What the left and right get wrong about the politics of family
Marriage, children and what constitutes the good life have become America’s most divisive culture war.
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Labour’s Yuan Yang: “There is deep class anxiety in China”
The parliamentary candidate on her journey from the Financial Times to politics, and how the country of her birth is…
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Colm Tóibín’s genre trouble
The Brooklyn sequel Long Island is a rich tale of secrets and betrayal. Is it more than a romance novel?
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In praise of Languedoc
It isn’t a lauded wine region – but it is one of France’s best.
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A whirlwind tour of Washington with David Lammy
Republicans like the “realism” but not the “progressive” part of the shadow foreign secretary’s doctrine.
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Craig Foster Q&A: “My theme tune? The sound of a whale’s ear bone”
The Oscar-winning documentary-maker on marine biology, invading isopods, and the regenerative power of nature.
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How apartheid shaped classical music
Four composers reveal the musical legacies of the regime – in South Africa and beyond.
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Inside the strange story of the Midwest FurFest attack
Who is to blame for the chemical assault that hospitalised 19 members of the internet’s most derided subculture?
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Hoard is a daringly original British film
Lewisham-born director Luna Carmoon has called her debut, about a young woman in foster care, “this thing that encompasses all…
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The curse of climate brain
Global warming is not only destroying our environment; it is altering the way we think and act – for the…
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Keir Starmer’s real mission: to overhaul how government works
Once in power, Labour’s challenge will be to build a system that functions differently enough for voters to notice.
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Gaza and the new digital divide
A widening generation gap is polarising online news audiences – and coverage of the Israel-Hamas war has made the rift…
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Roy Jenkins’ unfinished revolution
What Labour can learn from how the “liberal and radical” reformer changed Britain.
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Subscriber of the week: Katy Gordon
Please email zuzanna.lachendro@newstatesman.co.uk if you would like to be featured.
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Parrot’s pint lost
A salutary tale of petty officiousness and a pub-dwelling tropical bird.
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How Take That helped me embrace middle age
Seeing Gary, Howard and Mark perform in Manchester revealed how friendships, freedom and fun evolve through life.
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The drama and delight of chicks leaving the nest
I’m no birdwatcher, but I was glued to the garden, willing on the fledgling great tits like my own offspring.
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Going head-to-head with Lisa Nandy over Gaza
Also this week: sun, solar storms and climate anxiety, and protesting on a surfboard.
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This England: Rabbit roundabout
This column – which, though named after a line in Shakespeare’s “Richard II”, refers to the whole of Britain –…
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What’s in the Lidl middle aisle: bargains, or rip-offs?
The slightly unhinged discount products of the middle aisle are entertaining – but also part of a very clever sales…
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