Ali Smith’s data dystopia
Her mind-expanding new novel Gliff draws battle lines between art, language and Big Tech.
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From Miriam Gold to Bendor Grosvenor: new books reviewed in short
Also featuring She’s Always Hungry by Eliza Clark and Recognising the Stranger by Isabella Hammad.
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Subscriber of the week: Anthony English
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This England: A late Romantic
This column – which, though named after a line in Shakespeare’s “Richard II”, refers to the whole of Britain –…
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To the young, everything is fresh and new
And I must admit: I envy them for it.
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For assisted dying to work, GPs need to know their patients
Ending a life must be a choice made between alternatives; not one taken because of a failure to provide proper…
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There is no hierarchy to good wine
It is difference, not excellence, that is the most enjoyable aspect of the grape.
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How Kraftwerk’s Autobahn remade pop
Half a century ago, the art-rock band introduced the world to the vocoder. Their sound – and pop music –…
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Diplomacy in a time of disorder
After the ruin of war, Britain helped build Europe’s institutions. In an unstable world, they are once again vital for…
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The spectre of American fascism
Kamala Harris’s bid for power is part of a long struggle against the politics of racism.
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Andrew Roberts Q&A: “I did enjoy watching the moon landings”
The historian and author on the inaccuracy of the latest Napoleon film, gout pills, and the joy of writing.
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Why the Tortoise sale may be good for the Observer
Also this week: reminiscing about print’s heyday and leaving technology at the theatre door.
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Keir Starmer needs to stop prioritising trips abroad
While making international connections is important, the Prime Minister has voters at home to answer to.
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Letter of the week: Systemic problems, holistic solutions
Write to letters@newstatesman.co.uk to have your thoughts voiced in the New Statesman magazine.
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Trump’s GOP takeover
How a demagogue remade the Republican Party and transformed US politics.
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Dispirited former Tory ministers shrink from the opposition grind
Your weekly dose of gossip from around Westminster.
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Paul Johnson: “Labour might get lucky on growth”
The IFS director on Rachel Reeves’s first Budget and why he’s standing down next year.
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Alexei Navalny’s chronicle of a death foretold
The enemy of Putin survived the first attempt on his life. His memoir Patriot reveals why he returned to Russia…
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Rachel Kushner Q&A: “Don’t ugly yourself in the face of ugliness”
The novelist on the innocence of the 1970s, cherishing life as it is, and Roxy Music.
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Subscriber of the week: Vicky Allard
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