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The UK can make a difference on the world stage in these threatening times
Many want the Britain of their imagination to return: reliable, decent, committed to a rules-based order.
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A reckoning for the Parisian elite
The French capital, once a seat of global power, has entered a new era of political and cultural upheaval.
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Britain faces bigger problems than its Tory party
With Brexit, the UK reclaimed a considerable measure of formal sovereignty – but not its democracy.
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Inside Blur’s reunion psychodrama
A new film documents the band’s cautious reconciliation at Damon Albarn’s very big house in the country.
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The politics of the prehistoric past
Our understanding of the earliest humans is shaped by contemporary beliefs about race, violence and sex.
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The real Christopher Isherwood
The poet’s candid project of self-discovery prefigured autofiction and shaped a generation of writers.
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The Royal Academy Summer Exhibition: decorous, polite, all too safe
The artists at this year’s inoffensive show have very little to say.
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Shami Chakrabarti: “Surely Gogglebox is the best of all reality TV?”
The legislator and human rights campaigner on Nina Simone, culture wars and the wisdom of The Terminator.
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Subscriber of the Week: John Bishop
Contact zuzanna.lachendro@newstatesman.co.uk if you would like to be featured.
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This England: Don’t be cruel
This column – which, though named after a line in Shakespeare’s “Richard II”, refers to the whole of Britain –…
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The mission for our lads at the Euros? To save the nation’s pubs
An early exit from the Euros for England and Scotland could finish off Rishi. But it’s our poor old publicans…
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I’ve lost weight. Why do I find that so hard to admit?
My generation have tried to rebuild our relationship with food, exercise and our bodies – but old anxieties persist.
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Bridgerton’s flowers are pure fantasy
Many raised their eyebrows at the sex scenes; I was outraged that anybody thought wisteria, apple trees and roses bloom…
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A GP’s dilemma: to A&E or not to A&E?
Urgent appointments for children was once the rule in British general practice. They’re now the exception.
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Sebastian Junger’s chronicle of a death deferred
The American writer’s knowledge of war’s random violence did not prepare him for a profound encounter with mortality.
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Honor Levy’s journey to the centre of the internet
My First Book is an endearing attempt to capture the chaos and cringe of Gen Z life.
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Labour’s next generation
Ahead of the general election, we profile 10 of the party’s brightest new candidates.
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Uneasy rider
I still dream about the joy I felt traversing London on my old motorbike. But the idea of my child…
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From Simon Lister to Violet Moller: new books reviewed in short
Also featuring Nature’s Ghosts by Sophie Yeo and Spycraft by Nadine Akkerman and Pete Langman.
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